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Unit 6-Effects of WWI

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The majority of India's population is made up of...

a)

Christians

b)

Buddhists

c)

Hindus

d)

Muslims

2.

What was the revolt against the British East India Company that failed and resulted in India becoming a colony of the British Empire?

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Amritsar Massacre

c)

Sepoy Rebellion

d)

Lahore Resolution

3.

How did British rule improve India?

a)

The British brought railway, transport and communication systems to unite the region.

b)

The British helped prevent many famines during the 19th century with modern farming methods.

c)

India's economy thrived and produced more goods than the British?

d)

The British protected India from foreign invaders like the Mongols.

4.

What was established by Indian nationalists in 1885 to fight for Indian self-rule?

a)

Indian Congress

b)

National Congress

c)

Indian Independence Congress

d)

Indian National Congress

5.

Which was an effect of the massacre at Amritsar?

a)

Indians were afraid to ask for more rights because they thought they might be killed.

b)

The Amritsar massacre got little press coverage so it had very little effect on Indian feelings.

c)

Most people were so angry about the killings they became more united against the British.

d)

Most Indians felt the people gathered at Amritsar were breaking the law anyway and deserved punishment.

6.

Which of the following was a result of Indian participation in WW1?

a)

Indians felt a sense of British patriotism

b)

anti-German discrimination increased

c)

demands for independence increased

d)

Indian nationalism declined

7.
Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
a)
India
b)
South Africa
c)
America
d)
Britain
8.

Gandhi shifted the Indian National Congress' goal from self-rule to -

a)

colonization

b)

imperialism

c)

independence

d)

protectorate status

9.

Who became leader of the Indian National Congress and Indian independence in 1920?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

King George

d)

Indira Gandhi

10.

What was involved in Mohatma Gandhi’s plan of civil disobedience?

a)

Violent demonstrations

b)

Passing new laws in the Indian National Congress

c)

People should refuse to obey a law they felt unfair, but do it without violence.

d)

He felt it was best to go along with the British laws and do nothing.

11.

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

a)

begin a cycle of armed revolution

b)

draw attention to critical issues

c)

increase the strength of the military

d)

resist the power of religious leaders

12.
Gandhi encouraged his followers to protest British laws by all of the following means EXCEPT
a)
withholding of taxes
b)
boycotting British goods
c)
using homemade salt
d)
blowing up British railroad tracks
13.

Which event saw campaigns against tax and acts of defiance against the British?

a)

Tax riot

b)

Railway march

c)

Salt march

d)

Amritsar Massacre

14.

Which two religious groups could not reach a solution as to how to rule an independent India.

a)

Christians and Buddhists

b)

Hindus and Christians

c)

Christians and Muslims

d)

Hindus and Muslims

15.

What two methods did Gandhi use in his protests?

a)

Violent Revolution

b)

Civil Disobedience

c)

Passive Resistance

d)

Propaganda

16.

One reason India gained it independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that...

a)

Great Britain was defeated in WWII.

b)

the Treaty of Versailles required Great Britain to give up its colonies.

c)

Great Britain did not have the resources to maintain an empire after WWII.

d)

India had supported the Axis Powers during WWII.

17.

Why did large numbers of Hindus and Muslims migrate immediately after India gained it independence?

a)

Many jobs were being outsourced overseas.

b)

The government offered housing incentives in newly developed areas.

c)

Religious pilgrimages to neighboring countries were required based on their beliefs.

d)

The subcontinent was divided into countries based primarily on the location of religious majorities.

18.
Under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Muslim League believed in the creation of a separate Muslim state.  They created the nation of:
a)
Nahru
b)
Islamabad
c)
Pakistan
d)
Manchuria
19.

Which country originally conquered Mexico?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Germany

20.

What was the Hacienda System?

a)

Large estates where peasants worked on land, mines, and factories and owners made lots of money

b)

Diaz's private circle of people

c)

People who wanted a constitution that would benefit Hacienda owners

21.

What language is spoken in Mexico?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

German

22.

The majority of Mexicans are ...

a)

Jewish

b)

Orthodox

c)

Catholic

d)

Muslim

23.

Which country does NOT border Mexico?

a)

Belize

b)

United States

c)

Brazil

d)

Guatemala

24.

Is the United States bigger or smaller than Mexico?

a)

Bigger

b)

Smaller

25.

He ruled Mexico for almost 35 years, winning reelection as president again and again. He welcomed foreign investors who developed mines, built railroads, and drilled for oil. However, underneath the surface, discontent rippled through Mexico. The country’s prosperity benefited only a small group.

a)

Francisco Madero

b)

Porfirio Díaz

c)

Victoriano Huerta

d)

Venustiano Carranza

26.

What happened to the people who criticized Porfirio Diaz?

a)

They got persecuted, jailed, or even murdered

b)

They got sent to work

c)

They got a extra tickets

27.

What event set off the Mexican Revolution?

a)

Francisco Madero demanded free elections

b)

Victoriano Huerta was assassinated

c)

The Constitution of 1917 was adopted

d)

Venustiano Carranza defeated Villa and Zapata

28.

He was a liberal reformer in the years after Diaz resigned, was democratically elected in 1911. But within two years he was assassinated by one of his generals, Victoriano Huerta.

a)

Emiliano Zapata

b)

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

c)

Venustiano Carranza

d)

Francisco Madero

29.

What happened in the years after Diaz resigned and left Mexico?

a)

Peace came to Mexico

b)

Violent civil war and millions of deaths

c)

The immediate adoption of a new democratic constitution

d)

The invasion of Mexico by the United States

30.

Who was Victoriano Huerta?

a)

A power hungry general that did not want to get rid of the Hacienda System who had Francisco Madero assassinated.

b)

Man who wanted free elections and won against Porfirio Diaz.

c)

President of Mexico who ruled for over 30 years.

d)

Rebel from the north who wanted social change.

31.

He began a revolt in the North of Mexico against Diaz in 1911 and later formed his own army of Rebels to oppose Huerta, and later Carranza. In 1916, he led his rebels to invade the United States because the US backed Carranza.

a)

Diego Rivera

b)

Emiliano Zapata

c)

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

d)

Porfirio Díaz

32.

Who was Emiliano Zapata?

a)

Man who won against Porfirio Diaz

b)

Harsh general who was for the Hacienda System

c)

Northern "rebel" who wanted social reform

d)

Farmer from south with Native American heritage who wanted land reform

33.

Who was Benito Juarez?

a)

a reformer

b)

a conformist

34.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Mexican Revolution?
a)
To put a new king in charge
b)
To remove Diaz from power
c)
To give land to the poor peasants
d)
To give workers better working conditions and pay
35.

What country took advantage of Mexico's Revolution and stole land during the chaos?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

England

36.

He became president of Mexico in 1917 after defeating Victoriano Huerta. A new constitution passed, but reforms were slow to materialize.

a)

Venustiano Carranza

b)

Lázaro Cárdenas

c)

José Clemente Orozco

d)

David Alfaro Siqueiros

37.

Education under the new Mexican

Constitution would be...

a)

secular (non-religious)

b)

religious

c)

private

d)

none of the above

38.

Which of the following was NOT part of the new Mexican constitution?

a)

Minimum wage laws

b)

Eight hour workdays

c)

Women getting the right to vote

d)

Non-religious education for everyone

39.

True/False: Lazaro Cardenas was the man who brought industrialization back to Mexico.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What does illiterate mean? (check all that apply)

a)

cannot work

b)

cannot read

c)

cannot drive

d)

cannot write

e)

cannot speak

41.

Which of the following was known as the "anti-western uprising" in 1900?

a)

Communist Revolution

b)

Chinese Revolution

c)

Boxer Rebellion

42.

Who founded the Guomindang (GMD)?

a)

Yuan Shikai

b)

Sun Yat Sen

c)

Chiang Kai-Shek

d)

Mao Zedong

43.

Who founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)?

a)

Yuan Shikai

b)

Sun Yat Sen

c)

Chiang Kai-Shek

d)

Mao Zedong

44.

Sun Yat Sen agreed to give the leadership of GMD to this person:

a)

Chiang Kai Shek

b)

Yuan Shikai

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Vivian Kao

45.

Who helped establish the Republic of China based on three principles for the people: nationalism, Democracy, and the people's livelihood.

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Chiang Kai-Shek

c)

Sun Yat Sen

d)

Yuan Shikai

46.

Who tried to establish a republican form of government after the fall on the Qing dynasty in 1911

a)

Chiang Kai Shek

b)

Sun Yat Sen

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Deng Xiaoping

47.

Between 1917 and 1927 central government in China broke down. Power fell to these people.

a)

The Boxers

b)

The Warlords

c)

The Emperors

d)

The Generals

48.

Under the Treaty of Versailles, to whom did the Allies give Chinese territory to that had previously been controlled by Germany?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Russia

49.

Which is a reason for the Soviet Union supporting the GMD over the CCP early on?

a)

CCP was small and lacked wide support compared to the GMD.

b)

They supported Sun Yat-Sen's 3 principles of the people more that the CCP ideology.

c)

The leadership of Yuan Shikai.

d)

The GMD was more focused on helping rural poverty.

50.

Which is true of the Northern Expedition? (Answer ALL that apply)

a)

It led to the defeat of a number of Warlords in the North and unified Northern & Central China

b)

It led to the defeat of all the Warlords in China

c)

It enabled Sun Yatsen to become leader of China

d)

It allowed Chiang Kai-Shek to be recognized as the leader of China

51.

After the Northern Expedition, who tried to purge the communists from the Guomindang?

a)

Sun Yat Sen

b)

Jieng Jieshi

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Deng Xiaoping

52.

Who sent China a list of demands including a demand for control of Manchuria?

a)

Japan

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

France

53.

In the Chinese Civil War (1945 - 1949), support for Mao Zedong's Communist forces came primarily from the

a)

peasants

b)

landowners

c)

industrialists

d)

Confucian scholars

54.

The difficult, year-long journey made by Mao Zedong and his Communist followers in 1934 through China's mountains, marshes, and rivers was called the

a)

Cultural Revolution

b)

Great Leap Forward

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Long March

55.

During the Communist-Nationalist civil war, Chiang Kai-shek lost the support of the Chinese people mainly because he

a)

refused to accept support from foreign nations

b)

defeated the forces of Deng Xiaoping

c)

signed an alliance with Great Britain

d)

ignored the needs of the peasant population

56.

All are true regarding the May Fourth Movement in China EXCEPT:

a)

It was sparked by students' reaction to the Treaty of Versailles

b)

It sparked support for revolution in China

c)

It led to the creation of the Chinese Communist Party

d)

It allowed for a military dictator to take control

57.

Why did the CCP and the GMD form an alliance in 1926? (Answer ALL that apply)

a)

Both wanted to from a coalition government

b)

Both wanted to unite China under a centralized government

c)

Sun Yatsen and Mao Zedong were great friends

d)

Both wanted to end the control of the warlords

58.

Which is not an advantage of guerrilla warfare for the CCP?

a)

winning over the population

b)

able to reach remote areas

c)

using advanced technology

d)

avoid major conflicts that they would not have won

59.

Which of the following are true of the May Fourth Movement? (Answer ALL that apply)

a)

It was a protest of foreign domination of China

b)

It was a protest against Warlord rule.

c)

It helped the GMD grow rapidly

d)

I was influential in the formation of the Chinese Communist Party

60.

What was a major reason for the Communist victory in the Chinese civil war (1949)?

a)

The Nationalists had been supported by the Japanese.

b)

Many Chinese warlords supported the Communists.

c)

The Communists had superior military equipment.

d)

The Communists promised land to the peasants.

61.

Which country did Chiang Kai-Shek and his Nationalist army end up after the Communist Revolution of 1949?

a)

Japan

b)

Taiwan

c)

Vietnam

d)

Hong Kong

62.

The French Revolution, the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, and the Communist Revolution in China were similar in that all three

a)

brought about few political changes

b)

were influenced by the peasants' desire for more land

c)

were inspired by Marxism

d)

were supported primarily by the nobility