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Spring Exam Part 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

India was Britain's most valuable colony, what did they call it?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Jewel in the Crown

c)

Sepoys

d)

None of these.

2.

Which of the following is NOT a motive for Europe to enter Africa during Imperialism?

a)

Economic competition

b)

Missionary work

c)

Nationalism

d)

to prevent fighting among the tribes

3.

Which two African countries escaped colonial rule?

a)

Libya and Egypt

b)

Liberia and Ethiopia

c)

Cameroon and Madagascar

d)

Angola and Sudan

4.

What is the term used for the treatment of Africans as children and not allowing them to have rights.

a)

assimilation

b)

raj

c)

paternalism

d)

imperialism

5.

The US acquired all of these territories from the Spanish-American War EXCEPT

a)

Guam.

b)

Hawaii.

c)

Puerto Rico.

d)

the Philippine Islands.

6.

What was a direct result from the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

a)

France and Britain agreed to govern their African.

b)

Less fighting between Africa and Europe.

c)

Africa wanted better relations with Europe.

d)

Europe divided Africa into colonies without consulting Africa.

7.

Which of the following were causes for WW 1?

a)

Imperialism and Militarism

b)

Secret Military Alliances

c)

Conflict in the Balkans

d)

All of the Above

8.

What happened in Sarajevo that started WW 1?

a)

Germany invading Poland

b)

Sinking of the Lusitannia

c)

Militarism

d)

Assassination of Archduke Franz-Ferdinand

9.

What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?

a)

Militarism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Patriotism

10.

Which of the following Allied powers did the US have a strong common tie with?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Italy

11.

What was the communication called between Germany and Mexico that was trying to keep the US out of WW 1?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Mexican-American Anti-Alliance

d)

Germany-Mexico Pact

12.

President Wilson's ideas for Post WW 1 was contained in his ...

a)

Ten Points.

b)

Twelve Points.

c)

Fourteen Points.

d)

Sixteen Points.

13.

Who was responsible for the March Revolution of 1917 in Russia?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Stalin

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini

14.

Who was responsible for the Great Purge?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Stalin

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini

15.

Who was the US president responsible for the New Deal reform during the Great Depression?

a)

Franco

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini

16.

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?

a)

Franco

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini

17.

Who was the leader of Italy and had the nickname "IL DUCE"?

a)

Franco

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini

18.

Who was the fascist leader of Spain?

a)

Franco

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Hitler

d)

Mussolini

19.

What is the term used by Hitler to justify his conquering other countries?

a)

schutzstaffel

b)

lebensraum

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

kampf

20.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fascism?

a)

Strong dictator

b)

No individual rights

c)

Respect different races

d)

Strong Nationalism

21.

Which two countries signed the Non-Aggression Pact in 1939?

a)

US and Germany

b)

Germany and Soviet Union

c)

Soviet Union and US

d)

Britain and US

22.

Which country's invasion brought Britain and France into WW 2?

a)

Poland

b)

Rhineland

c)

Denmark and Norway

d)

Sudetenland

23.

The beach US troops landed on for D-Day were in ...

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

California

24.

The Allied strategy for attacking and seizing islands that were not well defended was known as...

a)

Island-hopping.

b)

Isolationism.

c)

Internment.

d)

Appeasement.

25.

The US strategy for unlawfully imprisoning Japanese citizens was known as...

a)

Island-hopping.

b)

Isolationism.

c)

Internment.

d)

Appeasement.

26.

The US policy used against Japan until the bombing of Pearl Harbor was known as...

a)

Island-hopping.

b)

Isolationism.

c)

Internment.

d)

Appeasement.

27.

This term means to give in to an aggressor to keep the peace.

a)

Island-hopping.

b)

Isolationism.

c)

Internment.

d)

Appeasement.

28.

What was Hitler's plan for the complete genocide of all inferior people to ensure the dominance of the Aryan race?

a)

Appeasement.

b)

Isolationism.

c)

Final Solution.

d)

Internment.

29.

Which of the following is a peace keeping organization?

a)

NATO.

b)

NORAD.

c)

European Union.

d)

United Nations.

30.

What was Nixon's theory that was intended to reduce Cold War tensions?

a)

Isolationism.

b)

Containment.

c)

Vietnamization.

d)

Detente.

31.

The U.S. policy used to prevent the spread of communism was called

a)

Isolationism.

b)

Containment.

c)

Vietnamization.

d)

Detente.

32.

Nixon’s plan to end U. S. involvement in the Vietnam War was called

a)

SALT..

b)

Containment.

c)

Vietnamization.

d)

Detente.

33.

What was described by Churchill as being behind the Iron Curtain?

a)

Democratic states of Western Europe

b)

Soviet Union

c)

East Germany

d)

Soviet Union and its satellite nations

34.

Who are the two leaders involved in Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Truman/Yeltsin

b)

Nixon/Brezhnev

c)

Kennedy/Khrushchev

d)

Eisenhower/Stalin

35.

Who are the two leaders hosted by President Carter at the 1978 Camp David Accords?

a)

Anwar Sadat and Golda Meir.

b)

Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin.

c)

Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin.

d)

Yasir Arafat and Menachem Begin.

36.

Which two men joined together to end Apartheid?

a)

Mandela, Tutu

b)

Mandela, De Klerk

c)

De Klerk, Tutu

d)

Blair, Majors

37.

What country was created out of the fighting from East and West Pakistan?

a)

Nepal

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Bhutan

38.

How did Voltaire impact the US Constitution?

a)

Freedom of Speech and Religion

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Life, Liberty, and Happiness.

39.

How did Locke impact the US Constitution?

a)

Freedom of Speech and Religion

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Life, Liberty, and Happiness.

40.

How did Montesquieu impact the US Constitution?

a)

Freedom of Speech and Religion

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Life, Liberty, and Happiness.