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WW1 & WW2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which area of the world was most directly affected by the Berlin Conference?

a)

Africa

b)

China

c)

India

d)

South America

2.

Base your answer to the following question on the quote below:

Not by democracy or liberal standards will our goal be achieved but by blood and iron. Then we will be successful, no nation is born without the traumatic experience of war.

Otto Von Bismarck

This statement was used to justify a policy of:

a)

Ethnocentrism

b)

Militarism

c)

Containment

d)

Appeasement

3.

An incompetent government, massacres on Bloody Sunday, and the high costs of World War I were the causes of the:

a)

Mexican Revolution

b)

Boxer's Rebellion

c)

Sepoy Mutiny

d)

Russian Revolution

4.

In the 1800's, a major cause of European imperialism was the

a)

desire to establish democratic governments throughout the world.

b)

emergence of Marxism as an economic system.

c)

desire for cheap raw materials and expanded markets.

d)

religious conflict between European nations.

5.

-Led the Russians in a revolution (1917)

-Promised "peace, land, and bread"

-First leader of the Soviet Union

Which leader is being described by these statements?

a)

Czar Nicholas II

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Vladimir I. Lenin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

6.

Many historians believe that the harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to:

a)

Italy's unification

b)

Turkey's modernization

c)

revolutions in Russia

d)

World War II

7.

The term appeasement is best defined as

a)

an attempt to avoid conflict by meeting the demands of an aggressor

b)

a period of peace and prosperity, resulting in cultural achievement

c)

a declaration of war between two or more nations

d)

an agreement removing economic barriers between nations

8.

The following list are traits of which political ideology?

-Extreme nationalism and militarism

- Use of force and terror

-Devotion to a single ruler

-Censorship of information

a)

Socialism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Fascism

d)

Ethnocentrism

9.

Adam Smith wrote "the Wealth of Nations" where he defended the idea of a free economy and free markets. His ideas contributed to the founding of...

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Fascism

10.

The economic system where the means of production - all land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses - are owned by the people is called

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Fascism

11.

What are the two main reasons that America joined WW1?

a)

Sinking of the Titanic; Bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Sinking of the Lusitania; Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor; Sinking of Lusitania

d)

D-Day; Pacific Campaign

12.

Which World War II expedition allowed the allies to begin liberating EUROPE?

a)

D-Day/Operation Overlord

b)

Battle of Guadalcanal

c)

Pacific Campaign

d)

Battle of Britain

13.

The seizure of a country or territory by a stronger country is called

a)

Appeasement

b)

Decolonization

c)

Imperialism

d)

War

14.

Which of the following was NOT one of the Central Powers during WWI?

a)

Germany

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Japan

d)

Austro Hungarian Empire

15.

Who was Italy's fascist leader during WW2?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Hirohito