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Chapter 8- Countries and Conflicts Part 1

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many recognized nations are there in the world today?

a)

159

b)

195

c)

205

2.

All but two of the world's nations belong to this peacekeeping organization that was founded after WWII:

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations

3.

The policy of gaining political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it:

a)

Decolonization

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Colonialism

4.

Which of the following was NOT one of world history's largest colonizers?

a)

UK

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Rwanda

5.

Which of the following countries has the largest land area?

a)

China

b)

Brazil

c)

Russia

d)

USA

6.

Which of the following would make a clear boundary between two countries or states?

a)

Field edge

b)

River

c)

Top of a hill

7.

What is significant about the 38th parallel of latitude?

a)

It is the line at which tropical weather starts.

b)

It is the line that sets the eastern time zone.

c)

It divides North and South Korea.

8.

What is the only large land mass that is not a nation and does not contain any nations?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

9.

WWI and WWII featured systems of agreements between nations that they would support each other. These systems are called which of the following?

a)

Leagues

b)

Treaties

c)

Military Alliances

10.

Which of the following legacies of WWI was more about financial issues?

a)

New, brutal, mechanized warfare

b)

10 million deaths

c)

Germany angry at the rest of the superpowers

d)

$55 billion cost to be paid

11.

WWII saw alliances between what type of rulers in the Axis powers?

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

Presidents

d)

Dictators

12.

What was the role of Joseph Stalin in WWII?

a)

After a non-aggression pact with Hitler was broken, Stalin entered a military alliance with the Allied powers.

b)

He made sure that the Soviet Union remained neutral throughout the war.

13.

After WWII, which countries were turned into democratic nations?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

Poland, Czechoslovakia

c)

Soviet Union, Pakistan

14.

Formed in 1949, what was the mission of NATO?

a)

Form a strong counterbalance to Soviet aggression during the Cold War

b)

Eliminate the threat of democracy around Europe

c)

Create as many communist nations as possible worldwide