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WorksheetsHistory of Europe
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which country did the Treaty of Versailles force to accept the blame of World War I?
Russia
France
United Kingdom
Germany
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI, but some of the terms of the treaty contributed to the beginning of WWII. Which was one of the terms of the treaty?
Germany was forced to pay reparations to the Allied countries.
Germany could develop a strong army and navy.
It divided Germany into East and West.
It made Germany a world power.
What was a goal of the Treaty of Versailles?
To help Germany rebuild its industry
To build better roads and factories in Germany
To make sure Germany did not invade France in the future
To give Great Britain and the US credit for their help in WWI
After World War I, how did the Allied countries hope to keep Germany from becoming too powerful again?
United States took over German military bases.
Germany was not allowed to have a large army or navy.
Germany was allowed to keep its colonies.
Germany did not have to pay any war debts to the Allied countries.
Which term of the Treaty of Versailles had the biggest impact on Germany's economy?
Germany lost all of its colonies.
Germany was forced to pay $33 billion in reparations.
Germany was stripped of its army.
German military bases were taken over by the US.
What group did the Treaty of Versailles establish?
League of Nations
European Union
NAFTA
Bolsheviks
Crippling war debts, severe global inflation, and a rise in unemployment all led to what?
Germany reunification
The Holocaust
The Cold War
Worldwide economic depression
Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany?
Wilhelm II
Vladimir Lenin
Adolf Hitler
Woodrow Wilson
What did Adolf Hitler believe to be true about the German race?
They were an Aryan race superior to all other races.
They were direct descendants of the Jewish people.
Their ancestors were enemies of the Jews from long ago.
The German race is equal to all other races.
What happened to people who spoke out against Hitler?
They were sent to Siberia.
They were allowed to leave Germany.
Some were put in prison; others were murdered.
Nothing; freedom of speech was allowed.
Hitler contributed to the rise of Nazism by promising German people several things. Which of the following promises did he NOT make?
To bring Communism to Germany
To break the Treaty of Versailles
To rebuild the military
To reclaim lost land
What was the systematic, state-sponsored killing of millions of Jewish people by Hitler's Nazis called?
Bloody Sunday
Columbian Exchange
Armenian Genocide
The Holocaust
Hitler promising to rebuild Germany's military, the Treat of Versailles angering Germans, and Hitler saying he would get back Germany's lost land all deal with what?
Events that led to World War I
Feelings Germans had about other countries
Ways that German leaders tried to rebuild their countries
Reasons why Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany
How did Nazis propaganda reduce public resistance to policies that ultimately led to the Holocaust?
It encouraged Germans to boycott Fascist businesses.
It convinced Germans that the Treaty of Paris was to blame for their suffering.
It placed the blame for Germany's economic and social problems on the Jewish people.
It encouraged Germans to rise up and fight during the Cold War.
The Holocaust is associated with which conflict?
World War I
World War II
The Cold War
Russian Revolution
Who brought Communism to Russia?
Ronald Reagan
Vladimir Lenin
Josef Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Communism was appealing to many Russians because it promised to bring what?
A wealthy upper-class to purchase Russian goods
A constitutional monarchy whose king would listen to the people
An opportunity for all citizens to participate in government decisions
A classless society where everyone shares the work and rewards
In 1922, Lenin formed the world's first Communist country. What was this called?
East Germany
Soviet Union
China
Czechoslovakia
The time of tension without direct warfare from 1945 to 1991 is called what?
World War II
Nazism
Cold War
Holocaust
After World War II, which two superpowers engaged in the Cold War?
United States and the Soviet Union
Germany and Italy
United States and Germany
Soviet Union and Germany
The Berlin Wall was build in what country in 1961?
Ukraine
Russia
East Germany
West Germany
What type of government did the Soviet Union have during the Cold War era?
Democracy
Theocracy
Communism
Confederation
Which country was reunified after being split into two separate countries during the Cold War?
Germany
Russia
United States
United Kingdom
What contributed the MOST to the reunification of Germany?
China emerging as the next global superpower.
The War on Terror's effect on global politics.
The weakening of Soviet control over Eastern Europe.
The increasing strength of the European Union.
What war was a result of militarism and nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
Civil War
Revolutionary War
World War I
Cold War
