WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What country was trying to spread Communism throughout the world after WWII?
a)
United States
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Britain
2.
What country was the main country trying to spread Democracy throughout the world after WWII?
a)
United States
b)
France
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Britain
3.
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were plans to prevent the spread of what?
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Capitalism
4.
Which organization replaced the League of Nations in 1945?
a)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
5.
Which policy was put into place to prevent the spread of Communism?
a)
Communism
b)
Containment
c)
Mutually Assured Destruction
d)
Enclosure
6.
Who was the leader of Cuba?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Fidel Castro
7.
The Soviets blocked West Berlin and wanted western influence out. What was this known as?
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Berlin Blockade
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Berlin Olympics
8.
Which one of the following countries was taken over by a civil war that was won by Communists?
a)
Korea
b)
China
c)
Angola
d)
Cuba
9.
What type of support did the Soviet Union give to persuade countries to be Communist?
a)
Economic
b)
Military
c)
Disaster Relief
d)
Military and Economic
10.
Which U.S. policy said that once one nation falls to communism others would follow?
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Domain Theory
d)
Particle Theory
11.
Which country was the aggressor nation during the Korean conflict?
a)
China
b)
North Korea
c)
South Korea
d)
Soviet Union
12.
What nation sent troops to help in South Korea and placed in charge of the U.N. forces?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
United States
d)
Canada
13.
Which parallel does Korea still remain divided at to this very day?
a)
17
b)
25
c)
32
d)
38
14.
Churchill gave a speech, described East Europe as being "behind the __." What was it behind?
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The Velvet Curtain
c)
The Trap Door
d)
The last door on the left
15.
Which physical feature was placed to keep East and West Berlin Separated?
a)
Berlin Wall
b)
Berlin Blockade
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Berlin Olympics
16.
What bomb was more powerful than a nuclear bomb that the Soviets tested?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Helium
c)
Radium
d)
Cadmium
17.
What was the name of the first satellite put into space?
a)
Hubble
b)
Rover
c)
Sputnik
d)
Director
18.
Who was the leader of the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Ngo Dinh Diem
c)
Kim Ill Son
d)
Kim Jon Un
19.
The communist supporters in South Vietnam were given which name?
a)
The Reds
b)
Viet Cong
c)
Communist
d)
S.V.S
20.
1962, the intense negotiations between the S.U. and the U.S. was known as what?
a)
Soviet Missile Crisis
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
U.S. Missile Crisis
d)
Turkey Missile Crisis
21.
When did communist governments start to fall out of power in Europe?
a)
Late 70s, early 80s
b)
Late 60s, early 70s
c)
Late 80s, early 90s
d)
Late 90s, early 2000s
22.
Which group did Lech Walesa lead, and what type of group were they?
a)
Yakuza, Polish mob
b)
Solidarity, labor union
c)
ISIS, Islamic terrorist group
d)
Blackhand, political extremist
23.
In what country did citizens cut a hole in the fence that separated them from Western Europe?
a)
Poland
b)
Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
Slovakia
24.
Who was elected leader of the Soviet Union in 1982?
a)
Mikhail Gorbachev
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Vladimir Putin
25.
Who became President of the United States in 1983?
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
George Bush
c)
Barak Obama
d)
Donald Trump
26.
What date did Gorbachev dissolve the Soviet Union ending the Cold War?
a)
October 17. 1992
b)
May 5, 1991
c)
June 30, 1993
d)
December 25, 1991
27.
In what year did Vladimir Putin replace Boris Yeltsin as Russian President?
a)
1998
b)
1999
c)
2000
d)
2001
28.
Yugoslavia broke up into six smaller nations. What are those nations?
a)
Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegonina, Macedonia
b)
Germany, Italy, France, Poland
c)
Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Turkey
d)
England, Ireland, Scotland, Norway
29.
What was the purpose of the European Union?
a)
strengthen economies of democratic nations
b)
allow for beneficial trade by lowering restrictions
c)
increase trading opportunites
d)
all of the above
30.
In what year was NAFTA signed in the Americas?
a)
1991
b)
1992
c)
1993
d)
1994
31.
What natural resource does the Middle East have the world's largest supply of?
a)
lumber
b)
oil
c)
salt
d)
rice
32.
Territorial issues and blank are the main reasons for many conflicts in the Middle East?
a)
resources
b)
religious differences
c)
political issues
d)
Saddam Hussein
33.
Who was the leader of Iraq?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
George Bush
d)
Barak Obama
34.
Nicknamed Operation Overlord, what was the U.N.'s response to Iraqi troops in Kuwait?
a)
Enduring Freedom
b)
Iraqi Freedom
c)
Terrorism
d)
Desert Storm
35.
What weapon did terrorist use to take over planes on 9/11?
a)
hand gun
b)
knife
c)
machete
d)
shotgun
36.
How many planes were lost during the attacks of 9/11?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
37.
Which terrorist group was responsible for the attacks on 9/11?
a)
Muslim Brotherhood
b)
Al-Qaeda
c)
ISIS
d)
Al-Jazeera
38.
Where did many of the women work during WWI and WWII?
a)
banks
b)
grocery stores
c)
restaurants
d)
factories
39.
Other than journalism, what other type of profession did women start entering in the 1920s?
a)
medicine
b)
Military
c)
construction
d)
teaching
40.
Women in Arab nations are having what denied making them victims of abuse?
a)
medicine
b)
work
c)
education
d)
food
41.
Education in math and ____ culminated in the first lunar landing in 1969?
a)
social studies
b)
science
c)
english
d)
biology
42.
The International Space Station was a joint venture by how many nations in 1998?
a)
14
b)
15
c)
16
d)
17
43.
What became the primary source of news in the 1950s?
a)
internet
b)
computer
c)
newspaper
d)
television
44.
Today, this has the ability to broadcast signals around the world?
a)
international space station
b)
cell phone
c)
internet
d)
satellite
45.
Which device used to be as big as this room, but can now fit in the palm of your hand?
a)
computer
b)
cell phone
c)
car
d)
internet
46.
Urbanization and ___________________ have led to many factors in our environment.
a)
population growth
b)
cars
c)
burning of fossil fuels
d)
deforestation
47.
In 1950, the U.N., estimated that 732 million people lived in urban areas. What was it in 2005?
a)
1.5 billion
b)
2.3 billion
c)
2.8 billion
d)
3.2 billion
48.
What document was designed to reduce greenhouse emissions by each country?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Kyoto Protocol
d)
Declaration of Independence
49.
On a local level what can we do to help reduce waste in our communities?
a)
unplug electronics when not in use
b)
use reusable bags
c)
recycle
d)
all of the above
50.
What are two renewable resources that we can invest in to power our homes and businesses?
a)
oil and water
b)
nuclear and solar
c)
lumber and wind
d)
solar and wind
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