WorksheetsWorld History Summer Session 2
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 24mins
A settlement on foreign land is known as a
colony
empire
"mother" country
alliance
A group of countries under a single authority is known as
empire
colony
"mother country
alliance
In 1917, Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare hoping to
Bring the United States into the war.
Force Russia to withdraw from the war.
Keep cargo ships from reaching Great Britain.
Kill innocent civilians
World War I was a “total war” in the sense that
It brought great suffering to civilians.
Nations from all over the world were involved.
New technologies played a large part in the war.
The nations involved devoted all their resources to it.
The system of rationing was designed to limit
civilian anti war activities
production of luxury items
purchases of consumer goods
the number of men needed in the civilian workforce
The purpose of propaganda during World War I was to
censor the press
inform the public
expose antiwar activity
influence public opinion
The Zimmerman note, which pushed the United States to enter the war, exposed the German plan to
make a truce with Russia
help Mexico regain U.S. territory
sink passenger ships without warning
plant German spies in the United States
The armistice signed near Paris in November 1918 brought an end to
World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm’s rule
the Second Battle of the Marne
Russia’s involvement in the war
What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
Patriotism
What region was referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?
The Middle-East
Alsace-Lorraine
Austria-Hungary
the Balkan Peninsula
Who led Germany during the last decade of the 1800s and most of World War I?
David Lloyd George
Adolf Hitler
Kaiser Wilhelm II
George Clemenceau
Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan that Germany created to prepare for a two-front war?
Attack France first, then Russia
Attack Russia first, then France
Send half of the army to France and half to Russia
Ally with Russia to fight France
Which nation’s actions caused the United States to fight in World War I?
Austria-Hungary
Mexico
Germany
Russia
What action on November 11, 1918 brought World War I to an end?
An armistice was signed
The allies won a major battle
A propaganda campaign was waged
France surrendered
What event caused Italy to refuse to support its ally Germany?
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
German invasion of Belgium
United States entry into the war
Schlieffen Plan
What impact did the war have on the economies of Europe?
It caused many nations to go broke.
It made members of the Allied Powers very rich.
It speeded the industrialization of Europe.
It gave women an opportunity to become heads of companies.
Who was the prime minister of England?
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Harry Truman
Who ruled as a dictator in Italy?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
The Allies consisted of......
Japan, Germany, and America
America, France, and China
America, Russia and Great Britain
Germany, China, Japan, and Hawaii
When Germany annexed Austria and remilitarized the Rhineland, it was a violation of
The Munich Agreement
The Treaty of Versailles
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Nuremberg Laws
Can you identify which country was most negatively affected by the Treaty of Versailles
United States
Germany
England
Italy
MASS EVACUATION OF BRITISH TROOPS ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL IN FRANCE
DUNKIRK
BLITZKRIEG
OPERATION OVERLORD
BATTLE OF BRITAIN
The largest water-to-land invasion in history took place when the Allies stormed the beaches at Normandy, France. This was
VE Day
VJ Day
Iwo Jima
D-Day
________________________ was Hitler's mass murder of over 12 million people.
D-Day
The Holocaust
Pearl Harbor
The atomic bomb
______________ was a nuclear weapon dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. to end the war.
The Scud missile
Mustard Gas
The atomic bomb
The Big One
The First Estate in French society was composed of
the clergy
peasants
nobility
middle class
Estate
What was a desire of Simon Bolivar?
to unite South America into one nation (Gran Colombia)
to unite the Caribbean islands into one nation
to unite European nations into one nation
to unite Africa into one country
What were the outcomes of the Napoleonic Code?
Enlightenment Principles
Expanded freedom of speech
Restoration of slavery in Caribbean territories
Took away rights from women
All of the Above
In 1765 Parliament passed a tax on newspapers, legal documents and other public papers. What was this act called?
Paper Act
Recycle Act
Stamp Act
Writers Act
What is Parliament?
The governing body of England
The House of the Senate
The Senate and House
Congress
Why was the battle of Saratoga a turning point in the American Revolutionary War?
Saratoga was needed for it's natural resources
Americans captured large army, aid came from France
It wasn't a turning point
Saratoga was needed for a headquarters.
George Washington was
Our first president
Commanding General of the Army
Was defeated in the Battle of Long Island
All answers are true
How did the Bill of Rights become part of the Constitution?
A group of opponents wanted wanted protection for individual rights
It is not part of the Constitution
The Bill of Rights was a debt owed to England
The Bill of Rights have nothing to do with individual rights in any form.
The Declaration of Independence can be seen as
A declaration of individual rights
A break-up letter from America to England
A declaration of ending the war
none of the answer are true
The Treaty of Paris was a document signed in Paris that
made France independent
made Paris end the war with England
made the British government formally recognize U.S. independence
all of the above
The term laissez-faire roughly translates to mean
leave alone
resist
freedom
control
The ability to have necessities of life, such as food, clothing, and shelter and wants like vacations, concerts, and other amusements is referred to as
middle class
upper class
standard of living
purchasing power
The process of an area growing larger, with an increase in population, production of goods and services, and availability of a variety of options to fulfill one's wants and needs is called
industrialization
urbanization
materialism
commercialism
During the Industrial Revolution, a new social and economic class that developed was the
serfs
rich, or the upper class
expanded lower class
middle class
In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, which item was manufactured in great numbers at newly built factories?
textiles
industrial machines
cars
household goods like cookware
Which of the following best describes industrialization?
nations began to rely on one another for trade of various goods and resources after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution
smaller nations needed assistance from their larger neighbors, so they formed trade alliances
more and more people began to move to cities, away from rural areas
advancement in technology to produce goods on a larger scale and a reliance on manufacturing of goods instead of individuals producing goods themselves
Why was England the site of the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution?
England was the most powerful nation in the world
It wasn't; history has unfairly given England credit for the Industrial Revolution
England had an abundance of natural resources such as coal, iron ore, and waterways where water wheels and steam engines could be built
England was centrally located to many areas like France, Germany, Spain, and Ireland, giving them an advantage to bring in resources and talent from many places
Which group would have been responsible for: mixing gunpowder, repairing trucks, and testing damaged warplanes?
African American men
Tejano men
Anglo American women
Asian men
This World War II poster was made to encourage women to
Buy war bonds
Enlist in the military
Plant victory gardens
Work in defense industries
What was the "New Deal" of the 1930s?
a government program that gave free land to homesteaders
a government program that helped women get the vote
a government program that spread civil rights throughout the country
a government program designed to help people during the depression
