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WorksheetsYear 11 Revision Quiz - Autumn Term 4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the name of the Jewish man who murdered Nazi official Ernst vom Rath in Paris in 1938? This murder would spark the horrific events of Kristallnacht.
Lucien Freud
Herschel Grynszpan
Bernard Katz
Charles Steinmetz
What proportion of teachers had joined the Nazi Teacher's League (set up to control what teachers were doing) by 1937?
7%
37%
67%
97%
How many seats did the Nazis win in May 1928?
12
230
100
2
Bruning was nicknamed the Hunger Chancellor - why?
His solution to the Great Depression was to raise taxes and cut benefits, leading to poverty
He was always on a diet
He was previously the minister for agriculture, and had overseen the worst harvests in living memory
He started rationing food supplies to try and protect the economy
What happened to the Communist leader of Romania, Ceausescu, on 21st December 1989?
He was overthrown and executed.
He resigned on live TV.
He lost a free, democratic election.
He died of old age.
Which organisation co-ordinated economic policy across the Eastern Bloc 1949-51?
The Warsaw Pact
Cominform
The Marshall Plan
Comecon
In November 1956, Soviet tanks invaded Hungary - a country that was already under its control. The Hungarian people took to the streets. Which one of these reasons was NOT a reason why the Hungarian people were unhappy?
The Communists controlled Hungary via a brutal secret police (the AVH).
Hungarians had no freedom of speech or the press.
Living standards were poor and the economy had suffered under Communist rule.
The Russian language was being forced upon the people.
How many Catholic priests were executed during Elizabeth's reign?
130
20
300
11,000
In 1562, Elizabeth decided to support the Protestants in French Wars of Religion. What were they called?
(a)
Why did Puritans start to emerge in England during Elizabeth's reign?
Many English Protestants had fled to Germany and the Netherlands during Mary's reign - they now returned, with more extreme beliefs
Elizabeth herself was a Puritan, and actively encouraged the new faith - she wanted crucifixes removed and no vestments worn.
It had just happened naturally
It was a reaction against Mary's changes - Protestants had become more extreme just to spite her!
