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5th 6 Weeks Review Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

a)

power and privilege

b)

money and fame

c)

good looks and charm

d)

reason and logic

2.

The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:

a)

A period when scientists embraced the teachings of the Church

b)

The time when the Catholic Church empathized most with scientists

c)

period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church

d)

Scientific property invented by astrophysicists to explain the rotation of the Earth

3.

Sir Isaac Newton is associated with the Laws of:

a)

Electricity

b)

Motion and gravity

c)

Human biology

d)

Astronomy

4.

In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?

a)

The United States

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Germany

5.

What product was first made using machines in factories?

a)

Steel

b)

textiles

c)

locomotives

d)

flying shuttles

6.

Mass production led to:

a)

Products being more superior in quality

b)

goods became less expensive

c)

laborers received higher wages

d)

industries moved to rural areas

7.

What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?

a)

Moving

b)

colonization

c)

inflation

d)

urbanization

8.

Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

9.

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?

a)

Americans

b)

Christians

c)

Muslims

d)

Jews

10.

Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?

a)

American, England, and Russia

b)

Sweden, Germany, and Denmark

c)

Italy, Russia, and Austria

d)

Italy, Germany, and Japan

11.

When was Pearl Harbor attacked?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

September 1, 1939

c)

October 31, 1941

d)

December 25, 1941

12.

Who were the Allied powers?

a)

Portugal, Spain, France, United States

b)

Britain, Russia, United states, Spain

c)

Turkey, Spain, United states

d)

Russia, Britain, United States, France

13.

Normandy beach was site of

a)

allied saving of French at dunkirk

b)

allied invasion of German occupied france

c)

Allied invasion of russia

d)

Japanese invasion of france

14.

September 1, 1939 was....

a)

When Germany invaded poland

b)

great Britain and France declared war on germany

c)

japan attacked pearl harbor

d)

germany invaded soviet

15.

Which event led to the beginning of World War 2?

a)

the Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

the explosion of the USS Maine

c)

Germany's invasion of Poland

d)

the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

16.

What nation was invaded by Germany on September 1, 1939, beginning World War 2?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Russia

c)

Poland

d)

Ukraine

17.

Originally, Germany and _______ had signed a non-aggression pact and split Poland between the two of them.

a)

Austria

b)

Soviet Union (Russia)

c)

Ukraine

d)

Belgium

18.

What is D-Day?

a)

The day the armistice was signed

b)

the day the allied powers began the invasion of northern France, turning the tides of war and leading to the end of the war.

c)

The first day of fighting in Europe after the invasion of Poland

d)

The last day of fighting after German surrender

19.

What weapon was used for the first time ever in order to defeat Japan and lead them to surrender?

a)

Airplanes

b)

Tanks

c)

Hand Grenades

d)

Atomic Bombs

20.

What term refers to the extermination of the Jews in Germany?

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Glasnost

c)

Final Solution

d)

Final plan

21.

when a dictator has complete control of a country

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Fascism

c)

Propaganda

d)

Appeasement

22.

Why did Adolf Hitler want Germany to invade other counties?

a)

To expand Germany's land (called lebensraum or living space) and power

b)

To gain more people for his Nazi army.

c)

To give money and resources to Africa

d)

To help surrounding counties get out of the depression.

23.

Where was the atom bomb dropped?

a)

Hirtimo and Pearl Harbor

b)

Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

c)

Hiroshima and Normandy

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

24.

How did women's involvement in the workforce during World War 2 affect them after the war was over?

a)

Women gave up their rights

b)

Women started fighting for equal rights and more power, no more homemaking only

c)

Women stayed at home and kept quiet

d)

Women fought for the right to vote

25.

Blitzkrieg means

a)

lightning storm

b)

lightning war

c)

fire fight

d)

bombing war

26.

Which was the Soviet Union Dictator?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Joseph Lenin

27.

What was the result of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese?

a)

Chinese surrendered to Japan

b)

The US declared war on Japan

c)

Britain was bombed and attacked using blitzkrieg

d)

France was taken over by Nazi Germany

28.

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Concentration Camp

d)

Nuremberg Laws

29.

Which event greatly contributed to the global economic slow down, specifically in Germany, shortly after the conclusion of the first World War?

a)

the gradual rebuilding of Europe

b)

the harsh reparation agreement stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles

c)

the international impact of decisions made by the League of Nations

d)

the failure of Wilson's Fourteen Points peace plan

30.

The purpose of the League of Nations was to help

a)

prepare for the coming of World War II

b)

stop the spread of Communism

c)

maintain a lasting peace

d)

Britain and France get revenge on Germany

31.

What happened in the U.S. on October 24 of 1929?

a)

Roosevelt was elected President

b)

the stock market crashed

c)

we banned immigration from the U.S.S.R. because we feared Communism

d)

Great Britain paid back all the money they owed us and there was a national celebration

32.

A cause of the GLOBAL depression

a)

The stock market crash

b)

Chinese production

c)

Global interdependence and interconnectedness

d)

Marxism

33.

One party rule, terror, and censorship (not allowing people to read bad stuff about the government) are characteristics of what type of government system?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Totalitarianism

c)

Democracy

d)

Republic

34.

Word that means that the government has complete control over the private and public lives of its citizens

a)

Absolute

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Totalitarian

35.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
36.

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

East and West Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

East and West Europe

37.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
38.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
39.
How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?
a)
by providing government housing for refugees
b)
by providing military assistance to Vietnam
c)
by providing money to stop poverty
40.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
41.

What is the purpose of N.A.T.O?

a)

Countries joining together to end democracy

b)

Countries joining together to stop trade between the East and West

c)

Countries joining together to fend off attacks by other communist countries

d)

Countries joining together to create one kind of currency (S)

42.

In what country is the city of Berlin located?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

England

d)

Soviet Union

43.

Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?

a)

He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs

b)

He hated Berlin

c)

The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war

d)

The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help

44.

Which 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?

a)

Britain and the Soviet Union

b)

France and Germany

c)

Japan and the Soviet Union

d)

The U.S. and the Soviet Union

45.

The purpose of "containment" was to--

a)

stop the spread of democracy

b)

stop the spread of hate

c)

stop global warming

d)

stop the spread of communism

46.

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production opposite of free enterprise

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

socialism

d)

democracy

47.

The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--

a)

Berlin Bloackade

b)

Berlin Base

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Berlin Barrier

48.

The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--

a)

Korean Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

Satellite Nations

49.

What type of warfare did Germany use when invading Poland?

a)

Super nice warfare

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Phalanx

d)

Standard formation

50.

Why did the league of nations fail?

a)

No army to stop Hitler; used appeasement to try and negotiate

b)

They could not stop Putin from taking over Russia

c)

They were also Nazi sympathizers

d)

They didn't believe in peace