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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WWI was triggered when

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

North Korea invaded South Korea

c)

Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated

d)

Britain invaded the French region of Alsace-Lorraine

2.

Escalated the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary to WWI

a)

The system of alliances

b)

The Truman Doctrine

c)

Appeasement

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

3.

During WWI, much of the fighting was done

a)

In Britain

b)

In the US

c)

In trenches

d)

In the Pacific

4.

Pushed the US to join the Allies during WWI

a)

The Truman Doctrine

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

The Zimmerman Telegram

5.

Dropped out of WWI after suffering heavy losses and then experiencing a revolution and civil war

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Austria-Hungary

6.

When the US joined the war, President Truman presented his 14 Points, with the goal of

a)

Winning the war against the Russians

b)

Containing Communism

c)

Establishing a lasting peace

d)

Creating the United Nations

7.

Devastating weapon that was banned after WWI

a)

Poison gas

b)

Submarines

c)

Tanks

d)

Nuclear weapons

8.

German plan to invade and defeat France before fighting the Russians

a)

Wiemar Plan

b)

Marx Plan

c)

Schliefen Plan

d)

Hitler's Final Solution

9.

WWI ended on

a)

October 10, 1919 at 10am

b)

September 11, 1921 at 11am

c)

November 11, 1919 at 11am

d)

May 5, 1921 at 5pm

10.

Killed more people than the war in 1918

a)

Famine in Russia

b)

Nuclear bombs dropped on Japan

c)

The Ebola Outbreak

d)

The Influenza Pandemic

11.

Treaty that ended WWI

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of London

d)

Paris Peace Accords

12.

One reason why the Treaty of Versailles was unfair was

a)

Forced Germany to pay $30 billion in reparations

b)

Forced Britain to accept blame for starting the war

c)

Forced Italy to pay $30 billion in reprations

d)

Forced France to limit the size of their military

13.

After WWI Germany started printing more money to pay reparations. This lead to

a)

WWII

b)

Hyper-inflation

c)

Tension between Germany and the Soviet Union

d)

The Great Depression in the US

14.

Took control of the Soviet Union after Lenin died in 1924

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Joseph Stalin

15.

When Hitler was thrown in prison after attempting to overthrow the government he

a)

Wrote a book called Mein Kampf which made him incredibly popular

b)

Became a member of the Nazi Party

c)

Was tortured by Russian prisoners

d)

Became Chancellor of Germany even before he was released

16.

Rose to power in Italy before WWII

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Benito Mussolini

17.

The Cheka in the Soviet Union and the Gestapo in Germany are both examples of

a)

Opposition political parties that were killed off

b)

Economic policies that failed

c)

National Airforces

d)

Secret police groups that used terror and intimidation

18.

In the years before WWII, Japan invaded

a)

China

b)

The Soviet Union

c)

The US

d)

Hawaii

19.

In the years before WWII Italy invaded

a)

Japan

b)

France

c)

Kenya

d)

Ethiopia

20.

In 1938 Germans attacked Jewish neighborhoods and eventually forced Jews into ghettos during

a)

The Holocaust

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Mein Kampf

d)

The Schlieffen Plan

21.

Act of giving in to an aggressor (policy used towards Hitler before WWII)

a)

Appeasement

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Domino Theory

22.

WWII officially began when Germany invaded

a)

France

b)

The US

c)

Poland

d)

Britain

23.

During WWII Japan, Germany, and Italy formed the

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

c)

Central Powers

d)

Triple Alliance

24.

During WWII The Soviet Union, France, Britain, The US, and China formed the

a)

Central Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Triple Alliance

25.

A major turning point against the Nazis occured on D-Day when the allied forces

a)

Invaded Poland

b)

Invaded France

c)

Invaded Italy

d)

Invaded the Soviet Union

26.

The US was compelled to join WWII when

a)

The Zimmerman Telegram was discovered

b)

The Lusitania was sunk

c)

Britain was invaded

d)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

27.

During WWII the Germans dedicated much effort to systematically kill over 6 million Jewish people. This tragedy is now known as

a)

The Holocaust

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

Krystallnacht

d)

D-Day

28.

The war in the Pacific ended when the US

a)

Invaded Okinawa

b)

Defeated the Kamikazes

c)

Used atomic weapons

d)

Surrendered to The Soviet Union

29.

The two world super power after WWII

a)

The Soviet Union and China

b)

The Soviet Union and The US

c)

The US and Britain

d)

The US and China

30.

During the Cold War The Soviet Union was attempting to spread

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Capitalism

d)

Christianity

31.

Policy to restrict the spread of communism

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Schlieffen Plan

d)

Treaty of Versailles

32.

The Korean War began when

a)

The Viet Cong attacked South Korea

b)

North Korea invaded South Korea

c)

China invaded South Korea

d)

The US invaded North Korea

33.

Brought communism to China

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Pol Pot

d)

Mao Zedong

34.

When East Germans started to flee to West Berlin the East German government

a)

Invaded West Berlin

b)

Built a wall around West Berlin

c)

Pulled out of the United Nations

d)

Pull out of the Soviet Union

35.

When democratic protests erupted in Prague, The Soviets

a)

Invaded and stopped any democratic reforms

b)

Pulled out of the Warsaw Pact

c)

Built a wall around Prague

d)

Allowed democratic elections

36.

The US and Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war when the Soviet place nuclear missiles in

a)

Turkey

b)

Korea

c)

Cuba

d)

Vietnam

37.

The US feared that if Vietnam fell to communism then so would the rest of the region. This thought is called

a)

The Truman Doctrine

b)

The Monrow Doctrine

c)

The Domino Theory

d)

The Cold War

38.

Sputnik was

a)

The first satellite in space

b)

The Soviet policy to spread communism

c)

The largest aircraft carrier in the Soviet fleet

d)

The first probe to land on the moon

39.

The Soviets got sucked into a long and costly war in the 1980s in

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Cambodia

d)

Afghanistan

40.

In 1991 The Soviet Union was forced to collapse when

a)

Russia pulled out of the USSR

b)

The US invaded Moscow

c)

The Afghan War ended

d)

The US landed on the moon