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Semester 2 Cumulative Final

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Triple Entente

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism (Arms Race)

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

2.

Problems can arise when one country competes against other countries military strength.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism (Arms Race)

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

3.

Pride for your country.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism (Arms Race)

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

4.

When one country takes over another country to build an empire.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism (Arms Race)

c)

Nationalism

d)

Alliances

5.

This is what the Germans called their submarines

a)

U-Boats

b)

Convoy System

c)

Red Scare

d)

Reparations

6.

This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Armistice

d)

Red Scare

7.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918
8.
Soldiers fought in long deep ditches dug for protection across from France from the English Channel to the border with Switzerland.
a)
Nuclear Warfare
b)
Guerrilla Warfare
c)
Trench Warfare
d)
Defensive Warfare
9.
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
a)
To work together to make sure that another world war would occur.
b)
To work together to make sure that all nations had the same economic plans.
c)
To work together to make sure another world war didn't occur.
10.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
11.
What was President Wilson's proposed points called that he brought to Versailles?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Seven points
c)
Ten Points
d)
Two Points
12.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
13.

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

a)

William James

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

John Watson

d)

Carl Rogers

14.

Where did jazz originally come from?

a)

New Orleans, LA

b)

New York, NY

c)

Los Angeles, CA

d)

London, England

15.

Which cities did Lindbergh take off from and land in for his flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

From Paris to Americus

b)

From New York to Paris

c)

From Americus to Paris

d)

From Americus to New York

16.

What was the name of Henry Ford's first successful assembly line car?

a)

F150

b)

Model X

c)

Model T

d)

Mustang

17.

Farmers left the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s because

a)

they were unable to farm the land.

b)

they wanted to go find gold.

c)

they wanted to be movie stars in California.

18.

The New Deal brought people's faith back into the banking system and created jobs by:

a)

having a bank holiday and deposit insurance.

b)

job programs such as the CCC and WPA

c)

helped with unemployment.

d)

All of the above

19.

In the fall of 1929. the stock market

a)

prospered.

b)

crashed.

c)

began.

20.
This president was blamed for not doing enough during the Great Depression, so much so that shanty towns were named after him
a)
Hoover
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Wilson
d)
Polk
21.

leader of communist Soviet Union (Russia)

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

22.

leader of fascist Italy

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

23.

leader of Nazi Germany

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

24.

ruler who controls their country by force

a)

Dictator

b)

Fascism

c)

Nazi

d)

Communism

25.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
26.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
27.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
28.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
29.
What U. S. policy adopted in the late 1940’s was used to stop the spread of communism?
a)
Adoption
b)
Containment
c)
Suppression
d)
Annihilation
30.
Name the two countries that became bitter rivals in the era known as the Cold War?
a)
The USA and Great Britain
b)
The USA and France
c)
The USA and Korea
d)
The USA and Soviet Union
31.
The Cold War was a fight about
a)
which country had the best food
b)
which country had the worst pollution
c)
which kind of government was best
d)
which country was bigger
32.
Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
a)
Poland
b)
Germany
c)
Hungary
d)
Soviet Union
33.
The United States became involved in wars in Korea and Vietnam. What was the main reason for involvement in both of these wars?  
a)
prevention of biological warfare
b)
improve trade 
c)
containment of communism
d)
stop terrorism
34.

How did the Korean War end?

a)

The United States dropped two hydrogen bombs on North Korea effectively ending the war.

b)

The North Korean military with help from China took over the entire Korean Peninsula

c)

North and South Korea agreed to an armistice in 1953 (no treaty was signed to formally end the war) and the two countries remain divided by the 38th parallel.

d)

General Mao Zedong led South Korea to victory over Ho Chi Minh and the North Korean army

35.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
36.
Who led the rebellion against France for Vietnam?
a)
Ngo Dihn Diem
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
President Kennedy
d)
Sui Chin
37.

The size of the human population began to increase exponentially after the

a)

bubonic plague

b)

development of plowing and irrigation

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

development of the first cities.

38.

Which of the following is NOT a potential limiting factor of human population growth?

famine medicine war disease

a)

disease

b)

war

c)

medicine

d)

famine

39.
Why has the world population dramatically increased?
a)
Better medicine
b)
Better sanitation
c)
Better technology
d)
All of the above
40.
Number of Individuals per unit area
a)
density-dependent factors
b)
carrying capacity
c)
renewable resource
d)
population density
41.

What types of resources CANNOT be replaced?

a)

renewable resources (sun, wind, water)

b)

nonrenewable resources (fossil fuels)

42.

Which of these is an effect of air pollution?

a)

Respiratory problems

b)

Reduced food sources

c)

Decrease in global temperatures

d)

none of these

43.

Which of the following contributes most to habitat loss?

a)

Burning Fossil Fuels

b)

Deforestation

c)

Hunting and Overfishing

d)

Smoking

44.

What was the name of the terrorist group that attacked America on 9/11?

a)

Boko Hiram

b)

ISIS

c)

Al Qaeda

d)

The Sons of Liberty

45.

The unlawful use of, or threatened use of, force or violence against individuals or property for the purpose of intimidating or causing fear for political or social ends.

a)

terrorism

b)

coalition

c)

violence

d)

none of the above

46.

What other terrorist threats exist?

a)

Domestic Terrorism

b)

Biological Weapons

c)

Chemicals Weapons

d)

all the above

47.

genocide

a)

the negotiations and discussions carried out in handling affairs without arousing hostility

b)

Widespread murder and other acts committed by governments or other groups with the intent to destroy— in whole or in part—a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.

c)

The act or process of approving and sanctioning formally

d)

the interaction of countries and how they cooperate to resolve issues among themselves

48.
What was the mass killing of Jews called?
a)
holocaust
b)
propaganda
c)
slaughtered
d)
systematically
49.
All of the following are examples of genocide except.
a)
Rwanda
b)
Holocaust
c)
Cambodia
d)
WWI
50.

The Rwandan genocide took place in:

a)

1991

b)

1998

c)

1992

d)

1994

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