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WorksheetsWorld History Spring Semester Test
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which of the following is not an example of an ideology?
Christianity
Capitalism
Marxism
Communism
The rise of imperialism impacted the rise of ideologies.
True
False
Who is known as the "father of modern economics"?
John Smith
Joseph Smith
Adam Smith
John Rolfe
What does laissez-faire mean?
To let be
Let it go
To leave behind
Supply and demand
What ideology did the American Dream arise from?
Capitalism
Christianity
Communism
Socialism
The idea of socialism began in ____________, France, and England during the rise of the Industrial Revolution.
United States
Germany
Russia
Italy
Marxism explains why there were rich and poor and why capitalism forced the majority to struggle just to survive, which developed into the ideology of communism.
True
False
What does the Chinese word for China mean?
Middle Kingdom
Land of the Rising Sun
The Eternal Kingdom
The Mandate of Heaven
In 1900, a Chinese secret organization led an uprising known as the ____________ to stop the spread of Western and Japanese influence.
Boxer Rebellion
Xinhai Revolution
Chinese Revolution
Sun Revolution
Traditionally, for Chinese women the ideal foot was to fit into a shoe that was only 3–4 inches long.
True
False
What dynasty built the Forbidden City?
Tang
Qing
Ming
Xia
Who is often referred to as the "Father of the Nation" in the Republic of China and who overthrew the Qing Dynasty?
Sun Yat-sen
Chiang Kai-Schek
Zim Jung-Un
Mao Zedong
The purpose of this order was to demonstrate loyalty to the Qing Dynasty and was a series of laws that came from a traditional belief from Confucius.
Qing Order
Queue Order
Xinhai Order
Flower Order
Which revolution ended over 2,000 years of imperial rule and was the beginning of China's republican era?
Xinhai Revolution
Boxer Rebellion
Qing Rebellion
Cultural Revolution
Chinese women were required to wear the queue hairstyle, which is when the hair is worn long and gathered into a ponytail, often braided.
True
False
Why was foot binding a common practice in China?
It was seen as pleasing to the emperor and a sign of social status.
It was a way to keep the men from leaving their wives.
Women of low-status were required to bind their feet.
Women and men bound their feet in order to please the kings and queens.
The entire foot binding process took two years and was very long and painful, leaving the feet essentially useless.
True
False
World War I was sparked by the assassination of who?
Franz Ferdinand
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Mao Zedong
World War I is often referred to as the time of ____________.
Terrible warfare
Trench warfare
Civil warfare
Explosive warfare
Which of the following was a new weapon used during World War I?
Machine guns
Atomic bombs
Hand guns
Canons
Which major countries made up the Triple Entente alliance?
Russia, France, and Britain
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
Germany, Japan, and Russia
United States, France, and Russia
Most of the people who died during World War I died during battle, though some died due to disease (flu) or as prisoners of war.
True
False
Which imperial power did not fall after World War I?
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
France
The Bolshevik Revolution allowed ____________ to gain control of the government of Russia.
Putin
Stalin
Lenin
Hitler
Which countries made up the Triple Alliance during World War I?
France, Russia, and Britain
Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
Germany, Italy, and Japan
United States, Britain, and Japan
Which event fits in the blank space below?
Nicholas takes control of the army and leaves the country - ________________ - Russia leaves WWI
1905 Revolution
February Revolution
First revolution against Tsar Nicholas.
October Revolution
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the Russian people's anger toward the government?
food shortages
high taxes
millions dying in World War I
the Czar’s poor leadership
Lenin was unhappy with the results of the February Revolution because the provisional government was being supported by many Russians.
True
False
Lenin was unhappy with the results of the February Revolution because Russia left World War I.
True
False
Who did the Russian people hope would end the war after the February Revolution?
Alexander Kerensky
Joseph Stalin
Tsar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
Which country did NOT send support to those who opposed the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War?
America
Britain
France
Spain
What was the series of mass murder and rape against the Chinese by the Japanese in 1937 known as?
Nanking Massacre
Beijing Massacre
Shanghai Massacre
Guilin Massacre
When did World War II officially begin?
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
When Germany invaded Poland.
When Japan invaded China.
When Germany invaded Austria.
What were the Axis Powers?
Italy, Japan, and Germany
Germany, Japan, and Russia
France, Great Britain, and the United States
United States, Germany, and Italy
All of the following nations were invaded by Japan except which?
Burma
Philippines
Australia
Russia
World War II was different than World War I because of the German tactic of blitzkrieg (lightning war), which meant rapid use of military power that included tanks and air bombings.
True
False
What event prompted the United States to enter the war?
When the United States found out about the extermination camps.
When France and Great Britain were invaded by Germany.
When Japan invaded China and multiple other nations.
When Japan attacked American territories in the Pacific.
What gave the power for the United States to declare that all people of Japanese ancestry and people living along the Pacific coast or Hawaii were to be relocated into internment camps across the United States?
Treaty of Versailles
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Executive Order of 9066
Holocaust
All of the following groups of people were targeted by the Nazis except for which?
Homosexuals
Communists
Mentally disabled people
Roman Catholics
What was the first concentration camp built in Dachau, Germany intended to do?
Hold prisoners and include forced labor.
Kill millions of people by execution.
Create medical experiments that resulted in death.
Remove Romani from the local population
When was the first use of nuclear weapons in combat?
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
The air raids on France and Great Britain.
The bombings of the extermination camps in Poland.
Which US President issued the order for the first atomic bombs to be created?
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Who said the following quote in his last year of life?
"I made one great mistake in my life, when I signed the letter to the President recommending the atom bombs be made…"
Albert Einstein
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Benjamin Franklin
The United States responded to Emperor Hirohito's refusal of surrender by using two atomic bombs on Japan.
True
False
How did Japan respond to the atomic bombings?
They attacked Pearl Harbor.
They invaded China, Australia, and other countries.
They surrendered to the Allies.
They created extermination camps for POWs..
Which was the first city that the United States used an atomic bomb on?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Osaka
When was the first atomic bomb dropped?
August 6, 1945
August 9, 1945
July 26, 1945
August 4, 1945
How many people died from the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima upon impact and within five years from the explosion?
Approximately 140,000
Approximately 90,000
Approximately 70,000
Approximately 3,000
Germany's military build up was a violation of what?
Treaty of Paris
League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
Armistice
Germany claimed that what part of Czechoslovakia should be given to Germany?
Rhineland
Austri
Sudetenland
Leibenschraum
Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia led Britain and France to declare war against Germany.
True
False
Japanese politics was taken over by who in the 30s?
MIlitary Leaders
Businessmen
Religious Leaders
Royal Family
Japan invaded Manchuria in order to gain more farmland for their population.
True
False
Japan's war with China lasted how long?
4 years
6 years
8 years
10 years
After WWII, the miltary leaders of the Japanese invasion were sentenced to
imprisonment
execution
fines
removal from power
When did the Great Depression occur?
1860s
1930s
1980s
1900s
What day is considered the start of the Depression?
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Thursday
The Great Depression brought about the implementation of militarism, fascism, and populism in several nations.
True
False
Where was fascism implemented during the Great Depression?
Japan
Italy
Spain
Russia
Where was militarism implemented during the Great Depression?
Italy
Spain
Japan
China
Who instituted the Five Year Plan and called for the rapid industrialization and "collectivization" of farms?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Lenin
Mao Zedong
Which country was required to pay 132 billion gold marks (33 billion US dollars) in reparations to cover the costs of World War I?
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Russia
____________ is the political idea that the state holds total or complete authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life wherever possible.
Socialism
Capitalism
Totalitarianism
Oligarchy
Why was the Cold War called the "cold" war?
Because there was no actual fighting between the US and Soviet Union.
Because the Cold War was fought during the winter months of 1960.
Because the Cold War prompted the "cold shoulder" effect upon many nations.
Because it caused nations to build military bases in northern regions.
The ____________ was initiated to supply West Berlin with daily necessities such as fuel and food.
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
German Ration Card
Containment Policy
What two nations were involved in the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
Great Britain and France
Germany and United States
Soviet Union and South Korea
How long did the Berlin Wall stay up and divide West Germany from East Germany?
28 years.
48 years.
The wall is still up.
14 years.
What is the reference of the metaphorical division between Eastern Europe (communism) and Western Europe?
Iron Curtain
Domino Theory
Containment
Berlin Airlift
Who made the infamous and influential Iron Curtain Speech?
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
The Korean War became a symbol of struggle against what two ideologies?
Communism and capitalism
Socialism and totalitarianism
Socialism and capitalism
Socialism and communism
Where is the boundary between North and South Korea that is known as the demilitarized zone?
38th parallel
Berlin Wall
Kim II Sung
138th Parallel
Who imperialized Indochina in the late 1800s due to their desire for raw materials such as rubber?
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
United States
Who led the Viet Minh, a group of communist and Vietnamese nationalists?
Kim Jung Un
Ho Chi Minh
Vichy Francis
Matthew Perry
The National Liberation Front (NFL) is also known as the ____________.
Viet Minh
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
PLO
What was the mass murder of 400–500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians by the US Army where some women were gang raped and men, women, children, and infants were killed?
Nanking Massacre
Rape of Beijing
My Lai Massacre
Viet Cong Massacre
Vietnam is also known as the ____________ War.
Living Room
Great
Cold
Domino Theory
The United States ended up winning the Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War that lasted from 1959 to 1975.
True
False
Where is the United Nations headquarters?
London, England
Bern, Switzerland
Oslo, Norway
Manhattan, New York City
What was created to increase and promote international trade?
World Trade Organization
Olympics
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
All of the following are subgroups of the United Nations except for what?
World Bank
World Health Organization
UNICEF
Warsaw Pact
What organization was created to protect the rights and protections of Prisoners of War?
Geneva Convention
United Nations
UNICEF
World Health Organization
The Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland are all part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
True
False
Who led the Bolsheviks in the Bolshevik Revolution?
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Putin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for the pursuit of peace and remaining the leader until the fall of the Soviet Union?
Who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for the pursuit of peace and remaining the leader until the fall of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
What remains the largest country in the world in terms of landmass?
United States
The Republic of Russia
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Which leader was responsible for events such as the building of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khurshchev
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
What were the forced labor camps known as during Stalin's rule?
Great Purge
Red Army
Gulags
Guerilla warfare
In what policy did the government own machines, factories, farms, businesses, etc. and build collective farms.
Collectivization
Capitalism
Market Economy
Privatization
Joseph Stalin's implementation of a five-year plan to turn the Soviet Union into an independent and industrial nation was a success.
True
False
It is argued that Joseph Stalin murdered and killed more people than Adolf Hitler and the Holocaust.
True
False
Who was the leader of the USSR during World War II?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Nikita Khrushchev
