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MWH 2019 Sem 2 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The idea that people who share a culture, ethnicity, and/or religion should have a common homeland

a)

Nationalism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliances

d)

Imperialism

2.

The salt march was undertaken by

a)

Gandhi

b)

Mandela

c)

Bismarck

d)

de Gaulle

3.

The Treaty of Versailles, after WWI, was harshest toward...

a)

France

b)

USA

c)

UK

d)

Germany

4.

Why did Britain decide to partition India?

a)

Separating Hindus from Christian

b)

Make trading easier

c)

Create independent Hindu and Muslim states

d)

Create separate nation for Hindus in Pakistan

5.

What role did Karl Marx play in terms of communism?

a)

Leader of USSR during Russian revolution

b)

Came up with its basic ideas

c)

Leader of USSR during 1950s

d)

Anticommunist leader in Germany

6.

In China, Chiang Kai-Shek was ________, while Mao Zedong was _________.

a)

Communist, nationalist

b)

Communist, fascist

c)

Fascist, commnist

d)

Nationalist, communist

7.

Why was the Munich conference significant?

a)

Britain declared war on Germany

b)

France was invaded by Germany before this

c)

British prime minister appeased Germany

d)

US declared war on Japan

8.

Why was D-Day so important?

a)

Largest military operation by sea - ever

b)

Huge loss for the Allies late in the war

c)

Largest air battle in WWII history

d)

Enabled Allies to capture Hitler

9.

When did the Japanese invade Manchuria (in China)?

a)

Right before WWI

b)

Between WWI and WWII

c)

Cold War

10.

The Cultural Revolution involved harassment of anyone seen as elite or Western, usually professors and the wealthy. It occurred in _________.

a)

1930s Germany

b)

1950s China

c)

1980s USSR

d)

1980s East Germany

11.

What happened in the Prague Spring?

a)

US secretly installed a new leader who was anticommunist

b)

Czechoslovakia protested for more freedom, but the USSR invaded

c)

The USSR hid missiles in Czechoslovakia

d)

Ronald Reagan made his "tear down this wall" speech

12.

The Great Leap Forward went ______ because of ______.

a)

very well; excellent planning

b)

poorly; planning and famine

c)

very well; continuing earlier success

13.

What is the main reason the Japanese surrendered to the Allies in Aug-Sept 1945?

a)

Invasion of Manchuria spread them too thin

b)

Growing communist resistance

c)

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

US sent ground troops to Japan in August

14.

Who was part of the "master race" in Nazi Germany?

a)

Tall, thin

b)

Blonde hair, blue eyes

c)

Brown hair, green eyes

15.

Which of these countries was NOT a USSR satellite nation?

a)

East Germany

b)

Poland

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Austria

16.

What initially motivated countries to join the Warsaw Pact or NATO?

a)

Economic reasons, like trade

b)

To restrain nuclear weapons

c)

Mutual defense of other nations

17.

Which of these was NOT a proxy war?

a)

War in Vietnam (1950s-1970s)

b)

Israeli war of independence (1948)

c)

War in Afghanistan (1979-1989)

18.

Why do some criticize the US's brief involvement in the Afghanistan war? Because...

a)

the US was involved for over ten years in it

b)

the US sold weapons to people who would later become Al Qaeda

c)

the US was too busy elsewhere to make an impact here

d)

the US bought nuclear weapons from the Afghan guerrillas

19.

Why was Afghanistan a strategic location for the US and USSR to involve themselves in?

a)

near Mediterranean Sea

b)

near the Suez canal

c)

very close to the USSR

d)

very close to Vietnam

20.

Which of these is true about the hostage crisis in Iran?

a)

It happened after the Cold War

b)

Hostages were held there for over 400 days

c)

This was before the ayatollah came to power

d)

President Nixon traveled there to open relations

21.

Which of these is NOT true about Apartheid?

a)

It lasted until the 1990s

b)

Mandela became prime minister in the 1970s

c)

Native Africans had to carry "pass books"

d)

There was widespread segregation

22.

What is the larger yellow-colored country?

a)

Israel

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Iran

23.

What is the large maroon country here?

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Chile

d)

Peru

24.

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of fascism?

a)

Strict discipline

b)

Censorship/gov. control of news

c)

Strong military

d)

State control of economy

25.

Mussolini, as the leader of Italy, was a...

a)

communist

b)

democratic leader

c)

fascist

d)

socialist

26.

Which ideology was most directly responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand before WWI?

a)

imperialism

b)

nationalism

c)

fascism

d)

socialism

27.

Which is an example of genocide?

a)

Killing Jews and other groups as part of the Final Solution

b)

Hitler clamping down on dissent by censoring the media

c)

Stalin "purging" old Bolshevik leaders

d)

US invasion of Vietnam in 1960s

28.

What is a key aspect of communism, seen in the 20th Century?

a)

government ownership of businesses

b)

allowing trade unions to strike

c)

complicated trade system

29.

The UN was initially established in order to...

a)

prosecute leaders accused of war crimes

b)

end communism and socialism

c)

promote peace after WWII

d)

send economic assistance to Europe

30.

Mao saw teachers and professors as ___________.

a)

allies

b)

threatening

c)

confusing

d)

positive influences