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WorksheetsWorld History Spring Final Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 34mins
Who was Lenin?
the leader of the Bolsheviks
the leader of the bourgeoise
the tsar of Russia
the "mad monk"
What is the new name taken by the Bolsheviks?
The Communist Party
The Soviets
The Red Army
None of the above
Who rules Russia as a dictator after Lenin?
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky
Who were the "Big Four" at the Paris Peace Conference?
Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Turkey
Britain, France, Italy, and the U.S.
four leaders from Japan
Gertrude Stein, Hemingway, Picasso, & Gershwin
What is France's motivation for wanting to punish Germany so severely?
France wants to make sure that Germany is never a threat again
France had suffered the most civilian & military deaths of the big four
France wanted revenge for a previous loss, Franco-Prussian War
All of the above
Which was NOT a part of the Treaty of Versaille?
the War Guilt Clause
the creation of Poland
the reduction of French and British arms
the creation of the League of Nations
Dictator's controlled the media outlets and propaganda during this time, giving only what they think the people needed to hear out, this was known as..
Flagship
Nationalism
Censorship
Enlightenment
Known as the Fascist leader of Italy
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Emperor Hirohito
Many allied nations and the League of Nations ignored expansion of the new Empires or created deals that favored mainly the Empires, this was known as
Propaganda
Censorship
Peace Accords
Appeasement
Dictators used Propaganda as a way to gain control, they instilled fear into their people, and then made animated speeches of how they can solve all of your problems and fears.
True
False
Joseph Stalin used what type of government to assume control government control over the Soviet Union's economy
fascism
democracy
communism
socialism
Which of the following BEST defines Fascism?
A person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel manner.
Government by the people, especially in the rule of the majority. The people make the decisions.
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
Hitler believed his people needed "Lebensraum" which was?
More military power to take control of the Jewish people
Living space for the German, his cause to expand
New voting system that made him most powerful in Germany
The creation of the Gestapo his secret police force
Which of the following BEST defines a dictator?
a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
A person who rules with total authority, often in a cruel manner.
All of the dictators during this time had this in common
Killed those who stood in their way or hurt their countries chance to grow
Made deals with Allied nations in order to keep peace in the world
Stay within their nation not using force or intimidation to expand their empire
Worked on improving life for all citizens and races in their nation
Causing mass inflation and job loss this worldwide event had many turning to Hitler and Mussolini for answers
The Great Depression
The Great Recession
The Great Downfall
The Great Turnaround
Which of the following BEST defines Totalitarianism
a political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things. Everyone is supposed to share the wealth that they create.
Government by the people, especially in the rule of the majority. The people make the decisions.
The Great Depression influenced which of the following events below...
A rise in workers in the industry field
A drop in the unemployment numbers
A rise of dictatorships taking control
Paper money being worth more than usual
Which of the following nations were known as the Axis Powers?
Japan
France
Germany
Italy
Allied Europeans and the League of Nations used appeasement with Nazi Germany early on, appeasement is to
creating confrontation with someone in order to get them to back down right away
giving Nazi Germany what they want to avoid confrontation not wanting another war
taunting the citizens of Nazi Germany in order to force Hitler to make a bad choice
Ignoring the issue of Hitler's conquests hoping that he will end up hurting himself
Which key battle helped Stalin gain a major advantage over Hitler's troops in the Soviet Union?
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Which battle was mostly fought in the air and was won by the Western Allies because the British broke German codes?
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Somme
Where was the D-Day invasion fought?
Germany
Belgium
Norway
Normandy
After which key battle did the Germans officially surrender to the Allies in WWII?
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Battle of Verdun
Where was the first atom bomb dropped by the U.S. into Japan?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Okinawa
Tokyo
Which war officially began between the USSR and the USA immediately following WWII?
WWIII
The Cold War
Korean War
Vietnam War
At the Yalta Conference which of the following nations were represented?
Soviet Union
Germany
United States
Great Britain
The Cold War is BEST defined as...
a great struggle for world dominance after WWII
A series of bombing between the United States and Soviet Union
the struggle between democracy and communism around the world after WWII
a struggle between fascism and democracy around the world after WWII
What does Winston Churchill say is metaphorically splitting West and Eastern Europe?
Iron Skillet
Iron Sheet
Iron Curtain
Iron Lung
President Truman created the Truman Doctrine which stated..
America would isolate themselves from the worlds problems again
America would help or aid anyone resisting the spread of communism
Russia would make a deal with America to only spread communism to Asia
America made a deal with Great Britain to go to war with Soviet Union
Choose the following TWO motives for the Marshall Plan...
Help the Soviet Union have countries around them that they could trade with
Build up European economies in hopes of expanding American industry
A successful Europe would be more likely to resist the spread of communism
America could expand states into Europe like a present day imperialism
in hopes of resisting communism and it's forceful spread many democratic nations signed the...
NATO
Warsaw Pact
MAD
in response to the NATO signing, Soviet Union and it's 7 communist nations created the...
MAD
Soviet Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
What happened to Germany after World War II
It was left to become it's own new nation again
It was taken over completely by Soviet Union
The allies helped it become a democratic nation
It was split in two, East communist and West democratic
During the Cold War's beginning stages there was a race known as the Arms Race, which was..
United States and Great Britain trying to build the best economy over the Soviet Union
United States and Soviet Union trying to create the most and strongest weapons in the world
United States and Soviet Union trying to get a person on the moon first
Communism is BEST defined as..
All private ownership of property and business, being more economically free
The people sharing property and business, a public economy with
The government decides on equally how much the people need for property and business
Capitalism is BEST defined as...
All private ownership of property and business, being more economically free
The people sharing property and business, a public economy with
The government decides on equally how much the people need for property and business
During the U-2 incident...
The United States shot down a Soviet spy plane over America
The British tried to parachute soldiers in Soviet Union
The Soviet Union shot down an American spy plane in Russia
The movement to establish a Jewish national home was called
The Taliban
Al Qaeda
Zionism
The Holocaust
The current site of Israel was chosen because
The world felt the need to repay the Jews for their holocaust experience
Israel sits on the Biblical site of Jewish homeland
Jew had been immigrating and buying land in Palestine for many years
All options are correct
