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APWH P6 WWI, Interwar Years, WWII, Cold War

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these was not a cause of WWI?

a)

European countries were building up their militaries.

b)

Many European countries signed alliances.

c)

There was competition among European countries to colonize new lands.

d)

The Slavic people revolted against the Serbian government to have their own country.

2.

The Serbs and Bosnians' showed _______ because they had strong feelings of pride about their

________, and they wanted their own independent Slavic country.

a)

Nationalism, Imperialism

b)

Ethnic Group, Militarism

c)

Nationalism, Ethnic Group

d)

Natural Resources, Alliances

3.

The term militarism can best be defined as

a)

loyalty to a nation or ethnic group

b)

buildup of armaments in preparation for war

c)

avoidance of military involvement in civil wars

d)

control of territories for economic and political gain

4.

Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?

a)

Iberian Peninsula

b)

British Isles

c)

Balkan Peninsula

d)

Scandinavia

5.

What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?

a)

start of the civil war in Russia

b)

sinking of the British liner, Lusitania

c)

assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

d)

attack on Poland by the German army

6.
What country is on the Central Powers?
a)
France
b)
Algeria
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
7.
What country is in the Allied Powers?
a)
France
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Turkey
d)
Egypt
8.
What was a cause of WWI?
a)
Militarism
b)
Workism
c)
Allism
d)
Apsenteeism
9.
Who was the President during World War 1?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Willy Wonka
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
10.
World War 1 was also known as the:
a)
The War to end all wars
b)
The War between the states
c)
the Great War
d)
Both a and c
11.
Most of the fighting in Europe took place in...
a)
muddy trenches
b)
the air
c)
deserts
d)
the lunch room
12.
Lenin's approach was adopted by the groups of Russian Marxists known as 
a)
anarchists
b)
Mensheviks
c)
Bolsheviks
d)
Decembrists
13.

After the Bolsheviks won, what name did the country become?

a)

The Russian Empire

b)

The Soviet States of Asia

c)

Soviet Union (USSR)

d)

Siberian Federation

14.

Who is this leader of the Bolsheviks?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Gavrilo Princip

d)

Woodrow Wilson

15.

Which slogan expressed the ideals of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917?

a)

Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity

b)

Bread, Land, and Peace

c)

Land and Liberty

d)

Nationalism, Democracy, and the People’s Livelihood.

16.
This person was the last Czar of Russia
a)
NIckolas II
b)
Rasputin
c)
Putin
d)
Stalin
17.

Heavy military losses in World War I, food and fuel shortages, and opposition to the czar led to the

a)

French Revolution

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Chinese Revolution

d)

Cuban Revolution

18.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
19.
13)  The U.S. sent thousands of troops to France in 1918 and this was a major cause for the Allied Powers to win the war.  The Germans surrendered and signed a treaty at
a)
Appamattox Court House
b)
Versailles
c)
London 
d)
Gettsyburg
20.
14)  The Treaty of Versailles required ____________ to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.
a)
Russia
b)
The U.S.
c)
Germany
d)
Georgia
21.

The sinking of what ship created anti-German sentiment in the U.S.

a)

Titanic

b)

U.S.S. Arizona

c)

Lusitania

d)

Rasputin

22.

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the war for

a)

Germany

b)

the United States

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

23.

The Germans tried to persuade Mexico into invading the United States through the

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

c)

Paris Peace Talks

d)

Honduras Note

24.

All of the following nations were a part of the Triple Entente except

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

25.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
26.
Who got blamed for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
United States
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
France
27.
Because militarism had been a major cause of the war, the framers of the Treaty of Versailles
a)
made Germany pay reparations.
b)
stripped Germany of its colonies.
c)
forced Germany to sign a war-guilt clause
d)
barred Germany from maintaining a military
28.
What is Lebensraum?
a)
Hitler's plan to seize natural resources from other countries to aid Germany during the Great Depression.
b)
Hitler's plan to encourage industrialization during the Depression.
c)
Hitler's plan to buy and make arms during the Depression.
d)
Hitler's plan to create a secret police force. 
29.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
30.
What foreign policy tried to keep Hitler happy rather than punish him for taking over countries? 
a)
Imperalism
b)
Appeasement
c)
Isolationism
d)
Nationalism
31.
Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power, then never had full power.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Dictator
32.

1939-Secret agreement between German leader Hitler and Soviet Leader Stalin not to attack one another and to divide Poland

a)

Non-Aggression Pact

b)

Munich Conference

c)

Appeasement

d)

Fascism

33.
Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are characteristics of
a)
parliamentary democracies 
b)
totalitarian regimes 
c)
republics
d)
constitutional monarchies
34.
Why did Russian Government (Stalin) switch sides?
a)
Because Hitler betrayed the Russians
b)
Hitler was a good friend of Stalin
c)
Hitler was the nicest person and was trustable
d)
Because Hitler was too naive and sensitive 
35.
A political system headed by a dictator that calls for extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance of opposition
a)
Fascism
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
d)
Republicanism
36.

Who supported Francisco Frano's military regime?

a)

The United States and Germany

b)

France and the U.S.

c)

Italy and Germany

d)

France and Italy

37.

What is Fascism

a)

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests of other nations

b)

a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

c)

a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.

d)

A strict nationalistic right-wing government focused on one ruler and suppressing other nations.

38.

What is the name of the republic after Germany created a constitution?

a)

Nazi Republic

b)

Fascist Republic

c)

Beer Hall Republic

d)

Weimar Republic

39.

What did Mussolini introduce to improve Italy's economic activity?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Corporatism

c)

Communism

d)

Nationalism

40.
What was the primary goal of the Nuremberg Laws?
a)
designed to segregate the Jews into ghettos and starve them to death
b)
designed to separate Aryans from non-Aryans and define the rights of Nazi Germany and make laws to give Jews inferior status
c)
designed to integrate the Jews and Germans in society to fool them until they loaded the Jews into the trains for death camps
d)
designed to keep Jewish people away from Hitler so he didn't have to see them
41.
What is Anti-Semitism?   
a)
A term used to describe the ideal of human being blond-haired, blue-eyed and of Nordic stock
b)
A term used to describe hatred, hostility and prejudice against Jews
c)
A term used to describe the hatred, hostility and prejudice against Asians
d)
A term used to describe the hatred for democratic governance
42.

What was the night of broken glass called?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Aunchless

d)

Final Solution

43.

The attack on Guernica occurred in what war?

a)

World War I

b)

Spanish Civil War during World War II

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

Desert Storm

44.

Who was the leader of the Spanish Nationalist forces?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

General Francisco Franco

45.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
46.
Who was the prime minister of England?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Churchill
c)
Hitler
d)
Truman
47.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
48.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project 
d)
project 832
49.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
50.
Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place? 
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Normandy, France
c)
Nagasaki, Japan
d)
Berlin, Germany 
51.

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Nagasaki

b)

Beijing

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Berlin

52.

Blitzkrieg means

a)

lightning storm

b)

lightning war

c)

fire fight

d)

bombing war

53.

Normandy or D-Day's nickname or code name was___.

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Munich March

54.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
55.
Who were the "Big Three" world leaders who met at the Conferences of Tehran & Yalta?
a)
Churchill, FDR, & Stalin
b)
Hitler, Mussolini, & Tojo
c)
Eisenhower, Patton & Montgomery
d)
Jay-Z, 'Yonce, & Fetty
56.
What plans did the people make at Yalta Conference?
a)
Postwar world
b)
For taxes
c)
Dividing Germany into 4 zones
d)
Who would get Hawaii
57.
What US policy gave financial aid to war-torn Western European nations after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
New Deal
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Munich Pact
58.

Germany vs. America: Germans launched a surprise attack on Americans in Belgium in the largest battle of the war, the Americans were greatly outnumbered but they were able to defeat the Germans who ran low on supplies, it was the last major battle between the Germans and the Allies

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Operation Torch

c)

Battle of Iowa Jima

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

59.

America vs. Japan: The decision was made to drop on atomic bomb on a major city in Japan, despite the damage from the bomb and the lives lost the Japanese refused to surrender, three days later a second atomic bomb was then dropped on another major Japanese city, Japan then surrendered marking the end of WWII

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

60.

Germany vs. Britain: Germans bombed British airports, runways, and radar machines, they tried to attack London but Britain’s defense was too strong and they were unsuccessful

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Operation Torch

d)

D-day

61.

Germany vs. Soviet Union: Germany bombed the city and took control of it, the Soviets then trapped the Germans inside the city and cut off their supply lines, Germany held out for several months but finally surrendered due to their struggle surviving the freezing winter

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Okinawa

d)

Battle of the Bulge

62.

Japan vs. America: The Japanese Navy was greatly damaged at this battle when American code breakers intercepted messages of the attack and were able to warn U.S. Forces. Americans did a lot of damage to the Japanese Navy and had naval control for the rest of the war

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of Normandy

63.
Est. 1885 by western-educated elites... effort to win a voice in the governance of India...became major popular movement...won India's independence from Britain. 
a)
Muslim League
b)
Globalization
c)
Indian National Congress
d)
Import Substitution Indsutrialization
64.
Political leader of India's drive for independence...political philosophy was satyagraha.
a)
Mahatma Ganghi
b)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c)
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
d)
Nelson Mandela
65.
"Truth force" ...confrontational but nonviolent political action. 
a)
Black Consciousness
b)
Soweto
c)
Satyagraha
d)
Export-Led industrialization
66.
Leader of India's all-India Muslim League...First president of the break-away state of Pakistan (1876-1948)
a)
Mahatma Gandhi
b)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c)
Nelson Mandela
d)
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
67.
Founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey (1881-1938)...military commander...Turkish national movement...made Turkey into a secular state. 
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c)
Mustafa Kemal 
d)
Ayatollah Khomeini
68.

What was the most serious split that formed within the Indian independence movement?

a)

Between upper castes and lower castes

b)

Between Sikhs and Hindus

c)

Between followers of Gandhi and followers of Nehru

d)

Between Muslims and Hindus

69.

the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence.

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

70.

Who was Porfirio Diaz?

a)

An activist for the indigenous people of mexico

b)

A harsh military general

c)

A long time president, who let foreign investors invade Mexico

d)

Popular rebel deemed as a "criminal" who fought in the revolution

71.

Who was Francisco Madero

a)

Man who took down Porfirio Diaz, wrote "Plant of San Luis Potosi"

b)

Military general who served for a year and put down revolts

c)

Revolutionary who fought to give back land

72.

Who was Poncho Villa?

a)

Man who wrote Plan de San Luis

b)

A famous revolutionary "rebel" from the North who wanted social Change

c)

Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

73.

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

a)

Man who won against Porfirio Diaz

b)

Harsh general who was for the Hacienda System

c)

Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

d)

Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

74.

As president of Brazil, Getulio Vargas believed in import-substitution industrialization. What is the goal of import-substitution industrialization?

a)

break away from neocolonial dependency

b)

import more manufactured goods from Europe

c)

focus on the production of coffee and bananas

75.

How did Argentina's Juan Peron change the government?

a)

he took power away from the military

b)

he gave more people the right to vote

c)

he thought civilians should obey decisions of the military

76.

This greatly strengthened Mao Zedong’s leadership position.

a)

The May Fourth Movement

b)

The Long March

c)

The Guoming

d)

WWI

77.

Which of the following are U.S. policies towards Latin America?

a)

Dollar Diplomacy only

b)

Dollar Diplomacy and Good Neighbor Policy

c)

Latin American Assistance Plan and Good Neighbor Policy

d)

Latin American Assistance Plan and Dollar Diplomacy

78.

All of the following were ways that the nationalist government of China was challenged EXCEPT

a)

the possibility of a revolution led by Chinese communists.

b)

local Chinese warlords that controlled a portion of China.

c)

economic hardship caused by the Great Depression.

d)

Japanese aggression

79.

Who is associated with Pan-Africanism

a)

Marcus Garvey

b)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

c)

Queen Nzinga

d)

Abu Bakr

80.

Germany experienced huge inflation because it printed money to pay for WWI. What is inflation?

a)

increase in value of money

b)

decrease in value of money

c)

increase in supply of goods

d)

decrease in supply of goods

81.

The Chinese Nationalist Party led by Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until its overthrow by the communists in 1949 .

a)

Guomindang

b)

Zhenotdel

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Facsist

82.
Turkish nationalist leader who became the first president of modern Turkey in the 1920's and set about to modernize and Westernize Turkey, including making it more secular
a)
Ataturk, Kemal Mustafa
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Muhammed Ali Abbwa
d)
Saddam Husein
83.
The man who took power after Lenin: 
a)
Kerensky
b)
Trotsky
c)
Stalin
d)
Mao Zedong
84.
Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
President Harry Truman
85.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
86.
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)
87.
What best describes the Soviet satellite Sputnik?
a)
The first satellite launched into space
b)
The first satellite to reach the moon
c)
The first satellite to carry a person into space
d)
The first satellite to carry a laboratory rat into space
88.
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
89.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
90.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
a)
European Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Satellite Nations
91.
The ideology that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to Communism, others would follow--
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Berlin Arilift
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Warsaw Pact
92.
The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--
a)
Korean Pact
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
NATO
d)
Satellite Nations
93.
The primary function of the United Nations when it was conceived was ____.
a)
nuclear disarmament
b)
fellowshipping
c)
peacekeeping
d)
special elections
94.

Which of the following Cold War events was resolved peacefully?

a)

Korean War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Soviet Invasion of Afganistan

d)

The Berlin Airlift

95.

Which of these was a communist country, but not a member of the Soviet bloc?

a)

A) Poland

b)

B) Austria

c)

C) Yugoslavia

d)

D) Serbia

96.
Why did the U.S. want the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear weapons from Cuba?
a)
It wanted to protect Cuba from communism
b)
Cuba is close to the U.S. border
c)
It was protecting nearby countries in Central America
d)
The U.S. did not have any missiles of its own
97.
Who was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
98.
Which of the following was a failed invasion by the United States under Kennedy in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro?
a)
Invasion of Moscow
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
d)
Korean Invasion
99.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
100.

The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions that emerged in the early 1970s

a)

Developed Socialism

b)

Stagflation

c)

Detente

d)

Glasnost

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