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Year 11 Revision Quiz - Autumn Term 4

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

Lucien Freud

b)

Herschel Grynszpan

c)

Bernard Katz

d)

Charles Steinmetz

2.

What proportion of teachers had joined the Nazi Teacher's League (set up to control what teachers were doing) by 1937?

a)

7%

b)

37%

c)

67%

d)

97%

3.

How many seats did the Nazis win in May 1928?

a)

12

b)

230

c)

100

d)

2

4.
How many seats did the Nazis win in July 1932?
a)
230
b)
12
c)
100
d)
2
5.

Bruning was nicknamed the Hunger Chancellor - why?

a)

His solution to the Great Depression was to raise taxes and cut benefits, leading to poverty

b)

He was always on a diet

c)

He was previously the minister for agriculture, and had overseen the worst harvests in living memory

d)

He started rationing food supplies to try and protect the economy

6.

What happened to the Communist leader of Romania, Ceausescu, on 21st December 1989?

a)

He was overthrown and executed.

b)

He resigned on live TV.

c)

He lost a free, democratic election.

d)

He died of old age.

7.
What was the name of the leader of Afghanistan in 1979, assassinated by Soviet commandos during their December invasion?
a)
Hafizullah Amin
b)
Babrak Kamal
c)
Nur Muhammad Taraki
d)
Imre Nagy
8.
What was the name of the native anti-Communist freedom fighters that the Soviets had to combat in Afghanistan?
a)
Taliban
b)
Mujahideen
c)
Al-Qaeda
d)
Perestroika
9.

Which organisation co-ordinated economic policy across the Eastern Bloc 1949-51?

a)

The Warsaw Pact

b)

Cominform

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

Comecon

10.

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?

a)

The Communists controlled Hungary via a brutal secret police (the AVH).

b)

Hungarians had no freedom of speech or the press.

c)

Living standards were poor and the economy had suffered under Communist rule.

d)

The Russian language was being forced upon the people.

11.
What was the Treaty of Joinville 1584?
a)
The agreement that Mary Queen of Scots would give up her claim to the English throne
b)
The agreement between the French Catholic League and Philip II with the aim of ridding France of Protestantism
c)
The agreement that Elizabeth would intervene directly on behalf of the Dutch Protestants in the conflict ove the Spanish Netherlands
d)
The agreement that confirmed once and for all that Calais belong to France
12.

How many Catholic priests were executed during Elizabeth's reign?

a)

130

b)

20

c)

300

d)

11,000

13.
Who was ruling in Scotland when Elizabeth took the throne?
a)
Marie of Guise
b)
Mary Queen of Scots
c)
James V of Scotland
d)
Elizabeth I
14.

In 1562, Elizabeth decided to support the Protestants in French Wars of Religion. What were they called?

(a)  

15.

Why did Puritans start to emerge in England during Elizabeth's reign?

a)

Many English Protestants had fled to Germany and the Netherlands during Mary's reign - they now returned, with more extreme beliefs

b)

Elizabeth herself was a Puritan, and actively encouraged the new faith - she wanted crucifixes removed and no vestments worn.

c)

It had just happened naturally

d)

It was a reaction against Mary's changes - Protestants had become more extreme just to spite her!