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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Josef Stalin could ALL be classified as



a)

Fascist Rulers

b)

Communist Rulers

c)

Socialist Rulers

d)

. Totalitarian Rulers.

2.

Cold War negotiations between Nixon and Brezhnev



a)

START I

b)

SALT II

c)

SALT I

d)

START II

3.

Which of these statements regarding feudalism is MOST accurate?


a)

Feudalism helped to sustain the

growing industrial productivity of Europe.

b)

Feudalism fueled the European ability to explore the New World and Africa.

c)

Feudalism was a complex system of relationships between people of different classes.

d)

Feudalism was built upon a system

of buying and selling serfs obtained from other lands.

4.

The martyrdom of William Tyndale in 1536. Tyndale, a Protestant, wrote a number of books and essays criticizing Henry VIII's divorce. Charged with heresy, Tyndale was strangled to death at the stake and then burned. Based on this event, which is the MOST logical conclusion we can make about Henry VIII?

a)

Henry was willing to employ any means necessary to further the Reformation.

b)

Henry used religion to justify his personal actions and to punish opponents.

c)

Henry was a religious fanatic willing to go to any extreme to protect the Church.

d)

Henry believed his main political goal was to eliminate Protestantism in England.

5.

Which leader is MOST closely associated with the end of communism within the Soviet Union?


a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Nikita Khrushcev

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

6.

What is the significance of Pearl Harbor to the ending of World War II?




a)

The United States immediately bombed Japan, ending World War II.

b)

The Japanese surprise victory at Pearl Harbor marked the end of World War II.

c)

In retaliation for the bombing at Pearl Harbor, the Soviet Union declared war on Japan, effectively ending World War II.

d)

The bombing at Pearl Harbor brought the US into the war, which signified a turning point toward an eventual Allied victory.

7.

Which event BEST shows the impact of the economic factors of supply and demand?



a)

European feudalism

b)

European religious Reformation

c)

European divine right monarchy

d)

European exploration and colonization

8.

Why was 1948 a pivotal year for the United States with regards to its involvement in the Middle East?



a)

The U.S. began drilling for oil in the Arabian Peninsula.

b)

The U.S. helped to break the Soviet blockade of the Suez Canal.

c)

The U.S. allied with Iraq in its ongoing war with the country of Iran.

d)

The U.S. was first to recognize the independence of the state of Israel.

9.

Saddam Hussein was the leader of what country from 1979 to 2003?




a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Pakistan

10.

Which of these is an example of a NGO (non-governmental organization)?

a)

Red Cross

b)

United Nations

c)

Australia

d)

Non of the above