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Final Exam

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was NOT a policy of the Cold War

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Containment

c)

El Donte

d)

Glasnost

2.
America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...
a)
Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
b)
the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
c)
Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
d)
Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion
3.
By applying the strategy of containment, the United States hoped to prevent the
a)
emergence of an economic crisis in Europe
b)
return of Nazi ideas to postwar Germany
c)
expansion of the Soviet Union's influence around the world
d)
spread of nationalism from China to the rest of Asia 
4.
Why did the U.S. and the Soviet Union “Fight” the Cold War?
a)
World Power
b)
Differences in Communism and Capitalism 
c)
Nuclear Weapons Production
d)
All of the above
5.
Why is the Cold War considered a “cold” war, compared to WWII, a “hot” war?
a)
Most of the fighting took place in the cooler Northern Hemisphere
b)
The Soviet Union is located in a fairly cold area
c)
The Soviets and Americans never actually fought against one another with weapons
d)
The United States believed a nuclear war would end the seasons and it would be cold on Earth
6.
 One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
a)
a.   promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
b)
b.   keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
c)
c.   complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
d)
d.   meet the requirements of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization (NATO)
7.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
8.

Which country was the first to launch a satellite into space?

a)

USA

b)

USSR

c)

Korea

d)

Japan

9.

The issues in Berlin resulted in

a)

Formation of NATO

b)

the building of the Berlin Wall

c)

SALT agreements

d)

Space Race

10.

Long, slow building guerrilla war from 1950s to 1973

a)

WWII

b)

Cold War

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

11.

What was not a main cause of WWI?

a)

Militarism

b)

Interactions

c)

Alliances

d)

Nationalism

12.

The Triple Alliance did NOT include

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Austria-Hungary

13.

Which countries made up the Triple Entente?

a)

Britain

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

France

14.

The Western Front was established as a fighting line between which two countries?

a)

Great Britain and France

b)

France and Germany

c)

Russia and Germany

d)

Austria-Hungry and Russia

15.

What led to the sinking of the Lusitania?

a)

Unrestricted German submarine warfare in the Atlantic.

b)

Americans targeting German U-Boats at sea.

c)

British Navy ships targeting American merchant ships.

d)

German Navy targeting American Navy ships.

16.

What eventually lead to America declaring war on Germany in World War 1?

a)

German attack on America's coastline.

b)

German sinking of American Naval battleships at sea.

c)

The discovery of the Zimmerman Telegram.

d)

German spies infiltrating the White House.

17.

As the war came to an end, each side signed a ___________________ to stop the fighting.

a)

Alliance

b)

Truce Agreement

c)

Armistice Agreement

18.
What was NOT one of the three punishments placed on Germany after World War I?
a)
forced to pay reparations
b)
had to give their military to the Soviet Union
c)
Military was weakened
d)
Territories were taken away
19.
What position of power politically did Adolf Hitler rise to in Germany?
a)
President
b)
Emperor
c)
King
d)
Chancellor
20.
Select two countries that allowed Germany to annex them.
a)
Great Britain and France
b)
Poland and Austria
c)
Austria and Czechoslovakia
d)
Czechoslovakia and France
21.
Which country was first invaded by Germany?
a)
France
b)
Sudentland 
c)
Belgium
d)
Poland
22.
What did the Lend-Lease program do? 
a)
Sent weapons to the Axis Powers in hopes we wouldn't be attacked by them
b)
Sent weapons to the Allied Powers to help them fight the Axis
c)
Sent troops and supplies to the Allies for the war effort
d)
Sent troops and supplies to the Axis powers for the war effort
23.
What was the name for the German tactic of overwhelming your enemy with force? 
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Schmetterling
c)
Blitzkrieg 
d)
Bombardierung
24.
What was the first major allied invasion of the war?
a)
Battle of Midway
b)
D-Day
c)
Battle of Bulge 
d)
Pearl Harbor
25.
What was the first of the two cities on which the atomic bomb was dropped? 
a)
Nagasaki
b)
Tokyo
c)
Roswell
d)
Hiroshima
26.
Fell to the Germans in June of 1940 after just 6 weeks?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
France
27.
Location of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet?
a)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b)
Norfolk, Virginia
c)
San Diego, California
d)
Seattle, Washington
28.
Axis Powers:
a)
Italy, France, Britain
b)
U.S., France, Britain
c)
Italy, Japan, Germany
d)
Britain, Japan, Italy
29.
Allied Powers:
a)
Soviet Union, France, Britain
b)
U.S., Britain, Soviet Union
c)
Italy, Japan, U.S.
d)
Britain, Italy, Soviet Union
30.
Benito Mussolini led which country during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
31.
Hideki Tojo led which country's military during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
United States
32.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
33.
What event led to the US joining World War II? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
34.
Henry Ford is credited with mastering 
a)
Modern day filming.
b)
Use of the Assembly Line.
c)
Flying aeroplanes.
d)
Radio Broadcasting.
35.
Buying stocks on margin led to this crisis of 1929-
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Bank Failures
c)
Hoovervilles
d)
 Stock Market Crash
36.
The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?
a)
Russia
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Germany
d)
England
37.

Why were the 1920's called the Roaring Twenties?

a)

Many animals began to roar.

b)

Time of excitement and prosperity.

c)

War was about to erupt.

d)

There was a depression.

38.
Which right did women gain in 1920?
a)
to work
b)
to vote
c)
to education
39.
What type of music was popularized during the Harlem Renaissance?
a)
Jazz
b)
Hip Hop
c)
Country
d)
Rock
40.
Which was NOT a LONG-TERM cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Buying stock on margin
b)
Stock market crash (Black Tuesday)
c)
too much production and consumer spending
d)
Laisezz-faire economic policies
41.
The Great Depression began in
a)
1925
b)
1929
c)
1932
d)
1940
42.
After the Stock Market Crash, many people lost their life savings because _______________.
a)
banks closed
b)
banks gave away their money
c)
they couldn't remember where they put it
d)
someone stole it
43.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
a)
homelessness
b)
bank failures
c)
high tariffs
d)
struggling farmers
44.
This country had to pay huge war reparations after WWI, causing its economy to collapse
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
US
45.
Stalin's  plan to jumpstart the Soviet Union's economy was called: 
a)
5 year plan
b)
4 year plan
c)
3 year plan
d)
2 year plan
46.

What is the name of the leader of the Russian government?

a)

Caesar

b)

Czar

c)

King

d)

Emperor

47.

Which of the following are reasons that Ivan the Terrible got his name? PICK ALL THAT APPLY.

a)

He created a secret police and killed many nobles.

b)

Gave nobles estates to people who supported him.

c)

He killed his own son in an argument.

d)

He persecuted Christians of their beliefs.

48.

Who are the proletariat?

a)

The royal family

b)

The nobles

c)

The workers

d)

Only the peasants

49.

Who is the leader of the Bolsheviks?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Leon Trotsky

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Joseph Stalin

50.

Marxists who favor revolution by a small committed group

a)

Proletariat

b)

Soviets

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

Mensheviks

51.

What is the duma?

a)

Parliament

b)

The tsar

c)

The workers

d)

Royal family

52.

Who was Rasputin?

a)

Priest who controlled the church

b)

Holy Man who has influence over Czarina Alexandra

c)

Noble and trusted friend of Nicholas II

d)

Noble who was left in charge while Nicholas was gone

53.

What two sides fought in the Russian Civil War?

a)

Red Army and Yellow Army

b)

White Army and Blue Army

c)

Red Army and White Army

d)

White Army and Green Army

54.

What is the new name taken by the Bolsheviks?

a)

The Communist Party

b)

The Soviets

c)

The Red Army

d)

None of the above

55.

Who rules Russia as a dictator after Lenin?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Leon Trotsky

56.
 Which event best replaces the question mark in this sequence?  
Russia 1917-1918
• Czar Nicholas II abdicated Russian Imperial throne
•  ?
• Bolsheviks seized power and became the Communist Party
• Russia signed a peace treaty with the Central Powers
a)
A.  Vladimir Lenin returned to lead the Russian Revolution 
b)
B. Leon Trotsky escaped Russia for exile in Mexico 
c)
C. The Russian government adopted the New Economic Policy 
d)
D. The Red Army won the Russian Civil War

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