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WH Chapters 27-35

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

As nations mobilized for total war, women were

a)

asked to fill jobs they were never allowed to perform before.

b)

sent to the front to fight in the trenches alongside men.

c)

encouraged to remain in the home to care for influenza victims

d)

discouraged in their push for new freedoms and rights

2.

U.S.President Woodrow Wilson argued at the Paris Peace conference most strongly for

a)

forgiving Germany

b)

restoration of Russia's czar to end communism

c)

a League of Nations to prevent future wars

d)

the outright annexation of territories to the Allies

3.

Why were tensions heightened among countries in Europe after 1900?

a)

Socialists had seized power

b)

Some nations refused to trade with each other

c)

Nations began mobilizing for war

d)

People were joining the Black Hand

4.

A major cause of the Bolshevik Revolution was

a)

Rasputin's influence at the royal court

b)

Russia's withdrawal from World War I

c)

Inflammatory rhetoric from Communist leaders

d)

Czar Nicholas's failed military and economic policies

5.

The strip of territory that separated the troops from each other was known as

a)

no-man's land

b)

the trenches

c)

the sky

d)

the sea

6.

What did trench warfare cuase?

a)

defeat of France at the start of the war

b)

Russia's defeat on the Eastern front

c)

stalemate on the Western Front

d)

troop movement on the Eastern front

7.

Which of the following weakened the League of Nations?

a)

reparations owed by Germany

b)

President Wilson's wishes to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

c)

desire of the French government to enforce the Treaty of Versailles

d)

that the United States did NOT join the League of Naitons

8.

The Great Depression was caused by

a)

an economic downturn and the U.S. stock market crash

b)

the failure of nations to reduce their military forces

c)

a new interest in Marxist theory

d)

the strengthening of European banks

9.

Which of the following is an artistic movement that reflects a postwar fascination with the absurd and the unconscious content of the mind?

a)

postmodern

b)

surrealism

c)

Freud's psychology

d)

uncertainty principle

10.

Stalin's 5 year plans were intended to transform the Soviet Union into

a)

an agricultural society

b)

an industrial society

c)

a democracy

d)

a monarchy

11.

Hitler's political theories were based on

a)

racism and nationalism

b)

communism and socialism

c)

democracy and socialism

d)

communism and nationalism

12.

Hitler ended Germany's depression, economic woes, and unemployment by

a)

putting women to work in factories

b)

passing the Nuremberg laws

c)

implementing public works projects and a rearmament program

d)

building more churches and universities

13.

What was Kristallnacht, which happened on Nov. 9, 1938?

a)

the inspiration for the anthem of the Nazi Party

b)

a destructive rampage against German Jews led by Nazis

c)

the signing of Hitler's agreement with Russia

d)

the creation of Hitler's secret police

14.

The Nazis believed that women should be

a)

activists and politicians

b)

doctors and lawyers

c)

wives and mothers

d)

warriors and leaders

15.

Why was the U.S. not a member of the League of Nations?

a)

The U.S. refused to sign the Treaty of Versailles

b)

Other powerful nations did not want competition

c)

the organization was open only to European nations

d)

League members would not use force against aggression

16.

Why were U.S. bank loans to Germany vital to the European economy after WWI?

a)

Other nations were borrowing money from Germany to rebuild

b)

Germany used the loans to pay reparations to Britain and France

c)

European leaders needed funds to set up stock markets in their countries

d)

Businesses relied heavily on the Creditanstalt Bank in Vienna

17.

The new kingdom of Saudi Arabia earned great wealth after 1938 as a result of

a)

the tourism industry

b)

the oil industry

c)

the Saud's family wealth

d)

Ottoman taxes

18.

In Turkey Ataturk created a state in which

a)

everyone got a free education

b)

the Turkish language was no longer allowed

c)

Islamic leaders ran the government

d)

religion and state were separate

19.

The Balfour Declaration expressed support for

a)

a Jewish homeland in Palestine

b)

a Christian homeland in Jerusalem

c)

an end to the Ottoman Empire

d)

Arab nationalism

20.

Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British law by

a)

joining the Indian army

b)

boycotting British goods

c)

throwing salt into the sea

d)

blowing up British railroad tracks

21.

Who did Mao believe would drive the Chinese revolution?

a)

the urban working class

b)

imperialists

c)

Nationalists

d)

poor peasants

22.

What kind of government was Chiang Kai-shek trying to build in China?

a)

a monarchy

b)

a republican government

c)

a communist government

d)

a fascist government

23.

Diego Rivera created art that

a)

spread Catholicism

b)

portrayed Mexico's past

c)

appealed to the wealthy landowners

d)

encouraged democracy

24.

Which of the following was an effect of the Great Depression?

a)

the Latin American economy dramatically improved

b)

Private capital in Latin America increased

c)

Latin American exports decreased

d)

Latin American governments refused to fund new industries

25.

The movement for African independence after WWI was spurred by

a)

authoritarian German rule over its African colonies

b)

financial support from Britain, Spain, France, and Italy

c)

African veterans and leaders who were educated abroad

d)

establishment of new national boundaries across the continent

26.

What 2 countries did Hitler occupy without opposition from France and Great Britain?

a)

Poland and Austria

b)

Great Britain and Austria

c)

Austria and Czechoslovakia

d)

France and Czechoslovakia

27.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused

a)

Germany to end the war

b)

the U.S. to enter the war

c)

Southeast Asia to fall to the Japanese

d)

the European Theater of the war to be more important than the Pacific Theater

28.

Harry S. Truman authorized dropping the atomic bomb on Japan because

a)

he wanted to see if it would work

b)

he thought an invasion would kill too many U.S. troops

c)

he was concerned that Japan also had the atomic bomb

d)

the Allies wanted to use it

29.

The U.S. experience was quite different form that of the other major powers in WWII because

a)

people's lives were disrupted by the war

b)

the U.S. was producing much of the military equipment

c)

the U.S. was not fighting on its own territory

d)

women were involved in the military

30.

The victims of the Holocaust included large numbers of

a)

ethnic Germans

b)

European Jews

c)

Italians

d)

Japanese

31.

the U.S. carried on an "island-hopping" campaign to

a)

get close enough to mainland Japan to take over

b)

reach the Soviet Union from the East

c)

cause fewer casualties than a land war would

d)

sneak up on HItler from the sea

32.

At the end of WWII, which country refused to end its colonial rule in Vietnam?

a)

Britain

b)

China

c)

Japan

d)

France

33.

Which government allied with North Korea in its attempt to take over South Korea?

a)

France

b)

United States

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Vietnam

34.

The U.S. and the Soviet Union became rivals after WW2 because

a)

the Soviet Union began developing nuclear weapons

b)

the Marshall Plan failed to rebuild war-torn Europe

c)

Communists and Western capitalists distrusted each other

d)

the U.S. threatened to invade Soviet satellite states

35.

The Berlin Wall was erected in order to

a)

stop the flow of refugees from East Germany

b)

prevent the spread of communism

c)

protect Soviet military supplies

d)

retaliate against U.S. aggression

36.

The purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward program was to

a)

force more people to farm private plots of land

b)

increase the government's aid to individuals

c)

encourage workers to start new businesses

d)

allow more people to work in industry

37.

the Red Guards consisted of people who were

a)

unhappy and discontented

b)

eager to help others

c)

traditional

d)

future capitalists

38.

The U.S. sent troops to Vietnam to

a)

stop the south from controlling the north

b)

drive the French out of Vietnam

c)

stop the north from controlling the south

d)

gain the support of the American public

39.

During the Cuban missile crisis, Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles from Cuba if the U.S. would

a)

not invade Cuba

b)

stop the blockade of Cuba

c)

send aid to Cuba

d)

remove missiles from Florida

40.

The U.S. government believed that if they lost South Vietnam to commmunism

a)

other Asian countries would come to the aid of South Vietnam

b)

other Asian countries would also fall to communism

c)

North Vietnam would become communist too

d)

U.S. citizens would turn against the war

41.

Which event led to improved relations between the U.S. and China?

a)

the end of the war in Vietnan

b)

President Richard Nixon's state visit to China

c)

the election of Deng Xiaoping

d)

the end of Communist Party rule in China

42.

the basic religious difference between Iran and Iraq is

a)

Iraqis are mostly Hindu and Iranians are mostly Shia Muslim

b)

Iraqis are mostly Hindu and Iranians are mostly Sunni Muslim

c)

Iranians are mostly Sunni Muslims, while Iraq under Saddam Hussein was mostly Shia Muslim

d)

Iranians are mostly Shia Muslims, while Iraq under Saddam Hussein was mostly Sunni Muslim

43.

Muslim leaders such as the Ayatollah Khomeini opposed the shah of Iran because they

a)

disapproved of his open posture toward Iraq

b)

were members of a different ethnic group than the one to which the shah belonged

c)

believed Islamic law should be eliminated

d)

thought the shah promoted a culture of materialism

44.

The oppressive military regime known as the Khmer Rouge ruled which of the following nations?

a)

North Vietnam

b)

Cambodia

c)

China

d)

Laos

45.

Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos was succeeded in office by

a)

his son, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

b)

his wife, Imelda Marcos

c)

opposition leader Benigno Aquino

d)

the opposition leader's wife, Corazon Aquino

46.

Which of these Eastern European countries successfully avoided Soviet control?

a)

Poland

b)

Hungary

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Czechoslovakia

47.

Which led to increased fear that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. government?

a)

the spread of Thatcherism

b)

the continued Cold War in Europe

c)

the election of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy

d)

the conviction of Communist conspirators in the U.S. Army

48.

The new post WW2 Japanese constitution included

a)

a standing military ready to invade China

b)

a single-party system

c)

the right to vote for women

d)

increased power for the emperor

49.

Under Slobodan Milosevic, Serbia adopted a policy in Bosnia of

a)

autonomous local rule

b)

ethnic cleansing

c)

isolationism

d)

peaceful coexistence

50.

One of the European Union's (EU) first goals was the establishment of

a)

a common European currency

b)

a common European flag

c)

an economic alliance with the U.S.

d)

a unified European military force

51.

In China under Deng Xiaoping, peasant farmers

a)

were allowed to sell some of their crops for profit

b)

were forced to use much of their land to grow experimental crops

c)

were required to give all of their crops to collective farms

d)

were required to give up their family farms to the government

52.

One area of the world that struggles with poverty and loss of life as a result of drug wars is

a)

Brazil

b)

Chile

c)

Mexico

d)

Venezula

53.

To encourage prosperity, the U.S., Canada, and Mexico created the free trade agreement known a

a)

Mercosur

b)

NAFTA

c)

EC

d)

GATT

54.

Cell phones became truly portable with the invention of the

a)

microchip

b)

vacuum tube

c)

transistor

d)

communications satellite

55.

the civil war and genocide in Rwanda were sparked by ethnic conflict between

a)

the majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils

b)

Greek and Turkish Cypriots

c)

Hutus and Tutsis

d)

Serbs and Bosnian Muslins

56.

What has China introduced to slow its population explosion

a)

global migration

b)

national family welfare program

c)

one-child policy

d)

population graying