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WorksheetsWorld History Semester 2 Final Exam Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which country was forced to take the blame for starting World War I?
Britain
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I most directly laid the foundation for the
Cold War
defeat of President Wilson
rise of fascism in Germany
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Britain
Spain
Europe
Italy
What is the name of the economic system in the United States?
Communism
Socialism
Fascism
Capitalism
The Cold War
developed as a result of the tensions between the US. and the Soviet Union.
developed primarily as a result of the conflict over the creation of Israel.
resulted from the conflicts which started at the Versailles Conference following World War I.
pitted England and France against each other following the fall of France to the Germans in World War II.
Which German city was divided after World War II?
Munich
Hamburg
Cologne
Berlin
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
CIA-backed rebels were defeated by the Cuban army at the Bay of Pigs.
the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw its nuclear missiles from Cuba.
the United Nations allowed the US to install nuclear missiles in Key West.
a nuclear disarmament plan for the US and the Soviet Union was agreed upon.
Mohandas Gandhi sought to promote nationalism in India based on
Hindu principles.
Islamic principles.
nonalignment during the Cold War.
political independence from Britain.
What was the result of the Korean War?
Very little territory change
Communists controlled all of Korea
Communists lost control of all of Korea
The United States controlled all of Korea
Which of these was a motive for imperialism?
Decreased economic control
Decreased population
Increased rural population
Increased demand for raw goods
What event caused the United States to enter WWI?
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
German invasion into Belgium
Sinking of the Lusitania
Russia joining the war
Which of the following was new technology used in WWI?
machine guns
hand guns
ships
tanks
Which of these BEST describes the effect the Industrial Revolution had in England in the 19th century?
people moved from the city to the countryside
people moved from the countryside to the city
people emigrated from England to the American colonies
people immigrated to England from the American colonies
Which of these factors was a primary cause of the 1857 Sepoy Rebellion in India?
segregation of Indian soldiers from British soldiers
desire for revenge for British abuses of Indian civilians
Mohatmas Ghandi's imprisonment for speaking out against British rule
religious and cultural conflicts between Indian soldiers and their British commanders
What traded good did Britain and China go to war over in the 1800s?
opium
alcohol
tea
marijuana
Primarily during World War I, groups within the Ottoman Empire conducted politically motivated mass murders of which people?
Armenians
Jews
Palestinians
Persians
The Chinese people staged the Boxer Rebellion to show they did not approve of
the lack of trade occurring in China.
the decline of Christianity in China.
countries disobeying the Open Door policy.
foreign imperialism over China.
What did Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito all prey upon when gaining fascist power before World War II?
the people's love of outsiders
the people's lack of patriotic pride
the people's sense of nationalistic pride
the people's sense of aggression toward the weak
Which of these was the biggest influence in the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation-state in 1948?
World War I
the Holocaust
discovery of oil
Middle East crisis
Woodrow Wilson's political agenda following World War I was based on
the desire for a global and lasting peace.
his attempt to be re-elected after World War I.
American economic investments in western Europe.
the fear of communism and its spread to democratic countries.
The term used to describe the willingness of Britain and France to allow Hitler to repeatedly break provisions of the Treaty of Versailles is
appeasement.
blitzkrieg.
lebensraum.
totalitarianism.
The Allied assault on German-occupied France in June of 1944 is known as
VJ Day.
Operation Barbarossa.
D-Day.
Operation Market Garden.
In 1979, China passed its "One Child Policy" MAINLY to
reduce unemployment.
reduce the need for additional housing.
increase the population of girls in China.
stabilize or lower the rate of population growth.
The primary purpose of the International Monetary Fund is to
monitor trade between developed countries.
gather charitable aid to give to developing countries.
provide financial aid to countries with serious financial hardships.
eliminate all trade barriers between industrial nations.
The most significant result of the Marshall Plan was that it
helped to restore the economy of western Europe.
ended the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe.
increased U.S. control over Latin American economies.
discouraged the creation of the European Common Market.
