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World Cultures Grand Finale: 2020-2021

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a political system or infrastructure?

a)

Government

b)

Nation

c)

State

2.

Who belonged to the Central Powers in World War I? Check all that apply.

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

e)

United Kingdom

3.

Which term means politics based on considerations of given circumstances and not ideology?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Politique

c)

Realpolitik

4.

In which year did World War II begin?

(a)  

5.

Who belonged to the Allied Powers in World War I? Check all that apply.

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

e)

United Kingdom

6.

What is the term for the belief that one’s country and its culture are superior to all others and inherently correct?

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Nationalism

7.

In which year did World War I begin?

(a)  

8.

What is the definition of globalization?

a)

The process by which countries have a higher need for goods, resources, knowledge and labour from each other

b)

The process by which national economies, politics, cultures and societies become integrated with those of other nations around the world

c)

The process by which companies send work to the developing world in order to save money or increase efficiency

9.

Who belonged to the Axis Powers in World War II? Check all that apply.

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

e)

Soviet Union

10.

What is the definition of terrorism?

a)

Use of violence by one state against another

b)

Use of violence by the state to maintain control of a population

c)

Use of violence by groups of extremists to achieve political goals

11.

In which year did World War I end?

(a)  

12.

Who belonged to the Allied Powers in World War II? Check all that apply.

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Soviet Union

d)

United Kingdom

e)

United States

13.

Which term means a homogenous, ethnic group?

a)

Country

b)

Nation

c)

State

14.

In which year did World War II end?

(a)  

15.

What does appeasement mean?

a)

Giving portions of a country to another because of a dominant ethnic group

b)

Giving financial aid and supplies to poorer countries

c)

Giving into the demands of an aggressor in order to keep the peace

16.

Which three wars led to German Unification? Check all that apply.

a)

Austro-Prussian War

b)

Crimean War

c)

Franco-Prussian War

d)

Napoleonic Wars

e)

Second Schleswig War

17.

When was VE Day?

a)

2 September 1945

b)

7 December 1941

c)

8 May 1945

18.

What were the outcomes of World War I? Check all that apply

a)

Beginning of the Cold War

b)

Fall of the three great monarchies in Europe

c)

Founding of the League of Nations

d)

Germany was divided by the Allies

e)

Germany was forced to pay massive war reparations

19.

What is the definition of interdependence?

a)

The process by which countries have a higher need for goods, resources, knowledge and labour from each other

b)

The process by which companies send work to the developing world in order to save money or increase efficiency

c)

The process by which national economies, politics, cultures and societies become integrated with those of other nations around the world

20.

What is the term for the rapid spread of a disease across a large area, such as the world?

(a)  

21.

When was VJ Day?

a)

2 September 1945

b)

7 December 1941

c)

8 May 1945

22.

What is the term for a lightning war, utilising tank and airpower to strike a devastating blow against the enemy?

(a)  

23.

What were the outcomes of World War II? Check all that apply

a)

Beginning of the Cold War

b)

Founding of the League of Nations

c)

Founding of the United Nations

d)

Germany was divided by the Allies

e)

Germany was forced to pay massive war reparations

24.

Which were the two countries that created German Dualism?

a)

Austria

b)

Bavaria

c)

Prussia

d)

Saxony

25.

What happened at Dunkirk in 1940?

a)

A nightly bombing campaign that was meant to break the British

b)

The Russian city where the Germans were stalled on the Eastern Front

c)

When the Allies pulled out of Europe during the Fall of France

26.

What was D Day?

a)

The Allied invasion of Europe

b)

The end of World War II in Asia

c)

The end of World War II in Europe

27.

The European Union is an example of which of the following? Check all that apply.

a)

Globalisation

b)

Interdependence

c)

Nationalism

d)

Protectionism

e)

Unity of Sovereign States

28.

Which country was known for their use of U-Boats, machine guns, poison gas and zeppelins during WWI?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

United Kingdom

29.

What was the Blitz?

a)

A nightly bombing campaign that was meant to break the British

b)

Lightning war, utilising tank and airpower to strike a devastating blow against the enemy

c)

When the Allies pulled out of Europe during the Fall of France

30.

What was meant by Kleindeutschland?

a)

An unified Germany excluding Austria and its possessions

b)

An unified Germany including Austria and its possessions

31.

Which act that caused the United States to join WWII?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

32.

How did Hitler and the Nazis come to power in Germany?

a)

Hitler led a putsch that seized control of the government

b)

Hitler and the Nazis were elected to power on a platform to save Germany

c)

Hitler was installed as a leader by after during a civil war

33.

What happened at Leningrad during WWII?

a)

A nightly bombing campaign that was meant to break the British

b)

The Russian city where the Germans were stalled on the Eastern Front

c)

When the Allies pulled out of Europe during the Fall of France

34.

Which act that caused Japan to surrender?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

35.

What was meant by Großdeutschland?

a)

An unified Germany excluding Austria and its possessions

b)

An unified Germany including Austria and its possessions

36.

What was the name of the series of fortifications built by France to protect against Germany?

a)

The Blitz

b)

Maginot Line

c)

Miracle of Dunkirk