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WH DA 2 19/20

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the United States shift from isolationism in WWI & WWII to Total War?

a)

People were ready to go to war, no shift needed.

b)

The government paid people for their loyalty.

c)

Heavy reliance on propaganda posters and campaigns.

d)

Offering people free tuition.

2.

How did the United States government get enough money to go to war during WWI & WWII?

a)

They already had enough money.

b)

The government asked its citizens to buy war bonds or liberty bonds.

c)

They sold old war equipment.

d)

War is not expensive at all.

3.

What policy did the United States have at the beginning of World War 2?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Involvement

c)

Persecution of Japanese

d)

Kindness

4.
________________ were one reason that so many countries became involved in WWI.
a)
telegrams
b)
e-mails
c)
alliances
d)
rumors
5.
This word means strengthening a country's military; it's a cause of World War I.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Militarism
c)
Alliances
d)
Imperialism
6.
This word means seeking other colonies; it was a cause of World War I.
a)
Militarism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Alliances
d)
Nationalism
7.
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
8.
This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
9.

Count Brockdorff-Rantzau is responsible for signing which document assigning blame for WWI to Germany?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Nazi-Soviet Pact

c)

Treaty of Brest-Litovisk

d)

Treaty of New York

10.

What incidents finally convinced the US that they had to enter WWI? Click all that apply

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania

b)

The Zimmermann Telegram

c)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

d)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

11.

After WWI, the United States attempted to avoid future international conflicts by doing which of the following?

a)

The senate approved of the United States joining the League of Nations.

b)

The Senate refused to approve of the United States joining the League of Nations.

c)

Making the other countries pay high reparations for making them join WWI.

d)

Took land from the other countries who lost the war.

12.
What treaty officially ended WWI?
a)
Brest-Litovsk
b)
Paris
c)
Versailles
d)
Trafalgar
13.

Which of these countries did NOT join the League of Nations

a)

UK

b)

France

c)

USA

d)

Japan

14.

Why did the USA not join the League of Nations? Click all that apply.

a)

Many Americans hated the Treaty of Versailles

b)

They didn't think they had anything in common with Europe.

c)

They feared that US troops would be sent to die in foreign lands

d)

They decided to follow a policy of isolationism

15.
The incident that started World War I was the assassination of 
a)
The Prince of Germany
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Archduke Ferdinand
d)
the King of Austria-Hungary
16.
____________ began in 1914 in Europe.
a)
WWI
b)
Civil War
c)
WWII
d)
Spanish-American
17.

Most of the United State's allies were....

a)

Communist

b)

Anarchists

c)

Democratic

d)

Fascists

18.

A forced march of captured American and Filipino troops during WWII.

a)

John Sousa March

b)

MeToo March

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

island hopping

19.

What and where is Bataan?

a)

An Island near Hawaii

b)

A city in Japan

c)

A peninsula in the Philippines

d)

A river in China

e)

A mountain on the Island of Guadalcanal

20.

Who were the participating countries in Operation Barbarossa and the Battle of Stalingrad?

a)

Germany and Russia

b)

Germany, Russia and Finland

c)

Germany, Russia and Great Britain

d)

Russia and Finland

21.

What happened near the end of the battle of Stalingrad to make the Germans finally surrender?

a)

The Soviet Union threatened the Germans with an atomic bomb

b)

The Soviets attacked killing pretty much all of the German troops

c)

The Germans were surrounded by Soviet Troops and began to starve to death

d)

The Germans thought that the Soviets would let them go home

22.

The Soviet Union's army was called what during WWII?

a)

The Russian Army

b)

The Red Army

c)

The Commie Army

d)

The Socialist Sharknados

23.
Which word best describes Germany's democracy before the rise of Hitler?
a)
Strong
b)
Weak
c)
Non-existant
d)
Growing
24.
What type of government did Germany, Italy, Spain, and Japan develop in the interwar period?
a)
Fascist
b)
Communist
c)
Socialist
d)
Democratic
25.
How did the Treaty of Versailles encourage the start of WWII?
a)
It allowed for the use of chemical weapons in war
b)
It rearranged the map of Europe to benefit Germany, enraging the rest of the world
c)
It collapsed after Russia refused to join in the negotiations
d)
It treated Germany harshly, thus inspiring totalitarianism and nationalism
26.
What was the primary difference in opposing governments at the beginning of World  War II? 
a)
Strong vs weak 
b)
Neutral vs involved
c)
Isolationist vs imperialist 
d)
Dictatorships vs democracies
27.
Fascist dictators are Hitler, Tojo, and 
a)
Truman
b)
Mussolini 
c)
Churchill 
d)
Chamberlain 
28.

Which of the following was a cause of WWII? (Pick 2)

a)

The Great Depression

b)

Woodrow Wilson's successful use of the 14 points

c)

The assignation of Archduke Ferdinand

d)

Rise of Fascists

29.

When did Japan join the Axis powers before WWII?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1941

d)

1942

30.

When did Japan attack the United States at Pearl Harbor?

a)

August 1st, 1939

b)

July 4th, 1940

c)

December 7,1941

d)

February 1st, 1942

31.

The code name for the Allied invasion of Europe

a)

D-Day

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Yalta

32.

Which Allied invasion of Europe is considered a turning point in World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

D-Day

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

33.

Mark 2 reasons why President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan at the end of World War II?

a)

There was a chance for massive causalities of U.S. soldiers if there was a ground invasion of Japan

b)

He believed that it was his duty as President to use every weapon available to save American lives

c)

Germany won a major victory in the Soviet Union

34.

Who was the Marshall Plan named for?

a)

Marshall Tucker

b)

President Truman

c)

George C. Marshall

d)

Thurgood Marshall

35.

What was Marshall Aid used for?

a)

Fuel

b)

Food

c)

Loans

d)

All of the above

36.

What was Marshall's biggest fear?

a)

Communist takeover from Soviet Union

b)

World War 3

c)

Economic ruin for America

d)

Alien encounter

37.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a)

President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union

b)

Truman's oath as President

c)

Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism

d)

When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall

38.

The economic devastation caused by World War II led the United States to implement the...

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

The Marshall Plan

c)

The Roosevelt Corollary

d)

The Einstein Initiative

39.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
40.
What country had control over the government of East Germany?      
a)
Soviet Union
b)
China 
c)
Poland 
d)
Hungary
41.
Around what percentage of the East German population left the country prior to the wall being built?
a)
3% 
b)
5%
c)
12%
d)
20%
42.
The color of ______ is often associated with Communism.  
a)
Blue
b)
Green 
c)
Red 
d)
Black
43.
The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 
a)
Asia
b)
North America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa 
44.

The period of hostility between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

a)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

The Arms Race

c)

The Cold War

d)

The Warshaw Struggle

45.

The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe from the West metaphorically speaking.

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

WWII

d)

The Iron Curtain

46.
June 6, 1944—the day of the Normandy landings—initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany.
a)
V J Day
b)
V E Day
c)
D Day
47.

The Cold War was primarily a difference in which of the following?

a)

Religious Ideology

b)

Political Ideology

c)

A fight between the countries two leaders.

d)

Winston Churchill mad because he isn't the boss of everyone.

48.

Two superpowers(United States and the USSR) emerged as a result of which war?

a)

The Franco-Prussian war

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

The Cold War

49.

The main objective of the Truman Doctrine was to...

a)

prevent the spread(or contain) the spread of communism.

b)

Promote peace throughout the world.

c)

Start a war with China

d)

Sell weapons to U.S. allies.

50.

The first military conflict to involve the United Nations was the...

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Korean War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

51.

Americans supported the war in Vietnam because

a)

They hated the Vietnamese

b)

They loved the Vietnamese

c)

They believed that the war would prevent communism from spreading throughout the rest of Asia.

d)

It would prevent China from falling to Communism

52.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
53.
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years
a)
China and Russia
b)
Cuba and Russia
c)
USA and Russia
d)
Iran and Russia
54.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
55.
How did the Cold War experience change during the 1970's? 
a)
it ended with the fall of the Berlin wall 
b)
it reached its all time high during the Cuban Missile Crisis 
c)
it experienced Detente, or a cooling off 
d)
it expanded into Africa 
56.
The leaders who both, for different reasons, could be seen as causing the end of the Cold War would be 
a)
Kennedy and Khruschev
b)
Truman and Stalin 
c)
Nixon and Bhreshnev
d)
Reagan and Gorbechev