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Era 5 Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The project code named the Manhattan Project was hiding what?

a)

The U.S. building Nuclear Weapons

b)

Internment Camps built to hold minorities

c)

Secret plant building new airplanes

d)

New submarine technology

2.

Which event sparked the outbreak of WWI?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

b)

Germany's Invasion of Poland

c)

Bolshevik coup d'etat in Russia

d)

Assassination of the Austrian Archduke

3.

What caused European nations to get involved in WWI

a)

Desire for resources

b)

System of alliances

c)

Fear of outsiders

d)

World domination

4.

What is an alliance?

a)

A formal agreement between countries

b)

A trading relationship

c)

Two countries that each other

d)

Countries that go to war

5.

What word describes when neither side in war can gain an advantage to win?

a)

Stalemate

b)

Blockade

c)

Total war

d)

Front

6.

What is the name of the treaty that ended WWI?

a)

Paris Peace Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of London

7.
The leader of the Soviet Union/Russia during WWII was
a)
FDR
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Winston Churchill
8.
I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Tojo
9.
Who was the leader of Great Britain?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
10.

Who was the leader in Germany?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Adolf Hitler

11.

Who was targeted during the period of the Holocaust?

a)

Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and more

b)

Christians, Catholics and Protestants

c)

Germans

d)

Americans

12.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
13.

The map shows which event during WWII?

a)

Allied D-day Invasion

b)

Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Soviet Invasion of Poland

d)

Nazi Blitzkrieg of Europe

14.

World War I began in ___________.

a)

1614

b)

1714

c)

1814

d)

1914

15.

Nationalism means...

a)

identification with one's own nation and support for its interests

b)

hating your country

c)

betraying your country

d)

going to college

16.

Imperialism is...

a)

extending a country's power and influence through education

b)

extending a country's power and influence through colonization and military force

c)

extending a country's power and influence through industry and technology

d)

extending a country's power and influence through science

17.

The Treaty of Versailles said that WWI was the fault of which country?

a)

Austria

b)

Yugoslavia

c)

England

d)

Germany

18.

The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to...

a)

pay large reparations

b)

cut their military

c)

give back all of their colonies

d)

All of the above

19.

The two alliances of WWII were called the ___________ Powers and the _____________ Powers.

a)

Allied & English

b)

Allied & Axis

c)

Axis & American

d)

American & Japanese

20.

The Axis Powers were what three countries?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

Germany, Italy, and Poland

c)

Japan, Italy, and China

d)

Japan, Indonesia, and Taiwan

21.

The event that brought the U.S. into WWII was the Japanese attack on __________________________.

a)

Washington, DC.

b)

New York City, New York

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

22.

Hitler committed the Holocaust because he was trying to eliminate all imperfections from the Germans. He believed the perfect race was the _____________ Race.

a)

Asian

b)

Black

c)

Latino

d)

Aryan

23.

In August of 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bombs on two cities in Japan. These cities were called ______________________________.

a)

Hiroshima & Tokyo

b)

Osaka & Tokyo

c)

Okinawa & Iwo Jima

d)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

24.

The event where thousands of Allied soldiers invaded the beaches of Normandy and pushed the Germans out of France is called ____________.

a)

V-J Day

b)

V-E Day

c)

D-Day

d)

K-Day

25.

How did Hitler die?

a)

American soldiers killed him.

b)

Russian soldiers killed him.

c)

The Jews killed him.

d)

He killed himself.

26.

Who is the leader of Germany during WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

27.

Which of the following countries does not lose their empires after WWI?

a)

Ottoman

b)

Germany

c)

Austro-Hungarian

d)

British

28.

Who leads the Russian Revolution?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

d)

Friedrich Engels

29.

What was the goal of the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

A German offer to Mexico to form an alliance against the US

b)

An offer to split up colonized land in Africa

c)

A letter declaring war between Germany and France

d)

The telegram that spread news that WWI has begun

30.

Poster were used as a part of the war machine. What does this World War I poster represent?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Prohibition

c)

Neutrality

d)

Propaganda

31.

Which was the largest and longest battle of the First World War on the Western Front?

a)

Battle of Gallipoli

b)

Battle of the Marne

c)

Battle of the Somme

d)

Battle of Verdun

32.
The worldwide depression from the 1920s and 1930s led, in Germany and Italy, to the rise of-
a)
Communism
b)
Democracy
c)
Dictators
d)
Absolute Monarchs
33.
What occurred on October 29th, 1929 in the United States?
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
March on Washington
c)
Saturday Revolution
d)
Stock Market Crash
34.

What does the Interwar years BEST refer to?

a)

The time of World War 1

b)

Any time there is a treaty within a war

c)

The period of time between WW1 and WW2

d)

The policy of Appeasement law written post WW2

35.

Which Country chose to use a Policy of Appeasement

a)

Great Britain

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Japan

36.

Who was the policy of Appeasement designed to "Appease"?

a)

Chamberlain

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Churchill

37.

When was WW2?

a)

1914-1918

b)

1920's

c)

1930's

d)

1939-1945

38.

Who was NOT considered a totalitarian?

a)

Mussolini

b)

Hitler

c)

Stalin

d)

Roosevelt

39.
Why did nations want to be imperialistic?
a)
They wanted prestige among other nations
b)
They needed more natural resources
c)
They needed more markets to sell industrial goods
d)
All of the Above
40.
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons/ideas behind imperialism? 
a)
Military Needs
b)
To isolate your country from the rest of the world. 
c)
Cultural Superiority 
d)
Nationalism 
41.
Who did the U.S. buy Alaska from?
a)
Cuba
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Canada
42.

What was the name of the war where Britain sent navy to force China to allow Britain to sell opium in China

a)

Opium War

b)

War of 1812

c)

War of the worlds

d)

English war

43.

The view that a nations most "fit" to survive had the right to dominate others

a)

Dominator

b)

Survivalist

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

Winner

44.
The infamous "Scramble for Africa" referred to:
a)
A major race that was held across the plains of Africa
b)
A period when the European powers conquered and divided most of Africa amongst themselves
c)
A war that Britain launched against the Boers in South Africa
d)
A period when the European powers rushed to establish friendly relations with nations across Africa
45.
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885? 
a)
France and Britain agreed to govern their African colonies jointly. 
b)
There was less fighting between African leaders and European powers. 
c)
African leaders voiced their suggestions for better relations with European powers. 
d)
Europeans divided Africa into colonies without consulting African leaders. 
46.
The poem, The White Man's Burden, by Rudyard Kipling, represents the belief that European culture was _______.
a)
superior to other cultures
b)
misunderstood by Americans
c)
the oldest culture in the world
d)
a replica of Ancient Greek culture
47.
New Imperialism was focused mainly in 
a)
North and South America
b)
Africa and Asia
c)
Antarctica and Australia
d)
Europe
48.
What is the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
a)
Battle of Coral Sea
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of El Alamein
49.
What was the US strategy in the war in the Pacific?
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Strategic Embargos
c)
Blitzkreig
d)
Create a two front war
50.
Kamikaze Attacks were...
a)
Japanese Suicide Pilots
b)
Japanese Suicide Bomb Vests
c)
Japanese Samurai Sword Attacks
d)
Japanese Bombing Raids
51.
Why did President Truman decide to drop the Atomic Bomb?
a)
To prevent American casualties .
b)
To kill lots of Japanese civilians to weaken their moral. 
c)
To destroy Japanese Industry
d)
To Weaken Japanese Army
52.
The end of WW2 in the Pacific was celebrated as
a)
V-J Day
b)
V-E Day
c)
Memorial Day
d)
Veterans Day
53.

What was the land called between the 2 enemy trenches?

a)

danger region

b)

kill zone

c)

no man's land

54.

When not fighting, what were the soldiers do?

a)

repair the trenches

b)

guard duty

c)

clean weapons

d)

all of the above

55.
What is the problem shown that troops suffered from?
a)
Gangrene
b)
Cold feet
c)
Trench foot
d)
Elephantiasis 
56.
Which weapon was used to fire a large amount of bullets very quickly?
a)
machine gun
b)
tank
c)
long range artillery
d)
airplane
57.
This was not originally designed to be used in war and wasn't originally used as "a weapon":
a)
Flamethrower
b)
gas
c)
airplane
d)
tank
58.
Which weapon was used to bomb enemy trenches from a far distance?
a)
submarine
b)
long range artillery
c)
tank
d)
machine gun
59.
Which weapon was used to launch torpedoes from under the water?
a)
long range artillery
b)
submarine
c)
depth charge
d)
machine gun
60.
What weapon was used to mow down barbed wire around enemy trenches?
a)
tank
b)
submarine
c)
bayonette
d)
poison gas
61.
What was the main problem that African nations had in stopping the spread of imperialism?
a)
Population 
b)
Economy
c)
Weapons
d)
Language
62.
What does the word "civilize" mean in this sentence?
Europeans wanted to civilize the African people.
a)
To  help.
b)
To give food and clothes to.
c)
To send them to school so they could get good jobs.
d)
To educate the Africans on European way of life.
63.
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
a)
They wanted Africa's natural resources
b)
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
c)
They wanted to create a perfect society
d)
They wanted to learn new languages
64.

Who was excluded (left out) from the Berlin Conference?

a)

representatives for the US

b)

representatives of European countries

c)

representatives of African countries

d)

representatives of the 3rd Estate