WorksheetsEuropean History Review 3.0
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 34mins
What caused Russians to strike, leading to the Russian Revolution?
The czar and his family
The increase in protests
Food shortages
Taking part in World War I
Which event occurred last: A. czar abdicates power, B. Bloody Sunday, C. czar killed, D. Communism comes to power
A
B
C
D
What type of government was established in Russia after the Russian Revolution?
Democracy
Communism
Nazism
Capitalism
Which events led to the rise of Communism in Russia?
French Revolution & American Revolution
World War I & World War II
Russian Revolution & World War I
World War II & Russian Revolution
How did the Allies hope to keep Germany from becoming too powerful after WWI?
No restrictions were placed on the Germany Army
Czar Nicholas II sent troops into Germany for ten years
The Germans were not allowed to have a large army or navy
Germany was divided into four parts and controlled by four different countries
Which of the choices would be a reason for the economic depression after WWI?
War Debt
Inflation after countries printed more money
Increased taxes on citizens to help pay for the war
All of the above
What effects did the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany that resulted in the German citizens turning to Hitler and Nazism?
Decreased size of the military
Loss of land/territory
Had to pay war reparations (war debt)
All of the above
When Hitler came to power in Germany, how did he improve the economy?
Continued printing money
Paid off all of the war debt from WWI
Built up the army and produced war supplies
He was not able to help the economy, even though he promised
During his rise to power, Hitler gained popularity and helped stir extreme anti-Semitic sentiment by ...
Convincing Germans that the United States was responsible for their many hardships
Making the people of Germany believe that the Soviet Union was going to attack them
Blaming the collapse of world trade and the other economic failures on Jews & Jewish financiers
Destroying the rule of law in Germany so that Germans would seek retribution on each other
-Hitler promised to rebuild Germany’s military
-The Treaty of Versailles angered Germans
-Hitler said he would get back Germany’s lost land
What do these statements explain?
Events that led to World War I
Feelings Germans had about other countries
Ways that German leaders tried to rebuild their country
Reasons why Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany
What is the goal of Communism?
To allow capitalism and entrepreneurship where people can create their own businesses
To allow a dictator to have complete control over a country
To create a society without economic classes where everybody shares the work and rewards
To make sure each individual person has everything they need
What did Lenin promise Communism would bring to Russia?
A new monarchy
Fairness and equality to all Russians
An increase of entrepreneurship and personal wealth
An increase in military strength
When thousands of Russian workers began protesting the government, what was Tsar (Czar) Nicholas II forced to do in 1917?
Start a civil war
Abdicate the throne
Create concentration camps
Share his wealth with the people
What is the term for the policy of letting Hitler do what he wanted, including defiantly building up his military?
Appeasement
Nationalism
War crimes
Bullying
Which event led most directly to the end of the Cold War?
The Holocaust
Worldwide economic depression
The rise of Communism
Collapse of the Soviet Union
What was the Cold War?
The bloodiest war in US history
A war fought in extremely cold temperatures
A war between the US and the USSR where no weapons were used
A war fought between the Allied Powers and Axis Powers
When the Cold War ended, what happened to the Soviet Union?
It became a Communist nation
It came under the rule of a king
It isolated itself from the rest of the world
It was divided into many independent countries
In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed MAINLY because
Years of economic stagnation left it far behind Western and Asian counties
Key Soviet leaders were assassinated
The United States was a better country and capitalism ruled the world
The United States was a better country and capitalism ruled the world
What was the outcome of the Soviet Union (Communist) and the United States (Democratic) gaining influence over world events?
The Soviet Union and the United States went to war against each other
The Soviet Union and the United States became superpowers
Other countries in the world chose side
The Soviet Union and the United States became superpowers & Other countries in the world chose side
Germany was divided after WWII between the US, Britain, France, and Russia. However, Russia did not agree to unite a democratic Germany. What was the outcome in the capital city of Berlin?
Western Germany became Communist
The eastern and western sides of the city united
The Berlin Wall was built
Eastern Germany became democratic
What were the two alliances that formed during the Cold War?
European Union and the United Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & Warsaw Pact
NAFTA and NATO
European Union and Warsaw Pact
Near the end of the Cold War, which country decided to increase freedoms of people and reduce government control of business?
The Soviet Union (USSR)
The United States (USA)
After the Berlin Wall was torn down and Germany was united again, what occurred in the Eastern European countries?
They joined together and went to war against Russia
They continued to be part of the Soviet Union
Several counties fell into economic depression
They gained independence and set up their own governments
The reintegration (joining together) of West and East Germany into a single nation in 1990
End of the Cold War
Fall of the Berlin Wall
German Reunification
End of Gorbachev's presidency
Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War
Communist Bloc
Blockage of Communism
Iron Curtain
United States of Communism
When did the Cold War take place?
Before WWI
Before WWII
After WWII
It's still happening today
A federation/a GROUP of communist countries in Eastern Europe, joined together from the time of the Russian Revolution until its collapse in 1991 at the end of the Cold War
Cold War countries
Berlin Wall/Berlin
Russia/Berlin Wall
Soviet Union
What country is this?
France
Italy
Ukraine
United Kingdom
What country is this?
Romania
Norway
Poland
Germany
What country is this?
Germany
France
Hungary
Italy
Which body of water is circled?
North Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
What country is this?
Russia
Poland
Romania
Spain
What country is this?
Spain
Sweden
Finland
Germany
What country is this?
Belarus
Ukraine
Romania
United Kingdom
What country is this?
Iceland
Norway
United Kingdom
Italy
What lies on Europe’s eastern border and separates Europe from Asia?
Scandinavian Peninsula
Pyrenees Mountains
Mediterranean Sea
Ural Mountains
Where do most Russians live?
in the Ural Mountains
in Siberia
on the Arctic Coastline
on the European side of the country
Why do many Germans live along the Rhine River?
The Rhine River provides an increase in transportation and trade
The Rhine River provides a decrease in transportation and trade
The Rhine River provides more educational opportunities
The Rhine provides a trade barrier
What is the name of the vast, flat area of fertile land (arable) that stretches from France’s Atlantic Coast to the Ural Mountains of Russia?
Iberian Peninsula
Scandinavian Peninsula
The European Plain
The Ural Mountains
Even though Russia has a larger population, why is the United Kingdom is more densely populated than Russia?
Russia has few natural resources
Russia is much larger than the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has few major cities
The UK's location makes trade difficult
