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AP Euro - Unit 8

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Innovations in the kinds of weapons that armies used
a)
Caused fewer casualties (deaths) than in earlier wars
b)
Were limited by each nation's ability to mass produce goods
c)
Were limited only to the allies
d)
Had a significant effect on how the war was fought
2.
Which of the following WAS NOT a major cause of World War I?
a)
Mobilization
b)
Nationalism
c)
The death of Franz Ferdinand
d)
Alliances
3.
"Total War" meant that
a)
Only professional armies did the fighting
b)
The Civilian population was deeply involved both at home and in uniform
c)
Battles were fought in the air and on the ground
d)
Everyone paid attention to the latest war news
4.
By the end of 1915, the fighting in the west had reached the point of
a)
Victory at sea but not on land
b)
Victory everywhere
c)
Stalemate
d)
Enjoyment
5.
What is the name of the alliance during WWI that included Austria-Hungary, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria?
a)
The Central Powers
b)
The Allied Powers
c)
The Axis Powers
d)
The Entente Powers
6.
Who was the leader of the Bolshevik Party who made the promise of "Peace, Land, and Bread"?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Vladimir Lenin 
c)
Adolf Hitler 
d)
Nicholas Romanov II
7.
Which wartime leader is correctly matched with their country? 
a)
Kaiser-Wilhelm II- USSR
b)
David Lloyd George- France
c)
Woodrow Wilson- Great Britain
d)
Czar Nicholas II- Russia
8.
Desolate area between opposing sides trenches
a)
No man's land
b)
Everyone's land
c)
Dead space
d)
Time zone
9.
A painful condition of the feet caused due to being under cold water or mud for long periods of time and marked by blackening and death of surface skin.
a)
Water log foot 
b)
Athlete's foot
c)
Trench foot
d)
Foot fungus 
10.
World War I will officially begin in 1914 when
a)
Austria declares war on Serbia
b)
Germany grants a "Blank Check" to Austria
c)
When Franz Ferdinand dies
d)
When Russia mobilizes
11.

The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution was

a)

V. I. Lenin

b)

Josef Stalin

c)

Leon Trotsky

d)

Alexander Kerensky

12.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of WWI?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Empires

c)

Militarization

d)

Nationalism

13.

Which organization was created after WWI to bring about peace and reduce the need for alliances?

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

Concert of Europe

14.

As a result of WWI, Eastern Europe

a)

Became subject to the new Russian communist state.

b)

Quickly overtook Western Europe economically.

c)

Sunk into widespread anarchy and chaos.

d)

Witnessed the emergence of many new nation states.

15.

What did the Russian Revolution happen during?

a)

World War One

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Enlightenment

16.

The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?

a)

The Communist Party

b)

The Fascist Party

c)

The Socialist Party

d)

The Democratic Party

17.

What issues were going on in Russia during this?

a)

Food Shortages

b)

Involvement in War

c)

Unhappiness With The Government

d)

All of the above were issues going on

18.

Who came up with communism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Karl Marx

19.

What did Russia become known as after this?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Ukraine

20.

During the civil war following the Russian Revolution, who did the Red Army represent?

a)

Communists

b)

Non-Communists

21.

During the civil war following the Russian Revolution, who did the White Army represent?

a)

Communists

b)

Non-Communists

22.

Why did czars resist modernization?

a)

They wanted to maintain power

b)

They wanted the best for their people

c)

They wanted to give their money away

d)

They wanted citizens to become prosperous

23.

What is the name for Russian labor camps created by Lenin?

a)

Gulags

b)

Internment

c)

Guantanamo

d)

Leavenworth

24.

What was the end result of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Russia became a direct democracy

b)

Russia would become a communist nation

c)

Russia would become a theocracy

d)

Russia would go back to an absolute monarchy

25.

This treaty pulled Russia out of WWI?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Treaty of Greenville

c)

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

d)

Treaty of Moscow

26.

Who were the Bolsheviks?

a)

Communist Revolutionaries

b)

Secret Police Members

c)

Members of Parliament

d)

Soldiers in White Army

27.

What was the name of the acts against the Jewish population?

a)

Nazism

b)

Anti-Jewish

c)

Pro-Holocaustism

d)

Antisemitism

28.

As a young man, Hitler moved to Vienna to pursue his dream in what career?

a)

Engineer

b)

Artist

c)

Military

d)

Construction

29.

Hitler joined the German army and fought during what war?

a)

Boxer Rebellion

b)

Franco-Prussian War

c)

Spanish Civil War

d)

World War I

30.

Which of the following helped Adolf Hitler to rise to power in Germany?

a)

Poor economic conditions following World War I

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

Loss of land and prestige from losing World War I

d)

All of the Above

31.

Hitler rose to power as the leader of what political party?

a)

Democratic

b)

Nazi

c)

Republican

d)

Laborist

32.

What two countries were Germany's main two allies during World War II?

a)

Russia and Austria

b)

Italy and Japan

c)

France and the United Kingdom

d)

China and Spain

33.

What is the name given to Hitler's killing of 6 million Jewish people during World War II?

a)

The Gestapo

b)

The Blitz

c)

The Great Terror

d)

The Holocaust

34.

How did Adolf Hitler die?

a)

He was poisoned by one of his generals

b)

He committed suicide

c)

. He died when his bunker exploded during battle

d)

He escaped to South America and died of old age

35.

What was Hitler's war tactics called?

a)

The Blitzkrieg

b)

The Great Terror

c)

The Gustapo

d)

The Blitz

36.
Leader of the Nazis in Germany; came to power when named chancellor in 1933
a)
Nuremberg Laws
b)
WWII Progression
c)
Final Solution
d)
Adolf Hitler
37.
What happened in Germany and around the world following WWI?
a)
A depression
b)
A surplus
c)
An election
d)
 A runoff
38.

When did Hitler invade Poland ?

a)

1936

b)

1937

c)

1938

d)

1939

39.
A system of government that exerts complete control over its citizens; individuals have no rights and all opposition to the government is suppressed
a)
Monarchy
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Democracy
d)
Communism
40.
Why did the League of Nations actually help the rise of dictators between the World Wars?
a)
They supplied them with equipment and money
b)
False, the League of Nations was a successful organization
c)
They had no real power/authority to stop them
d)
They were lazy and didn't care
41.
Appealed to Italy's wounded pride and fear of communism, established the first Fascist Party, took over the Italian government after the march on Rome
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
42.
The German brand of Fascism
a)
Communism
b)
Nazism
c)
Totalitarianism
d)
Marxism
43.
Giving in to an aggressor to keep peace
a)
Appeasement
b)
Fascism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Pacification
44.
What was the League of Nation's (specifically Britain and France) stance towards Hitler's actions leading up to WWII?
a)
Aggressive action
b)
Isolationism
c)
Appeasement
d)
Containment
45.

____________ is a type of government where the state is more important than the individual.

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Stalinism

46.

At the outset of WWII, the Empire of Japan was led by its very powerful military. The leader of the military was _____________.

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Rommel

c)

Tojo

d)

Stalin

47.

Joseph Stalin

a)

Japan, Militarism

b)

Italy, Facism

c)

Soviet Union, Communism

d)

Nazism, Germany

48.

Adolf Hitler

a)

Japan, Militarism

b)

Italy, Facism

c)

Soviet Union, Communism

d)

Nazism, Germany

49.

Who was the first totalitarian leader to rise to power in Europe?

a)

Benito Musolini

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Vladimir Lenin