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HISTORY

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deliberate elimination of a group through mass murder, extermination of a racial or cultural group.

a)

genocide

b)

ethnic cleansing

c)

caliphate

d)

civil desobedience

2.

A policy of killing or forcibly removing a group from its lands; used by the Serbs against the Muslim minority in Bosnia.

a)

genocide

b)

ethnic cleansing

c)

caliphate

d)

civil desobedience

3.

In 1923 the Nationalists and the Communists formed an alliance to..

a)

embark upon the Long March.

b)

invade the city of Shanghai.

c)

take control of the Comintern.

d)

drive imperialists out of China.

4.

Mao Zedong was convinced a Chinese revolution would be driven by the

a)

wealthy industrialists.

b)

European-educated elite.

c)

disgruntled urban working class.

d)

poverty-stricken rural peasants.

5.

Chiang Kai-shek did not press for programs that would lead to redistribution of wealth because he

a)

was a corrupt leader who despised the lower classes.

b)

saw the working class as unimportant in the New Life Movement.

c)

needed the support of the landed gentry and the urban middle class.

d)

did not understand the complexities of the Japanese economy

6.

When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan?

a)

Invasion of Poland

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

D-Day

d)

Pearl Harbor

7.

How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?

a)

Dictators allow everyone to vote.

b)

Dictators promise to end fascism.

c)

People want strong leaders to solve their problems.

d)

Dictators promise freedom.

8.

Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II

a)

The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.

b)

Factories produced war goods and natural resources were rationed.

c)

The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

d)

Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.

9.

Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Winston Churchill

10.

Who lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule, and in turn inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

11.

What is the main religion in India after the split?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christanity

d)

Islam

12.

What is the main religion in Pakistan after the split?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christanity

d)

Islam

13.

At the end of of World War II, conflict arose between the United States and the Soviet Union. This was because the two countries wanted to promote their forms of government. This conflict was called:

a)

Main Conflict

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Cold War

d)

Isolationism

14.

Al Qaeda is_____________________________.

a)

another word for the Taliban, a ruling group of Afghanistan.

b)

another word for "jihad" or holy war.

c)

a terrorist group that was created in the late 1980 in Afghanistan.

d)

another word or ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

15.

Which of the following was a reason for the September 11th attacks?

a)

Bin Laden wanted to show his support to ISIS.

b)

Bin Laden felt that the US oppressed Muslims.

c)

Bin Laden wanted the support from the US.