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Worksheets3rd QTR 7th Grade Exam Review
Total questions: 114
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?
Writing about bad stuff to cause change
Exaggerating events to sell newspapers
Investigative journalism
Reporting only the truth
A policy that calls for expanding a nation’s boundaries
Isolationism
Imperialism
Expansionism
Communism
US annexed the following territory due to its strategic location and sugar plantations
Hawaii
Japan
Philippines
Alaska
The addition of an area or region to a country is known as
Annexation
Domination
Mercantilism
Militarism
Which William was President during the Spanish-American war?
Seward
Taft
McKinley
Hearst
What was the name of the All Black volunteer soldiers in the Spanish American War?
Woodrow Wilson
Buffalo soldiers
Franz Ferdinand
Rough riders
This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.
Joseph Pulitzer
Nellie Bly
Charles Foster Kane
William Henderson
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
They wanted Africa's natural resources
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
They wanted to create a perfect society
They wanted to learn new languages
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
Scramble for Africa
African Marathon
Great Competition
Monopoly
Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?
The rebellion took place in Japan.
The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.
The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.
The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.
The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.
Africa
Asia
Australia
South America
What does the phrase "the sun never sets over the British Empire" mean?
it's always sunny in Britain
it shows how large their empire was
it shows how dangerous they were
is a reference to the shiny money they had
What is the belief that each ethnic group should have their own sovereign nation?
colonialism
imperialism
nationalism
militarism
Prussian leader who wanted to unite all of the German states using "Blood and Iron."
William I
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Otto the Great
Otto Von Bismark
Which event sparked the beginning of WWI?
the Zimmerman telegram
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
sinking of the Lusitania
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What country had to admit guilt for WWI according to the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Italy
The Central Powers included
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia
Britain, France, and Russia
Britain, France, US
The Triple Alliance included
Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Britain, France, and Russia
Britain, France, and the US
Which country was encouraged to attack the US in the Zimmerman Telegram?
Germany
Italy
Mexico
Russia
What group took power in Russia during WWI and established a communist regime?
Bolsheviks
Serbs
Slovenes
Bosnians
The main causes of World War 1:
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism
Who was the founder of the Chinese Communist Party?
Mao Zedong
Phu Ching
Chang ka sheik
Confus Way
The 1920 Congress Party of India endorsed what?
Civil Disobedience
Higher Education
Greater Buying Power for the poor
Self Rule for British citizens
The rights of women changed in 1920 with the
ability to wear short skirts
ability to vote
ability to marry other women
ability to scrub floors
Which of the following trends or ideas would a traditionalist support?
flappers
prohibition
speakeasies
evolution
How did the Stock Market Crash lead to the beginning of the Great Depression?
16 million stocks were shared in a single day that led to the loss of billions of dollars
banks closed their doors to try to prevent a run on banks
prices for goods increased so much that people couldn't buy basic items
Herbert Hoover blamed the Stock Market Crash for the Great Depression
What is a soup kitchen?
place where food is offered to hungry people for free or low cost
area of homes built out of scraps of wood and pieces of cardboard
government program that built roads, parks, and bridges
period of severe drought and high winds
Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic of the Great Depression?
High Unemployment
Low levels of production
increasing income
lack of confidence in banks
Who was most directly affected by the Dust Bowl?
farmers
investors
industrial workers
WWI Veterans
Which Treaty ended World War I?
Paris Peace Accord
The Pottsdam Treaty
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Versailles
What did the fascist leaders promise their people?
To make their countries great, like they were in the past
The grant universal suffrage to all people
To eliminate their countries' armies and navies
To provide farmers with trading markets
Who were the Axis Powers?
Germany, Great Britain, and France
Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union
Germany, Italy and Japan
Germany, Italy and the United States
What was the reason Al Capone went to jail?
Bootlegging
Taxes
Bank robberies
Murder
Secured an importance alliance with Great Britain, Soviet Union.
On December 8, 1941, the day after Japan bombed the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, he appeared before a joint session of Congress, which declared war on Japan.
Approved the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (on August 6) and Nagasaki (on August 9).
He spent the next two and a half years commanding an island-hopping campaign in the Pacific before famously returning to liberate the Philippines in October 1944.
Appointed supreme commander of the Allied Force and given the responsibility of spearheading the planned Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe (AKA D-Day).
Turned USSR into an industrial super power
Used scorched-earth policy to stop the German invasion of the USSR
Prime Minister/Dictator of Italy
Used up most of his military taking over Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Albania
Authorized attack on Pearl Harbor
In WW2 D-Day Where did the Americans land
France Normandy
Germany Belgium
Japan Nagasaki
portugal spain
The 1st Marine Division lands on Guadalcanal on....
Aug 7th 1942
Aug 7th 1945
Aug 7th 1939
Aug 7th 1940
- Six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan wanted to sink the remaining American aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
- the U.S. was able to prepare for the attack.
- U.S. Dive Bomber planes were able to sink 4 fleet carriers and destroy 322 Japanese aircrafts.
- This was the first major battle for the United States in the Pacific, and the turning point in the war.
- Last major battle in the pacific
- Japanese planes took part in one-way suicide missions.
- The U.S needed to control the island in order to invade Japan.
- The U.S. wanted to destroy what was left of Japan’s naval fleet and control the airstrips on the island to be able to conduct air raids on the mainland of Japan.
Hitler invaded this country and officially began WW2 on this date:
Poland; September 1, 1939
Czechslovakia; September 1, 1939
Poland; December 1939
France; June 6, 1944
The Allied invasion at Normandy that liberated France and eventually Europe occurred on ____________ and is known as _____________.
June 6, 1944; D-Day
June 6, 1944; Pearl Harbor Day
December 7, 1941; Dunkirk Day
July 4, 1944; Paris Day
Hitler shot himself in a Berlin bunker on ________________ so that he would not have to surrender, be tortured, or humiliated.
April 30, 1945
April 12, 1945
May 8, 1945
September 2, 1945
British and French soldiers were driven to the English Channel by the Germans and rescued by private boats of the British at:
Dunkirk
London
Stalingrad
Paris
The Germans bombed these people for months. Citizens were hiding in subways and basements for safety. The Royal Air Force was down to the last bit of fuel and held off the Luftwaffe.
Battle of Britain
Dunkirk
Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
The Germans captured 90% of this city but after winter set in, the Soviets were able to trap them and starve them out. The Soviets won but lost 1.1 million people in this battle alone.
Stalingrad
Leningrad
Warsaw
Moscow
