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Modern History Final Exam Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

US President at the time of WWI that created the League of Nations

a)

JFK

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

FDR

2.

Why did Hitler write his book Mein Kampf while he was jailed?

a)

To discuss his plans to create a democratic nation

b)

To write a peace treat with the countries that were involved in WWI

c)

To lay out the plan for his rise to power, blame on the Jews, and explain his struggle after WWI

d)

To explain why he blamed England for Germany losing WWI

3.

Which country to Hitler first invade in 1939?

a)

Poland

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Belgium

4.

What is the fear called during the Cold War period theorized when one country would be influenced to communism other surrounding countries would fall too?

a)

The Red Scare

b)

The KGB

c)

Arms Race

d)

The Domino Theory

5.

Where did the US attack in 2003 for the belief that the country and leader were stashing weapons of mass destruction?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

6.

Who wrote the Communist Manifesto which helped influence politics in Russia?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Nicholas Romanov

7.

Which ethnic group experienced a genocide that their country is still denying occurred?

a)

Jews

b)

Armenians

c)

Palestinians

d)

Serbians

8.

Fascist dictator that came to power with his militia group, the Black Hand.

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Vladimir Lenin

9.

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on society?

a)

creation of the middle class

b)

increased death rates

c)

air and water pollution

d)

famine across the country

10.

Which product was first industrialized on a mass scale?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Textile

d)

Manufactured goods

11.

What is the following economic system that relies on private ownership with investment in resources for profit?

a)

Communism

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Capitalism

d)

Supply & Demand

12.

Which organization did the American public want to stay out of because they didn't want to be included in Europe's affairs?

a)

United Nations

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

European Union

d)

League of Nations

13.

Which type of government has complete control over all aspects of the state?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Democratic

d)

Oligarchy

14.

How did Hitler achieve his goal of lebensraum?

a)

Creating the Hitler Youth

b)

Initiating Concentration Camps

c)

Agreeing to Appeasement with England and France

d)

Expanding their territory by conquering other countries

15.

In Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto, how did he describe the influence of history on society?

a)

class struggle

b)

human achievement

c)

social equality

d)

individual freedom

16.

What was the significance of the Zimmerman Telegram during WWI?

a)

Germany signed a peace treat with America

b)

It changed the social and economic structure of Germany

c)

Germany was trying to get Mexico to attack America.

d)

Germany created and alliance with Russia.

17.

When the Iron curtain was built which government controlled the East Berlin and West Berlin?

a)

Democratic;Communist

b)

Communist;Democratic

18.

Which event ended WWII in East Asia?

a)

Invasion of Normandy, France

b)

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Liberation of Holocaust Death Camps

d)

Execution of Mussolini

19.

What city did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand occur igniting WWI?

a)

Sarajevo

b)

Istanbul

c)

Prague

d)

Budapest

20.

In the Scramble for Africa, which African countries were the ONLY free African states by 1914?

a)

South Africa & Morrocco

b)

Liberia & Ethiopia

c)

Democratic Republic of Congo & Egypt

d)

Libya and Rawanda