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Final Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
2.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
3.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
4.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
5.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
6.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
7.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
8.
WWI sets the stage for the rise of what German leader?
a)
FDR
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
9.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
10.
The spread of idea to help a cause or hurt an opposing cause is known as
a)
propaganda
b)
armstice
c)
isolationism
d)
truce
11.
Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms
a)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Allied Powers
b)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
c)
complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
d)
nationalist
12.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
13.
 Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?  
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
•  ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
a)
A.  Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution 
b)
B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico 
c)
C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy 
d)
D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War
14.
What was the major consequence of the February Revolution of 1917?
a)
A.  It forced Kerensky to surrender to the Bolsheviks. 
b)
B. It secured Stalin as leader of Russia. 
c)
C. It allowed Trotsky to negotiate peace with Germany. 
d)
D. It forced Tsar Nicholas II to abdicate the throne.
15.
Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?
a)
A.  the Bolsheviks 
b)
B. the Czarists 
c)
C. the nobility 
d)
D. the clergy
16.
Which of the following answers is the correct chronological order of events during the Russian Revolution?
a)
A.  Bloody Sunday, World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family 
b)
A.  World War I, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication
c)
A.  World War I, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, Bloody Sunday, assassination of the Romanov family
d)
A.  February Revolution, Tsar Nicholas’s abdication, assassination of the Romanov family, World War I
17.
Which statement describes the ideology of V.I. Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution?
a)
A.  He preserved the monarchy as a national symbol. 
b)
B. He called for authoritarian rule to implement communism. 
c)
C. He promoted the use of nonviolent protest for social change. 
d)
D. He held parliamentary elections to legitimize the new government.
18.
A Soviet citizen living under Stalin’s rule had all aspects of life monitored and controlled by a centralized authority.
This is an example of
a)
A.  totalitarianism. 
b)
B. anarchism.
c)
C. theocracy. 
d)
D. democracy.
19.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
20.
Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place? 
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Normandy, France
c)
Nagasaki, Japan
d)
Berlin, Germany 
21.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy? 
a)
aggression
b)
advancement 
c)
internment 
d)
appeasement 
22.
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt 
23.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 
a)
Benito Mussolini 
b)
Hideki Tojo 
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Emperor Hirohito 
24.
Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power? 
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union 
c)
Germany
d)
Japan 
25.
What event led to the start of WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland 
b)
Germany invaded Austria 
c)
Germany formed an alliance with Italy 
d)
Germany formed an alliance with Japan 
26.
How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII? 
a)
Germany was forced to surrender.
b)
Italy was forced to surrender.
c)
The Soviet Union was forced to surrender. 
d)
Japan was forced to surrender.
27.
What event led to the US joining WWII? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
28.

The battle at Normandy is referred to as ___

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

D-Day

c)

VJ Day

d)

Pearl Harbor

29.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

30.

Blitzkrieg means

a)

lightning storm

b)

lightning war

c)

fire fight

d)

bombing war

31.
The two sides that fought in World War II were the
a)
Allied & Central Powers
b)
Allied & Axis Powers
c)
Central & Axis Powers
d)
Allied & Associated Powers
32.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
33.
In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by
a)
enacting a peacetime draft law
b)
passing a series of neutrality acts
c)
authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members
d)
relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps
34.
The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?
a)
Leningrad
b)
Moscow
c)
Odessa
d)
Stalingrad
35.

Which was a major cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s?

a)

speculation on the stock market in the 1920s

b)

investment in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure

c)

new global competition in manufacturing

d)

the invention of new consumer goods, such as radios and automobiles

36.

Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s can best be described as -

a)

laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise

b)

a political system that glorified the nation above the individual

c)

a program of humanistic ideals emphasizing individual dignity

d)

a type of economic system that stressed a classless society

37.

A central purpose of the United Nations is to -

a)

establish democratic governments worldwide.

b)

maintain international peace and security.

c)

decide where national boundaries lie.

d)

bring international criminals to justice.