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History 4th quarter

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States entered World War 1 in what year?

a)

1865

b)

1917

c)

1492

d)

1943

e)

1929

2.

The sinking of the ship called the _________ caused the United States to enter World War 1.

a)

Luxembourg

b)

L'Arachel

c)

Lusitania

d)

Loth Lorien

3.

Archduke _______ ________ was assassinated in 1914, setting off World War 1.

a)

Francisco Diego

b)

Francesca Battistelli

c)

Franz Ferdinand

d)

Adolf Hitler

4.

People NOT actively fighting in war are called:

a)

Puritans

b)

Soldiers

c)

Pedestrians

d)

Civilians

5.

in World War 1, the Central Powers were: Austria-Hungary; Ottoman Empire; Bulgaria; and ___________

a)

China

b)

the United States

c)

Germany

d)

Denmark

6.

These amendments are known as the "Reconstruction amendments."

a)

13th, 14th, and 15th

b)

The first 10 amendments

c)

2nd and 3rd

d)

23rd, 24th, and 25th

7.

This Supreme Court case ruled that segregation was OK.

a)

Wright Bros. v. the State of California

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Crow v. Pritzker

d)

Obergefell v. Hodges

8.

The 15th amendment gave former slaves and people of all ethnicities the right to what?

a)

The right to attend "white only" schools

b)

The right to peaceably assemble

c)

The right to vote

d)

The right to bear arms

9.

The 13th amendment officially ended/abolished what?

a)

State Income Tax

b)

Trade with Europe

c)

Segregation

d)

Slavery

10.

The 14th amendment essentially declared that all former slaves who were born in the United States were now what?

a)

Slaves again

b)

Citizens

c)

Foreigners

d)

3/5 of a person

11.

What is it called when the law forces people of different colors/ethnicities to not associate with each other? (For example: a "white" train car and a "colored" train car)

a)

Segregation

b)

Slavery

c)

Civil Union

d)

Reparations

12.

When 2 or more countries agree to help one another, it is called what?

a)

An armistice

b)

A coup de grace

c)

An alliance

d)

An axis of good

13.

Soldiers fighting and living in trench warfare experienced what type of conditions? (Select all that apply)

a)

Standing and sleeping in contaminated water

b)

Rats that ate their food and bit them

c)

Lice, flies, and other pests which spread diseases

d)

Comfortable, warm beds

14.

World War 1 ended on 11/11 at 11:00 a.m. in what year?

a)

1918

b)

2004

c)

1865

d)

1939

15.

November 11, Armistice Day, is today known as what holiday?

a)

It is still known as Armistice Day

b)

Veterans Day

c)

Labor Day

d)

Independence Day

16.

After the end of WWI, a peace treaty was signed on June 28, 1919. Where did this occur?

a)

Castle of Versace, Italy

b)

Plaza de Veronica, Spain

c)

Palace of Versailles, France

d)

Tower of London, England

17.

The United States entered World War 2 after Japan bombed what location in Hawai'i?

a)

Red Harbor

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

Jewel Harbor

d)

O'ahu Harbor

18.

What are 2 causes that allowed Adolf Hitler to gain power in Germany?

a)

The Germans felt unfairly treated after WWI

b)

Hitler was a well known war hero

c)

The Great Depression severely affected Germany

d)

Germany was experiencing a great drought

19.

The economic crash of the late 1920's, caused by extensive borrowing and other factors, is known today as what?

a)

The Great Gatsby

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Great Sorrow

d)

The Great Crash

20.

France and Britain declared war on Germany in 1939 after Germany invaded what country? (WWII)

a)

U.S.S.R.

b)

United Kingdom

c)

France

d)

Poland

21.

Japan finally surrendered after the United States dropped atomic bombs on these 2 Japanese cities:

a)

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo and Osaka

c)

Hiroshima and Sakura

d)

Nagasaki and Kanto

22.

The murder of millions of Jewish people by Hitler's government during WWII is today known as:

a)

World War II

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Blitzkrieg

23.

These three countries made of the Axis powers during WWII: Italy; Germany; and __________.

a)

Australia

b)

Great Britain

c)

Japan

d)

Poland

24.

After the destruction of Europe during the World Wars, which 2 countries emerged as the world's 2 superpowers?

a)

Argentina and the United Kingdom

b)

Austria and France

c)

Germany and Japan

d)

The United States and Soviet Union

25.

This organization was created as a result of WWII:

a)

The United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

The Justice League

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

26.

2/3 of the European Jewish population were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. This is equal to more than ______________ Jews

a)

1 million

b)

6 million

c)

3 million

d)

600,000

27.

Due to the Holocaust of WWII and continued Anti-Semitism afterward, the Jews returned to their homeland. The nation of _________ was (re)born.

a)

Tel Aviv

b)

Judea

c)

British Palestine

d)

Israel

28.

The ________ Wall was built by the Soviets to keep people from leaving East Germany. The wall endured from 1961-1989

a)

Parisian

b)

Berlin

c)

Warsaw

d)

Moscow

29.

After WWII until 1989, tensions increased between the Communist Soviet Union and the Democratic countries of the West. This time was known as what?

a)

Warm War

b)

Anti-War

c)

Cold War

d)

Russian-American War