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WorksheetsGlobal Conflicts - WWI through WWII
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 41mins
What were the main causes of WWI? (Select all that apply)
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
What is militarism?
Association created to further the common interests of its members
Policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Idea of pride in one's nation to the extent that they believe they are superior to other nations
Policy of military preparedness
What is nationalism?
Association created to further the common interests of its members
Policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Idea of pride in one's nation to the extent that they believe they are superior to other nations and their nation's interest comes first
Policy of military preparedness
What are alliances?
Association created to further the common interests of its members
Policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
Idea of pride in one's nation to the extent that they believe they are superior to other nations
Policy of military preparedness
What is trench warfare?
Association created to further the common interests of its members
Type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other
Idea of pride in one's nation to the extent that they believe they are superior to other nations
Policy of military preparedness
What is total war?
Association created to further the common interests of its members
Type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other
Idea of pride in one's nation to the extent that they believe they are superior to other nations
War that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, and civilians take part in the war
Why were Europeans the most scared of the outbreak of the war in 1914?
They were worried about the casualties
They needed to maintain balance in Europe because they didn't want another Napoleon
They were worried about what it would do the economy
They did not want the US to become a superpower
As a result of the alliance system in WWI, who did Germany attack first in WWI?
Britiain
France
Austria
Spain
True or False: In WWI, America was providing supplies to both sides until they joined the Allies.
True
False
What are the three main factors that got the US to enter WWI?
Pearl Harbor
Zimmerman Telegram
Sinking of the Lusitania
Unrestricted submarine warfare
What was the "War Guilt Clause" in WWI?
Britain and France had to pay war reparations at the end of the war
Austria had to accept all the blame for the WWI including the debt
US was required to pay other nations for the damage done in the war
Germany had to accept all the blame for the WWI including the debt
What two empires were dissolved after WWI?
Ottoman Empire
Japanese Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
French Empire
What are some of the nations that were created as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in WWI?
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Poland
What treaty ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Berlin
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Munich
What were some of the points in Wilson's Fourteen Points? (Select all the apply)
Nations had the right to self-determine their government
Creation of the League of Nations
No more secret treaties
No free trade
What was the League of Nations?
International group of nations to discuss world problems in hope to prevent another world war
Group of Nations that discuss to create issues with other countries
Nations coming together to discuss the world debt
International group of nations who came together to discuss human rights violations
True or False: The US joined the League of Nations.
True
False
Who was the Tzar during the Russian Revolution?
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Lenin II
Nicholas Romanov II
Joseph Stalin I
What was the Russian Revolution's Bloody Sunday in 1905?
A day where the Tsar's police force killed workers peacefully protesting outside of the palace
A day where the Russian's lost the most people during WWI
The day when the Russian monarch was killed
The day where Lenin took over Russia
True or False: Russia was technologically advanced and did well in WWI.
True
False
Which group under Vladimir Lenin overthrew the Russian monarchy?
Russian Socialists
Bolsheviks
Spaseeba
Paka
What type of government did Lenin introduce to the new Soviet Union?
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Monarchy
Why did the world enter a global depression? (Select all the apply)
WWI cost around 208 billion dollars
Overdependence on American loans and banks
Huge Loses in war-ravaged areas
Massive profits were being made in America in the 1920s
True or False: The US bank failures were a primary reason that Europe and the globe entered a depresion.
True
False
How did FDR's (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) New Deal policies help the US get out of the Great Depression?
Increased militarism
Creating jobs for men doing public work projects
Increasing school curriculum centered around nationalism
Printing more money for people to have
What do both totalitarian regimes of Communism and Fascism have in common that attracted people to their cause?
Nationalism
Rights for workers
Voting rights for people
Goal of creating a government that had a classless society
Why were totalitarian regimes so appealing to people after WWI?
They needed to have someone to provide them with hope for a better future
They were tired of democracy and the inequalities that came with it
They thought a classless society was the best way to go
They thought that extending voting rights would ruin a nations
What is Totalitarianism?
System of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state
Centralized government that seeks to control all aspects of public private life through a one party system
Political philosophy based on extreme nationalism and glorification of totalitarian power
Political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control
What is Fascism?
System of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state
Centralized government that seeks to control all aspects of public private life through a one party system
Political philosophy based on extreme nationalism and militarism through glorification of totalitarian power
Political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control
Who are the main fascist leaders of WWII? (Select all that apply)
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
Tojo
What were the main factors that led to WWII? (Select all that apply)
Rise of fascist governments
Global Depression
War reparations on Germany
Japan becoming more imperialistic
What is considered the "trigger" moment for WWII? Meaning what event started WWII.
Germany's invasion of Poland
Japan's invasion of China
Italy's invasion of North Africa
Japan bombing Pearl Harbor
Why did the US enter WWII?
Germany sent the Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Japan winning the battle of Midway
What was considered the "final solution" for the Nazis?
Holocaust
Taking over Russia
Invading Poland
Bombing Pearl Harbor
True or False: Japan wanted to keep their emperor on the throne and refused to unconditionally surrender until the US dropped the atomic bombs
True
False
What were the two superpowers that came out of WWII?
US and the Soviet Union
US and Germany
Soviet Union and Great Britain
Great Britain and China
What were the Nuremberg Trials?
Trials that held Japanese officials accountable for Pearl Harbor
Trials that held Nazi officials accountable for the Holocaust
Trials that held Americans accountable for D-Day war reparations
Trials that held Nazi officials accountable for invading Poland
After WWII, what war started as the result of the rise of Communist regimes?
Cold War
Spanish-American War
Korean War
Vietnam War
True or False: WWII helped the US get out of the Great Depression
True
False
How many parts was Germany divided up into after WWII?
2
3
4
5
True or False: Hitler wanted Germany to have more Lebensraum (living space), so he wanted to create a German Empire.
True
False
True or False: Japan's desire to expand all over the Pacific contributed to WWII.
True
False
