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WWI, Communism, & Fascism Test Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Under Hitler, the 1935 ________ ________ revoked Jews’ German citizenship.

a)

Nuremberg Laws

b)

kulaks

c)

Third Reich

d)

propaganda

2.

World War I soon settled into a ___________, in which neither side could gain victory.

a)

stalemate

b)

propaganda

c)

reparations

d)

kulaks

3.

Hitler believed his German government, or the __________, would rule Europe for a thousand years.

a)

Third Reich

b)

Gestapo

c)

Gulag

d)

Nuremberg Laws

4.

The ___________, the Nazi secret police, helped keep order in Germany.

a)

Gestapo

b)

Gulag

c)

kulaks

d)

propaganda

5.

In the Soviet Union, the Great Purge and “show trials” tried to eliminate

a)

anyone Stalin saw as a threat.

b)

the Gulags.

c)

artist and dancers.

d)

the secret police.

6.

In Mein Kampf, Hitler wrote that Germany could return to power by

a)

admitting that there is no master race.

b)

developing relations with other fascist governments.

c)

uniting all Germans into one nation.

d)

returning to a monarchy.

7.

Spreading ideas in support of a cause is called ____________.

a)

stalemate

b)

propaganda

c)

reparations

d)

kulaks

8.

During World War I, Germany's Schlieffen Plan designed to avoid?

a)

an alliance with Russia

b)

Britain's involvement in the war

c)

a war on two fronts

d)

a war with Belgium

9.

The country that emerged from World War I in the best financial shape was

a)

the United States.

b)

France.

c)

Britain.

d)

Russia.

10.

Payments for war damage are called _____________.

a)

reparations

b)

stalemate

c)

propaganda

d)

kulaks

11.

Which of the following to true about the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

was written by Woodrow Wilson alone.

b)

forced France to pay reparations.

c)

blamed the war on Serbia and Austria-Hungary.

d)

forced Germany to pay reparations.

12.

One Nazi goal was to

a)

increase war reparations.

b)

purify German culture.

c)

stamp out racism in Europe.

d)

promote communist revolutions.

13.

The leader of the Bolsheviks was

a)

Alexander Kerensky.

b)

Karl Marx.

c)

V. I. Lenin.

d)

Gregory Rasputin.

14.

Under Mussolini, Italy became a

a)

parliamentary democracy.

b)

constitutional republic.

c)

monarchy.

d)

dictatorship.

15.

At the end of World War I, the “Big Three” included the leaders of

a)

Germany, France, and Britain.

b)

France, Britain, and the United States.

c)

the United States, Russia, and Britain.

d)

France, Italy, and the United States.

16.

In the Soviet Union, a ____________ was a system of brutal labor camps.

a)

Gulag

b)

kulaks

c)

Gestapo

d)

stalemate

17.

During World War I, what event boosted Allied morale in 1917?

a)

The Fourteen Points passed in the Senate.

b)

The United States joined the war.

c)

V. I. Lenin of Russia signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

d)

The Zimmermann telegram revealed German weakness

18.

In Communist Russia, state-owned farms were called ___________.

a)

collectives

b)

Gulags

c)

Gestapo

d)

ultimatum

19.

______________ refers to any centralized authoritarian, nationalistic government that is not communist and whose policies glorify the state over the individual and are destructive to basic human rights.

a)

Fascism

b)

Communism

c)

Anarchy

d)

Democracy

20.

A _______________ is form of government in which a one-party dictatorship rules.

a)

totalitarian state

b)

monarchy

c)

oligarchy

d)

presidency

21.

__________________ was the Italian Fascist party leader.

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

22.

The reduction of armed forces and weapons is sometimes called _____________.

a)

disarmament

b)

ultimatum

c)

propaganda

d)

neutrality

23.

People who want to make extreme changes are called ____________.

a)

radicals

b)

reparations

c)

propaganda

d)

entente

24.

The policy of not taking sides in a war is called ______________.

a)

neutrality

b)

reparations

c)

entente

d)

propaganda

25.

What were the Fourteen Points?

a)

Roosevelt’s plans for ending war

b)

an agreement between the Allies and Central Powers

c)

Wilson’s terms for ending the war and future wars

d)

Lenin’s program for a democratic Russia

26.

What was one reason authoritarian rule spread in Eastern Europe after World War I?

a)

alliances with Hitler

b)

the influence of Mussolini and the Fascists

c)

lack of ethnic conflict

d)

their lack of experience with the democratic process

27.

Stalin’s “five-year plans” were aimed at

a)

building heavy industry and improving transportation.

b)

raising people’s standard of living.

c)

confiscating the land of factory owners.

d)

revealing the injustice of the “show trials” and the Great Purge.

28.

In what way did fascists differ from communists?

a)

Communists wanted to spread communism internationally, while fascists were most concerned with strengthening their own nation.

b)

Fascists supported a classless society, while communists defined classes.

c)

Fascists set up one-party states, while communists set up multiparty states.

d)

Communists used terror to achieve their goals, while fascists used political methods.

29.

Following World War I, Italian nationalists were outraged that

a)

France and Britain signed the Kellogg-Briand Pact.

b)

Italy did not receive all the territory promised to it.

c)

Mussolini was not asked to attend the peace conference.

d)

the Italian navy was drastically reduced in size.

30.

Which statement best describes western countries’ attempts to end the Great Depression?

a)

They used higher tariffs to stimulate production.

b)

They eliminated unemployment by starting huge work programs.

c)

They put into place programs that lessened suffering but did not solve the problems.

d)

They decreased the size of government as a way of saving money.

31.

One important cause of the Great Depression was

a)

German war reparations.

b)

overproduction and falling demand in the United States.

c)

the 1926 general strike in Britain.

d)

rapidly falling tariff rates.

32.

The Kellogg-Briand Pact was designed to

a)

end wars between countries.

b)

create the borders between France and Germany.

c)

strengthen the Maginot Line.

d)

improve the global economy.

33.

The League of Nations was weakened because

a)

Britain and France refused to join it.

b)

Woodrow Wilson did not support it.

c)

the United States refused to join it.

d)

it did not provide collective security.

34.

During World War I, how did Germany respond to the British naval blockade?

a)

It warned the British to break off relations with Mexico.

b)

It used U-boats to sink ships carrying supplies to Britain.

c)

It prevented all radio reports from reaching France and Britain.

d)

It launched a propaganda war.

35.

During World War I, what countries battled each other on the war’s Eastern Front?

a)

Germany and Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany and Russia

c)

Russia and Britain

d)

Austria-Hungary and Turkey

36.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of World War I?

a)

submarines

b)

tanks

c)

poison gas

d)

zeppelins

37.

Why were Serbian nationalists angry when Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary visited Bosnia

a)

They did not want him to succeed to the throne.

b)

They wanted Bosnia to join the Russian empire.

c)

They saw Austrians as oppressive foreign rulers.

d)

They thought he supported the Slavs over the Serbs.