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WWI -> WWII Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
2.
Where did the Allied Powers meet to create a treaty at the end of WWI?
a)
Berlin, Germany
b)
Versailles, France
c)
Congress of Vienna
d)
the United States
3.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
4.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
5.
Why were reparations introduced by the Allies?
a)
So the French could invade the Ruhr
b)
To fund hyperinflation
c)
To pay for the war damage
d)
So the Weimar government could be popular
6.
True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What did the the major European victors want from the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
to help Germany rebuild its economy
b)
to punish Germany for its role in WWI
c)
to establish lasting world peace in the future
d)
to punish Russia for its role in WWI
8.
What was a result of the harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?
a)
economic and political instability in Germany
b)
uprisings during the French Revolution
c)
the development of democracy in Italy
d)
the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
9.

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

10.

Soviet (Russian) leader Joseph Stalin

a)

created a cult of personality

b)

executed anyone he saw as a threat to his power

c)

was chosen by Lenin to succeed him

d)

made the people of the Soviet Union (Russia) equal

11.

Italian leader Benito Mussolini

a)

led a march on Rome to overthrow the government

b)

created the Fascist party

c)

was elected as Prime Minister

d)

passed laws to help poor people

12.

Which of the following are clauses within the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Germany army is limited to 100,000 men

b)

Rhineland is demilitarized

c)

No air force

d)

The people were not allowed to vote on their leaders

13.

After WWI, hyperinflation in Germany

a)

led incredibly high costs for items

b)

was caused by an increase in printing more money

c)

caused money to be more valuable

d)

led people to use the paper money to fuel fires

14.
Which of the following is used by a dictator to obtain and retain absolute control?
a)
Freedom of the Press
b)
Private citizens control the economy
c)
Use of propaganda to promote a certain cause
d)
Provide all citizens with lawyers and due process protections
15.
True or False? In a totalitarian form of government, a dictator might use indoctrination to teach a partisan point of view and use spies / secret police to spread fear.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Leader of the Nazi party
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hitler
c)
Stalin
d)
Zedong
17.
Leader of communist Soviet Union
a)
Mussolini
b)
Stalin
c)
Hitler
d)
Castro
18.
Leader of fascist Italy
a)
Hitler
b)
Franco
c)
Stalin
d)
Mussolini