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World History Semester 2 Final Study Guide

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which concept is represented in these World War I recruiting posters?

a)

Justice

b)

Diversity

c)

Nationalism

d)

Humanism

2.

Which event is considered the immediate cause of World War I?

a)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

b)

Invasion of Poland by Germany

c)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

d)

Use of unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany

3.

One goal of the League of Nations was to

a)

Promote diplomacy instead of war.

b)

Stimulate the economy of Europe

c)

Bring World War I to an end

d)

Encourage a strong alliance system

4.

The term militarism can best be defined as

a)

The buildup of armaments in preparation for war

b)

Loyalty to a nation or ethnic group

c)

Avoidance of military involvement in civil wars

d)

Control of territories for economic and political gain

5.

Which area of Europe was known as the “Powder Keg” of Europe prior to the outbreak of World War I?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

What was a major cause of World War I?

a)

Rebellions in colonial lands of Africa and Asia

b)

Expansion of communism into Western Europe

c)

Militarism in the nations of Europe

d)

The inability of the League of Nations to keep the peace

7.

Many historians believe that the harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to

a)

Italy’s unification

b)

Turkey’s modernization

c)

Revolutions in Russia

d)

World War II

8.

What was the area in between trenched called during WWI?

a)

The great soldier zone

b)

The Dead Zone

c)

No man's land

d)

No tolerance land

9.

Who won WWI?

a)

Allies in 1918

b)

Central Powers in 1917

c)

Allies in 1917

d)

Central Powers and Neutral Powers in 1918

10.

Which of the following technologies were developed during WWI?

a)

Napalm

b)

Gas mask

c)

Ironclad ships

d)

tanks

11.

Which country was not a member of the Triple Entente in 1914?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Britain

12.

World War I was also known as…

a)

The War of Verdun

b)

The Kaiser’s War

c)

The War to End all Wars

d)

The European Front

13.

What treaty marked the end of WWI?

a)

Sykes-Picot

b)

Versailles

c)

Brest-Litovsk

d)

Ghent

14.

In World War I, which country did Germany declare war on first?

a)

USA

b)

England

c)

Russia

d)

France

15.

Where was Archduke Ferdinand assassinated?

a)

Berlin

b)

London

c)

Venice

d)

Sarajevo

16.

What year did the United States join the war?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1916

d)

1917

17.

Which country was forced to accept the War Guilt Clause at the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Italy

18.

What does the acronym MAIN mean?

a)

Military Authorization Identification Number

b)

Mid-America Industrial Network

c)

Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism

d)

Military And Industrial Needs

19.

What peace treaty did Lenin sign to end the war with Germany?

a)

Sykes-Picot

b)

Versailles

c)

Brest-Litvosk

d)

Ghent

20.

Two days after Hitler’s invasion of __________, Britain and France declared war on Germany.

a)

Poland

b)

Austria

c)

France

d)

Slovakia

21.

Hitler’s blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” was

a)

a new form of warfare that used airplanes exclusively for the first wave of attack.

b)

a form of attack that used tank divisions supported by air attacks.

c)

a strategy in which armies rested very little between attacks to wear the enemy down more quickly.

d)

an air force strategy that combined jets and helicopters in a single attack.

22.

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese

a)

launched a full-scale invasion of Southern China.

b)

attacked the British colony on the Bataan Peninsula.

c)

launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor.

d)

invaded Alaska.

23.

What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

a)

the Battle of Iwo Jima

b)

the Battle of the Coral Sea

c)

the Battle of Dunkirk

d)

the Battle of Midway Island

24.

Great Britain’s policy of ________ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe.

a)

firm resistance

b)

appeasement

c)

detente

d)

Anschluss

25.

Hitler demanded, and was given, what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia?

a)

Slovakia

b)

Serbia

c)

Sudetenland

d)

Danzig

26.

The slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis became known as what?

a)

the Cold War

b)

the Holocaust

c)

the Great Atrocity

d)

the Vast Massacre

27.

U.S. drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima

a)

June 6, 1945

b)

April 6, 1945

c)

August 6, 1945

d)

September 6, 1945

28.

May 8, 1945

a)

Victory in Europe (VE Day)

b)

Victory in Japan (VJ Day)

c)

D-Day

d)

Veteran’s Day

29.

Leader in Italy known as Il Duce

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Benito Mussolini

30.

Prime Minister of Japan during World War II

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Benito Mussolini

31.

Leader in Germany during World War II

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Benito Mussolini

32.

Prime Minister of England during World War II

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Benito Mussolini

33.

Leader of the Soviet Union during World War II

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Hideki Tojo

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Benito Mussolini

34.

Germany, Italy, and Japan

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Holocaust

c)

isolationism

d)

blitzkrieg

35.

the slaughter of European civilians, particularly European Jews, by the Nazis

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Holocaust

c)

isolationism

d)

blitzkrieg

36.

“lightning war” that utilized tanks supported by airplanes

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Holocaust

c)

isolationism

d)

blitzkrieg

37.

policy that initially kept the United States from becoming involved in the war against Germany

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Holocaust

c)

isolationism

d)

blitzkrieg

38.

gave Hitler the freedom to attack Poland

a)

Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

b)

D-Day

c)

Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor

d)

Axis Powers

39.

June 6, 1944

a)

Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

b)

D-Day

c)

Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor

d)

Axis Powers

40.

December 7, 1941

a)

Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

b)

D-Day

c)

Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor

d)

Axis Powers

41.

August 15, 1945

a)

bomb dropped on Hiroshima

b)

bomb dropped on Nagasaki

c)

VJ Day (Victory in Japan)

d)

VE Day (Victory in Europe)

42.

Made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan

a)

President Franklin Roosevelt

b)

General McArthur

c)

General Eisenhower

d)

President Harry S Truman

43.

The "Manhattan Project" was the code name for the

a)

U.S. plan to invade Japan

b)

German use of jet aircraft

c)

Allied plan to invade Europe.

d)

U.S. plans to make an atomic bomb.

44.

The President of the United States decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because

a)

it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause

b)

he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender

c)

it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.

d)

Congress would not fund an invasion of the Japanese mainland.

45.

The act of pushing an international situation to the highest point of tension.

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Détente

c)

Deterrence

d)

Containment

46.

A time during the Cold War in which tensions lessened through diplomacy.

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Détente

c)

Deterrence

d)

Containment

47.

A foreign policy strategy in which both superpowers deterred the other through strategic arms buildup and strategic alliances.

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Détente

c)

Deterrence

d)

Containment

48.

He was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Harry S Truman

49.

He was the leader of the Soviet Union during The Berlin Blockade.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

50.

Which three nations controlled portions of West Berlin during the Cold War?

a)

United States, Great Britain, France

b)

United States, Iceland, Great Britain

c)

Russia, China, United States

d)

United States, France, Norway

51.

What information is the below picture showing?

a)

The possible range of Soviet missiles from Cuba.

b)

Commercial airline flights from Cuba.

c)

A map showing distances to major cities from Cuba in kilometers.

d)

Cuban attack plans from the movie Red Dawn.

52.

He was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

53.

What Cold War event is this image related to?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

54.

This was a $13 billion plan to help the recovery of countries ravaged by WWII in Europe.

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

The Iron Curtain

d)

The Berlin Blockade

55.

Which nation was the first to launch a satellite into orbit?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States

c)

China

d)

Japan

56.

He led the Cuban Revolution and was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Fulgencio Batista

57.

He was a U.S. Senator in the 1950s that attempted to find communists in the United States.

a)

Joseph McCarthy

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

John F. Kennedy

58.

Why was The Berlin Wall constructed?

a)

To keep East Germans from entering West Germany

b)

To keep America from attacking the Soviet Union

c)

To protect Britain from Germany.

d)

To keep West Germans from entering East Germany

59.

In what Cold War-era conflict was Operation Rolling Thunder?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

Korean War

c)

World War II

d)

Afghanistan – Soviet War

60.

Which of the following best relates to the image?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Rolling Thunder

c)

Détente

d)

Manhattan Project

61.

During the Korean War, which side did the United States support?

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

62.

What was the goal of NATO during The Cold War?

a)

To help the spread of Communism

b)

To protect the USA from attack

c)

To stop the spread of Communism

d)

To protect the Soviet Union from the United States

63.

Who was the British politician who first used the term ‘Iron Curtain’?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

King Edward

d)

Queen Elizabeth

64.

What Cold War event best relates to the image?

a)

Red Scare

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

Berlin Wall

d)

Berlin Blockade

65.

This President told Mikhail Gorbachev to “Tear down this wall”, referring to the Berlin Wall.

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

George Herbert Walker Bush

d)

Bill Clinton

66.

He was the first man on the Moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Alan B. Shepard

c)

John Glenn

d)

Gordon Cooper

67.

The Arms Race involved the United States and China.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The Truman Doctrine promoted the idea of containment.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

What two alliances were developed during the Cold War?

a)

NATO and Warsaw Pact

b)

Axis and Allies

c)

Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

d)

Triple Alliance and Allies

70.

War on Terror

a)

The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

b)

An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001

c)

Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm

d)

Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

71.

Terrorism

a)

The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

b)

An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001

c)

Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm

d)

Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

72.

Ethnocentrism

a)

The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

b)

An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001

c)

Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operations Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm

d)

Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

73.

Persian Gulf Conflicts

a)

The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

b)

An international military campaign that was launched by the U.S. government after the September 11 attacks in the U.S. in 2001

c)

Includes Iran-Iraq War, The Gulf War, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm

d)

Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.

74.

Which countries were members of the Triple Alliance?

a)

USA, Russia, Britain

b)

Russia, Britain, France

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

d)

USA, Germany, Britain

75.

What Cold War event is this image related to?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Korean War

c)

Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

Vietnam War

76.

This was a group formed to investigate and find communists hiding in America.

a)

House Un-American Activities Committee

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

Red Scare

d)

Detente

77.

World War II was a global conflict that occurred immediately before the start of The Cold War.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

The Arms Race involved the United States and China.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

The Truman Doctrine promoted the idea of containment.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

A foreign policy of containing the spread of communism around the world.

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Détente

c)

Deterrence

d)

Containment