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History Exam

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was a social darwinist argument in favor of Western imperialism

a)

Colonies would bring wealth and prestige to the home country

b)

Western Nations need outlets for their growing populations

c)

Western thought they had a duty to bring their civilization to inferior races

d)

Increased trade would benefit all people

2.

Ethiopia was able to remain independent because

a)

Europeans could not reach its remote location

b)

Europeans agreed to its independence at the conference of Berlin

c)

Ethiopia modernized and imported European weapons

d)

Ethiopia agreed to accept Christianity as its state religion

3.

Rifle cartridges greased with animal fat were a key cause of the

a)

Sepoy rebellion

b)

Mughal rebellion

c)

Taiping rebellion

d)

Armenian genocide

4.

The purpose of the open door policy was to

a)

Bring western-style reforms to China

b)

Protect the British opium trade in China

c)

Carve up China among the European powers

d)

Protect us trading rights in China

5.

Which of the following was a result of the russo-japanese war

a)

Japan gained control of Korea

b)

Russia gained control of Korea

c)

Japan gained control of Taiwan

d)

Russia gained control of parts of Manchuria

6.

The first British colonists to settle in Australia large numbers were

a)

Sugar planters

b)

Whalers

c)

Aborgines

d)

Prisoners

7.

The quotation above expresses the main idea of

a)

The Roosevelt corollary

b)

The Monroe doctrine

c)

Dollar diplomacy

d)

The Platt amendment

8.

French Indochina was made up of

a)

China, India, Burma

b)

China, Vietnam, Thailand

c)

Java, the Moluccas, and Malaya

d)

Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

9.

The Platt amendment gave the United States the right to intervene in the affairs of

a)

Mexico

b)

All of Latin America

c)

Cuba

d)

Panama

10.

United States gained control of the land for the Panama canal by

a)

Invading Panama and seizing the land

b)

Helping the Panamanian revolt against Colombia in exchange for the land

c)

Helping the panamanians win independence from Spain

d)

Backing in invasion of Panama by Columbia

11.

Which of the following events caused Britain to fight in world war 1

a)

Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum

b)

Russia join France to fight Austria

c)

Germany invaded Belgium

d)

Germany invaded Russia

12.

For which of the following reasons did the Schlieffen plan fail

a)

Belgium could not be defeated

b)

Germany did not have a strong army

c)

The United States joined the war

d)

Russia mobilized it's army quickly

13.

A stalemate developed along the western front early in the war because

a)

The United States immediately join the war

b)

Trench warfare made it difficult for either side to win an advantage

c)

The German army fought with outdated weapons

d)

The French army was able to push Germany out

14.

in the Zimmerman Note, Germany offered which of the following to Mexico if it joined the Central Powers

a)

Rule over the North American continent

b)

Three trillion dollars in gold

c)

The return of Mexican lands held by the United States

d)

A fleet of submarines

15.

In general, the provisions of the treaty of Versailles focused mainly on

a)

Increasing German power

b)

Punishing Germany

c)

Decreasing American influence

d)

Strengthening the Ottoman empire

16.

Which of the following groups seized complete control of Russia in 1917

a)

The Black hand

b)

The whites

c)

The Serbian nationalist

d)

The Bolsheviks

17.

By the early 20th century, Britain had built the world's most respected Navy because

a)

It needed to protect its vast overseas empire

b)

It was eager to go to war with Germany

c)

It feared economic competition from Russia

d)

It was a requirement of the treaties it had made

18.

To defend their merchant ships against attacks from German submarines, the allies

a)

Suspended the transport of supplies by ship

b)

Begin shipping supplies using zeppelins

c)

Organize the merchant ships into convoys

d)

Resorted to trench warfare

19.

How was fighting on the Eastern front different from fighting on the Western front

a)

Casualties were much lower on the Eastern front

b)

Trench warfare was not as widespread on the Eastern front

c)

Russian armies were better equipped than countries in the West

d)

The results of battles on the Eastern front where more decisive

20.

Who is the leader of the Bolsheviks in 1917 during the November revolution

a)

Grigori Rasputin

b)

Karl Marx

c)

V i Lenin

d)

Joseph Stalin

21.

American philosopher Henry David Thoreau influenced Mohandas Gandhi through his ideas of

a)

Apartheid

b)

Civil disobedience

c)

Economic policy

d)

Discrimination

22.

As a part of the struggle for Indian independence, Mohandas Gandhi urged Indians to

a)

Boycott British goods

b)

Avoid members of the "untouchable" caste

c)

Attack British-owned factories

d)

Kidnap important British leaders

23.

What can even convince Mindy Indians that India needed to govern itself

a)

Gandhi's boycott of British goods

b)

Armitsar massacre

c)

The salt March

d)

British treatment of The untouchables

24.

What was a result of prohibition, which was made law in the United States in 1919

a)

Greater freedom for women

b)

An increase in organized crime

c)

Voting rights for more citizens

d)

The development of jazz music

25.

How did the League of Nations respond when Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931

a)

It insisted that United States solve the problem

b)

It's an arms and supplies the manchurians

c)

It launched an assault against the invading forces

d)

It condemned Japan's action but did nothing to stop it

26.

U.s. President Franklin d Roosevelt proposed a massive package of depression relief called the

a)

New deal

b)

Federal reserve

c)

Fair deal

d)

Great society

27.

What was a key characteristic of fascism in the 1920s and 1930s

a)

Glorification of human reason

b)

Supremacy of the state

c)

Open political debate

d)

Pursuit of a classless society

28.

Someone attempted to make the cultural life of the Soviet Union more Russian by promoting a policy of

a)

Russification

b)

Surrealism

c)

Tsarism

d)

Capitalism

29.

What 1924 agreement reduced German reparations and provided us loans to Germany

a)

Dawes plan

b)

Versailles treaty

c)

Locarno treaties

d)

Kellogg-briand pact

30.

In 1935, the Nazis passed the Nuremberg laws, which

a)

Combine all protectant sects into a single state Church

b)

Deprived Jews of German citizenship

c)

Required all young Germans to join the Hitler youth

d)

Establish the third reich under Hitler

31.

Which of the following was a result of the work of Marie Curie and Albert Einstein

a)

The discovery of penicillin

b)

The discovery of atomic fission

c)

The development of liquid-fueled rocket

d)

The development of the polio vaccine

32.

After most of Ireland became self-governing in 1922, what why did the Irish Republican Army (IRA) continue to fight the British

a)

The IRA wanted reparations from Britain

b)

The IRA wanted a socialist government

c)

Northern Ireland remained under British rule

d)

Northern Ireland one in independence from the Irish free state

33.

In Britain during the 1920s, the labour party supported

a)

Upper class conservatives

b)

A gradual move toward socialism

c)

Legislation limiting the power of workers to strike

d)

Middle class business interests

34.

Which statement is correct about the economy of the United States in the 1920s

a)

The US economy was hurt by an unstable political scene

b)

Do us enjoyed the benefit of a command economy

c)

The US economy was hurt by crushing reparation payments

d)

The us became the world's leading economic power

35.

Under Mussolini's rule in Italy,

a)

A democracy was put in place

b)

The socialist came into power

c)

There was a one-party dictatorship

d)

Free speech was encouraged

36.

What was the cause of Stalin's Great Purge

a)

Peasants did not want to give up their land to the state

b)

Central planters did not achieve production goals

c)

Stalin feared rival party leaders

d)

The kulaks resisted collectivization

37.

What measure did the Nazi's take that was a rejection of the Versailles treaty

a)

They launched large public work projects

b)

They rearmed Germany

c)

They passed the Nuremberg laws

d)

They established the Gestapo

38.

The Eastern European nations that were carved out of old European empires after world war I

a)

A large industrial economies

b)

Had rich Democratic traditions

c)

Lacked capital to develop industry

d)

We're mostly free of ethnic tensions

39.

Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union because

a)

He wanted to protect the Germans living in Russia

b)

He wanted the Soviet Union's vast natural resources

c)

The Soviets had betrayed him by ceasing the Baltic states

d)

Soviets had helped the British at Dunkirk

40.

The US strategy of "Island hopping" in the Pacific

a)

Quickly weakened the resolve of Japanese soldiers

b)

Was a failure, forcing us to use atomic weapons

c)

Push Japanese forces into the jungles of Burma and Malaya

d)

Allowed the US to gradually move north towards Japan

41.

What was one of Stalin's major goals in Eastern Europe after world war II

a)

To debate the proper course of socialism

b)

To lead Eastern Europe to economic prosperity

c)

To create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments

d)

To improve education and protect refugees

42.

The Truman doctrine was rooted in the idea of

a)

Appeasement

b)

Containment

c)

Pacifism

d)

Aggression

43.

The League of Nations voted sanctions against which country for invading Ethiopia in 1935

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Bulgaria

d)

Japan

44.

What was usually the first stage of Hitler's blitzkrieg strategy

a)

Fast moving ground troops quickly overwhelm the enemy

b)

The luftwaffe attacked ground targets from the air

c)

Cities where shield by modern battleships

d)

Fast moving tanks quickly rolled across enemy territory

45.

What u.s. action influenced the Japanese decision to attack the United States in 1941

a)

U.s. ban the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan

b)

The US demanded that Japanese forces leave Manchuria

c)

The u.s. occupy the important island of Midway

d)

The u.s. condemned German aggression in Europe

46.

During world war II, "Rosie the riveter" came to symbolize

a)

The Ally nurses who cared for wounded troops on the front lines

b)

The woman who worked in us manufacturing plants

c)

The importance of obeying rules for food and gas rationing

d)

The woman who worked in British manufacturing plants

47.

In 1942, what priority did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin set in the war

a)

To achieve victory in Asia before trying to achieve in Europe

b)

To destroy the German Navy before invading Western Europe

c)

To achieve victory in Europe before trying to achieve it in Asia

d)

To open a second front in Western Europe in 1943

48.

What stopped the German advance during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941

a)

The Marshy land near Moscow

b)

Superior Soviet weaponry

c)

The Soviet victory at Stalingrad

d)

The terrible winter of 194-42

49.

What was the Manhattan project

a)

The allied plan for the invasion of Europe

b)

I plan to increase war production in the US industry

c)

A codename for the invasion of Guadalcanal

d)

A code name for the atomic bomb research

50.

Who were the kamikaze

a)

The pro-war group within the Japanese government

b)

Japanese pilots who crashed into allied warships

c)

The ruling class in Japanese society

d)

The name of the Japanese carrier group at Midway

51.

What happened at Dunkirk in the spring of 1940

a)

The British waited for Germans to attack and the phony war

b)

British forces successfully retreated across the English channel

c)

France signed German surrender documents

d)

The Germans launched their invasion to Britain

52.

What aspects of the Cold war arms race made it so terrifying

a)

The weapons were more powerful than ever before

b)

There were many superpowers with hydrogen bombs

c)

The weapons were being used as fast as they were built

d)

Many countries involved were very small and unstable

53.

A "red scare" was the fear of

a)

A nuclear attack on the Soviet Union

b)

A Soviet invasion of Europe

c)

Communist of the United States

d)

Invasion of South Vietnam

54.

After world war II, the United States offered assistance to war-torn European nations there which of the following

a)

Solidarity

b)

Glasnost

c)

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution

d)

The Marshall plan

55.

The Great leap Forward in the cultural revolution where social reform programs led by which leader

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Ho chi Minh

c)

Kim II sung

d)

Pol pot

56.

What happened to the defeat of Chinese nationalist

a)

They fled to North Vietnam

b)

They fled to the island of Taiwan

c)

They fled to the Soviet Union

d)

They were all killed by the communists

57.

During the Korean war, which nation provided hundreds of thousands of troops to help North Korea

a)

The United States

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

China

58.

Which alliance was dedicated to the security of communist nations in Europe during the Cold war

a)

The Khrushchev alliance

b)

The North Atlantic treaty organization

c)

The central treaty organization

d)

The Warsaw pact

59.

What was the main goal of the national liberation front, or Viet Cong

a)

To overthrow South Vietnam's government

b)

You kept your Ho chi Minh

c)

To fulfill the Domino theory

d)

Do you support the Chinese nationalists

60.

During the Vietnam war, the Tet offensive

a)

Was a major victory for Chinese forces

b)

Turn American public opinion against the war

c)

Was North Vietnam's final defense

d)

Brought the United States into the war

61.

The Khmer rouge was responsible for

a)

The Gulf of Tonkin resolution

b)

Helping peasant farmers in Cambodia

c)

Committing genocide in Cambodia

d)

Aiding the boat people of Cambodia

62.

In the 1990s, China's economic reforms led to

a)

An economic boom

b)

Democratic reforms

c)

Revolution

d)

War with the Soviet Union

63.

Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos

a)

Chief power through the Huks, a revolutionary group

b)

Strongly supported free elections in his country

c)

Supported the peasants overr the wealthy elite

d)

Became a dictator and cracked down on the basic reforms

64.

The Middle East has strategic global importance because

a)

It has large oil and gas reserves

b)

It is the crossroads of the world

c)

Most Nations have democratic governments

d)

Most Nations have free trade agreements with the United States

65.

The British decision to partition British India into two countries was influenced by

a)

The fear of violence between the Hindus and Sikhs

b)

The fear of violence between the Hindus and Muslims

c)

The desire that Bangladesh be independent

d)

The desire that Sri Lanka be independent

66.

Why has Jerusalem been a stumbling block in peace negotiations between Arabs and Israelis

a)

It was a capital of Palestine until Israelis took it

b)

Hamas has its main base of operations here

c)

Jerusalem is sacred to both Jews and Muslims

d)

Israelis has forced all Palestinians to leave Jerusalem

67.

Weapons that can release disease-carrying organisms such as smallpox are called

a)

Nuclear weapons

b)

Conventional weapons

c)

Chemical weapons

d)

Biological weapons