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World HIstory Practice Final 2021

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______________the rapid buildup of military forces

a)

MIlitarism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Patriotism

2.

The " Big Four" of the Treaty of Versaille were all of the following except

a)

The United States

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Germany

3.

22. Germany lost it's factories and industry in the east known as the

a)

Deutschlands

b)

Rhinelands

c)

Norway

d)

Austria

4.

Fascism is the ______________philosophy of government that glorifies the state and nation and assigns to the state control over every aspect of national life.

a)

Totalitarian

b)

MIlitaristic

c)

Socialialistic

d)

Communistic

e)

Enlightened

5.

The individual had no significance except as a member of the state describes

a)

Ideology

b)

Subordination

c)

Cult of worship

d)

Militarism

e)

Communist

6.

Which of the following best describe the fascist view of education and learning

a)

Fascist embrace education

b)

Fascist oppose intellectuals, education and the arts

c)

Fascist believe in questioning everything

d)

Fascist follow the teaching s of the enlightenment

e)

Fascist are always open to new ideas

7.

Fascism is the totalitarian philosophy of government that _________ the state and nation and assigns to the state control over every aspect of national life.

a)

subdues

b)

controls

c)

subdues

d)

glorifies

8.

Fascist regimes are almost always

governed by groups of friends and

associates who appoint each to

government positions. This describes

a)

Sexism

b)

Cronyism

c)

Solidarity

d)

Narcissism

e)

Proletarianism

9.

In what year did Hitler come to power?

a)

1914

b)

1933

c)

1941

d)

1945

10.

Generally who made up the early 1930's Nazi Party?

a)

World War I veterans

b)

Hitler Youth groups

c)

Pro Communist

d)

Socialist

e)

Austians

11.

Those who signed the Treaty of Versaille were known as

a)

Brown Shirts

b)

Blackshirts

c)

November Criminals

d)

The Black Hand

12.

The Nuremberg Laws

a)

Helped Germany regain access to the Rhine land

b)

Stripped Jewish Germans of their Rights

c)

Reestablished the German right to a military

d)

denounced the Treaty of Versaille

e)

All of these are correct

13.

Who is the Prime Minister of Japan during the second world war ?

a)

Yoshi Yamamoto

b)

Duku Tihi

c)

Nukarapu Hirohito

d)

Hedeki Tojo

e)

Mao Tse Tung

14.

What allied power had to surrender Singapore to Japanese forces

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

e)

Australia

15.

The Bataan Death March took place in

a)

Iwo JIma

b)

Corrigadore

c)

The Philippines

d)

Okinawa

e)

Tai Poa

16.

Which of the following BEST describes America's strategy in the Pacific

a)

sustained bombing

b)

stone skipping

c)

total submarine warfare

d)

Island Hopping

e)

none of these are correct

17.

In what Chinese city did the worst atrocities of world war two take place

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Pomngyang

c)

Shanghai

d)

Taiwan

e)

Nanjing

18.

The name of the German invasion of Russia was operation

a)

Sea Lion

b)

Kannal Kampf

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Barbarossa

e)

Torch

19.

Which Russian city did the Germans meet their greatest defeat?

a)

Moscow

b)

Leningrad

c)

Petrograd

d)

St. Petersburg

e)

None of these are correct

20.

What is the name of the project to create the first atomic bomb?

a)

operation overlord

b)

The manhattan Project

c)

Fatman and Little boy

d)

Archangel project

e)

Bright star project

21.

The very first nuclear chain reaction took place...

a)

Under the football stadium of Chicago University

b)

Los Alamos New Mexico

c)

Hiroshima

d)

Bikin Atoll

e)

None of these are correct

22.

Who is known as the father of the Nuclear bomb?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Martin Sheen

c)

Ryan Reynolds

d)

Robert Oppenheimer

e)

Francis Drake

23.

At what meeting did the United States along with other powers decide to divide Germany with their allies?

a)

Casablanca

b)

Yalta

c)

Berlin

d)

Versaille

e)

Potsdam

24.

13. “From Stettin in

the Baltic to

Trieste in the

Adriatic, an Iron

Curtain has

descended across

the continent." This quote describes

a)

Containment

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

MAD

d)

The Iron Curtain

25.

Examining this image, The city of Berlin is located in...

a)

Western Germany

b)

Soviet Controlled Germany

c)

Allied Controlled Germany

d)

None of these are correct

26.

What was another term for the military operation where the United States flew 1,398 flights delivering chocolate, candies, milk and bread

a)

Operation Watch out for the falling bottles of Milk

b)

Chocolate power

c)

March Madness

d)

Easter Parade

e)

Juniper fall

27.

Which of the following BEST describes the" Marshall Plan"

a)

The United States will out build Soviet Military

b)

The United States will send ambassadors to eastern countries to convince them to stay with the Allies

c)

The US will develop and rebuild Europe after the war spending $13 billion

d)

The US will develop relations with nations in the far east by spending massive amounts of money

28.

There were two sets of Alliances, in the West, the NATO nations in the east known as

a)

The Soviet Detail

b)

The Satzi

c)

The Warsaw Pact

d)

The league of Nations

e)

The Iron Curtain

29.

N.A.T.O. stands for

a)

Never American Trap Options

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

National American Treaty Organization

d)

Northern Alliances Tactical Organization

30.

Which year did the blockade of Berlin begin

a)

1945

b)

1948

c)

1953

d)

1965

e)

1972

31.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Blockade of the city of Berlin

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

MIkhail Gorbachev

32.

Stalin will die in 1953, according to the presentation, who is the new leader of the Soviet Union?

a)

Brezhnev

b)

Gorbechev

c)

Khruschev

d)

Lenin

33.

In what year did the Berlin Wall come down

a)

1989

b)

1972

c)

1968

d)

1951

e)

1947

34.

The name of western Germany was ....

a)

The Federal Republic of Germany

b)

German Federation of People

c)

The United States of Germany

d)

The Peoples Republic of Germany

35.

Who were the Stasi

a)

Spies in America

b)

Spies in England

c)

Secret Police that spied on their own people

d)

Secret police who spied on the west

36.

When did the Korean War Begin

a)

1941

b)

1950

c)

1963

d)

1972

e)

1975

37.

Who controlled North Korea

a)

Kim Il Sung

b)

Syngman Rhee

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Pol Pot

38.

At the battle of Chosin Reservoir for 17 days saw the death of

a)

20,000 Chinese dead

b)

No American losses

c)

100 Chinese

d)

No Chinese Losses

39.

This US ______ suggested the use of nuclear weapons during the Korean war.

a)

General Dwight Eisenhower

b)

General Omar Bradley

c)

General Schwarzkopf

d)

General, Douglas MacArthur

40.

Which of the following is NOT on the Border of Vietnam

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Laos

d)

Cambodia

41.

At the end of the Second World War who led Vietnam to Independence

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dien Diem

c)

Mao Tse Tung

d)

Kim Un Ill

42.

Prior to the Second World Which nation claimed Vietnam as a colony

a)

Laos

b)

England

c)

The United States

d)

France

e)

Germany

43.

Between what years do we identify the French - Indochina war?

a)

1908 -1912

b)

1941 -1945

c)

1945 - 1954

d)

1963 - 1975

44.

What is the importance of the city of Dien Bien Phu?

a)

It was the capital of North Vietnam

b)

It was the Launching point for the Tet Offensive

c)

It was the city in which the French were finally defeated

d)

It was the cultural Capital of Vietnam

e)

It was the capital of South Vietnam

45.

The 1954 Geneva Convention

a)

Divided Vietnam along the 17th Parallel

b)

Set up elections for Vietnam

c)

ended the war between the French and the Vietnamese

d)

all of these choices are correct

46.

Which of the following people followed after the death of Kennedy

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Lyndon Johnson

e)

Richard Nixon

47.

During the TET offensive the North Vietnamese took this major city and killed the inhabitants

a)

Saigon

b)

DaNang

c)

Mekong

d)

Hue

e)

Pleiku

48.

In what year did the TET offensive take place

a)

1972

b)

1954

c)

1968

d)

1975

49.

Which of the following is NOT true of the situation in Cambodia

a)

Viet Cong & North Vietnamese use Cambodia as a sanctuary

b)

Cambodian government is powerless from preventing Communists from entering

c)

US troops could not legally enter

d)

Cambodia suffered no effects from the war

e)

None of these choices are correct

50.

What is the capital of Cambodia

a)

Shanghai

b)

Saigon

c)

Phnom Penh

d)

Jakku

51.

Approximately how many cambodians do they report are either murdered or missing?

a)

15 million

b)

2 million

c)

32 million

d)

12,000

52.

Who was the leader of the nation of Cambodia

a)

Thut Vhen

b)

Chang Kai Shek

c)

Phom Penn

d)

Pol Pot

53.

What is the name of military group led by the Cambodian Leader

a)

Red Shirts

b)

Khmer Rouge

c)

VC

d)

Black September

54.

What is the term used to describe the start of the rule of the Khmer Rouge

a)

Mark One

b)

The Reckoning

c)

Year Zero

d)

The Tet

55.

Which of the following is a long term cause of the Soviet - Afghan war

a)

Would open up trade with Asian nations

b)

Soviets trying to spread Communism to neighboring countries

c)

Wanted to create friendly eastern states

d)

All of these are correct

56.

In what year did the Soviets invade the nation of Afghanistan

a)

1970

b)

1979

c)

1986

d)

1993

57.

What is the Capital of Afghanistan

a)

Baghdad

b)

Islamabad

c)

Kabul

d)

Mosul

58.

This Islamic term was used to call the Afghan people to "Holy War" against the Soviets

a)

Ramadan

b)

Salat

c)

Jihad

d)

Hijra

59.

Right of the Soviet Union to militarily get involved to prevent the overthrow of a neighboring communist government"

a)

The Stalin Plan

b)

The Brezhnev Doctrine

c)

The Communist Manifesto

d)

The Warsaw Pact

60.

What is the name of the Afghan group that fought against the Soviet Invasion

a)

Al-Qaeda

b)

Mujahadeen

c)

Isis

d)

Taliban

61.

This group got foreign assistance from the US

1983- US, UK, Saudi Arabia.

a)

Taliban

b)

Pakistanis

c)

Soviets

d)

Mujahideen

62.

Through which central asian nation did the Mujahideen have their weapons delivered

a)

Iran

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

63.

Which Soviet Leader ordered the withdrawal of Soviet Troops

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Joseph Stalin

64.

Prior to 2018 where was the US embassy to Israel located

a)

Syria

b)

Libya

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Tel Aviv

65.

Which of the following nations is not located on the Border of Israel

a)

Jordan

b)

Egypt

c)

Syria

d)

Iraq

66.

In what year did Israel become an independent nation

a)

1948

b)

1953

c)

1968

d)

1972

67.

17. What is the name of the British document that promised Jewish people their own state

a)

Versaille Treaty

b)

Declaire Agreement

c)

Balfour Declaration

d)

Oslo Accord

68.

Where would I find Palestinian settlements

a)

Golan Heights

b)

Gaza Stip

c)

West Bank

d)

all of these are correct

69.

Who is the leader of the P.L.O

a)

Issac Rabin

b)

Muhammad al Jahneer

c)

Yasir Arafat

d)

Lenond Aquino

e)

None of these are correct

70.

The coastal region of Israel occupied by Palestinians

a)

Hammas

b)

Golan Heights

c)

Gaza Stip

d)

Lebanon

71.

This Islamic fundamentalist group opposes peace with Israel

a)

Taliban

b)

Hammas

c)

Mujahideen

d)

Black September

e)

Al Qaeda

72.

A policy advocating Israel as the Homeland of the Jewish people

a)

Intifada

b)

Zionism

c)

Balfourism

d)

Palestinian Mandate

73.

Nation number 38 is (a)  

74.

Identify number 37

(a)  

75.

Identify Number 23

(a)  

76.

Identify number 22

(a)  

77.

Identify Number 26

(a)  

78.

Identify number 6

(a)  

79.

Identify number 42

(a)  

80.

Identify number 5

(a)  

81.

identify Number 1

(a)  

82.

Identify number 15

(a)  

83.

Identify number 8

(a)  

84.

What was the name of the assassin responsible for the death pf the Archduke of Austria

a)

Sir Han Sir Han

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Gavrilo Princip

e)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

85.

Who was the leader of the German People during the first world War

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Tsar Nicholas

c)

General Hindenburg

d)

Vladimir Lenin

e)

Joseph Stalin