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ww1, ww2, and the cold war

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what were stalin's 5 year plans?

a)

turning the industrial economy into an agricultural one

b)

rainin' with cash to put 12 billion dollars for the suffering country

c)

ranin' with terror

d)

turning the agricultural economy into an industrial one

2.

how did the british help the french at their fierce battle at Verdun?

a)

the british started their own war at the somme

b)

the british started their own battle at the somme

c)

the British aided Russia to push the Germans into Austria hungray- and then into Germany.

d)

the british did not help at all

3.

how did Hitler violate the treaty of Versailles?

a)

sending the army back to the DE- militarized Rhineland

b)

writing Mein Kapf

c)

sending orders to make germany's air force (luftwaffe)

d)

going total mega lo maniac and establishing a dictatorship at himself at it's charge

4.

why did britan declare war on germany in ww1?

a)

hitler invaded poland

b)

germans made an invasion through belgium to get around france's defenses (belgium's netural)

c)

the germans sent out bombing raids over london

d)

for fun

5.

where did truman drop the atomic bombs in ww2?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

toyko and poland

c)

the soviet union and west germany

d)

hungary and austria

6.

where was korea split after the second world war?

a)

at the 37th parallel

b)

38th parallel

c)

400th parallel

d)

36th parallel

7.

why is austria hungary refered as a "dual monarchy"

a)

one kingdom under 2 monarchs

b)

2 kingdoms under 1 monarch

8.

what was hitler's plan for ww2?

a)

invade france, then america, and last, the soviet union

b)

invade france, and at last the soviet union

c)

carry out bombing raids over america

d)

bribe the U.S. into joining the axis powers

9.

why was the Berlin air lift necessary?

a)

lennon was blockading all supply routes to west Berlin

b)

lennin was blockading all supply routes to west Berlin

c)

churchil was blockading all supply routes to west Berlin

d)

stalin was blockading all supply routes to west Berlin

10.

why was the ottoman entry in ww1 such a concern to the british?

a)

the ottoman territory was close to a whole bunch of oil. britan wanted all that oil.

b)

the ottomen had a big navy, army, air force, and some other stuff.

c)

the ottomen had chemical weapons

d)

the ottomen had beat russia bad in the first balkan war

11.

who made russia pull out of the first world war, made the country communist, started a 3 year long civil war, caused defamin, and then died?

a)

lennon

b)

lennin

c)

stalin

d)

truman

e)

Churchill

12.

how did austria hungray declare war on serbia? (ww1)

a)

they sent a huge list of impossible demands to serbia, and when the serbs refused, they declared war.

b)

they did not declare war. instead, the 2 countries became good chums.

c)

they declared war with the help of paul von hindenburg.

13.

what did Hirohito belive the bombing over pearl harbor would do to america?

a)

have them declare war

b)

break their will to fight

c)

give up

d)

become part of japan

14.

why was the zimmerman telegram sent?

a)

to tell mexico to rise up and attack america for a couple of states

b)

to humiliate Woodrow Wilson

c)

to convince america to join world war one

15.

how did the germans be jerks in BOTH WW1 and WW2?

a)

usage of chemical weapons

b)

trench warfare

c)

sinking civilian ships

d)

listing to Hitler and contributing to hunt down jews for the holocaust

16.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
17.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
18.

domino effect:

a)

theory that if Vietnam fell to Communism, so would thiland. then a whole bunch of other countries.

b)

dominoes>legos>Lincoln logs

c)

everyone would play with dominoes

d)

if Americans were standing in line, everyone would fall down

19.

what did the Truman doctrine basically say to Russia?

a)

"those dudes are not cool, cannot be trusted, and we will do anything to stop the spread of their stinkin' belif.- Communism."

b)

"those dudes are very cool, can be trusted, and every country shall be ruled by the soviet union"

c)

"those dudes are very powerful, and we will do anything to take their nuclear monopoly.

20.

what kind of sci-fi tech did the british introduce in ww1?

a)

machine guns

b)

tanks

c)

luftwaffe

d)

bombs

21.

who's the man?

he was a fascist dictator of Italy in the 2nd world war

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

adolf hitler

c)

rosie the riveter

d)

uncle sam

22.

the most infamous day for americans in ww2

a)

december 14th, 1941

b)

september 11th, 2001

c)

december 7th, 1941

d)

November 11, 1918 at 11:00

23.

when did the germans surrender in ww1?

a)

may 13, 3098

b)

november 2, 2018

c)

November 11, 1918 at 11:00

d)

june 18th, 9999

24.

where did the Americans land at the battle of d day?

a)

Utah and Omaha

b)

gold and sword

c)

Normandy

d)

Juno

25.

what weapon did german nazis use to hunt down allies in the battle of d day?

a)

machine gun

b)

drum gun

c)

scar

d)

hitler's zipper

26.

how did Hitler manage to capture mind boggling numbers of troops in the invasion of Russia?

a)

flank you from behind tatic

b)

he won at stalingrad

c)

encircling movements

d)

putting russian troops under a seige

27.

civilian ship sunk in ww1 by german u boats. had 159 americans on board when sunk

a)

titanic

b)

titanic 2.0

c)

Lusitania

d)

hindenburg

28.

how did the north koreans manage to steamroll through south korea?

a)

by themselves

b)

hydrogen bombs

c)

soviet aid

d)

atomic bombs

29.

ww2 general who later became prez of the united states

a)

john f Kennedy

b)

Dwight d Eisenhower

c)

ronald regan

d)

donald trump

30.

where did the iron curtain loosen first?

a)

East Germany

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Austria

d)

Hungary

31.

the genocide of the jews is known as the ______________________________________

a)

hologram

b)

holocast

c)

holocaust

d)

anne frank and the no good, very harsh, terrible, horrible holocaust

32.

what was the hitler youth's purpose for girls?

a)

told girls that their purpose was to join the churchill club

b)

told girls that their purpose was to join the nazis

c)

told girls that their purpose was to join the white rose

d)

told girls that their purpose was to have pure Aryan children

33.

what was the hitler youth's purpose for boys?

a)

it told them that their purpose was to become future nazis

b)

it told them that their purpose was to have pure Aryan children

c)

it told them that their purpose was to eat pfefferpotthast (german dish) all day

d)

it told them that their purpose was to have 100 pure Aryan children