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7-4 PASS Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the U.S. not initially join World War I when it broke out in 1914?
a)
They wanted Germany to win the war
b)
They did, but weren't allowed to
c)
They wanted to remain neutral
d)
They were busy with the Mexican-American War
2.
What year did the United States finally enter WWI?
a)
1918
b)
1914
c)
1915
d)
1917
3.
Why were the Russian working class people upset with Tsar Nicholas II?
a)
They WERE happy with the Tsar
b)
They did not want to go to war against France
c)
They did not want to sell Alaska to the USA
d)
They were unhappy with his unlimited government (absolute monarchy)
4.
What were the items in the picture used for during WWI?
a)
Prevent poisoning from poison gas
b)
Protect from machine gun fire
c)
Protect from barbed wire
d)
So soldiers could breathe underwater in U-boats
5.
What happened to Tsar Nicholas II and the Romanov family during the Russian Revolution?
a)
They were rescued by Lenin
b)
They were allowed to escape to Germany
c)
They were executed by Bolshevik soldiers 
d)
They defeated Lenin and took back their throne
6.
What happened to the RMS Lusitania in 1915?
a)
It was spared in a battle between u-boats
b)
It was torpedoed by a German u-boat
c)
It was torpedoed by an American u-boat
d)
It crashed into an iceberg at sea
7.
What type of government did Vladimir Lenin create in Russia, now called the Soviet Union?
a)
Communism
b)
Fascism
c)
Capitalism
d)
Democracy
8.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
a)
Targeting only passenger ships 
b)
Trench warfare at sea
c)
Non-stop attacks by airplanes
d)
Non-stop attacks against enemy ships at sea
9.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Karl Marx
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Franz Ferdinand
10.
What events took place that drug the USA into WWI?
a)
Only the sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania, Zimmerman telegraph, German submarine warfare 
c)
The Zimmerman telegram and Russian Revoluion
d)
Russian Revolution and sinking of the Lusitania
11.
Which countries fought on the Western Front?
a)
Germany vs. Russia
b)
Russia vs. France and Great Britain
c)
Germany vs. Austria-Hungary
d)
Germany vs. France and Great Britain
12.
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
a)
Telegram from Germany to USA to join WWI
b)
Telegram from Germany to Mexico to join WWI
c)
Telegram from France to Great Britain to join WWI
d)
Telegram from Russia to Germany to join WWI
13.
What style of warfare, in which both sides "dug-in", was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla warfare 
b)
Formation lines
c)
Sneak attacks
d)
Trench warfare
14.
What was the "war guilt clause" in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Germany must accept blame for starting WWI
b)
Germany must reduce the size of its military
c)
Austria-Hungary must accept blame for starting WWI
d)
Russia must accept blame for starting WWI
15.
What countries belonged to the Allied Powers?
a)
Great Britain, France, Germany
b)
Russia, Germany, USA
c)
Great Britain, France, Russia, USA
d)
Italy, Russia, France
16.
How did the Treaty of Versailles punish Germany?
a)
Reduced the military & killed Otto von Bismarck
b)
Pay war reparations and increase the military
c)
Only Austria-Hungary was punished
d)
Had to pay war reparations & reduce the military
17.
What countries belonged to the Central Powers?
a)
r
Germany, Russia, France
b)
Russia, Great Britain, Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
d)
France, Great Britain, USA
18.
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace after the end of World War I?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
20 Points
c)
League of Nations
d)
Treaty of Versailles
19.
Who's assassination was the "spark" that ignited World War I?
a)
Vladimir Lenin
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
20.
President Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points called for the creation of what international organization? 
a)
United Nations
b)
NATO
c)
League of Nations
d)
NAFTA
21.
How did the European alliance system led to the break out of a world war?
a)
An attack on one country could involve many in the war
b)
More than one country were competing for colonies
c)
Alliances created a balance of power
d)
Alliances actually created peace in Europe
22.
What did France, Great Britain, and Italy want to use the Treaty of Versailles for?
a)
increase USA involvement in Europe
b)
to end imperialism
c)
severely punish Germany
d)
to improve Germany's economy
23.
What is militarism?
a)
Decreasing a country's military
b)
A build up of military power
c)
Using a military to form alliances
d)
Going to war with your ally
24.
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after the end of WWI?
a)
It was colonized by the USA
b)
The USSR took it over
c)
It gained even more territory
d)
It was split into new nations/mandates
25.
What were the 4 MAIN causes of World War I?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
b)
Nationalism and mercantilism
c)
Mercantilism, alliances, nationaliam
d)
Alliances and militarism 
26.
What was Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan for rebuilding the economy of the United States in the 1930s?
a)
The Good Deal
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Great Deal
d)
The First Deal
27.
October 29, 1929, was known as which of the following?
a)
Black Monday
b)
Black Tuesday
c)
Black Wednesday
d)
Black Thursday
28.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the economic depression in Europe?
a)
Germany printing money causing hyperinflation
b)
high unemployment
c)
the United States loaning money to European nations
d)
high cost of rebuilding after the war
29.
How were people in the 1920s able to purchase so many high priced items they truly couldn't afford?
a)
buying on margin
b)
buying on the installment plan
c)
buying on the stock market
d)
buying them on sale
30.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the stock market crash?
a)
Russia fell under communist rule
b)
The economies of many nations were ruined
c)
Global trade practically stopped
d)
Thousands of banks were forced to close.
31.
Which country emerged from World War I as the world's leading economic power?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
the United States
32.
Which event is credited with starting the Great Depression in the United States?
a)
the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as US President
b)
the Senate's failure to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
c)
the stock market crash
d)
adoption of the New Deal programs
33.
What was not a cause of the Stock Market crash of 1929 (Black Tuesday)?
a)
buying stocks on margin
b)
overproduction of goods
c)
buying on credit increased
d)
entering World War II
34.
How did the payment of reparations following WWI impact the German economy?
a)
The economy became weak and unstable.
b)
The economy grew stronger and healthier.
c)
Capitalism developed in Germany.
d)
More jobs were created in Germany.
35.
How did the depression in the United States contribute to the worldwide depression?
a)
Investors began calling in loans they had made to European nations and discontinued lending to them.
b)
Merchants exported too many products overseas and did not import anything
c)
The United States only traded with countries willing to pay tariffs.
d)
Business owners refused to sell mass-produced goods to European nations.
36.

How were Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia similar?

a)

All means of production were owned by the government

b)

All had one-party systems that used censorship and propaganda to maintain their power.

c)

All encouraged the exercise of individual freedom of expression in the arts

d)

All emphasized production of consumer goods rather than weapons.

37.

What were the two main ideologies of the Soviet Union under Lenin and Stalin?

a)

Fascism and Capitalism

b)

Communism and Socialism

c)

Communism and Capitalism

d)

Federalism and Capitalism

38.

Why did Fascist governments gain power in Italy and Germany with little opposition?

a)

Both nations were threatened by the United States

b)

Both nations supported civil literties for all citizens

c)

Both nations failed to join the League of Nations

d)

Both nations faced economic and political difficulties

39.

What is NOT a characteristic of totalitarianism?

a)

citizens have individual rights and freedoms

b)

single leader with unlimited control

c)

the government controls the media

d)

elimination of political opponents

40.

Who developed Fascism in Italy?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Hideki Tojo

41.

What was the basis for fascism?

a)

Communist ideas

b)

extreme nationalism

c)

rights for the individual

d)

the Aryan race

42.

Who eliminated anyone who spoke out against him through the Great Purge?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Hideki Tojo

43.

What did Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin have in common?

a)

Collectivized Farms

b)

Set up Fascist Governments

c)

Built Totalitarian States

d)

Blamed the Treaty of Versailles for the problems in their countries

44.

What book did Adolf Hitler write while he was in prison that listed his goals for Germany?

a)

Communist Manifesto

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

Il Duce

d)

Yertle the Turtle

45.

No private property, equal distribution of wealth and rule by the working class are the key ideas of what political ideology?

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

democracy

d)

socialism

46.

Which of these quotes refers to communism?

a)

Individuals should own the means of production.

b)

Governments should rule according to the general will.

c)

The class struggle necessarily leads to the dictatorship of the proletariat.

d)

The state or the nation is more important than the individual.

47.

Which dictator(s) used secret police and censorship to suppress opposition and propaganda to promote obedience and loyalty?

a)

Benito Mussolini of Fascist Italy

b)

Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union

c)

Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany

d)

all of these

48.

How did Japan react to the Great Depression of the 1930s?

a)

They developed a trade agreement with the United States.

b)

They established a military dictatorship and expanded by taking over other Asian nations.

c)

They developed methods to increase production of artificial silk at a lower cost.

d)

They signed a treaty to establish an alliance with Great Britain.

49.

How did economic depression affect Germany and Italy after WWI?

a)

They experienced working class revolutions that brought communists to power.

b)

They blamed their democratic governments and turned to fascism.

c)

They got economic aid from the League of Nations that helped them recover.

d)

Democratic movements led to the overthrow of absolute monarchs.

50.

Prior to 1939, which of the following foreign policies did the U.S. practice?

a)

isolationism

b)

aggression

c)

appeasement

d)

federalism

51.

Where did the British and French appease Hitler by allowing him possession of the Sudetenland?

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Munich Conference

52.

Why did the U.S. drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

to hasten the end of the war and save American lives

b)

to get revenge for Pearl Harbor

c)

to show the strength of the U.S. military

d)

to slow down the economy of Japan

53.

What event marked the beginning of World War II?

a)

Blitzkreig of Stalingrad 1941

b)

Blitzkreig of Poland 1939

c)

Battle of Midway 1942

d)

Invasion of Normandy 1944

54.

What were the two major 'theaters' of World War II?

a)

European & African

b)

European & Pacific

c)

European & South American

d)

European & North American

55.

What was the long-term impact of D-Day?

a)

the liberation of France from the Germans

b)

the separation of the Italian and German forces

c)

the punishment of the Japanese for Pearl Harbor

d)

the termination of the Italian aggression in Africa

56.
What was one issue with the Treaty of Versailles that upset both Germany and Italy?
a)
they did not have land that they wanted
b)
they had to accept blame for the war
c)
their leaders were given total control and power
d)
their countries were omitted from the European Union
57.
What is the Pacific battle that saw simultaneous attacks by land, air, and sea?
a)
Battle of Guadalcanal
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Coral Sea
d)
Iwo Jima
58.
Why was Germany interested in conquering North Africa and obtaining access to the Suez Canal?
a)
Gold
b)
OIl
c)
Diamonds
d)
Uranium
59.
Which battle did the Soviet Union defeat Germany in the depths of winter?
a)
Battle of Coral Sea
b)
D-Day
c)
Battle of the Bulge
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
60.

What land did Japan invade in 1931, that was part of their expansionism plan?

a)

Sudetenland

b)

Austria

c)

Philippines

d)

Manchuria

61.
What happened when Germany invaded France?
a)
France was able to defeat Germany
b)
Poland came to aid France.
c)
France united with Italy.
d)
France had to surrender to Germany.
62.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
a)
Osaka and Takahama
b)
Tokoyo and Nagasaki
c)
Hiroshima and Tokoyo
d)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
63.
Which U.S. president was responsible for the launching of the atomic bombs?
a)
Harry S. Truman
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Dwight Eisenhour
64.
What was the purpose of the Invasion of Normandy?
a)
to secure the Suez Canal in Egypt
b)
to capture Italy
c)
to liberate Russia 
d)
to liberate France and northern Europe from Germany
65.
What strategy did the U.S. use that involved capturing less occupied isles as a means to getting closer to the main target?
a)
Leap Hopping
b)
Frogging Isles
c)
Island Hopping
d)
Blitzkreig
66.
Which U.S. / Japanese battle did the U.S. damage hundreds of Japanese planes and aircraft carriers?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of Bulge
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Guadalcanal
67.
Which country did the U.S. save from Japanese invasion in the Battle of Coral Sea?
a)
France
b)
China
c)
Australia 
d)
Philippines
68.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
69.
What was a concentration camp?
a)
a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned 
b)
A place where prisoners of war are placed
c)
A camp where people go to do work for the government
d)
A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school
70.

During the World War II, what did Adolph Hitler use concentration camps to do?

a)

conduct secret research to develop the A-bomb

b)

carry out his Final Solution against the Jewish people

c)

imprison Allied soldiers captured in battle

d)

put Allied leaders on trial in a military court

71.
War crimes are acts that are violate basic human rights.  Trials of Nazi leaders charged with war crimes took place in  which city? 
a)
Nuremburg, Germany
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
Warsaw, Poland
d)
Auschwitz, Germany
72.
What was the purpose of the Nuremburg trials?
a)
to try the Japanese for their secret attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
to show the world that the Nazi leaders were guilty of crimes against humanity
c)
to punish the Italians for their totalitarian rule over France
d)
to punish the Soviets for their invasion of Germany
73.
What is Anti-Semitism?   
a)
A term used to describe the ideal of human being blond-haired, blue-eyed and of Nordic stock
b)
A term used to describe hatred, hostility and prejudice against Jews
c)
A term used to describe the hatred, hostility and prejudice against Asians
d)
A term used to describe the hatred for democratic governance
74.
An innocent person, group, or race who is blamed for general problems of   society and punished harshly for them.
a)
enemy
b)
scapegoat
c)
antisemitism 
d)
prisoner
75.
The mass murder of a whole group of people because they belong to a certain racial or ethnic category.
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Security police
c)
Star of David
d)
genocide
76.
The patch Jews were forced to wear on their clothing to identify them.
a)
Star of David
b)
swastika
c)
Jews
d)
Adolf Hitler
77.
Hitler rose to power in German politics as leader of which political Party?
a)
Naional Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP)
b)
National Capitalist Workers Party (NCDAP)
c)
National Communist German Workers Party (NCGWR)
78.
Nazi troops attacked Jewish businesses, synagogues, and homes and killed approximately 100 Jews
a)
Holocaust
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Ghettos
d)
Anti-Semitism
79.
Cases held 1945-1949 to prosecute Nazi leaders and members for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Final Solution
d)
Nuremberg Trials
80.

Which important principle was established as a result of the Nuremberg trials?

a)

Soldiers must follow the orders of their superiors

b)

Defeated nations have no rights in international courts of law.

c)

Individuals can be held accountable for “crimes against humanity”.

d)

Aggressor nations must pay war reparations for damages caused during wars

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