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Semester 2 Final Prep

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An application of Darwin's scientific theories of natural selection and the survival of the fittest to the struggle between nations and races; used in the late 1800s to justify imperialism and racism.

a)

Communism

b)

Social Darwinism

c)

Socialism

d)

Social Theory

2.

Nationalism in European nations led to imperialism because

a)

the nations wanted fueling stations for their naval ships.

b)

the people of Africa and Asia were poor and in need of help.

c)

the countries of Europe were competing to become the most powerful

d)

because the Europeans wanted a market for goods made in factories

3.

What African Country remained independent because it modernized and imported European Weapons?

a)

South Africa

b)

Nigeria

c)

Liberia

d)

Ethiopia

4.
Why were the Sepoys offended by the new weapons that used animal fat to grease the gun cartridges?
a)
Most Sepoys were Muslim or Hindu and their religions had specific rules about cows and pigs
b)
The grease stained their uniforms, which were expensive to replace
c)
The Sepoys were pacifists and did not believe in war
d)
The Sepoys invented the new weapons and were not paid for their use
5.

Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army were called

a)

Raja

b)

Viceroys

c)

Sepoys

d)

Levy

6.

What was the result of the Rebellion?

a)

India became an independent nation

b)

Great Britain stopped the rebellion and the British government took control of India

c)

Great Britain restored the Mughal Emperors to power to help control the Sepoy.

d)

India agreed to join the British Empire as long as they were given their own king called a Raj.

7.

Inspired by their western education, many Indian reformers embraced of nationalism. These nationalist leaders organized the ________________ to promote an independence movement and western modernization.

a)

Indian National Congress

b)

Hindu Muslim Alliance

c)

Congressional Indian Senate

d)

Indian Democratic Party

8.
How did industrialism lead to imperialism?
a)
Industrialized nations wanted new technology
b)
Industrialized nations wanted natural resources and markets
c)
Industrialized nations wanted a cheap source of labor
d)
Industrialized nations wanted to spread their culture
9.
What was the name of the conflicts between Britain and China over trade rights?
a)
Opium Wars
b)
Anglo-Chinese Wars
c)
Clone Wars
d)
Hundred Days War
10.
What event took place in China that started because the Chinese wanted western countries out?
a)
Boxer Rebellion
b)
Sepoy Mutiny
c)
Tea Rebellion
d)
Trade Rights Rebellion
11.
How did the United States' Open Door Policy impact China?
a)
It prevented Europe from opening China to trade 
b)
It ended all foreign control or influence over China
c)
It allowed Chinese immigrants to enter the United States
d)
It allowed all nations to trade with China
12.

The Japanese Emperor began rapidly modernizing Japan, including building modern industrial factories and a modern military. This period in reform was known as

a)

the Meiji Restoration.

b)

the Japanese Enlightenment.

c)

the Mutsuhito Reformation.

d)

the Mutsuhito Restoration.

13.

Who sailed into lower Tokyo Bay demanding that Japan open it's ports to diplomatic and commercial exchange?

a)

Millard Fillmore

b)

Commodore Matthew Perry

c)

Sun Yixian

d)

Ram Mohun Roy

14.

Who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand to start WWI?

a)

The Black Hand

b)

Gavrilo Marx

c)

Vladimir Lenin

d)

The Bolsheviks

15.

______ is where neither side can gain an advantage.

a)

Stalemate

b)

Total War

c)

Propaganda

d)

No Man's Land

16.

Which weapon was NOT used during WWI?

a)

Nuclear Bombs

b)

Machine Guns

c)

Poison Gas

d)

Submarines

17.

This is when an entire nation's resources and effort is dedicated to the war.

a)

Total War

b)

Propaganda

c)

Stalemate

d)

Trench Warfare

18.

Which groups of people joined the workplace in large numbers during WWI?

a)

Women

b)

The Elderly

c)

Children

d)

Robots

19.

Who sank the Lusitania with a U-Boat?

a)

Germans

b)

Austrians

c)

Hungarians

d)

Italians

20.

With the Zimmerman Note, Germany tried to get this country to attack the United States.

a)

Mexico

b)

Canada

c)

Russia

d)

Brazil

21.

This peace treaty made Germany take the blame for the war and pay $30 billion in reparations.

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Peace of Westphalia

c)

Paris Accords

d)

Armistice Treaty

22.

What is militarism?

a)

Building an army and glorifying it

b)

Creating partnerships

c)

Seizure of territory by a stronger country

d)

Proud of your heritage

23.

Which country dropped out of WWI due to their country's revolution?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Great Britain

24.

What is the Schlieffen Plan?

a)

Germany surrenders and loses WWI

b)

Germany wants to defeat France in a short amount of time so the soldiers can fight on the Eastern Front

c)

Germany wants to join forces with Russia

d)

None of the above

25.
Since the fighting in WWI was so fierce, what did the soldiers soon begin fighting from?
a)
The air
b)
The seas
c)
trenches
d)
bases
26.
Woodrow Wilson's purpose in proposing a League of Nations was to --
a)
Prepare for World War II
b)

create peace and stability in Europe

c)
provide Europe with money to rebuild after the war
d)
create a world army
27.
WW I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
28.
Hideki Tojo led which country's military during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
United States
29.
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. 
30.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
31.

The British evacuated 300,000 troops from this city, saving them from the Nazi army.

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Normandy

c)

Hamburg

d)

Berlin

32.

The Nazis heavily bombed British cities, including London, trying to defeat Britain in an event known as what?

a)

The Blitzinkreigen

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Operation Sea Lion

d)

Operation Barbarossa

33.

The Japanese launched a surprise attack on this US military base on December 7, 1941.

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Camp Pendleton

d)

Fort Honolulu

34.

The Soviets defeated the Nazis at this battle, a turning point in the war as it pushed back the Germans.

a)

Stalingrad

b)

Midway

c)

El Alamein

d)

Battle of the Bulge

35.

The US strategy in the Pacific to get close to Japan was called what?

a)

Island Hopping

b)

D-Day

c)

Total War

d)

Scorched Earth Policy

36.

Nazi leadership were put on trial at the ______________ Trials.

a)

Nuremburg

b)

Berlin

c)

Munich

d)

Hamburg

37.

The Nazi campaign to imprison inferior people included Jews, homosexuals, disabled people, homosexuals, Slavs, and Romani.

a)

False

b)

True

38.
The term given to giving in to aggressive demands in order to maintain peace
a)
Apprehension
b)
Atrocity 
c)
Anarchy
d)
Appeasement
39.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto 
d)
Holocaust
40.

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

a)

It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

b)

The division between North and South Korea

c)

The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

d)

The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

41.

The CIA trained Cuban refugees to try and overthrow Castor's communist regime. This attempt was unsuccessful.

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Massive Retaliation 

42.
Cuba becomes a nuclear threat to the United States and in responses with a naval blockade under Kennedy's leadership. 
a)
Bay of Pigs 
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Russian Missile Crisis
43.
Term which refers to the military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and Western Europe form 1945-1990. 
a)
Berlin Blockade
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
44.

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

45.
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
46.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
47.
What was a major reason for Cold War?
a)
Ideological differences between USA and USSR
b)
The weather was too low
c)
Insufficient money for war reparations
d)
Inability of the UN to maintain peace
48.

How was Germany governed after WWII?

a)

Germany was allowed to have full independence

b)

Germany was taken over by the Soviet Union

c)

Germany was taken over by France, the U.S., & Great Britain

d)

Germany was split into 4 zones of occupation, along with its capital city (Berlin)

49.
____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.
a)
N Korea/S Korea
b)
USA/N Korea
c)
China/USA
d)
China/S Korea
50.

North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

a)

Soviet Union/communist

b)

Soviet Union/democratic

c)

U.S.A./communist

d)

U.S.A./democratic

51.

South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.

a)

Soviet Union/communist

b)

Soviet Union/democratic

c)

U.S.A./communist

d)

U.S.A./democratic

52.
China became involved in the Korean War after UN forces pushed closer to North Korea's border with China.
a)
True
b)
False
53.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Leon Trotsky

b)

Vladmir Lenin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

54.

Who was the leader of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Harry S. Truman

55.

Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?

a)

To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US

b)

To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism

c)

To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey

d)

To counter the power of NATO

56.

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

57.

How did the US discover that nuclear missile sites were being built in Cuba?

a)

from American CIA spies in Cuba posing as farmers

b)

from US spy satellites

c)

from listening in on secret Soviet-Cuban radio transmissions

d)

from photographs taken from an American U-2 spy plane

58.

What ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The USSR removes missiles and the US leaves Cuba alone.

b)

The US uses all of their missiles and destroys Cuba

c)

Cuba forfiets

d)

JFK got tired of fighting and just made a treaty

59.

Who was the former president and later dictator of Cuba prior to the 1959 Cuban Revolution? He was overthrown by Fidel Castro

a)

Raul Castro

b)

Che Guevara

c)

Nikita Kruschev

d)

Fulgencio Batista

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