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World History EQT II

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an of the following was NOT used in WWI?

a)

machine guns

b)

tanks

c)

nuclear submarines

d)

poison gas

2.

Which of these was a deadly weapon first used in WWI?

a)

cannons

b)

jet fighters

c)

poison gas

d)

atomic bombs

3.

What effect did technology have on WWI?

a)

smaller armies

b)

more casualties

c)

better control of the fighting

d)

war over more quickly

4.

Based on this chart, totalitarian states

a)

glorify the working class

b)

control every aspect of your life

c)

allow popular elections

d)

give people a voice in their government

5.

Which of these countries had the strongest economy?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Turkey

6.

If you combine the losses of Britain, Italy, and the US, they are

a)

less than those of France

b)

greater than those of Russia

c)

less than those of Russia

d)

greater than those of France

7.

Which nation lost the most troops?

a)

USA

b)

Italy

c)

British Empire

d)

Russia

8.

How did governments use propaganda during WWI?

a)

informing the public of the truth

b)

exposing antiwar protests

c)

influencing the public

d)

stamping out opinions

9.

What can you say about trench warfare?

a)

it trapped the enemy in pits

b)

it protected soliers from enemy gun fire

c)

made the enemy increase the amount of farm land

d)

forced people to build tunnels

10.

What did Germany hope to do with the Zimmerman Note?

a)

sink passenger ships

b)

put German spies in America

c)

make peace with Russia

d)

help Mexico regain US territory

11.

What did women do during WWI?

a)

had a tiny role in the war effort

b)

kept the economy going

c)

were not allowed to be near combat

d)

worked in agriculture, but not industry

12.

What contributed the least to the start of WWI?

a)

alliance system

b)

militarism

c)

communism

d)

nationalism

13.

How did the Triple Alliance and Triple Entente help cause WWI?

a)

increased tension between European countries

b)

allowed the Japanese to seize territory in Europe

c)

they both threatened countries in America

d)

they would not allow France and Germany to be members

14.

Which continent was entirely controlled by the British Empire?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

15.

Which continent was least controlled by the British?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

16.

Based on this quote, how could you define "nationalism?"

a)

loyalty of a people to their values, traditions, and a geographic region

b)

wanting to take over another society by force

c)

solving basic economic problems of the society

d)

achieveming world peace and global understanding

17.

Which of the following cities falls within a Mediterranean vegetation zone?

a)

Brisbane

b)

Adelaide

c)

Sydney

d)

Newcastle

18.

What does the location of Australia's main cities have in common?

a)

are all on the Murray River

b)

all within the Great Dividing Range

c)

all on the Coral Sea

d)

all near a coast

19.

What is this cartoon about imperialism about?

a)

aggressive action of the Triple Alliance beforeWorld War I

b)

competition between European nations foroverseas territories after the Berlin Conference

c)

spread of communism throughout the worldduring the 19th century

d)

concern of European nations for the welfareof developing nations at the end of the 19thcentury

20.

This poem exerpt is most closely associated with the belief that it was the duty of Western colonial powers to

a)

welcome less developed countries as equals

b)

civilize the people they controlled

c)

teach their colonies how to produce manufactured goods

d)

learn from the people they conquered

21.

Europeans used the ideas iin this poem to justify

a)

imperialism

b)

industrialism

c)

feudalism

d)

fascism

22.

From this graph, you can conclude that the British Reform Bill of 1832

a)

gave upper-class women the right to vote

b)

lowered property qualifications for male voting

c)

granted universal female suffrage

d)

protected the rights of slaves

23.

What caused a large decline in Ireland's population from 1845-1860?

a)

war with Spain

b)

famine

c)

civil war

d)

plague

24.

You can conclude that the process by which an increasing proportion of a population lives in cities is called

a)

urbanization

b)

deforestation

c)

ruralization

d)

imperialism

25.

What European country had the highest percentage of people living in cities with 100,000 or more residents in 1850?

a)

Spain

b)

Ireland

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

26.

What body debates and approves the annual budget for the United Nations?

a)

the Trusteeship Council

b)

the Security Council

c)

the Economics and Social Council

d)

the General Assembly

27.

How long after the Iran-Iraq War began did Iraq invade Kuwait?

a)

7 years

b)

13 years

c)

10 years

d)

20 years

28.

What important event in the Middle East occurred in 1948?

a)

Arab nations formed the Arab League

b)

Israel declared statehood

c)

The Yom Kippur War began

d)

The Israel-Egypt peace treaty was signed

29.

Which country received the most aid from the United States?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

West Germany

d)

France

30.

By 1940, how many of its neighboring countries had Germany not conquered?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

2

d)

1

31.

Which of the following Japanese cities did the Allied

forces attack first?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo

c)

Osaka

d)

Hiroshima

32.

Which country did Germany conquer in September 1939?

a)

Austria

b)

East Prussia

c)

Poland

d)

Czecholslovakia

33.

What happened to the Sudetenland?

a)

It became part of Austria

b)

It became independent

c)

Germany invaded it

d)

Germany annexed it

34.

What happened to the rest of Czechoslovakia?

a)

It was annexed to Germany in 1939

b)

It remained neutral

c)

It surrendered to Germany in 1939

d)

It was remilitarized by Germany in 1939

35.

Which of the countries listed in the chart had the second highest war costs?

a)

Britain

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Japan

36.

Which of the following countries were the most civilians killed during World War II?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

USSR

37.

How many German military personnel were killed or reported missing?

a)

1,140,429

b)

205,707

c)

3,300,000

d)

2,120,000

38.

Cartoons like this one encouraged Americans to

a)

conserve natural resources

b)

buy war bonds

c)

serve in the armed forces

d)

work in war industries

39.

Which time period in German history is most accurately represented in this map?

a)

just after the Berlin Conference

b)

between WWI and WWII

c)

immediately after the Congress of Vienna

d)

during unification under Bismarck

40.

In what year did the gradual improvement in the Depression economy suffer a setback?

a)

1935

b)

1933

c)

1939

d)

1938

41.

What was the change in the workforce between 1933 and 1934?

a)

The percent of unemployed increased

b)

The percent of unemployed stayed the same

c)

The percent of unemployed decreased

d)

The percent of employed decreased

42.

What conclusion can you draw from this graph?

a)

The Great Depression worsened in 1939

b)

The Great Depression ended in 1937

c)

The Great Depression eased significantly in 1936

d)

The Great Depression had not ended by 1939

43.

What is true of the years 1932-1933?

a)

The unemployment rate was at its lowest

b)

The unemployment rate was at its highest point

c)

The unemployment rate was not changing

d)

The unemployment rate was not a problem

44.

The imperialist policies followed by Japan after World War I were based on a desire to

a)

acquire markets for its oil industry

b)

convert people to Shinto

c)

obtain natural resources for manufacturing

d)

compete with Chinese trade policies

45.

What territory did Japan gain from the Treaty of 1905?

a)

Manchuria

b)

Sakhalin

c)

Taiwan

d)

Korea

46.

What was one result of the war and the peace treaty?

a)

dismemberment of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire

b)

Russia had a new dominant role in Eastern Europe

c)

the balance of power shifted to Southern Europe

d)

Germany was partitioned into occupation zones

47.

One new country created after WWI was

a)

France

b)

Denmark

c)

Finland

d)

Italy

48.

Who was forced to assume sole responsibility for World War I under the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Serbia

49.

You can conclude that the Treaty of Versailles was

a)

a peace settlement that consisted of five separate treaties with the defeated nations

b)

the treaty signed with Germany that many Germans felt was a harsh peace

c)

forced upon Austria, and gave some of its land to the new state of Poland

d)

a defensive alliance between Great Britain, France, and the United States

50.

Germany was especially unhappy with Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles because it

a)

declared that Germany and Austria were responsible for starting the war

b)

awarded sections of eastern Germany to the new Polish state

c)

forced Germany to give back the territories of Alsace and Lorraine

d)

forced Germany to reduce the size of its army and navy

51.

Which technological innovation of World War I is most closely associated with this German notice?

a)

machine guns

b)

submarines

c)

airplanes

d)

tanks

52.

Which country had the most soldiers available on mobilization?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary