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3rd QTR 7th Grade Exam Review

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This future president led a group of volunteers known as the ROUGH RIDERS in the Spanish American War.
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Teddy Roosevelt
c)
William McKinley
d)
Ronald Reagan
2.
What was the importance of the Panama Canal?
a)
It decreased trade in Latin America
b)
it kept European nations out of Latin America
c)
it decreased the travel time from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
d)
It increased the rate of tariffs in the United States
3.

Which of the following defines Yellow Journalism?

a)

Writing about bad stuff to cause change

b)

Exaggerating events to sell newspapers

c)

Investigative journalism

d)

Reporting only the truth

4.

A policy that calls for expanding a nation’s boundaries

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Expansionism

d)

Communism

5.

US annexed the following territory due to its strategic location and sugar plantations

a)

Hawaii

b)

Japan

c)

Philippines

d)

Alaska

6.
Queen Liliuokalani was the ruler of.....
a)
Japan
b)
Philippines 
c)
Samoa
d)
Hawaii
7.

The addition of an area or region to a country is known as

a)

Annexation

b)

Domination

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Militarism

8.

Which William was President during the Spanish-American war?

a)

Seward

b)

Taft

c)

McKinley

d)

Hearst

9.
Which of the following was one of the Yellow Journalists that wrote fake stories that brought us into the Spanish American War?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Upton Sincair
c)
William Randolph Heart
d)
Lincoln Steffens
10.
Which President featured in the picture fought in the Spanish-American War?
a)
Upton Sinclair
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
James Garfield
d)
Teddy Roosevelt
11.
After he led an unsuccessful revolt in Cuba against Spain in 1868 he escaped to the U.S. In 1895 _______ returned to Cuba to start a new revolt and declared the Republic of Cuba to Spain
a)
Jose Marti
b)
Vladamir Lennin
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Fidel Castro
12.
Which was the uprising of Chinese against foreigners in China?
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Boer War
d)
Open door policy with Japan
13.

What was the name of the All Black volunteer soldiers in the Spanish American War?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Buffalo soldiers

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Rough riders

14.

This person, along with William Randolph Hearst, competed to sell the most newspapers in New York.

a)

Joseph Pulitzer

b)

Nellie Bly

c)

Charles Foster Kane

d)

William Henderson

15.

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

They wanted Africa's natural resources

b)

They wanted land to develop new types of ships

c)

They wanted to create a perfect society

d)

They wanted to learn new languages

16.

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

a)

Scramble for Africa

b)

African Marathon

c)

Great Competition

d)

Monopoly

17.

Which of the following is true about the Boxer Rebellion?

a)

The rebellion took place in Japan.

b)

The Boxers were trying to keep Christianity in China.

c)

The Boxers were unhappy with foreign influence in China.

d)

The Boxers were able to drive out the foreigners from China.

18.
This country in Asia was known as Britain's "crown jewel".
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Manchuria
d)
Korea
19.

The Berlin Conference split up ________ among European nations.

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

South America

20.
Where did the Sepoy Rebellion occur?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
India
d)
Britain
21.

What does the phrase "the sun never sets over the British Empire" mean?

a)

it's always sunny in Britain

b)

it shows how large their empire was

c)

it shows how dangerous they were

d)

is a reference to the shiny money they had

22.
New Imperialism was focused mainly in 
a)
North and South America
b)
Africa and Asia
c)
Antarctica and Australia
d)
Europe
23.
Which organization combined with the The Grange to create the Populist Party? 
a)
The Farming Society
b)
American Association of Agriculture
c)
Farmer's Alliance
24.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
25.
Which candidate was the Populist party's candidate?
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulyssess Grant
c)
William Jennings Bryan
d)
William McKinley
26.
Farmers support the ________standard for money.
a)
Bimetalism 
b)
Gold 
27.
Giuseppe Garibaldi may have been able to become the first leader of a unified Italy, but instead, turned over control of Naples and Sicily to _________ who was shortly thereafter crowned king.  
a)
Bismarck
b)
Mazzini
c)
Victor Emmanuel II 
d)
Cavour
28.
Like Germany, Italy also had a shrewd and ruthless politicial to lead them.  His name was
a)
Otto von Bismarck
b)
Giuseppe Mazzini
c)
Count Camillo Cavour
d)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
29.
Who unified much of Southern Italy with only a volunteer army in 1860?
a)
Giuseppe Mazzini  
b)
Giuseppe Garibaldi
c)
Cavour
d)
Emmanuel II
30.
What were Garibaldi’s patriots known as?
a)
Green Shirts
b)
Blue Shirts
c)
Red Shirts
d)
Black Shirts
31.
Who is the unifier of Germany?
a)
Otto Von Bismarck
b)
Count Cavore
c)
Mazzini
d)
Garibaldi
32.

What is the belief that each ethnic group should have their own sovereign nation?

a)

colonialism

b)

imperialism

c)

nationalism

d)

militarism

33.

Prussian leader who wanted to unite all of the German states using "Blood and Iron."

a)

William I

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Otto the Great

d)

Otto Von Bismark

34.
Which of the following planted the seed that would eventually grow into World War II?
a)
American opposition to the League of Nations
b)
Germany was resentful to the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
c)
Austria was not happy about being split up into smaller nations
d)
Germany's hatred of Russia after Russia invaded Germany
35.
The glorification of the military and the desire for a military, while believing that the nations problems can be solved by military right.
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
36.

Which event sparked the beginning of WWI?

a)

the Zimmerman telegram

b)

assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

c)

sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

37.

What country had to admit guilt for WWI according to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Italy

38.

The Central Powers included

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia

c)

Britain, France, and Russia

d)

Britain, France, US

39.

The Triple Alliance included

a)

Germany, Bulgaria, and Italy

b)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire

c)

Britain, France, and Russia

d)

Britain, France, and the US

40.

Which country was encouraged to attack the US in the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Mexico

d)

Russia

41.

What group took power in Russia during WWI and established a communist regime?

a)

Bolsheviks

b)

Serbs

c)

Slovenes

d)

Bosnians

42.

The main causes of World War 1:

a)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

b)

Money, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism

c)

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nativism

43.
What is nationalism?
a)
Love for one's country and desire to have that country independent.
b)
When nations want to control all countries.
c)
The battle between countries over unclaimed territories
d)
The process of becoming a nation and world power.
44.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
45.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
46.
Who was the "Mad Monk" that was an aid to Tsarina Alexandria before the Russian Revolution
a)
Rumi
b)
Roma
c)
Rasputin
d)
Romanov
47.

Who was the founder of the Chinese Communist Party?

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Phu Ching

c)

Chang ka sheik

d)

Confus Way

48.

The 1920 Congress Party of India endorsed what?

a)

Civil Disobedience

b)

Higher Education

c)

Greater Buying Power for the poor

d)

Self Rule for British citizens

49.
The title Czar was given to the ruler of which country?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Germany
50.
General Secretary of the Communist Party and successor to Lenin in 1924
a)
Leon Trotsky
b)
Tsar Nicholas II
c)
Alexander Kerensky
d)
Josef Stalin
51.
W.E.B. DuBois advanced black civil rights.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
53.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
54.
The Red Scare led to which of the following?
a)
The ratification of the 19th amendment
b)
a demand for limits on immigration
c)
the start of the Great Depression
d)
the repeal of the 18th amendment 
55.
The prosecuting attorney in the Scopes trial was
a)
William Jennings Bryan
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Clarence Darrow
d)
Aimee Semple McPherson
56.
This type of music became popular during the time period thanks to the Harlem Renaissance.
a)
Hip Hop
b)
Big Band
c)
Jazz
d)
Rock n Roll
57.

The rights of women changed in 1920 with the

a)

ability to wear short skirts

b)

ability to vote

c)

ability to marry other women

d)

ability to scrub floors

58.

Which of the following trends or ideas would a traditionalist support?

a)

flappers

b)

prohibition

c)

speakeasies

d)

evolution

59.
Which amendment guarantees women the right to vote?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
12th Amendment
60.
Prohibition of alcohol.  Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
18th
c)
22nd
d)
24th
61.
When did the Stock Market crash?
a)
October 31, 1929
b)
September 29, 1931
c)
August 29, 1991
d)
October 29, 1929
62.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
63.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
64.
What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?
a)
No Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Reconstruction
d)
FDR's Plan
65.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
66.
Charities that provided bread and soup to homeless and jobless people during the Depression were called _______?
a)
Priest Palace
b)
Soup and Salad Bowls
c)
Soup Kitchens
d)
Goodwill
67.
True or False: The New Deal plan completely fixed the broken American economy.
a)
True
b)
False
68.

How did the Stock Market Crash lead to the beginning of the Great Depression?

a)

16 million stocks were shared in a single day that led to the loss of billions of dollars

b)

banks closed their doors to try to prevent a run on banks

c)

prices for goods increased so much that people couldn't buy basic items

d)

Herbert Hoover blamed the Stock Market Crash for the Great Depression

69.

What is a soup kitchen?

a)

place where food is offered to hungry people for free or low cost

b)

area of homes built out of scraps of wood and pieces of cardboard

c)

government program that built roads, parks, and bridges

d)

period of severe drought and high winds

70.

Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic of the Great Depression?

a)

High Unemployment

b)

Low levels of production

c)

increasing income

d)

lack of confidence in banks

71.

Who was most directly affected by the Dust Bowl?

a)

farmers

b)

investors

c)

industrial workers

d)

WWI Veterans

72.
Which of the following European country faced the greatest economic challenges after WW I? 
a)
Austria
b)
Great Britian
c)
France
d)
Germany
73.

Which Treaty ended World War I?

a)

Paris Peace Accord

b)

The Pottsdam Treaty

c)

The Treaty of Ghent

d)

The Treaty of Versailles

74.

What did the fascist leaders promise their people?

a)

To make their countries great, like they were in the past

b)

The grant universal suffrage to all people

c)

To eliminate their countries' armies and navies

d)

To provide farmers with trading markets

75.
Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in...
a)
1930
b)
1931
c)
1932
d)
1933
76.
Appeasement was...
a)
Accepting the invasion of an independent country
b)
Giving countries what they want to avoid a war
c)
Trapping countries in a conflict
d)
Giving some countries land in return for food
77.
WW2 was triggered by...
a)
The invasion of Czechoslovakia
b)
The invasion of France
c)
The invasion of Italy
d)
The invasion of Poland
78.
Lebensraum means...
a)
Leprechaun
b)
Living space
c)
Master race
d)
Racial policy
79.
Anschluss was...
a)
Party with Germany
b)
Fight with Germany
c)
Union with Germany
d)
Appease Germany
80.
Why did the Munich agreement fail?
a)
The Sudetenland was too small
b)
Czechoslovakia decided to go back on their side of the agreement
c)
Germany decided to go back on their side of the agreement
d)
Czechoslovakia had a lot of powerful allies
81.
What was going on in Germany in the 1930's that allowed the people to turn to a person like Hitler to lead them?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Civil War
c)
Massive attacks from outside nations
d)
A period of great economic growth
82.
Britain and France declared war in response to what event?
a)
German invasion of Poland
b)
Soviet invasion of Finland
c)
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
d)
Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
83.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
84.
Which of the following was the leader of Japan's dictatorial government during the 1930s and 1940s?
a)
Adolph Hitler
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Joseph Stalin
85.

Who were the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany, Great Britain, and France

b)

Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union

c)

Germany, Italy and Japan

d)

Germany, Italy and the United States

86.
What were people called that smuggled and sold illegal alcoholic drinks?    
a)
Prohibitionists 
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Speakeasies
d)
Alcoholics  Abolitionists 
87.
What group ran much of the illegal alcohol business?        
a)
Prohibitionists
b)
Unions
c)
Organized crime
d)
Teetotalers
88.

What was the reason Al Capone went to jail?

a)

Bootlegging

b)

Taxes

c)

Bank robberies

d)

Murder

89.
The most well-known gangster of 1920s was 
a)
Baby Face Nelson
b)
Bugs Moran
c)
John Dillinger
d)
Al Capone
90.
—  Led U.S. out of isolationism and to a victory over Germany.
—  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.
a)
President Hoover
b)
President Truman
c)
President Roosevelt
d)
Prime Minister Churchill
91.
—  Took over after death of FDR.
Approved the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (on August 6) and Nagasaki (on August 9). 
a)
President Truman
b)
George C. Marshall
c)
President Eisenhower
d)
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
92.
 In April 1942, he was appointed supreme commander of Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific.
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.
a)
General Eisenhower
b)
General Marshall
c)
General Tojo
d)
General McArthur
93.
He directed the water invasion of Sicily and the Italian mainland in 1943 that led to the fall of Rome in June 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).
a)
General McArthur
b)
General Marshall
c)
General Eisenhower
d)
General Tojo
94.
 He gave stirring speeches in Parliament and on the radio. He persuaded U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt to provide war supplies–ammunition, guns, tanks, planes–to the Allies, a program known as Lend-Lease, before the Americans even entered the war.

a)
President Roosevelt
b)
Soviet Premier Stalin
c)
Prime Minister Churchill
d)
Prime Minister Mussolini
95.
Dictator of the Soviet Union
Turned USSR into an industrial super power
Used scorched-earth policy to stop the German invasion of the USSR
a)
Stalin
b)
Hilter
c)
Mussolini
d)
Tojo
96.
 Served in the German army during WWI.  Wrote a book known "Mien Kampf." His establishment of concentration camps to place Jews and other groups he believed to be a threat to Aryan supremacy resulted in the death of more than 6 million people in the Holocaust. 
a)
Stalin
b)
Mussolini
c)
Hitler
d)
Tojo
97.
Was a Fascist that used violence and intimidation to get power.
Prime Minister/Dictator of Italy
Used up most of his military taking over Libya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Albania
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Tojo
d)
Mussolini
98.
Military leader of Japan
Authorized attack on Pearl Harbor
a)
Mussolini
b)
Tojo
c)
Stalin
d)
Hitler
99.
Where did WW2 take place? 
a)
Europe 
b)
The Pacific islands
c)
North Africa 
d)
All of the above 
100.
Which leader urged Britain to rearm after Hitler's election in 1933?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Adolf Hitler
101.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
102.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
103.

In WW2 D-Day Where did the Americans land

a)

France Normandy

b)

Germany Belgium

c)

Japan Nagasaki

d)

portugal spain

104.

The 1st Marine Division lands on Guadalcanal on....

a)

Aug 7th 1942

b)

Aug 7th 1945

c)

Aug 7th 1939

d)

Aug 7th 1940

105.
- 1942
 - 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. 
a)
Battle of Okinawa
b)
Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
Island Hopping
d)
Battle of Midway
106.
- 1945
- 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.
a)
Battle of Okinawa
b)
Battle of Iwo Jima
c)
Island Hopping
d)
Battle of Midway
107.

Hitler invaded this country and officially began WW2 on this date:

a)

Poland; September 1, 1939

b)

Czechslovakia; September 1, 1939

c)

Poland; December 1939

d)

France; June 6, 1944

108.

The Allied invasion at Normandy that liberated France and eventually Europe occurred on ____________ and is known as _____________.

a)

June 6, 1944; D-Day

b)

June 6, 1944; Pearl Harbor Day

c)

December 7, 1941; Dunkirk Day

d)

July 4, 1944; Paris Day

109.

Hitler shot himself in a Berlin bunker on ________________ so that he would not have to surrender, be tortured, or humiliated.

a)

April 30, 1945

b)

April 12, 1945

c)

May 8, 1945

d)

September 2, 1945

110.

British and French soldiers were driven to the English Channel by the Germans and rescued by private boats of the British at:

a)

Dunkirk

b)

London

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Paris

111.

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.

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Dunkirk

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Battle of the Bulge

112.

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.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Leningrad

c)

Warsaw

d)

Moscow

113.
What were the names of the two cities that were destroyed by the atomic bombs?
a)
Pearl Harbor and Hawaii 
b)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
c)
France and Italy
d)
Washington D.C and New York City 
114.
The mass murder of about 12 million people, including six million Jews, died or were killed in concentration camps was called ________.
a)
The Holocaust 
b)
World War 2
c)
World War 1
d)
D Day