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WorksheetsYear 10 - Quiz 5 (w/c 25-03-20)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which international treaty of 1925 confirmed the borders of France and Germany?
a)
Rapallo
b)
Kellogg-Briand
c)
Locarno
d)
Brest-Litovsk
2.
When did Germany join the League of Nations?
a)
1919
b)
1921
c)
1924
d)
1926
e)
Never
3.
Which of these countries were NOT amongst the first three signatories of the Kellogg-Briand pact in 1928, promising to resolve conflict without violence?
a)
Germany
b)
USA
c)
Britain
d)
France
4.
Who was the first President of the Weimar Republic?
a)
Ebert
b)
Bruning
c)
Von Schleicher
d)
Von Kahr
5.
Which of these was NOT a German currency in the period 1923-4?
a)
Deutschmark
b)
Mark
c)
Rentenmark
d)
Reichsmark
6.
What was the name of the German diplomat assassinated in Paris in 1938, which the Nazis claimed provided the trigger for Kristallnacht?
a)
Herschel Grynszpan
b)
Ernst vom Rath
c)
Fritz Lang
d)
Dragutin Dmitrievich
7.
Name the Czech leader who pursued a policy of 'Socialism With a Human Face' in 1968?
a)
Husak
b)
Dubcek
c)
Novotny
d)
Nagy
8.
What was the Brezhnev Doctrine of 1968?
a)
Extend Communism into Western Europe
b)
More transparency and openness within the USSR
c)
To defend Soviet Interests around the world.
d)
The USSR would not allow the countries of Eastern Europe to reject communism even if it meant a third World War.
9.
How did Czech activist Jan Palach die in 1968?
a)
Run over by a Soviet tank
b)
Burned himself to death in Wenceslas Square
c)
Shot by Soviet troops
d)
Put on trial and died in a gulag
10.
What percentage of the East German population had passed to the West by 1958?
a)
0.15
b)
0.2
c)
0.25
d)
0.3
11.
Which USA-USSR summit was derailed by Soviets shooting down a U2 spy plane?
a)
Geneva 1955
b)
Camp David 1959
c)
Paris 1960
d)
Vienna 1961
12.
Who was Gary Powers?
a)
A U2 pilot shot down by the Soviets
b)
US ambassador to the Soviet Union
c)
British Foreign Secretary
d)
US military commander during the Cuban Missile Crisis
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