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Era of Global Wars Review

Total questions: 130

Worksheet time: 3hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are causes of World War I EXCEPT:

a)

Imperialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Anti-semitism

2.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the heir to what throne in Europe?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Great Britain

c)

Germany

d)

France

3.

All of the following were weapons new to the battlefield during World War I EXCEPT:

a)

Artilery

b)

Machine Gun

c)

Poison Gas

d)

Zeppelin

4.

All of the following were causes of the Russian Revolution EXCEPT:

a)

The adequate leadership skills of Czar Nicholas II

b)

Food Shortages

c)

Loss to Japan during the Russo-Japanese War

d)

Staggering casualties during World War I

5.

The Russian Civil War was between which two factions?

a)

Reds and Whites

b)

Loyalists and Pacifists

c)

Whites and Proletariat

d)

Reds and Neutrals

6.

Which of the following individuals was the last Romanov czar?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Nicholas I

c)

Alexei I

d)

Alexander II

7.

Which of the following was Lenin's economic policy that incorporated elements of capitalism?

a)

NEP

b)

NEPE

c)

NOP

d)

UNEP

8.

Who became leader of the Soviet Union following the death of Vladimir Lenin?

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Alexander Karensky

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Joseph Stalin

9.

Which of the following was not a reason for the USA entering World War I?

a)

Unrestricted submarine warfare

b)

The Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Trade deficits with Germany

d)

The sinking of the Lusitania

10.

Who was the President of the United States during World War I?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Alexander Hull

d)

Grover Cleveland

11.

World War I lasted from ______________ to __________________.

a)

1913 to 1917

b)

1915 to 1918

c)

1916 to 1920

d)

1914 to 1918

12.

Which of the following was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace following World War I?

a)

14 Points

b)

Versailles Accords

c)

14 Demands

d)

14 Parisian Requests

13.

Which of the following organizations was established after World War I to help peacefully settle future disputes between nations?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

The League of Nations

d)

The Warsaw Pact

14.

Which of the following treaties dealt with Germany following World War I?

a)

Treaty of St. Germaine

b)

Treaty of Sevres

c)

Treaty of Neuilly

d)

Treaty of Versailles

15.

All of the following were conditions outlined in the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT:

a)

Germany must join with Austria to form a unified state.

b)

Germany must accept full blame for causing World War I.

c)

Germany must pay huge monetary reparations to the allied countries.

d)

Germany must limit the size of its army, navy, and airforce.

16.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
17.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
18.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
19.
This word means support for different sides during war; there were the Allied and Central powers during WWI.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Militarism
20.
Germany used their U-boats to sink ships of the Allied powers; this British passenger liner was destroyed in 1917.
a)
Lusitania
b)
USS Maine
21.
The United States entered WWI in what year?
a)
1914
b)
1915
c)
1916
d)
1917
22.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
23.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
24.
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________.
a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
25.
Germany also had to ______ their military.
a)
disarm
b)
disband
c)
give up
26.
Germany also lost millions of square miles of ______.
a)
money
b)
land
c)
colonies
27.
Germany also had to take ______ for the war.
a)
a hit
b)
blame
c)
one for the team
28.
What were the causes of WWI?
a)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
b)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
c)
Militarism, Against, Nice, Iguanas
d)
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
29.
What sparked World War I?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
c)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
d)
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
30.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the
a)
Central Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Neutral Powers
31.
What country was neutral at the beginning of the war?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
32.
What type of fighting was used in WWI?
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total Warfare
c)
Subwarfare
d)
Trench Warfare
33.
What new technology sank allied and neutral supply ships?
a)
Dreadnoughts
b)
U-Boats
c)
Airplanes
34.
What answer is NOT a reason why America joined WWI?
a)
Zimmerman Telegram
b)
Unrestricted Subwarfare
c)
Member of the allies
d)
Lusitania sinking
35.
Which 14 point did Wilson create to prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
No secret alliances
c)
Removal of economic barriers
d)
Absolute freedom of seas
36.
What nation did not sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States 
d)
Germany
37.
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
a)
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
b)
Mexico vowed to help the U.S.  and the Allies in World War I
c)
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
d)
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
38.
The president of the United States during WWI. He believed in isolationism.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
William McKinley
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
39.
America joined which alliance during WWI?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Central Powers
40.

When did Russia withdraw from the war?

a)

Nov 1917

b)

Dec 1917

c)

Jan 1918

d)

Jan 1915

41.
This was primarily along the German-Russian border
a)
Western front
b)
Eastern front
c)
Northern front
d)
Southern front
42.
Deadlocked region on the border of France and Germany
a)
Western front
b)
Eastern front
c)
Northern front
d)
Southern front
43.

Soldiers in World War I had problems in the trenches that they endured. Among these problems were:

a)

Body Lice

b)

Rats

c)

Trench Foot

d)

All of the Answer choices given

44.
WWI was also known as the....
a)
Great War
b)
armistice
c)
isolationism
d)
Doughboys
45.
The Treaty of Versailles blamed which country for the start of World War I?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
United States
46.

Which country's territories were divided under the mandate system?

a)

Ottoman Empire

b)

Kingdom of Italy

c)

Russian Empire

d)

Empire of Japan

47.

Which countries gained control of lands in the Middle East as a result of the mandate system?

a)

Great Britain & France

b)

Russia & France

c)

Italy & Great Britain

d)

Germany & the United States

48.

The mandate system was established by the ---

a)

League of Nations

b)

Ottoman Empire

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Soviet Union

49.

What body does this table describe?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

World Trade Organization

d)

International Monetary Fund

50.

Which country began to dominate the global economy after World War I?

a)

United States

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

France

51.

Which concept grew in popularity and influence as a result of the world wide depression?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Democracy

d)

Limited government

52.

Which title best summarizes this list?

a)

Dictators of the Interwar Period

b)

Ambassadors from the Interwar Period

c)

Monarch of the Interwar Period

d)

Presidents from the Interwar Period

53.

Industrialization in Japan led to a growing demand for---

a)

natural resources

b)

universities

c)

immigrant labor

d)

democracy

54.

Which country invaded the darker-shaded area of this map in the 1930s?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Korea

c)

India

d)

Japan

55.

Which African nation did Benito Mussolini invade in an effort to create a new Roman empire?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Libya

c)

Kenya

d)

Congo

56.

All of the following aided Adolf Hitler's rise to power EXCEPT---

a)

an alliance with Russia

b)

inflation and depression

c)

antisemitism

d)

extreme nationalism

57.
The extermination of 11 million people, including 9 million Jews, was called 
a)
Holocaust
b)
Reichtag
c)
Third Reich 
58.
Germany employed a tactic that used extremely quick attacks. What was this called 
a)
blitzkrieg 
b)
lebenbaum
c)
leningrad
d)
Trench warfare 
59.
Attack the prompted the United States to join WWII
a)
Pearl Harbor 
b)
El-Alamein
c)
D-Day
60.
Joseph Stalin is to the Soviet Union as Hitler is to ________
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Japan
d)
Britain
61.
What happened December 7th 1941?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Sinking of the Titanic 
c)
WWI
d)
Battle of Britain
62.
Who is the dictator of Japan?
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Tojo
d)
Hirohito
63.
Who were the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany, Italy, China
b)
United States, Great Britain (UK), Soviet Union (USSR)
c)
Italy, France, Germany
d)
Japan, Germany, Italy
64.
What event began World War II?
a)
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
Munich Conference
65.
WWII was fought from:
a)
1941-1947
b)
1939-1941
c)
1939-1945
d)
1933-1941
66.
What is the policy of appeasement?
a)
giving in to an aggressor to avoid war
b)
standing up for one's beliefs
c)
depending on allies to fight for you
d)
disarming to show your unwillingness to fight
67.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
68.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
69.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
70.
Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the  attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi  Germany?
a)
Hirohito
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin 
71.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
72.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
73.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
74.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
75.
How was Japan aggressive prior (before) WWII?
a)
invaded China
b)
Build an Atomic Bomb
c)
Helped Hitler in Europe
d)
Attacted Los Angelos 
76.
What is VJ Day?
a)
The day that Japan was bombed 
b)
The day President Truman was elected President 
c)
The day the war started
d)
The day Japan surrendered to the Allies 
77.
What was D-day?
a)
dropping of the nuclear bomb
b)
The day the U.S. bombed Japan
c)
The last day of WWII
d)
The allies worked together on the largest water to land invasion in history
78.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
a)
leader of the Soviet Union
b)
leader of the United States
c)
leader of Great Britain
79.
Who was Adolf Hitler?
a)
U.S. President
b)
leader of the allied forces
c)
dictator of Germany
80.
Who was the fascist dictator  of Italy and was an ally of Hitler?
a)
Mussolini
b)
FDR
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Rosie the Riveter
81.
a government that controls the economy, culture and all parts of people's lives is called 
a)
fascism
b)
nationalism
c)
isolationism
d)
mobilization
82.

What do Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin all have in common?

a)

they are Communist dictators

b)

they are Fascist rulers

c)

they are Totalitarian dictators

83.
What happened on August 6th, 1945? 
a)
US Bombed Hiroshima
b)
US Bombed Nagasaki 
c)
Japan Surrendered 
d)
US Entered WWII
84.
Who were the Allies? 
a)
Switzerland, Belgium, France
b)
Great Britain, UK, England
c)
Soviet Union, Russia, USSR 
d)
UK, US, USSR
85.
Which issue best characterizes the years leading to the Second World War?
a)
Expansion of the race for space flight
b)
Rise of dictators and totalitarian states
c)
Introduction of new information technology
d)
Concern for climate change and conservation
86.
What was Hitler's "Final Solution?"
a)
Hitler's plan to exterminate all US and Soviet Troops. 
b)
Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews living in the Third Reich. 
c)
Hitler's plan to win the war. 
d)
Hitler's plan to escape out of his bunker.
87.
How did WWI lead to WWII
a)
The treaty of Versailles ruined Germany, allowing totalitarian governments to take over
b)
France occupied Germany leading to a revolution by Hitler
c)
The totalitarian government set up after WWI was corrupt.
d)
It was unclear who was victorious in WWI
88.
What was the biggest reason for the U.S. not declaring war on Germany, after they invaded Poland?
a)
Many Americans supported Isolationism
b)
Germany and the U.S. had a Non-Aggression Pact
c)
The U.S. feared Hitler's retaliation
d)
The Great Depression prevented the U.S. from doing so
89.
The successful Allied invasion of France was known as
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
D-Day
d)
Battle of El Alamein 
90.
What city was the 1st atomic bomb dropped on
a)
Tokyo
b)
Nagasaki
c)
Hiroshima 
d)
Kawasaki 
91.
How did Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs impact the outcome of the war?
a)
Germany surrendered and fighting ended in Europe
b)
Thousands of Americans died fighting in Japan after their retaliation
c)
Japan was forced to surrender ending WWII 
d)
America  surrendered and WWII ended 
92.
What was the main effect of the event reported in this headline?
a)
The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.
b)
The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan
c)
Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help in the fight against Japan
d)
World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies
93.
After the War, the Germans were forced to face the court for their actions. 12 Nazi Leaders were hung.
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Scopes Trial
94.

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

a)

Allied & Central Powers

b)

Allied & Axis Powers

c)

Central & Axis Powers

d)

Allied & Associated Powers

95.

A “Day that will live in infamy” refers to which event? *

a)

the bombing of Hiroshima

b)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

the stock market crash

d)

the day that Roosevelt died

96.

Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Kyoto and Tokyo

c)

Nagasaki and Kyoto

d)

Tokyo and Hiroshima

97.

What was Hitler's main objective during the Battle of Britain?

a)

To control the water around Britain

b)

To control the skies around Britian

c)

To control British land

d)

To control the British transport links

98.

Who won the Battle of Britain?

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

France

d)

America

99.
Hitler's Operation Barbarossa was a plan to attack ____.
a)
England 
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
100.
Lightning warfare
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Luftwaffe
c)
Blitzkrieg
d)
Leap-Frogging
101.
Aerial battle fought over England. 
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Britain
102.
German army invades the USSR, ignoring the Non-Aggression Pact
a)
Operation Barbarossa
b)
Stalingrad
c)
Leningrad
d)
Battle of the Bulge
103.
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion; later became President of USA
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Chester Nimitz
d)
George Marshall
104.
Commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific - led Island hopping
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
George Patton
d)
Douglas MacArthur
105.
The US General in charge of the European theater and the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
George S. Patton
c)
Bernard Montgomery
d)
Harry S Truman
106.

US Army General who devised the plan to rebuild Europe

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

George Marshall

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

Harry Truman

107.
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews is known as
a)
Pro-Judaism
b)
Anti-Judaism
c)
Anti-Jewishism
d)
Anti-Semitism
108.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
109.

Which of the following kinds of people did Pol Pot NOT target

a)

artists

b)

intellectuals

c)

monks

d)

farmers

110.

What were the 2 ethnic groups in Rwanda?

a)

Hutu & Tutsis

b)

Rwandans & Hutus

c)

Rwandans & Tutsis

d)

none of these options are correct

111.
In this genocide, Serbs living in the country persecuted Muslims who were also living in the country. It was the largest massacre in Europe since the Holocaust.
a)
Cambodia
b)
Darfur
c)
Rwanda
d)
Bosnia
112.
In this genocide, Hutu extremist were the perpetrators.
a)
Rwanda
b)
Darfur
c)
Bosnia
d)
Cambodia
113.
In this genocide, Tutsis were the primary victims.
a)
Darfur
b)
Rwanda
c)
Cambodia
d)
Bosnia
114.
Christians in the Ottoman Empire were accused of supporting Russia. This led to the
a)
Armenian Genocide
b)
Stalin's Purges
c)
Ethnic Cleansing in the former Yugoslavia
d)
The Killing Fields in Cambodia
115.
To eliminate anyone who was disloyal or working against the interests of the Soviet Union
a)
Genocide in Rwanda
b)
Stalin's Purges
c)
Ethnic Cleansing in the former Yugoslavia
d)
The Killing Fields in Cambodia
116.
Serbians systematically murders the Muslim populations of Bosnia
a)
Genocide in Rwanda
b)
Stalin's Purges
c)
Ethnic Cleansing in the former Yugoslavia
d)
Armenian Genocide
117.
This was the leader(s) of the Cambodian Genocide
a)
Pol Pot
b)
Stalin
c)
Slobodan Milosevic
d)
Ottoman Turks
118.
The leader(s) of the Armenian Genocide
a)
Hutus
b)
Stalin
c)
Slobodan Milosevic
d)
Ottoman Turks
119.

West Germany became democratic and East Germany did not.

a)

true

b)

false

120.

Who occupied Japan and helped them rebuild and become a democracy?

a)

China

b)

Soviet Union

c)

U.S.

d)

Germany

121.

Define the Marshall Plan.

a)

massive financial aid from the U.S. to rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism

b)

massive financial aid from the Soviet Union to rebuild Eastern Europe

c)

massive financial aid from the China to rebuild Asia

122.

The United Nations was formed at the end of WWII, what was its purpose?

a)

to settle international legal disputes

b)

to regulate international trade

c)

to try to prevent future global wars

d)

to license new technology

123.
What type of government did the US want to spread?
a)
democracy
b)
communism
c)
autocracy
d)
oligarchy
124.
After WWII, what type of government did the Soviet Union want to spread?
a)
democracy
b)
communism
c)
fuedalism
d)
imagination
125.
What country was divided into 4 zones following WWII?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Canada
c)
Japan
d)
Germany
126.
After WWII, Germany was split into...
a)
East Germany and West Germany
b)
North Germany and South Germany
c)
Old Germany and New Germany
d)
German Chocolate and German Shepherd
127.
East Germany had a _______________ government.
a)
progressive
b)
communist
c)
democratic
d)
static
128.
What was the huge alliance that the US and 11 other countries signed in 1949?
a)
NATO
b)
United Nations
c)
League of Nations
d)
Justice League
129.

Who led the warsaw pact?

a)

US

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

Soviet Union

130.

Provided a code of conduct for the treatment of people under the protection of their government

a)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

non-aggression

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