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WorksheetsSpring ACP - World History
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 38mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following phrases best defines the term Cold War?
a)
conflict between armed opponents
b)
competition between two superpowers for economic and political power
c)
conflict that involves exchange of atomic weapons
d)
competition for petroleum resources in the Arctic
2.
How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?
a)
airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
b)
withdrew its troops from Germany
c)
sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
d)
built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin
3.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
4.
What was the Imaginary line that separated the Western Europe from the Communist Nations of Eastern Europe
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Conatinment
c)
Facism
d)
Iron Curtain
5.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Destroy communism
d)
Provide collective security
6.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
7.
The United Nations was formed as a ...
a)
New World Power
b)
New form of Dictatorship
c)
International Peace Keeper
d)
Communist Regime
8.
Why did the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union unravel?
a)
Stalin refused to allow elections in Poland and other countries of eastern Europe
b)
The United States and the Soviet Union differed in their response to Nazi Germany.
c)
The United States sought control over the satellite states.
d)
The Soviet Union wanted a strong and united Germany.
9.
What is Genocide?
a)
Mass murder of puppies
b)
an extreme declaration of war
c)
mass killing of political leaders
d)
the mass killing of a specific group of people mostly do to their ethnicity.
10.
The term referring to giving into some of the demands of the aggressor is called (France and Britain handled Germany/Hitler this way)
a)
appeasement
b)
alliances
c)
advancement.
d)
arms control
11.
The systematic extermination of Jews by the Germans during WWII is known as
a)
the Holocaust
b)
the Killing Fields
c)
the New Order.
d)
Rwanda
12.
Where has there been instances of genocide that has occurred in Modern World History?
a)
Holocaust in Europe
b)
Rwanda
c)
Bosnia
d)
All of the listed
13.
This is the type of government that the USA has today.
a)
direct democracy
b)
democratic republic
c)
oligarchy
d)
totalitarian
14.
Which step did the United States take in response to the acts of terrorism committed on September 11, 2001?
a)
It began a boycott of both Iran and Iraq in retaliation
b)
Invaded Afghanistan, passed the Patriot Act
c)
It ended its support of Israel so that Americans would no longer be the targets of terrorist attacks
d)
It bombed Iraq because of Saddam Hussein’s complicity in the September 11 attacks and other terrorist acts.
15.
* Creation of the Department of Homeland Security
* Passage of the Patriot Act
* Increased surveillance at US airports (TSA)
*Invasion of Afghanistan
The actions listed above are a response to:
a)
end of the Cold War and dissolution of the Soviet Union
b)
resumption of sovereignty by the People’s Republic of China over Hong Kong
c)
September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center
d)
financial crisis of 2008 –2009 and subsequent world recession
16.
Title for this map?
a)
Cold War Europe
b)
pre WWII Europe
c)
modern Europe
d)
pre WWI Europe
17.
These three interactions provide examples of —
a)
frictions between different religious groups
b)
oppressive behavior between social classes of the same ethnicity
c)
attempts at genocide by one ethnic group against another
d)
benefits associated with possessing a superior culture
18.
What did the American and French Revolution have in common?
a)
Both the colonies and 3rd estate used strong navies to overthrow the government
b)
Both revolution supported the authority of the monarch
c)
Both revolutions were sparked by conflict over taxation
d)
In both revolutions, monarchs maintained authority
19.
______Title?_______
* Citizens have natural rights
* Kings should not be absolute monarchs
* Government should be by the people
* Citizens have natural rights
* Kings should not be absolute monarchs
* Government should be by the people
a)
Enlightenment ideas influencing American and French Revolutions
b)
Ideas of absolute monarchies
c)
Causes of the Industrial Revolution
d)
Factors leading to the Failure of the Enlightenment
20.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Which answer best describes a major influence of this quote?
Which answer best describes a major influence of this quote?
a)
John Locke's idea of natural rights and equality.
b)
Montesquieu's idea of separation of powers in government
c)
Isaac Newton's ideas of rationality
d)
Martin Luther King's idea of racial harmony
21.
One result of the Industrial Revolution was
a)
urbanization - people moved to the cities
b)
life expectancy declined
c)
people moved to the farms
d)
factories became safer
22.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
Canada
d)
Asia
23.
What effect did the steam engine have on factories?
a)
Factories still had to be located next to rivers and streams.
b)
Factories could be located away from rivers
c)
The production of factories decreased.
d)
Factories were closing down.
24.
A primary purpose for building the Suez Canal was to
a)
encourage Jewish settlement in nearby Palestine
b)
increase trade between the Middle East, Europe and Asia
c)
reduce the time needed for travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea
d)
allow Indian merchants to reach the east coast of Africa
25.
How did 17th and 18th-century scientific advances in Europe most contribute to the beginning of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Church leaders encouraged business owners to take more risks
b)
Inventors, landowners, and entrepreneurs adopted a more experimental approach to improving production.
c)
Farmers learned how to predict weather conditions to increase their crop yields.
d)
Merchants developed the “domestic system” for producing goods in people’s homes
26.
Louis Pasteur discovered a link between diseases and ____.
a)
poisoned water
b)
supernatural occurrences
c)
bacteria
d)
none of the above
27.
What was the purpose of labor unions?
a)
Negotiate as a group for bigger factories
b)
Negotiate as a group for better working conditions
c)
Negotiate as a group for a political revolution
d)
Negotiate as a group for a social revolution
28.
What were living conditions in the city like during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Very extravagant
b)
Strict housing regulations
c)
Spacious and luxurious
d)
Crowded and unsanitary
29.
Which of the following is not an accurate description to working conditions during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Workers often worked 12 or more hours a day
b)
Workers were given multiple breaks
c)
Children as young as ten often worked infactories
d)
Workers received low wages
30.
Using military force to expand current boundaries is an example of
a)
Industrialism
b)
Militarism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Imperialism
31.
Fighting in WWI was characterized by this
a)
Atomic Bombs
b)
Holocaust
c)
Tanks
d)
Trench Warfare
32.
What country no longer exists after WWI?
a)
Italy
b)
Serbia
c)
Poland
d)
Turkey
33.
Which weapon was NOT a new technology introduced in WWI?
a)
atomic bomb
b)
submarine
c)
tank
d)
poison gas
34.
What countries did the Ottoman Empire become after World War I?
a)
Bulgaria, Serbia
b)
Yugoslavia, Latvia
c)
Turkey, Syria, Iraq
d)
Romania, Italy
35.
President Wilson's ideas to keep world peace where outlined in his _____________.
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
League of Nations
c)
Zimmerman Note
d)
Sussex Pledge
36.
What impact did improved weapons technology (machine guns, poison gas, airplanes, & tanks) have on the Great War?
a)
Prevented civilian casualties
b)
increased casualties
c)
ended the war more quickly
37.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
a)
to govern Germany after the war
b)
to help secure capitalism in Europe
c)
to prevent future conflicts through negotiations and settlements
d)
to insure US trading rights
38.
A stalemate is
a)
2 countries must break their alliances
b)
no side can win a decisive victory
c)
a victor is declared
d)
no side is able to launch an attack
39.
Once WWI began, what were the two new alliances?
a)
Triple Entente and Central Powers
b)
Allies and Triple Alliance
c)
Allied and Central Powers
d)
Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
40.
Which of the following is a way that imperialism led to World War I?
a)
Countries were competing to gain as many colonies as they could
b)
Countries shared resources and colonies
c)
Countries wanted other nations to become more powerful
d)
Countries helped other nations to industrialize
41.
Women during World War I
a)
stayed at home where they were needed with most of the men at the
b)
worked into factories and traditional men’s jobs because men were at war.
c)
were discriminated even more against because they were alone.
d)
had trouble finding men, since most of them were fighting in the war.
42.
Germany had to pay for Allied war damages, according to the Treaty of Versailles. The term for this is ______________.
a)
checkbook
b)
reparations
c)
destruction
d)
partition
43.
The Germans were forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles, which made them...
a)
Pay 32 billion in reparations to France
b)
Take the blame for the war
c)
lose land to Poland
d)
All of the above are correct
44.
This map illustrates what cause of WWI?
a)
militarism
b)
alliances
c)
imperialism
d)
nationalism
45.
World War II began with the invasion of what country by Germany & the Soviet Union
a)
Austria
b)
Sweden
c)
France
d)
Poland
46.
Hyperinflation, Germany paying reparations to France after WWI, USA Stock Market Crash led to
a)
economic prosperity
b)
global depression
c)
trade expansion
47.
What caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
a)
Germany invading Poland
b)
Sinking of the Lusitania
c)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
d)
France being taken over
48.
In Europe during the 1920s and 1930s, severe inflation, high unemployment, and fear of communism all contributed to the
a)
overthrow of monarchies in Italy
and
Germany
b)
rise of fascist/ totalitarian governments in Germany and Italy.
c)
formation of the Common Market in
Italy and Spain
d)
growth of democratic institutions
49.
Which form of government is best characterized by one-party rule, censorship, and the use of terror to maintain power?
a)
totalitarian
b)
limited monarchy
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
feudal
50.
During World War II, the Allied invasion of France on D-Day (June 6, 1944) was significant because it
a)
demonstrated the power of the atomic bomb
b)
resulted in a successful German revolt against Hitler and the Nazi Party
c)
led to the immediate surrender of German and Italian forces
d)
forced Germans to fight a two-front war
51.
Between the late 1800s and the end of World War II, Japan implemented a policy of imperialism mainly because Japan
a)
admired the economic power of China
b)
lacked coal, iron, and other important resources
c)
wanted to unify the governments of East Asia
d)
feared the expansion of Nazi Germany in the Pacific
52.
What city was the 1st atomic bomb dropped on
a)
Tokyo
b)
Nagasakia
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Kawasaki
53.
The invasion of Russia by Germany in World War II was unsuccessful in part because of the
a)
Russian alliances with China
b)
harsh climatic conditions in Russia
c)
inexperience of French and German military
leaders
d)
failure of France and Germany to develop
modern weapons
54.
This map is of which battle?
a)
Normandy Invasion
b)
Battle of Stalingrad
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Pearl Harbor attack
55.
Which of the following best completes this graphic organizer?
a)
Increase in consumer spending
b)
Overspeculation in the stock market
c)
Decrease in military spending
d)
Government subsidization of agriculture
56.
Jazz music did all the following EXCEPT---
a)
It was a gateway to future genres of rock ‘n’ roll and R&B
b)
It caused a rift between the younger and older generations.
c)
allowed for a freedom amongst the youth that had not been seen before
d)
influenced people to accept Fascism and totalitarianiam
57.
One similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that both wars were
a)
resolved through the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations
b)
fought in an effort to contain communism
c)
fought without foreign influence or assistance
d)
caused by religious conflicts
58.
Look at the time line. What would be a good title for it?
a)
How the Cotton Gin Is Made
b)
How the Erie Canal Was Built
c)
Inventions from the Industrial Revolution
d)
Inventors of the Industrial Revolution
59.
Which of the following best describes the Industrial Revolution?
a)
the use of new irrigation techniques to divert rivers and create food surpluses
b)
the use of skilled craftsmen to manufacture luxury goods
c)
the rapid spread of computers from the United States to the rest of the world
d)
the introduction of techniques of mass production using new sources of power
60.
· “Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy Form Triple Alliance”
· “Serbian Nationalism Grows in Balkans”
• “Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia”
The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the
a)
beginning of World War I
b)
the outbreak of the Cold War
c)
development of Communist Europe
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