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European History - 1

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does M.A.I.N. stand for - 4 causes of WWI?

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Innovation, Nationalism

b)

Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nuclear

c)

Militarism, Agreements, Innocence, Nationalism

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

2.
What is being described here: Tsar Nicholas the II - responsible for raising the price of bread in a time where there is a shortage of food; leads to Bread Riots where he is forced out of power. Vladimir Lenin steps in and introduces communism to the country.
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Rise of Nazism
3.
What was a result of the Russian Revolution?
a)
The creation of the USSR (Soviet Union)
b)
The creation of the Jewish state of Israel
c)
The reunification of Germany
d)
The worldwide depression
4.
Who was made to take the blame for World War I?
a)
France
b)
Russia
c)
United States
d)
Germany
5.
What is being described here: Made Germany take the blame for WWI, pay reparations to other countries, give up land, and demilitarize.
a)
Rise of Nazism
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Worldwide Depression
6.
Who led the Nazi group in Germany and who did they blame for all of Germany's problems?
a)
Adolf Hitler; the French
b)
Vladimir Lenin; the Bolsheviks
c)
Adolf Hitler; the Muslims
d)
Adolf Hitler; the Jews
7.
What is genocide?
a)
Reparations paid to countries that were damaged during the war.
b)
Planned mass killing of a certain group of people.
c)
When you take apart a country's military.
d)
When you explore new regions of land.
8.
What led to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
a)
The Soviet Union had no nuclear capabilities.
b)
The nuclear arms race was too expensive for the Soviet Union to maintain.
c)
The United States gave the Soviet Union a lot of land in order for them to surrender.
9.
Which nations were part of the Allied Powers in WWI?
a)
France and Austria Hungary
b)
Great Britain and Germany
c)
Germany and Russia
d)
Russia and France 
10.
Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of WWI?
a)
Fear of the spread of communisim
b)
An explosion on the battle ship Maine
c)
The Japanese invasion of the Philippenes
d)
European empire building in Africa and Asia
11.
At the conclusion of WWI, the world entered into
a)
a worldwide depression that hit Germany especially hard
b)
A peace treaty that lasted until the Iraq war
c)
an economic agreement to supply food to poorer nations
d)
a building program to help European countries 
12.
World War I started in _____ and ended in _____
a)
1918-1923
b)
1819-1821
c)
1941-1945
d)
1914-1918
13.
Nationalism is 
a)
building up of ones military
b)
pride in ones' country
c)
an agreement between countries to help each other if one is atacked
d)
when people share money 
14.
During WWI, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire made up the
a)
Axis
b)
Allies
c)
Central Powers
d)
USSR
15.
Which was a cause of the Russian Revolution?
a)
the czar was executed
b)
there were food shortages in Russia
c)
The Germans showwd signs of surrender
d)
Soldiers did not know how to use their weapons
16.
Nationalism, Militarism, Alliances
Which is the best heading for the list above?
a)
Consequences of the Russian Revolution
b)
Results of WWII
c)
Causes of WWI
d)
Events of the Holocaust
17.
Which group rose to power between WWI and WWII?
a)
Jews
b)
Nazis
c)
Russians
d)
Bolsheviks 
18.
What was the Holocaust
a)
Convicting people of war crimes
b)
the rise of Nazism in Germany
c)
Hitlers systematic, state-supported killing of 11 million innocent people
d)
Creating the perfect Jewish race
19.
After WWII, the 2 superpowers of the world that emerged were
a)
US and Germany
b)
Germany and the Soviet Union
c)
US and the Soviet Union
d)
Japan and Germany
20.
What was the greatest fear during the Cold War
a)
freezing to death
b)
German U boat attacks
c)
Use of nuclear weapons
d)
food shortages 
21.
Which of these is the main disagreement between the Soviet Union and the United States that led to the Cold War
a)
differences in beliefs about the spread of communism
b)
Differences in the beliefs about how to spread global terriorism
c)
Differences in the beliefs of the spread of Nazism
d)
Differences in beliefs about how lands should be divided in Africa 
22.
When Winston Churchill said "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent" what did he mean? 
a)
nations of Europe were unable to defeat Hitler
b)
democratic Europe and communist Europe were isolated from each other
c)
Europe nations were facing enviornmental issues
d)
Europe was industrially behind the rest of the world 
23.
Who was the last Czar/Tsar of Russia?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Nicholas II
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
24.
What was the main CAUSE of the Russian Revolution?
a)
Food Shortages
b)
The Czar and his family were executed
c)
Russia became the first Soviet country
d)
WWI
25.
Who was the leader of the Communist party in Russia during the Russian Revolution?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Nicholas II
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolf Hitler
26.
Who were the allied powers?
a)
Germany, Russia, Japan
b)
USA, France, UK
c)
Russia, Austria, Serbia
d)

Austria, Germany, Russia

27.
What is it when you have a strong since of PRIDE for your country?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliance
c)
Nationalism
d)
Republic
28.
Who took over Germany after the Treaty was signed and made promises to fix Germany? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Nicholas II
d)
Stalin
29.
What is propaganda?
a)
Anything that is used to influence the mass public
b)
Hitler created Propaganda
c)
Propaganda is always negative
30.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
The extermination of six million Jews
b)
Extreme hatred for Adolf Hitler
c)
An event that happened during WWI
31.
What system of government was the Soviet Union trying to spread during the Cold War?
a)
Democracy
b)
Communism
c)
Fascism
32.
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
a)
1979
b)
1989
c)
1990
d)
1991
33.

What were the Allied Powers in World War One?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Austria-Hungary

34.

What were the central powers in World War One?

a)

Britain, France, Russia

b)

Germany Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire

c)

Germany Austria Hungary British Empire

d)

Italy, France, United Kingdom

35.

What event sparked World War One

a)

Britain signed an arms deal with Russia.

b)

Serbia made an alliance with Germany.

c)

Germany took a bunch of land in Africa.

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist.

36.

The Great Depression was a _______________ depression.

a)

bad

b)

US only

c)

global

d)

European only

37.

What political party formed in Germany during the Great Depression?

a)

The Freiheit Party

b)

The Nazi Party

c)

The Democratik Party

d)

The Franzoesich Party

38.

A political agreement between countries to support each other with disputes with other countries. The willingness to defend another country.

a)

European Union

b)

League of Nations

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliance

39.
When a more powerful nation controls and settles in a foreign territory for its natural resources, labor, and wealth
a)
a. Colonization
b)
b. Alliance
c)
c. Fascism
d)
d. Age of Exploration
40.
A period in time where there was no political cooperation between Western bloc countries (NATO) and Eastern bloc countries (Warsaw Pact). 
a)
a. Communism
b)
b. Democracy 
c)
c. Alliance
d)
d. Cold War
41.
This where there is a pride in country and a willingness to defend it at all costs. 
a)
a. Alliance
b)
b. Nationalism
c)
c. Empire
d)
d. Iron Curtain
42.
This was an alliance formed with the Western bloc countries such as Western Europe, Canada, and the US to defend against the Eastern bloc countries. 
a)
a. Democracy
b)
b. Warsaw Pact
c)
c. NATO
d)
d. Alliance
43.
This was an alliance created between the Eastern bloc countries of Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland & the Soviet Union (USSR) to oppose the Western bloc countries.
a)
a. Alliance
b)
b. NATO
c)
c. Warsaw Pact
d)
d. Cold War
44.

Who were the Central Powers during WWI?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

b)

Great Britain, France, Russia

c)

Germany, Italy, Japan

d)

United States, Great Britain, France, USSR

45.

Who were the Allied Powers during WWI

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

b)

Germany, Italy, Japan

c)

Great Britain, France, Russia

d)

United States,Great Britain, France, USSR

46.

What type of government did Czar Nicholas II have in Russia?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Communist

d)

Oligarchy

47.

Who was responsible for having the Czar and his family executed?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Benito Musolini

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Arch Duke Ferdinand

48.

this book was written by Karl Marx and explains the goals of communism

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

A Man With No County

d)

The Twelve Who Ruled

49.

Explain communism

a)

Property is privately owned. Driven by free enterprise. Focus is on the individual and his/her own progress in life

b)

Workers earn wages they can spend as they choose, while the government, not citizens, owns and operates the means for production.

c)

Property is owned by the state No free enterprise is allowed Wealth distributed equally

50.

Why was the Treaty of Versailles so harsh?

a)

So Russia couldn’t invade France in the future

b)

So Germany couldn’t invade France in the future

c)

So Russia couldn’t invade Germany in the future

d)

So Great Britain couldn’t invade France in the future

51.

What were the effects of the Great Depression?

a)

Inflation

b)

Loss of jobs and loss of money

c)

trade decreased

d)

all of these were effects of The Great Depression

52.

The term used to describe prices rising but money losing purchasing power

a)

capital

b)

liquidity

c)

inflation

d)

monopoly

53.

Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Winston Churchill

54.

What happened to people who spoke out against Hitler?

a)

They lost their homes and money

b)

They were killed and or they were imprisoned

c)

Sanctions were imposed

d)

An embargo

55.

The Holocaust occurred during which war?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

56.

Who was involved in the Cold War?

a)

Germany and France

b)

Russia and Germany

c)

USA and USSR

d)

Vietnam and Korea

57.

A term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division of European communist and democratic countries

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Detente

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Berlin Blockade

58.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?

a)

To separate France from Germany

b)

To separate Germany from the USSR

c)

To separate East Berlin from West Berlin

d)

To separate Austria and Germany

59.

This person was the President of the United States during WW1.

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franz Ferdinand

60.

Which event happened FIRST?

a)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

b)

Treaty of Versailles signed

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Russian Revolution

61.

Which of the following was NOT one of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany lost over one million square miles of territory

b)

Germany had to pay other countries for damages (reparations)

c)

Germany was forced to join the League of Nations

d)

Germany's military was greatly reduced in size

62.

Which country refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

Japan

63.

Which of these was a cause of the Russian Revolution?

a)

The Russians couldn't use their weapons

b)

People were starving and Tsar Nicholas did nothing about it

c)

Germany was about to surrender to France in WWI

d)

Russia's royal family had been executed

64.

All of these were members of the Central Powers in WWI except:

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Ottoman Empire

e)

Bulgaria

65.

Which European leader came to power after promising to ignore the terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Joseph Stalin

66.

Which of these events would be an example of genocide?

a)

Black Tuesday

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania

c)

The Holocaust

d)

Trench warfare

e)

All of the above

67.

What was "The Final Solution" to "The Jewish Question" according to Hitler?

a)

Annihilate (destroy) the Allies

b)

Genocide of the Jewish population

c)

Invade the Soviet Union

d)

Use of "Lightning War" tactics

68.

Who led the Soviet Union during World War Two?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

69.

What event led the U.S. to enter World War Two?

a)

Zimmerman Note

b)

Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Germany invades Poland

d)

Sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boats

e)

U.S. learned about the Holocaust

70.
Which two superpowers engaged each other during the Cold War?
a)
Soviet Union and Germany
b)
United States and Soviet Union
c)
United States and Germany
d)
Soviet Union and United Kingdom
71.
Germany paid huge fines, Worldwide Depression, Ottoman Empire and Austria-Hungry Empire broke up, and the Russian Revolution were all effects of which war?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
American Revolution
d)
Korean War
72.
Which was not a cause of the Russian Revolution?
a)
Russian people were starving due to the war.
b)
The Russian people were tired of the rule of Czar Nicholas.
c)
The Russian people wanted to join Germany to become a Superpower.
73.
In Germany, what group rose to power between WW1 and WW2?
a)
The Nazi Party
b)
The German military alliance
c)
Communism
d)
The Bolsheviks
74.
Anti-semitism is hatred of people who are
a)
Of African descendants
b)
Of Catholic descendants
c)
Of Arab descendants
d)
Of Jewish descendants
75.
What type of government was established in Eastern Europe due to the Russian Revolution?
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Nazism
d)
Capitalism
76.
What are alliances?
a)
The policy of claiming colonies for your empire
b)
The desire to build strong armies and navies to defend themselves
c)
Extreme pride in one's nation
d)
An agreement to help another country out in need of defense
77.
What is nationalism?
a)
The policy of claiming colonies for your empire
b)
building strong armies and navies to defend themselves
c)
Extreme pride in one's nation
d)
The policy of claiming colonies for you empire
78.
What is imperialism?
a)
building strong armies and navies to defend themselves
b)
The policy of claiming colonies for your empire
c)
Extreme pride in one's nation
d)
An agreement to help another country out in need of defense
79.
What is being described here: Tsar Nicholas the II - responsible for raising the price of bread in a time where there is a shortage of food; leads to Bread Riots where he is forced out of power. Vladimir Lenin steps in and introduces communism to the country.
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Rise of Nazism
80.
What was a result of the Russian Revolution?
a)
The creation of the USSR (Soviet Union)
b)
The creation of the Jewish state of Israel
c)
The reunification of Germany
d)
The worldwide depression
81.
What is being described here: Made Germany take the blame for WWI, pay reparations to other countries, give up land, and demilitarize.
a)
Rise of Nazism
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Russian Revolution
d)
Worldwide Depression
82.

What country shot the Archduke Francis Ferdinand on June 28, 1914?

a)

Serbia

b)

Germany

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

France

83.

Besides the Archduke's assassination, what caused World War I?

a)

capitalism

b)

nationalism

c)

Communism

d)

alliances

84.

Which countries created the Triple Alliance?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Russia

c)

France, Great Britain, Serbia, & Russia

d)

France, Great Britain, United States, & Serbia

85.

Which countries created the Triple Entente?

a)

France, Great Britain, Russia

b)

France, Great Britain, Russia, Serbia

c)

Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary

d)

France, Germany, United Kingdom

86.

A period of tense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Cold War

d)

Holocaust

87.

An agreement between countries is called?

a)

alliance

b)

strategy

c)

dictator

d)

Great Depression

88.

How did Germany force America into World War I?

a)

Germany kept attaching American ships.

b)

Germany bombed America.

c)

Germany attacked Washington D.C.

89.

Who was the U.S. president at the end of World War I?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

William Howard Taft

90.

What new technologies were invented during World War I?

a)

trench warfare

b)

machine guns

c)

poison gases

d)

tanks

91.

What country was Hitler trying to take over when France and Great Britain said enough is enough?

a)

Czechoslovakia

b)

Poland

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

France

92.

An attempt by the Nazi government during World War II to eliminate Europe's Jew?

a)

Cold War

b)

Holocaust

c)

World War I

d)

Great Depression

93.

After World War II, what group was formed to try to keep the peace?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

United Nations

c)

European Allies

d)

Treaty of Versailles

94.

Who was the prime minister of England after World War II?

a)

Adolph Hitler

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Joseph Stalin

95.

Who brought democracy to the Soviet Union?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Vladimir Lenin

96.

Battle strategy that arose during WWI in which soldiers fought in deep pits in the earth.

a)

containment

b)

trench warfare

c)

no-man's land

d)

tank warfare

97.

Historical event in Germany that signaled the collapse of the Soviet Union.

a)

Fall of the Great Wall

b)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

c)

Fall of the London Bridge

d)

Fall of the Nazi Party

98.

Who were the leaders of the Allies during WWII? (select all that apply)

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Harry Truman

99.

How did the United States and the USSR compete during the Cold War? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Space Race

b)

Building Walls

c)

Arms Race

d)

Proxy Wars (alliances)

e)

Building up economy

100.

Which of the following were used by Germany in the first World War to fight the war? (Choose all that apply)

a)

U-Boats

b)

Airplanes

c)

Trench Warfare

d)

Gas Warfare

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