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WH 2nd Semester Final

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of socialism?

a)

The idea that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.

b)

The idea that all free men over the age of 21 of good standing should have the right to vote.

c)

The idea that women should have equal political, social and economic rights as men.

d)

The idea that a country’s trade and industry should be controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

2.

(a)   means classless society in which all wealth and property should be owned by the community as a whole?

3.

Karl Marx created _________.

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Toaster Strudels

4.

Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing in the city. This is an example of...

a)

Urbanization

b)

Inflation

c)

Urban Center

d)

Influence

5.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

6.

A person who is associated with starting a business is know as

a)

Merchant

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Salesman

d)

Businessman

7.

The money an investor uses to start new business enterprises is…

a)

Detente

b)

Opportunity Costs

c)

Capital

d)

Profit

8.

The working class is also known as the...

a)

Proletariats

b)

Capitalists

c)

Idealists

9.

A group of middle class people who own property is known as...

a)

Proletariat

b)

Capitalist

c)

Bourgeoisie

d)

Aristocracy

10.

What was one major effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

The rise of imperialism searching for raw materials.

b)

an increased desire of the wealthy class to share its power

c)

the spread of the ideas of liberty and fraternity

d)

government control of agricultural production

11.

The belief that strong nations should naturally conquer the weak incorporating the idea of "survival of the fittest" from animals to humans was called

a)

Social Darwinism

b)

White Man's Burden

c)

Nationalism

d)

Economics

12.

A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially. or economically.

a)

Militarism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Sphere of Influence

13.

Treating conquered people as if they were children; denying them rights.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Geopolitics

d)

Paternalism

14.

This theory was developed by Francis Galton and suggested that the human population needed to be controlled through selective breeding.

a)

Evolution

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Eugenics

15.

Which of the following is the best example of how World War I was a total war?

a)

The alliance system drew nation after nation into the war.

b)

Modern weapons caused high casualty rates on the Western Front.

c)

Women took over many jobs in war industries.

d)

U-boats attacked Allied shipping in the Atlantic.

16.
Because of the Treaty of Versailles …
a)
Germany had to give up 1 million square miles of land
b)
Germany had to pay war reparations to the Allies
c)
Germany’s government was reconstructed.
d)
ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
17.

What was the immediate result of the sinking of the British liner Lusitania by a German u-boat?

a)

Britain instituted a naval blockade of German ports.

b)

The United States entered the war on the Allied side.

c)

Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare against the Allies.

d)

Woodrow Wilson threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Germany.

18.

The glorification of the military for purposes of nationalism is…

a)

Self-determination

b)

Reparations

c)

Armistice

d)

Militarism

19.

Military agreement uniting Britain, Russia, and France

a)

Triple Alliance

b)

Triple Entente

c)

Central Powers

d)

Allied Powers

20.

What is a U-Boat?

a)

A German submarine used in World War I or World War II.

b)

Built exclusively for fishing, fishing boats in different sizes are used on both salt and freshwater bodies.

c)

Considered the most popular boats in the world, these multi-hull craft rely on pontoons, which resemble large tubes, to float.

d)

Your moms boat.

e)

Your uncles fishing boat.

21.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Wilson's suggestions

d)

League of Nations

22.

WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Pope Pius V

c)

King John II

d)

Duke of Buckingham

23.

The spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause is…

a)

Militarism

b)

Propaganda

c)

Proletariat

d)

Reparations

24.

An ___ is an agreement to end fighting.

a)

amendment

b)

armistice

c)

autocracy

d)

alliance

25.

• Led the Russians in a second revolution (1917)

• Promised "Peace, Land, and Bread"

• Established the New Economic Policy (NEP)


Which leader is being described by these statements?

a)

Czar Nicholas II

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Vladimir I. Lenin

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

26.

"All nations should have the right to govern themselves without interference of other countries". This idea was called s (a)   .

27.

Totalitarianism is a form of government that

a)

asserts total control over the lives of its citizens

b)

allows for individuality

c)

equality distributes the wealth of the nation to its people

d)

does not have any historical examples

28.

Why did fascism appeal to many in Italy during WWI?

a)

it was very strict

b)

it promised stability

c)

it offered workers hope for socialist reforms

d)

emphasized equality

29.
What was Kristallnacht?
a)
All of the above
b)
Synagogues were burned down
c)
Jews were killed and arrested
d)
Jewish owned stores were destroyed
30.

After Germany invaded Poland, which Allied countries declared war on Germany?

a)

Japan and Italy

b)

France and Britain

c)

USA and Soviet Union

d)

Italy and Belgium

31.

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

Because they wanted to continue to take over countries in Southeast Asia

b)

They wanted to invade the United States.

c)

They wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Britain.

d)

They wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii.

32.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
33.

In 1949 the United States and European countries worked together to form an alliance for protection against Communist aggression called N.A.T.O. What does N.A.T.O stand for?

a)

National Alliance Traffic Organization

b)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

c)

North American Traffic Organization

d)

National Airlift Traffic Organization

34.

In response to NATO, the Soviet Union and its allies formed a defense known as the _______________ _____________.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Soviet Treaty

c)

Warsaw Treaty

d)

Soviet Pact

35.
What did the United States do after WWII to rebuild Europe?
a)
Marshall Plan 
b)
NATO 
c)
Containment
d)
Arms Race
36.

"I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." What policy does this quote refer to?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

The Four Freedoms

d)

The Truman Doctrine

37.

What is the principal difference between the US and Soviet economies?

a)

Prices are frozen on essential goods

b)

The federal government makes all economic decisions

c)

There are fewer economic freedoms

d)

There is more economic freedom

38.

Containment was the American strategy to...

a)

Apply economic sanctions on communist satellite countries

b)

Root out communist within America

c)

Limit communism to areas already under Soviet control

d)

Support self-determination if a country "chose" communism

39.

The belief that if one government in SE Asia falls to communism then they all will is what idea?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

SEATO

c)

Containment

d)

Reeducation Initiative

40.

What is the term for the state of tension/hostility between nations aligned with the US and the Soviet Union?

a)

Cold War

b)

NATO

c)

Detente

d)

Domino Theory

41.

The relaxation of the Cold War tensions during the 1970’s.

a)

Fall of the Berlin Wall

b)

NATO

c)

Globalization

d)

Detente

42.

This country withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 2003 and began testing nuclear weapons in 2006.

a)

N. Vietnam

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

N. Korea

43.

This terrorist organization formed out of the remains of al-Qaeda in Iraq. It is headed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and its goal is to establish a religious caliphate across the Middle East

a)

OPEC

b)

PLO

c)

ISIS

d)

FARC

44.

After 9/11, the U.S. made it national policy to go after those responsible for the attacks and any person or group who supported or cooperated in the attacks. This policy was called…

a)

The War on Terror

b)

The War on Diabetes

c)

The War on Drugs

d)

The War on Violence

45.

The September 11, 2001 attacks on America were orchestrated by al Qaeda and its leader, …

a)

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

b)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

c)

Osama bin Laden

d)

Saddam Hussein

46.

Saddam Hussein wanted Kuwait’s vast oil fields and greater access to the Persian Gulf. The U.S. saw the invasion as a threat to its ally, Saudi Arabia, and to the vital oil resources of the region. What was the ensuing conflict called?

a)

Iran/Iraq War

b)

Infinity War

c)

Tigris/Euphrates War

d)

Persian Gulf War