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Unit 5 Spring Review WW2 & Cold War

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Who were on the Allied Powers' side in WW2?

a)

Germany, Italy, Japan

b)

Britain, France, USSR

c)

Italy, France, Belgium

d)

Britain, Cuba, Philippines

2.

Who were on the Axis Powers' side in WW2?

a)

Britain, France, USSR

b)

US, Switzerland, Spain

c)

Morocco, Egypt, Japan

d)

Germany, Italy, Japan

3.

What were the major causes of WW2? Mark all that apply.

a)

Failure of appeasing Germany

b)

Failure of the Treaty of Versailles

c)

Failure of the League of Nations

d)

Failure of Hitler in WW1

4.

Who were the Allied Prime Ministers/Presidents during WW2?

a)

Churchill, De Gaulle, Roosevelt, Stalin

b)

Tojo, Hitler, Mussolini, Walesa

c)

Roosevelt, Truman, Trudeau, Fox

d)

Tsar Nicholas, George, Clemenceau, Wilson

5.

Who were the Axis dictators/leaders during WW2?

a)

Wilson, Clemenceau, Hitler

b)

McKinley, Aguinaldo, Dewey

c)

Ho Chi Minh, Kennedy, Pol Pot

d)

Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo

6.

How did Hitler get Germans used to violence against Jews? Mark all that apply.

a)

Night of Broken Glass

b)

Vandalism

c)

Moving the Jews to ghettos

d)

Punishing Jewish students in front of their peers

7.

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.

a)

Slaughter

b)

Inferno

c)

Holocaust

d)

Massacre

8.

Hitler and Himmler came up with the "Final Solution" and its outcome was such that

a)

Millions of Jews were deported

b)

Millions of Polish moved to the USSR

c)

Millions of Jews were killed

d)

Millions of Germans were stuck in East Germany

9.

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.

a)

Because the Japanese were not going to surrender.

b)

Because an invasion of Japan would cost thousands of American lives.

c)

Because we were losing the Pacific Campaign.

d)

Because FDR had just died and Truman wanted to send a message.

10.

Why did the US join the Allies in World War 2?

a)

Because the Germans had joined forces with Mexico to take us over.

b)

Because the Italians were spying on us.

c)

Because the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

d)

Because Hitler dared us to join.

11.

Why were Japanese Americans rounded up and placed in Internment Camps?

a)

Because the Japanese Emperor asked us to.

b)

Because the US feared they were on the Axis' side for the war.

c)

Because Britain and France were also doing this.

d)

Because the Japanese Americans had made threats to US govt.

12.

Mark all that occurred after WW2.

a)

America became the richest nation on earth.

b)

Germany was divided into military zones.

c)

Japan became a communist country

d)

Italy remained a communist country.

e)

The USSR became a huge military power.

13.

What were the Allies' goals after WW2? Mark all that apply.

a)

Create a lasting peace.

b)

Create a United Nations.

c)

Create an International Police force.

d)

Create a World Court.

e)

Divide Germany into military zones.

14.

What were the Nuremberg Trials?

a)

Court listened to Polish and USSR prisoners' testimonies.

b)

Court judged Nazi leaders for their policies & orders.

c)

Court listened to US and Canadian POWs testimonies.

d)

Court judged German civilians for their part in the war.

15.

What were the causes of the Cold War? Mark all the apply.

a)

US & USSR had political & military differences

b)

USSR created puppet governments in the Eastern part of Europe.

c)

USSR made its zone in Germany communist.

d)

US & USSR competed in the Space Race.

16.

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?

a)

Appeasement

b)

Aggressive Prevention

c)

Containment

d)

Domino Theory

17.

Which law committed the US to the Policy of Containment?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Fourteen Points

18.

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

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

German Supply Policy

c)

Berlin Wall Mutiny

d)

Blitzkrieg

19.

The USSR & seven other countries all joined this pact promising to defend each other.

a)

Berlin Pact

b)

Soviet Alliance Pact

c)

Stalingrad Pact

d)

Warsaw Pact

20.

The US & 30 European countries joined this organization to form an alliance and defend each other.

a)

Washington DC Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Truman Organization

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

21.

What was the cause of the Korean War?

a)

North Korea had invaded China

b)

South Korea had invaded Japan

c)

South Korea had invaded North Korea

d)

North Korea had invaded South Korea

22.

What were 3 effects of the Korean War?

a)

North Korea became Communist

b)

North Korea gained land in China

c)

South Korea became democratic

d)

The 38th Parallel marked the border between North & South Korea

23.

Mark all statements that apply to the Cuban Missile Crisis between the US and the USSR.

a)

Kruschev sent assassins to DC

b)

USSR & US were on the brink of war

c)

Relations between USSR & US improved after this event

d)

US announced a blockade of Cuba

e)

USSR announced a blockade of Gulf of Mexico

24.

Who were the leaders of the USSR, Cuba, and the US during the Cold War in the 1960s?

a)

Stalin, Truman, Gomez

b)

Kruschev, Kennedy, Castro

c)

Lenin, Johnson, Reynaldo

25.

What occurred in the US directly after WW2? Mark all that apply.

a)

The Red Scare/McCarthyism

b)

Equal Rights Amendment is approved

c)

Baby Boom

d)

Same sex marriage is legal

e)

The Civil Rights Movement

26.

After WW2, Europe attempted to achieve (mark all that apply)

a)

Social welfare

b)

Increased cooperation between countries

c)

Common markets for goods

d)

Unified European monetary unit

27.

What is the term that means unity or an agreement by individuals with a common interest?

a)

Unification

b)

Individuation

c)

Social Construct

d)

Solidarity

28.

The major challenge to the USSR regarding control over Poland in 1980 was

a)

Unions

b)

Revolts

c)

Nuclear weapons found in Warsaw

d)

Solidarity

29.

Who were the leaders of the US and USSR in 1988?

a)

Kruschev & Kennedy

b)

Stalin & Carter

c)

Putin & Bush

d)

Gorbachev & Reagan

30.

Why did Reagan ask Gorbachev to "tear down this wall?" Mark all that apply.

a)

To tear down the "Iron Curtain"

b)

To allow Poland to do what they choose

c)

To tear down the Berlin wall

d)

To allow trade to flow between East & West Germany