WorksheetsUnit 5 Spring Review WW2 & Cold War
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Who were on the Allied Powers' side in WW2?
Germany, Italy, Japan
Britain, France, USSR
Italy, France, Belgium
Britain, Cuba, Philippines
Who were on the Axis Powers' side in WW2?
Britain, France, USSR
US, Switzerland, Spain
Morocco, Egypt, Japan
Germany, Italy, Japan
What were the major causes of WW2? Mark all that apply.
Failure of appeasing Germany
Failure of the Treaty of Versailles
Failure of the League of Nations
Failure of Hitler in WW1
Who were the Allied Prime Ministers/Presidents during WW2?
Churchill, De Gaulle, Roosevelt, Stalin
Tojo, Hitler, Mussolini, Walesa
Roosevelt, Truman, Trudeau, Fox
Tsar Nicholas, George, Clemenceau, Wilson
Who were the Axis dictators/leaders during WW2?
Wilson, Clemenceau, Hitler
McKinley, Aguinaldo, Dewey
Ho Chi Minh, Kennedy, Pol Pot
Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo
How did Hitler get Germans used to violence against Jews? Mark all that apply.
Night of Broken Glass
Vandalism
Moving the Jews to ghettos
Punishing Jewish students in front of their peers
What was the name of the major event that was the systematic killing of Jews? It is estimated that over 6 million Jews were killed.
Slaughter
Inferno
Holocaust
Massacre
Hitler and Himmler came up with the "Final Solution" and its outcome was such that
Millions of Jews were deported
Millions of Polish moved to the USSR
Millions of Jews were killed
Millions of Germans were stuck in East Germany
Germany surrendered to the Allies on May 7th, but Japan did not. Why did the US use the atomic bomb on Japan? Mark all that apply.
Because the Japanese were not going to surrender.
Because an invasion of Japan would cost thousands of American lives.
Because we were losing the Pacific Campaign.
Because FDR had just died and Truman wanted to send a message.
Why did the US join the Allies in World War 2?
Because the Germans had joined forces with Mexico to take us over.
Because the Italians were spying on us.
Because the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Because Hitler dared us to join.
Why were Japanese Americans rounded up and placed in Internment Camps?
Because the Japanese Emperor asked us to.
Because the US feared they were on the Axis' side for the war.
Because Britain and France were also doing this.
Because the Japanese Americans had made threats to US govt.
Mark all that occurred after WW2.
America became the richest nation on earth.
Germany was divided into military zones.
Japan became a communist country
Italy remained a communist country.
The USSR became a huge military power.
What were the Allies' goals after WW2? Mark all that apply.
Create a lasting peace.
Create a United Nations.
Create an International Police force.
Create a World Court.
Divide Germany into military zones.
What were the Nuremberg Trials?
Court listened to Polish and USSR prisoners' testimonies.
Court judged Nazi leaders for their policies & orders.
Court listened to US and Canadian POWs testimonies.
Court judged German civilians for their part in the war.
What were the causes of the Cold War? Mark all the apply.
US & USSR had political & military differences
USSR created puppet governments in the Eastern part of Europe.
USSR made its zone in Germany communist.
US & USSR competed in the Space Race.
What was the policy called where the US wanted to prevent the spread of communism to other countries and was created during the Cold War?
Appeasement
Aggressive Prevention
Containment
Domino Theory
Which law committed the US to the Policy of Containment?
Monroe Doctrine
Roosevelt Corollary
Truman Doctrine
Fourteen Points
The USSR had cut off East Germany's supply from their roads, rivers and railroads. When the US delivered supplies by air, this was known as the
Berlin Airlift
German Supply Policy
Berlin Wall Mutiny
Blitzkrieg
The USSR & seven other countries all joined this pact promising to defend each other.
Berlin Pact
Soviet Alliance Pact
Stalingrad Pact
Warsaw Pact
The US & 30 European countries joined this organization to form an alliance and defend each other.
Washington DC Pact
Warsaw Pact
Truman Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What was the cause of the Korean War?
North Korea had invaded China
South Korea had invaded Japan
South Korea had invaded North Korea
North Korea had invaded South Korea
What were 3 effects of the Korean War?
North Korea became Communist
North Korea gained land in China
South Korea became democratic
The 38th Parallel marked the border between North & South Korea
Mark all statements that apply to the Cuban Missile Crisis between the US and the USSR.
Kruschev sent assassins to DC
USSR & US were on the brink of war
Relations between USSR & US improved after this event
US announced a blockade of Cuba
USSR announced a blockade of Gulf of Mexico
Who were the leaders of the USSR, Cuba, and the US during the Cold War in the 1960s?
Stalin, Truman, Gomez
Kruschev, Kennedy, Castro
Lenin, Johnson, Reynaldo
What occurred in the US directly after WW2? Mark all that apply.
The Red Scare/McCarthyism
Equal Rights Amendment is approved
Baby Boom
Same sex marriage is legal
The Civil Rights Movement
After WW2, Europe attempted to achieve (mark all that apply)
Social welfare
Increased cooperation between countries
Common markets for goods
Unified European monetary unit
What is the term that means unity or an agreement by individuals with a common interest?
Unification
Individuation
Social Construct
Solidarity
The major challenge to the USSR regarding control over Poland in 1980 was
Unions
Revolts
Nuclear weapons found in Warsaw
Solidarity
Who were the leaders of the US and USSR in 1988?
Kruschev & Kennedy
Stalin & Carter
Putin & Bush
Gorbachev & Reagan
Why did Reagan ask Gorbachev to "tear down this wall?" Mark all that apply.
To tear down the "Iron Curtain"
To allow Poland to do what they choose
To tear down the Berlin wall
To allow trade to flow between East & West Germany
