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WorksheetsSS6H3 Conflict and Change in Europe
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What war was a result of imperialism, militarism, and nationalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
a)
Civil War
b)
World War 1
c)
World War 2
d)
Vietnam War
2.
Which group of nations formed the alliance known as the Central Powers?
a)
Japan, Germany, Italy
b)
United States, France, Great Britain
c)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, United States
d)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
3.
The policy of obtaining and occupying colonies to form an empire is known as ______________________.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
4.
Which two European powers controlled the most territory at the start of World War 2?
a)
Great Britain and France
b)
Spain and Italy
c)
Germany and Portugal
d)
Belgium and the Netherlands
5.
The Treaty of Versailles required Germany had to do all of the following except?
a)
Give up its colonies around the world and a large part of its land at home.
b)
Greatly reduce its military strength.
c)
Pay reparations and accept the blame for the war.
d)
Allow Great Britain to run its government for 20 years.
6.
Which was a cause of the Russian Revolution?
a)
The czar was executed.
b)
There were food shortages in Russia.
c)
The Germans showed signs of surrender.
d)
Soldiers did not know how to use their weapons.
7.
Who was the leader of the Communist Party in Russia who seized power and established the Soviet Union?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Czar Nicholas II
c)
Mikhail Gorbachev
d)
Emperor Wilhelm I
8.
A worldwide depression was NOT caused by which of the following.
a)
great loss of life and property damage
b)
inability to pay back war debts
c)
industry, trade, and shipping increased due to open borders
d)
economies experienced inflation
9.
Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?
a)
Wilhelm II
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Vladimir Lenin
d)
Woodrow Wilson
10.
What do the things in this list have in common:
*Hitler offered cures for economic problems.
*Appealed to German nationalism by violating the Treaty of Versailles.
*United people against the Jews.
*Hitler offered cures for economic problems.
*Appealed to German nationalism by violating the Treaty of Versailles.
*United people against the Jews.
a)
events that led to World War 1
b)
feelings Germans had about other countries
c)
ways that German leaders tried to rebuild their country
d)
reasons why Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany
11.
Which country attacked Poland, launching the world into a second world war?
a)
Germany
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Japan
d)
Russia
12.
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
a)
6 hundred thousand
b)
6 million
c)
6 hundred million
d)
6 thousand
13.
Camps set up to house Jews who had been moved across Europe to work or be killed were called ________________.
a)
Internment Camps
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Ghettos
d)
Boot Camps
14.
What action did the United Nations take as a result of the Holocaust?
a)
divided Palestine and Germany
b)
defeated Hitler and freed the slaves
c)
helped the Jews find jobs and shelter
d)
created a Jewish state
15.
What are the two terms used to describe the dividing line between eastern and western, communist and noncommunist areas?
a)
NATO and Warsaw Pact
b)
Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain
c)
Allied Powers and Axis Powers
d)
Nazi Germany and Free Germany
16.
Who were the two nations in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
17.
What was one of the areas of disagreement between the two "Superpowers" during the Cold War?
a)
defeat of Hitler
b)
best type of political and economic systems
c)
the danger of nuclear weapons
d)
the need to work with other countries
18.
What event led to the reunification of East and West Germany?
a)
Fulda Gap Uprising
b)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
c)
Free elections in East Germany
d)
Soviets stopping economic aid to East Germany
19.
What Soviet leader proposed private ownership of businesses and more individual rights as a way to modernize the economy?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
20.
What happened to the Soviet Union in December 1991?
a)
the Iron Curtain was torn down
b)
Sputnik was launched
c)
It dissolved into 15 republics.
d)
Perestroika was introduced
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