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WorksheetsSemester 2 Review - World Studies
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 36mins
How did industrialization impact warfare?
It led to greater death tolls
It created new methods of building greater and more powerful arms
It allowed for arms to be made faster
All of the above
Which factor led to the Russian Revolution
Rasputin led a revolt against the Czar
Stalin organized the peasants to revolt
Trostky's victories in WWI led the people to love him more than the Czar
Russia did not have any competent military leaders and was not ready for war
What did Lenin and the Bolsheviks want to destroy?
the proletariot
Germany
Capitalism
Socialism
a political philosophy that glorifies the state above the individual by emphasizing the need for a strong central government led by a dictatorial ruler
communism
fascism
socialism
capitalism
when a government pays out more money than it takes in through taxation and other revenues, thus going into debt
deficit spending
lowering interest rates
collective bargaining
inflation
the right of unions to negotiate with employers over wages and hours
deficit spending
lowering interest rates
collective bargaining
inflation
A British economist who argued for deficit spending in the government to alleviate the Great Depression and argued against harsh reparations on Germany
John Maynard Keynes
Adam Smith
Thomas Hobbes
Karl Marx
Russian councils composed of representatives from the workers and soldiers
Soviets
Bolsheviks
Communists
Anarchists
a government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens
communist
fascist
totalitarian state
democratic state
the National Socialist German Workers’ Party; a member of such party
fascits
nazi
socialist
anarchist
a system in which private farms are eliminated and peasants work land owned by the government
seletivism
anarchism
elimination
collectivization
Reduced Germany’s payments and coordinated them with the nation’s ability to pay. This led to a brief period of economic prosperity in Europe.
Locarno Treaty
Dawes Plan
League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
What was the second front?
The front in North Africa and Italy
The Battle for Britain
The British term for the German air raids on British cities and towns during World War II
The front attacking Germany from the west in France, while the Soviet Union is attacking from the east
elimination or prohibition of weapons, fortifications, and other military installations
demilitarized
remilitarized
abstinence
fortifying
Why did Japan say it wanted to create a "New Asian Order"?
to bring order to Asia so that they could defeat the Germans
to help all Asian countries
to bring Daoism to Asia
to bring a culture of creating haiku
Why were cities bombed during WWII?
to destroy hospitals and schools
to break the morale of the people and cause them to surrender
to show all the destruction they could cause
to defy the League of Nations
restrictions intended to enforce international law
sanctions
ditats
appeasement
isolationism
German for “lightning war”; a swift and sudden military attack; used by the Germans during World War II
the blitz
blitzkrieg
thunder
kamikaze
What part of northwestern Czechoslovakia did Hitler want?
Austria
Danzig
Polish Corridor
Sudetenland
Why did Japan want Manchuria?
to get revenge on China
for the gold that was there
for resources
for trade
How did Hitler view the leaders of the Western states that signed the Treaty of Versailles?
strong leaders not to mess with
as little worms that would not fight to enforce the treaty
nobel leaders who he could respect
as weak, but willing to fight
What country was in the best position economically after WWII?
USA because the rest of the world was devastated by war
France because the Germans helped them during occupation
Great Britain because they had the most colonies
China because they were communist
the deliberate mass murder or physical extinction of a particular racial, political, or cultural group
appeasement
genocide
termination
kamikae
the period of political tension following World War II and ending with the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s
post WWII
WWIII
Final Solution
The Cold War
Why did the Allies agree to fight until the Axis powers surrendered unconditionally?
So that they could never wage war again
Because it would be easier
So that they could have power over the rest of the world
To acquire their resources
the refusal to take sides or become involved in wars between other nations
neutrality
isolationism
nazism
appeasement
the protective border France set up to protect itself against Germany
the second front
Belguim
Maginot Line
eastern front
a policy of national isolation by abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations
neutrality
isolationism
nazism
appeasement
satisfying reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability.
neutrality
isolatinsim
nazism
appeasement
Why did Hitler want more land?
to build the Third Reich, an Aryan racial state
to create a buffer zone to protect Germany
the Soviet land was better than Germany's
because apples and almonds are the best
What was the Final Solution?
Hitler's answer for lebesraum
the killing of the Jewish people
his strategy to win the war
fleeing to Argentina
Why did Stalin not allow free elections in Eastern Europe?
He wanted to expand capitalism
He wanted the Sakhalin and Kuril Islands
He hated the United States after Germany was defeated
He was afraid of capitalist expansion
What war conference did the Big Three discuss their major tactical decision for their final assault on Germany?
Tehran - Nov. 1943
Yalta - Feb. 1945
Potsdam - July 1945
Nuremberg Trials
Why did the USA and USSR fear each other?
The USA was expanding its territory
The USSR feared leader Mao Zedong
They did not fear each other
Mutual distrust and different political beliefs
Economic aid from the USA to countries devastated economically by WWII
Truman Plan
Stalin Plan
Marshall Plan
NATO
New policies in industry, agriculture, technology and national defense
China's Four Modernizations
Stalin's Four Modernizations
USA's Four Modernizations
Russia's Four Modernizations
a country that is economically and politically dependent on another country
natural satellite
satellite state
the Marshall Plan
COMECON
building up armies and stores of weapons to keep up with an enemy
deterrence
arms race
Gary Killian
satellite state
in China during the 1950s, a group of collective farms which contained more than 30,000 people who lived and worked together
gulag
work camp
death camp
commune
the idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall
deterrence
containment
domino theory
Truman Plan
a war in which the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly
hot war
cold war
proxy war
police action
How did Chinese peasants respond to Mao's "Great Leap Forward"?
They loved it, because they were all treated equally
They love it, because it came from their Great Leader Mao
They disliked it, because they had to work on communes and food production fell
They disliked it, because they had to work on communes but made a great leap forward in food production
What city is Tiananmen Square in?
Tiananmen City
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Beijeing
a phase of relaxed tensions and improved relations between two adversaries
detente
de-Stalinization
dissident
deflation
a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues
perestroika
glasnost
detente
containment
the fundamental restructuring of the Soviet economy; a policy introduced by Gorbachev
perestoika
glasnost
detente
containment
Why did China seek to improve relations with the USA
They were afraid of Chiang Kai Shek invasion of China
They wanted support for Korea
They wanted to improve their economy
Their relations with the USSR were worsening
What alliance was the USA apart of?
NATO
SEATO
CENTO
Warsaw Pact
A,B & C
What alliance was the Soviet Union apart of?
NATO
SEATO
CENTO
Warsaw Pact
A, B & C
the first satellite in space
Niel Armstrong
Yuri Gargarin
Laiki
Sputnik
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
to eastern technology out of West Berlin
to contain communism
To force the USA into a airlift
to keep East Germans from going into West Berlin
leader of the Communists in Vietnam
Kim Il Sung
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Which country colonized Vietnam?
Great Britain
Germany
Russia
France
Why was the Berlin Conference (1884-85) important?
It was the first conference that allowed native people a voice in the distribution of their land
It peacefully resolved the Berlin conflict
It brought economic prosperity to the natives of colonies
It allowed the European countries to settle their different land claims peacefully
An American foreign policy that proposed to stop Soviet expansion, starting with giving financial aid to Greece and Turkey
NATO
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Greek Plan
