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WH Finals Review part 4

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

2.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
3.
What does the ‘Iron Curtain’ symbolize? 
a)
The division between East Germany and West Germany
b)
The division between East Berlin and West Berlin
c)
The division between communist Europe and noncommunist Europe 
d)
The division between North Korea and South Korea
4.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
5.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
6.

Mao Zedong was the communist leader of

a)

the Soviet Union

b)

North Korea

c)

Poland

d)

China

7.

What is Communism?

a)

A political system in which the wealth is equally divided among all citizens.

b)

A system of government in which the people choose their leader.

c)

A form of government in which a country is ruled by a religious leader.

d)

None of the choices are correct.

8.
The Republicans chose this man for their candidate in the 1952 election.
a)
Adlai Stevenson
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Harry Truman
9.

A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Final Solution

c)

Genocide

d)

Blitzkrieg

10.

WWII U.S. General in charge of Pacific front

a)

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Douglas MacArthur

11.

U.S. president who dropped atomic bombs

a)

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Douglas MacArthur

12.

U.S. president who died during WWII

a)

FDR (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Douglas MacArthur

13.

strategically conquering easily defeated islands in order to gain control of the Pacific

a)

D-Day

b)

Liberate

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Genocide

14.

the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II

a)

Genocide

b)

Holocaust

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Lebensraum

15.
Who is the current leader in North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong-Un
b)
Kim IL-Sung
c)
Kim Jong-IL
d)
Ho Chi Minh
16.
The Korean War was started by
a)
the United States and its allies
b)
North Korea's invasion of the South
c)
China
d)
Russia
17.
What is the latitude line that separates North Korea and South Korea?
a)
41st parallel
b)
31st parallel
c)
38th parallel
d)
48th parallel
18.

Who was the first leader in North Korea?

a)
Kim Jong-Un
b)
Kim IL-Sung
c)
Kim Jong-IL
d)
Ho Chi Minh
19.

Who was the second leader in North Korea?

a)
Kim Jong-Un
b)
Kim IL-Sung
c)
Kim Jong-IL
d)
Ho Chi Minh
20.

Who did The Red Baron Fight for?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Austria

21.

What happened at Dunkirk?

a)

the British Army was saved by civilians

b)

US Army defeated the Japanese Empire

c)

the Soviets surrendered to Germany

d)

the British Army defeated the French

22.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
23.

One goal of the Berlin Blockade was to

a)

Raise taxes

b)

Promote communism

c)

Save money on resources

d)

Force out the US and allies out of Berlin

24.
Who was the military leader of Japan during WWII?
a)
Charles De Gaulle
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Benito Mussolini
25.

who was the emperor of Japan during WWII?

a)

Meiji

b)

Tokugawa

c)

Hirohito

d)

Tojo

26.

Europe is divided into which two alliances?

a)

Triple Entente (Allied Powers) & Triple Alliance (Central Powers)

b)

Warsaw Pact & NATO

c)

Axis Powers & Allied Powers

d)

Roundheads & Cavilers

27.

Who is the leader of Germany during WWI?

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

28.

What problem was the Schlieffen Plan designed to overcome?

a)

Germany wanted to secure oil for its military

b)

Germany wanted to overcome the superior British navy

c)

Germany wanted to avoid fighting on two fronts

d)

Austria Hungary wanted to stop Italy joining up with Russia

29.

8,000 word message detailing the Soviet Union's feelings about the United States and capitalism

a)

Long Telegram

b)

Zimmerman Note

c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
The Warsaw Pact
30.

why was it called spanish flu ?

a)

it originated in spain

b)

spain created the virus

c)

only spainish media reported it

d)

the flu just preferred spanish

31.
The Serbian Nationalist group that wanted the Archduke dead....
a)
Black Hat
b)
Black Hand
c)
Red Hand
d)
Princip's Pals
32.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during 
a)

Reign of Terror

b)
the Great Fear
c)
Thermidorian Reaction
d)

Battle of Waterloo

33.

The King of France during the French Revolution. He was the King who was beheaded via the Guillotine.

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Napoleon

d)

Georges Danton

34.

The Congress of Vienna

a)

was responsible for democracy throughout Europe

b)

redrew the map of Europe, and restored the monarchy.

c)

developed France after the war

d)

installed Napoleon back into office after Elba

35.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?

a)

Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.

b)

Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.

c)

The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.

d)

The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.

36.

led slave revolt against French in Haiti

a)

José de San Martín

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Simón Bolívar:

d)

Toussaint L’Ouverture

37.

The person who is credited with unifying the Germanic people using the idea of iron and blood to inspire the rise of Germany

a)

Kaiser Wilhelm

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Giuseppe Garibaldi