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WorksheetsWorld History Semester 2 Final Study Guide
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which concept is represented in these World War I recruiting posters?
Justice
Diversity
Nationalism
Humanism
Which event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Invasion of Poland by Germany
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Use of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany
One goal of the League of Nations was to
Promote diplomacy instead of war.
Stimulate the economy of Europe
Bring World War I to an end
Encourage a strong alliance system
The term militarism can best be defined as
The buildup of armaments in preparation for war
Loyalty to a nation or ethnic group
Avoidance of military involvement in civil wars
Control of territories for economic and political gain
Which area of Europe was known as the “Powder Keg” of Europe prior to the outbreak of World War I?
A
B
C
D
What was a major cause of World War I?
Rebellions in colonial lands of Africa and Asia
Expansion of communism into Western Europe
Militarism in the nations of Europe
The inability of the League of Nations to keep the peace
Many historians believe that the harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to
Italy’s unification
Turkey’s modernization
Revolutions in Russia
World War II
What was the area in between trenched called during WWI?
The great soldier zone
The Dead Zone
No man's land
No tolerance land
Who won WWI?
Allies in 1918
Central Powers in 1917
Allies in 1917
Central Powers and Neutral Powers in 1918
Which of the following technologies were developed during WWI?
Napalm
Gas mask
Ironclad ships
tanks
Which country was not a member of the Triple Entente in 1914?
USA
Russia
France
Britain
World War I was also known as…
The War of Verdun
The Kaiser’s War
The War to End all Wars
The European Front
What treaty marked the end of WWI?
Sykes-Picot
Versailles
Brest-Litovsk
Ghent
In World War I, which country did Germany declare war on first?
USA
England
Russia
France
Where was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?
Berlin
London
Venice
Sarajevo
What year did the United States join the war?
1914
1915
1916
1917
Which country was forced to accept the War Guilt Clause at the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Russia
France
Italy
What does the acronym MAIN mean?
Military Authorization Identification Number
Mid-America Industrial Network
Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism
Military And Industrial Needs
What peace treaty did Lenin sign to end the war with Germany?
Sykes-Picot
Versailles
Brest-Litvosk
Ghent
Two days after Hitler’s invasion of __________, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
Poland
Austria
France
Slovakia
Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” was
a new form of warfare that used airplanes exclusively for the first wave of attack.
a form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attacks.
a strategy in which armies rested very little between attacks to wear the enemy down more quickly.
an air force strategy that combined jets and helicopters in a single attack.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese
launched a full-scale invasion of Southern China.
attacked the British colony on the Bataan Peninsula.
launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.
invaded Alaska.
What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
the Battle of Iwo Jima
the Battle of the Coral Sea
the Battle of Dunkirk
the Battle of Midway Island
Great Britain’s policy of ________ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe.
firm resistance
appeasement
detente
Anschluss
Hitler demanded, and was given, what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia?
Slovakia
Serbia
Sudetenland
Danzig
The slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis became known as what?
the Cold War
the Holocaust
the Great Atrocity
the Vast Massacre
U.S. drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima
June 6, 1945
April 6, 1945
August 6, 1945
September 6, 1945
May 8, 1945
Victory in Europe (VE Day)
Victory in Japan (VJ Day)
D-Day
Veteran’s Day
Leader in Italy known as Il Duce
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Prime Minister of Japan during World War II
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Leader in Germany during World War II
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Prime Minister of England during World War II
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Axis Powers
Holocaust
isolationism
blitzkrieg
the slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis
Axis Powers
Holocaust
isolationism
blitzkrieg
“lightning war” that utilized tanks supported by airplanes
Axis Powers
Holocaust
isolationism
blitzkrieg
policy that initially kept the United States from becoming involved in the war against Germany
Axis Powers
Holocaust
isolationism
blitzkrieg
gave Hitler the freedom to attack Poland
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
D-Day
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Axis Powers
June 6, 1944
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
D-Day
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Axis Powers
December 7, 1941
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
D-Day
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Axis Powers
August 15, 1945
bomb dropped on Hiroshima
bomb dropped on Nagasaki
VJ Day (Victory in Japan)
VE Day (Victory in Europe)
Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan
President Franklin Roosevelt
General McArthur
General Eisenhower
President Harry S Truman
The "Manhattan Project" was the code name for the
U.S. plan to invade Japan
German use of jet aircraft
Allied plan to invade Europe.
U.S. plans to make an atomic bomb.
The President of the United States decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because
it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause
he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender
it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.
Congress would not fund an invasion of the Japanese mainland.
The act of pushing an international situation to the highest point of tension.
Brinkmanship
Détente
Deterrence
Containment
A time during the Cold War in which tensions lessened through diplomacy.
Brinkmanship
Détente
Deterrence
Containment
A foreign policy strategy in which both superpowers deterred the other through strategic arms buildup and strategic alliances.
Brinkmanship
Détente
Deterrence
Containment
He was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
John F. Kennedy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
He was the leader of the Soviet Union during The Berlin Blockade.
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which three nations controlled portions of West Berlin during the Cold War?
United States, Great Britain, France
United States, Iceland, Great Britain
Russia, China, United States
United States, France, Norway
What information is the below picture showing?
The possible range of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
Commercial airline flights from Cuba.
A map showing distances to major cities from Cuba in kilometers.
Cuban attack plans from the movie Red Dawn.
He was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
What Cold War event is this image related to?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Vietnam War
This was a $13 billion plan to help the recovery of countries ravaged by WWII in Europe.
The Marshall Plan
The Berlin Airlift
The Iron Curtain
The Berlin Blockade
Which nation was the first to launch a satellite into orbit?
Soviet Union
United States
China
Japan
He led the Cuban Revolution and was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Ho Chi Minh
Fulgencio Batista
He was a U.S. Senator in the 1950s that attempted to find communists in the United States.
Joseph McCarthy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Why was The Berlin Wall constructed?
To keep East Germans from entering West Germany
To keep America from attacking the Soviet Union
To protect Britain from Germany.
To keep West Germans from entering East Germany
In what Cold War-era conflict was Operation Rolling Thunder?
Vietnam War
Korean War
World War II
Afghanistan – Soviet War
Which of the following best relates to the image?
Domino Theory
Rolling Thunder
Détente
Manhattan Project
During the Korean War, which side did the United States support?
South
North
East
West
What was the goal of NATO during The Cold War?
To help the spread of Communism
To protect the USA from attack
To stop the spread of Communism
To protect the Soviet Union from the United States
Who was the British politician who first used the term ‘Iron Curtain’?
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
King Edward
Queen Elizabeth
What Cold War event best relates to the image?
Red Scare
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Berlin Blockade
This President told Mikhail Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall”, referring to the Berlin Wall.
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
George Herbert Walker Bush
Bill Clinton
He was the first man on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
Alan B. Shepard
John Glenn
Gordon Cooper
The Arms Race involved the United States and China.
True
False
The Truman Doctrine promoted the idea of containment.
True
False
What two alliances were developed during the Cold War?
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Axis and Allies
Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
Triple Alliance and Allies
War on Terror
The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001
Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm
Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
Terrorism
The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001
Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm
Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
Ethnocentrism
The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001
Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm
Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
Persian Gulf Conflicts
The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001
Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm
Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
Which countries were members of the Triple Alliance?
USA, Russia, Britain
Russia, Britain, France
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy
USA, Germany, Britain
What Cold War event is this image related to?
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
This was a group formed to investigate and find communists hiding in America.
House Un-American Activities Committee
Warsaw Pact
Red Scare
Detente
World War II was a global conflict that occurred immediately before the start of The Cold War.
True
False
The Arms Race involved the United States and China.
True
False
The Truman Doctrine promoted the idea of containment.
True
False
A foreign policy of containing the spread of communism around the world.
Brinkmanship
Détente
Deterrence
Containment
