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WorksheetsWH Chapters 27-35
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
As nations mobilized for total war, women were
asked to fill jobs they were never allowed to perform before.
sent to the front to fight in the trenches alongside men.
encouraged to remain in the home to care for influenza victims
discouraged in their push for new freedoms and rights
U.S.President Woodrow Wilson argued at the Paris Peace conference most strongly for
forgiving Germany
restoration of Russia's czar to end communism
a League of Nations to prevent future wars
the outright annexation of territories to the Allies
Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?
Socialists had seized power
Some nations refused to trade with each other
Nations began mobilizing for war
People were joining the Black Hand
A major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution was
Rasputin's influence at the royal court
Russia's withdrawal from World War I
Inflammatory rhetoric from Communist leaders
Czar Nicholas's failed military and economic policies
The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other was known as
no-man's land
the trenches
the sky
the sea
What did trench warfare cuase?
defeat of France at the start of the war
Russia's defeat on the Eastern front
stalemate on the Western Front
troop movement on the Eastern front
Which of the following weakened the League of Nations?
reparations owed by Germany
President Wilson's wishes to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
desire of the French government to enforce the Treaty of Versailles
that the United States did NOT join the League of Naitons
The Great Depression was caused by
an economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash
the failure of nations to reduce their military forces
a new interest in Marxist theory
the strengthening of European banks
Which of the following is an artistic movement that reflects a postwar fascination with the absurd and the unconscious content of the mind?
postmodern
surrealism
Freud's psychology
uncertainty principle
Stalin's 5 year plans were intended to transform the Soviet Union into
an agricultural society
an industrial society
a democracy
a monarchy
Hitler's political theories were based on
racism and nationalism
communism and socialism
democracy and socialism
communism and nationalism
Hitler ended Germany's depression, economic woes, and unemployment by
putting women to work in factories
passing the Nuremberg laws
implementing public works projects and a rearmament program
building more churches and universities
What was Kristallnacht, which happened on Nov. 9, 1938?
the inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party
a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis
the signing of Hitler's agreement with Russia
the creation of Hitler's secret police
The Nazis believed that women should be
activists and politicians
doctors and lawyers
wives and mothers
warriors and leaders
Why was the U.S. not a member of the League of Nations?
The U.S. refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles
Other powerful nations did not want competition
the organization was open only to European nations
League members would not use force against aggression
Why were U.S. bank loans to Germany vital to the European economy after WWI?
Other nations were borrowing money from Germany to rebuild
Germany used the loans to pay reparations to Britain and France
European leaders needed funds to set up stock markets in their countries
Businesses relied heavily on the Creditanstalt Bank in Vienna
The new kingdom of Saudi Arabia earned great wealth after 1938 as a result of
the tourism industry
the oil industry
the Saud's family wealth
Ottoman taxes
In Turkey Ataturk created a state in which
everyone got a free education
the Turkish language was no longer allowed
Islamic leaders ran the government
religion and state were separate
The Balfour Declaration expressed support for
a Jewish homeland in Palestine
a Christian homeland in Jerusalem
an end to the Ottoman Empire
Arab nationalism
Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British law by
joining the Indian army
boycotting British goods
throwing salt into the sea
blowing up British railroad tracks
Who did Mao believe would drive the Chinese revolution?
the urban working class
imperialists
Nationalists
poor peasants
What kind of government was Chiang Kai-shek trying to build in China?
a monarchy
a republican government
a communist government
a fascist government
Diego Rivera created art that
spread Catholicism
portrayed Mexico's past
appealed to the wealthy landowners
encouraged democracy
Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression?
the Latin American economy dramatically improved
Private capital in Latin America increased
Latin American exports decreased
Latin American governments refused to fund new industries
The movement for African independence after WWI was spurred by
authoritarian German rule over its African colonies
financial support from Britain, Spain, France, and Italy
African veterans and leaders who were educated abroad
establishment of new national boundaries across the continent
What 2 countries did Hitler occupy without opposition from France and Great Britain?
Poland and Austria
Great Britain and Austria
Austria and Czechoslovakia
France and Czechoslovakia
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused
Germany to end the war
the U.S. to enter the war
Southeast Asia to fall to the Japanese
the European Theater of the war to be more important than the Pacific Theater
Harry S. Truman authorized dropping the atomic bomb on Japan because
he wanted to see if it would work
he thought an invasion would kill too many U.S. troops
he was concerned that Japan also had the atomic bomb
the Allies wanted to use it
The U.S. experience was quite different form that of the other major powers in WWII because
people's lives were disrupted by the war
the U.S. was producing much of the military equipment
the U.S. was not fighting on its own territory
women were involved in the military
The victims of the Holocaust included large numbers of
ethnic Germans
European Jews
Italians
Japanese
the U.S. carried on an "island-hopping" campaign to
get close enough to mainland Japan to take over
reach the Soviet Union from the East
cause fewer casualties than a land war would
sneak up on HItler from the sea
At the end of WWII, which country refused to end its colonial rule in Vietnam?
Britain
China
Japan
France
Which government allied with North Korea in its attempt to take over South Korea?
France
United States
Soviet Union
Vietnam
The U.S. and the Soviet Union became rivals after WW2 because
the Soviet Union began developing nuclear weapons
the Marshall Plan failed to rebuild war-torn Europe
Communists and Western capitalists distrusted each other
the U.S. threatened to invade Soviet satellite states
The Berlin Wall was erected in order to
stop the flow of refugees from East Germany
prevent the spread of communism
protect Soviet military supplies
retaliate against U.S. aggression
The purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward program was to
force more people to farm private plots of land
increase the government's aid to individuals
encourage workers to start new businesses
allow more people to work in industry
the Red Guards consisted of people who were
unhappy and discontented
eager to help others
traditional
future capitalists
The U.S. sent troops to Vietnam to
stop the south from controlling the north
drive the French out of Vietnam
stop the north from controlling the south
gain the support of the American public
During the Cuban missile crisis, Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the U.S. would
not invade Cuba
stop the blockade of Cuba
send aid to Cuba
remove missiles from Florida
The U.S. government believed that if they lost South Vietnam to commmunism
other Asian countries would come to the aid of South Vietnam
other Asian countries would also fall to communism
North Vietnam would become communist too
U.S. citizens would turn against the war
Which event led to improved relations between the U.S. and China?
the end of the war in Vietnan
President Richard Nixon's state visit to China
the election of Deng Xiaoping
the end of Communist Party rule in China
the basic religious difference between Iran and Iraq is
Iraqis are mostly Hindu and Iranians are mostly Shia Muslim
Iraqis are mostly Hindu and Iranians are mostly Sunni Muslim
Iranians are mostly Sunni Muslims, while Iraq under Saddam Hussein was mostly Shia Muslim
Iranians are mostly Shia Muslims, while Iraq under Saddam Hussein was mostly Sunni Muslim
Muslim leaders such as the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they
disapproved of his open posture toward Iraq
were members of a different ethnic group than the one to which the shah belonged
believed Islamic law should be eliminated
thought the shah promoted a culture of materialism
The oppressive military regime known as the Khmer Rouge ruled which of the following nations?
North Vietnam
Cambodia
China
Laos
Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos was succeeded in office by
his son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
his wife, Imelda Marcos
opposition leader Benigno Aquino
the opposition leader's wife, Corazon Aquino
Which of these Eastern European countries successfully avoided Soviet control?
Poland
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Which led to increased fear that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. government?
the spread of Thatcherism
the continued Cold War in Europe
the election of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy
the conviction of Communist conspirators in the U.S. Army
The new post WW2 Japanese constitution included
a standing military ready to invade China
a single-party system
the right to vote for women
increased power for the emperor
Under Slobodan Milosevic, Serbia adopted a policy in Bosnia of
autonomous local rule
ethnic cleansing
isolationism
peaceful coexistence
One of the European Union's (EU) first goals was the establishment of
a common European currency
a common European flag
an economic alliance with the U.S.
a unified European military force
In China under Deng Xiaoping, peasant farmers
were allowed to sell some of their crops for profit
were forced to use much of their land to grow experimental crops
were required to give all of their crops to collective farms
were required to give up their family farms to the government
One area of the world that struggles with poverty and loss of life as a result of drug wars is
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Venezula
To encourage prosperity, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico created the free trade agreement known a
Mercosur
NAFTA
EC
GATT
Cell phones became truly portable with the invention of the
microchip
vacuum tube
transistor
communications satellite
the civil war and genocide in Rwanda were sparked by ethnic conflict between
the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils
Greek and Turkish Cypriots
Hutus and Tutsis
Serbs and Bosnian Muslins
What has China introduced to slow its population explosion
global migration
national family welfare program
one-child policy
population graying
