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ACE Benchmark review Q1

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these nations was on the WINNING side of World War I?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
The Ottoman Empire
2.
Which nation wanted to punish the Germans the most?
a)
France
b)
The United Kingdom
c)
The United States
d)
Italy
3.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments Germany was forced to pay
b)
Repairs and improvements made to Germany
c)
Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild
d)
Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire
4.
True or false?  Germany had to get rid of its air force, submarines, and large battleships due to the Treaty of Versailles.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which of the following did NOT happen because of the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Germany gave up territory in Europe
b)
Germany gave up overseas colonies
c)
The Russian government became Communist
d)
The German military strength was significantly reduced
6.
Payment for damages after a war is called
a)
Demilitarization
b)
Self-determination
c)
Reparations
7.
Where did the Allied Powers meet to create a treaty at the end of WWI?
a)
Berlin, Germany
b)
Versailles, France
c)
Congress of Vienna
d)
the United States
8.
Who had to take full blame for WWI in the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Britain
b)
Ottoman Empire
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
9.
Why were reparations introduced by the Allies?
a)
So the French could invade the Ruhr
b)
To fund hyperinflation
c)
To pay for the war damage
d)
So the Weimar government could be popular
10.
What did the the major European victors want from the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
to help Germany rebuild its economy
b)
to punish Germany for its role in WWI
c)
to establish lasting world peace in the future
d)
to punish Russia for its role in WWI
11.
What was a result of the harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?
a)
economic and political instability in Germany
b)
uprisings during the French Revolution
c)
the development of democracy in Italy
d)
the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
12.
According to the Treaty of Versailles, what country was expected to pay for the damages inWorld War I?
a)
Austria-Hungary
b)
 Russia
c)
Germany
d)
France
13.
Prior to WWI, England had the world’s most powerful navy. In response to this show of strength, Germany built more powerful battleships. What is this an example of?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
14.
The European powers at the turn of the 20th century were very competitive in terms of their economies, imperial holdings and their militaries. What was this pride in their countries an example of?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
15.
Newly united countries, such as Germany and Italy, were anxious to establish colonies to gain wealth through acquiring natural resources and trade. What was this an example of?
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
16.

What did Clemenceau want from the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

To permanently weaken Germany so that it could not attack France again

b)

To punish Germany, but not too harshly

c)

To create alliances with the USA

d)

To disregard French public opinion

17.

When did WWI begin and end?

a)

1900-1925

b)

1914-1918

c)

1910-1920

d)

1914-1924

18.

Which was NOT a M.A.I.N. cause of WWI?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Indecision

d)

Nationalism

19.
What was signed in 1919 to end WWI?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)

Treaty of Paris

c)
Treaty of World Wars
20.
Who won WWI?
a)
Allied powers
b)
Central Powers
21.

Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars in _______________. This was the most damaging part of the Treaty of Versailles to the economy of Germany.

a)
land
b)
military
c)
reparations
22.
Germany also lost millions of square miles of ______.
a)
money
b)
land
c)
colonies
23.

The cause that started WW1 was the death of who?

a)

Prince Henry of Whales

b)

Archbishop Lorenzo

c)

Princess Sophia

d)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

24.
What is an alliance?
a)
An agreement between nations to defend one another.
b)
An agreement between nations to trade with one another.
c)
When nation's pick teams to fight against.
d)
Groups of countries that finished nationalism.
25.

After the central powers lost WW1, Germans were forced to take responsibility for all of the damages by signing what treaty?

a)

The Treaty of Nanjing

b)

The Treaty of WW1

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The treaty of Paris

26.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
27.
What does nationalism mean?  
a)
Means you do not want to get involved in affairs 
b)
Means a stronger country over powers a weaker country
c)
Means strong love and devotion to ones country
d)
Means you love many nations 
28.

When a nation builds up its military for the purpose of intimidating other countries.

a)

Nation Building

b)

Militarism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Progressivism

29.
Imperialism is __________.
a)
when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
b)
when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
c)
when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
30.

League of Nations

a)

A world organization established in 1920 to promote international cooperation and peace. It was first proposed in 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson, although the United States never joined the League of Nations.

b)

As part of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was ordered to pay fines to the Allies to repay the costs of the war.

c)

1917 - Germany sent this to Mexico instructing an ambassador to convince Mexico to go to war with the U.S.

d)

British passenger liner sunk in 1915 that helped sway American opinion of the war.

31.

What did Lenin promise communism would bring to all Russians?

a)

Fairness and Equality

b)

Wealth and Power

c)

Food and Clothing

d)

Education and rank

32.

What type of government did Russia have while under the rule of the Romanov Family?

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Autocracy

33.

What was the first communist country that was formed by Lenin in 1922 called?

a)

Cuba

b)

Russia

c)

Soviet Union

d)

North Korea

34.

Who was the last tsar of Russia?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Caesar

c)

King George

d)

Vladimir Lenin

35.

Why were so many Russians killed or wounded in WWI?

a)

Not able to find their way

b)

Not trained or well equipped

c)

Too many battles

36.

What is the goal of communism?

a)

To create a society without economic classes, where work and rewards are shared by all

b)

To create a society where the tsar makes all of the decisions

c)

To create a society where the people can be successful and privately own things

d)

To create a society where all people are either rich or poor, no middle class

37.

Why were many Russians unhappy with the rule of Nicholas II?

a)

Food shortages

b)

not enough coal to keep warm

c)

force to fight and die in WWI

d)

All of the other answers

38.

What did Nicholas II do in 1917, after the Russian workers were protesting?

a)

Left the country

b)

Abdicated the throne

c)

Made his son the Tsar

d)

Allowed the people to vote for a democratic leader

39.

Communism is based on the ideas of which philosopher?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Lenin

c)

Nicholas II

d)

Karl Marx

40.

What type of government did Lenin bring to Russia?

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Fascism

c)

Communism

d)

Persidential Democracy

41.

Who, with the Bolsheviks, took over Russia's government, executed the Romanov family, and named himself the dictator?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Karl Marx

c)

King George

d)

Lenin

42.

Hiter was a soldier during which war?

a)

The Cold War

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

d)

World War I

43.

The Nazi Party blame which group for the economic problems that Germany was facing?

a)

The Americans

b)

The British

c)

The Jews

d)

Themselves

44.

What was the name of Hitler's book, which was about his ideas for saving Germany?

a)

Mein Kempf

b)

Chow Mein

c)

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

d)

The Shortest History of Germany

45.

Hitler violated which Treaty?

a)

The Fifty Year Peace Treaty

b)

The Treaty of Versace

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Treaty of Venice

46.

The Nazis use various media to brainwash people into believing their lies. This was called what?

a)

Prophet

b)

Propaganda

c)

Information

d)

Reparations

47.

The _____________ was the systematic, state-sponsored killing of 11 million innocent people.

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Homicide

d)

Murder

48.

Jew were forced to wear this on their clothing to signify that they were Jews.

a)

A Blue cross

b)

The Heart of Courage

c)

The Star of David

d)

The Star of Bethlehem

49.

Which of the following did Hitler promise the German people?

a)

To make Germany a world Power again

b)

To increase Germany's military

c)

To unite the German people by blaming the Jews

d)

All of the Above

50.

How did most Germans feel about the Treaty of Versailles restrictions?

a)

most of them liked them

b)

it made them angry

c)

they resented it

d)

B and C are correct

51.

What was the great depression?

a)

stock markets all over the crashing

b)

a time of bartering

c)

a time where people were depressed

52.

What was the name of the group that the Nazis believed to be the "pure" race?

a)

Jews

b)

Aryans

c)

All races were equal

d)

Gypsies

53.
Leader of the Nazis in Germany; came to power when named chancellor in 1933
a)
Nuremberg Laws
b)
WWII Progression
c)
Final Solution
d)
Adolf Hitler
54.

What is Anti-Semitism?   

a)
A term used to describe the ideal of human being blond-haired, blue-eyed and of Nordic stock
b)
A term used to describe hatred, hostility and prejudice against Jews
c)
A term used to describe the hatred, hostility and prejudice against Asians
d)
A term used to describe the hatred for democratic governance
55.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
56.
What is this?
a)
Star of David, patch Jews were told to wear in public.
b)
Symbol representing helpful people.
c)
Tattoo all German's people recieved.
were given
d)
good luck charm
57.
Nazis believed Germans were racially superior and Jews were ______ .
a)
prejudiced
b)
unkind
c)
inferior
d)
respected
58.

What did Hitler stop doing after he was appointed Chancellor of Germany?

a)

He stopped reparations payments and began to expand the German empire.

b)

He stopped blaming the Jews.

c)

He stopped an autocratic government.

59.

Because of the worldwide economic depression following World War I, Germany _____.

a)
was unable to supply its citizens with enough paper currency.
b)
had to grant its colonies independence because they were too expensive.
c)
was excused from having to make reparation payments to France and Britain.
d)

soon turned to leaders who rallied the country around nationalism.

60.

WHO WAS HITLER RACIST AGAINST ?

a)

NO ONE

b)

JEWS, SLAVS, BLACKS, GYPSIES, HANDICAPPED

c)

GERMANS, RUSSIANS, SLAVS

d)

ARYANS AND AMERICANS

61.

True or false. In 1923 Hitler attempted to overthrow the Wiemar Republic and take control of Germany.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

What was the end of Nazism in Germany?

a)

Hitler was defeated and taken prisoner.

b)

Hitler committed suicide in 1945, after which Nazi symbols were banned.

c)

Hitler realized his mistakes, and moved to a democratic government.

d)

The Treaty of Versailles was signed.

63.

How did Hitler handle people who opposed him?

a)

Imprisoned them

b)

Executed them

c)

Sent them to a concentration / work camp

d)

All of these answers

64.

When Hitler was in power, Germany had what type of government?

a)

Autocracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

65.

A section of a city where Jews were required to live was called a

a)

Neighborhood

b)

Ghetto

c)

Concentration camp

d)

Propoganda

66.

This conflict involved countries around the world from 1939-1945.

a)

Civil War

b)

WWI

c)

WWII

d)

the Cold War

67.
a)

Russia

b)

Ukraine

c)

Romania

d)

Bulgaria

68.

What country is this?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Ukraine

d)

United Kingdom

69.

What country is this?

a)

Romania

b)

Norway

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

70.

What country is this?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Hungary

d)

Italy

71.

Which body of water is circled?

a)

North Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Atlantic Ocean

72.

What country is this?

a)

Russia

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Icelan

d)

Ukraine

73.

What country is this?

a)

Spain

b)

Sweden

c)

Finland

d)

Germany

74.

Which body of water is circled?

a)

North Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Black Sea

75.

What country is this?

a)

Belarus

b)

Ukraine

c)

Romania

d)

United Kingdom

76.

What country is this?

a)

Iceland

b)

Norway

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Italy

77.

What mountain range forms the boarder between Europe and Asia?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Alps Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

78.

What sea is located south of Europe?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Dead Sea

79.

The countries of Spain and Portugal make up the...

a)

Arabian Peninsula

b)

Iberian Peninsula

c)

Italian Peninsula

d)

Florida Peninsula

80.

What mountains are located in Northern Italy, Switzerland, Austria, and France?

a)

Alps Mountains

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Appalachian Mountains

81.
Which country is 1?
a)
England (United Kingdom)
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
82.
Which country is 2?
a)
Russia
b)
Poland
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
83.
Which country is 3?
a)
England (United Kingdom)
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Spain
84.
Which country is 4?
a)
Russia
b)
Poland
c)
Germany
d)
France
85.
Which country is 6?
a)
Russia
b)
Poland
c)
England (United Kingdom)
d)
Spain
86.
Which country is 7?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Poland
87.
Which landform is B?
a)
Alps (Mountains)
b)
Pyrenees (Mountains)
c)
Great European Plain
d)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
88.
Which landform is D?
a)
Apennines (Mountains) 
b)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
c)
Mediterannean Sea
d)
Iberian Peninsula
89.
Which landform is E?
a)
Alps (Mountains)
b)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
c)
Mediterannean Sea
d)
Apennines (Mountains)
90.
Which landform is F?
a)
Alps (Mountains)
b)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
c)
Iberian Peninsula
d)
Apennines (Mountains)
91.
Which landform is G?
a)
Alps (Mountains)
b)
Scandinavia (Peninsula)
c)
Pyrenees (Mountains)
d)
Apennines (Mountains)
92.

The way in which goods and services are made, sold, and used in a country

a)

Economic Contiuumn

b)

Economy

c)

Economic Growth

d)

Mixed Economy

93.

An economy that depends on agriculture and bartering, where decisions are made based on traditions, customs, habits, or beliefs

a)

Mixed Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Command Economy

94.

An economy where the government makes the basic economic decisions

a)

Mixed Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Command Economy

95.

An economy where economic decisions are made by individuals, and individuals and businesses own most of the businesses and farms

a)

Mixed Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Command Economy

96.

An economy that has characteristics of both command and market economies

a)

Mixed Economy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Traditional Economy

d)

Command Economy

97.

A range between the different economic systems

a)

Economic Continuum

b)

Economy

c)

Economic Growth

d)

Mixed Economy

98.

the total value of all the goods and services produced within a country in one year

a)

Human Capital

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Literacy Rate

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP

99.

How well or poorly a person or group of people live in terms of having their needs and wants met

a)

Capital Goods

b)

Literacy Rate

c)

Standard of Living

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

100.

the amount of people in a country that can read and write

a)

Capital Goods

b)

Literacy Rate

c)

Standard of Living

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

101.

things needed to produce goods and services

a)

Capital Goods

b)

Factors of Production

c)

Standard of Living

d)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

102.

investing in the humans who produce goods or services

a)

Economic Continuum

b)

Economy

c)

Human Capital

d)

Capital Goods

103.

tools used in the production of goods and services

a)

Economic Continuum

b)

Economy

c)

Human Capital

d)

Capital Goods

104.

something that comes from Earth or nature that is useful to humans

a)

Natural resources

b)

Economy

c)

Human Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

105.

a person who takes a risk and starts their own business

a)

Natural resources

b)

Economy

c)

Human Capital

d)

Entrepreneur

106.

A body with the power to make laws, enforce those laws, and interpret the laws when disagreements arise.

a)

Government

b)

Autocratic

c)

Democratic

d)

Presidential

107.

Citizen involvement in public decision making.

a)

Government

b)

Autocratic

c)

Citizen Participation

d)

Democratic

108.

A form of governement that has a single ruler with unlimited power.

a)

Citizen Participation

b)

Autocratic

c)

Democratic

d)

Presidential

109.

The act of limiting what people can hear, see, or say in the media.

a)

Citizen Participation

b)

Parlimentay

c)

Presidential

d)

Censorship

110.

A form of government where citizens have the power in choosing their leaders.

a)

Censorship

b)

Voting

c)

Democratic

d)

Autocratic

111.

Allows citizens to declare their power over what the government does and the laws it makes.

a)

Censorship

b)

Voting

c)

Parlimentary

d)

Presidential

112.

Type of democratic government where citizens elect memebers of the legislature and also the chief executive, known as the president.

a)

Presidential

b)

Parlimentary

c)

Autocratic

d)

Voting

113.

Type of democratic government where citizens elect Members of Parliment (MPs) who chose the chief executive, known as the Prime Minister.

a)

Presidential

b)

Parlimentary

c)

Autocratic

d)

Voting

114.

The competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to build the most powerful atomic weapons during the Cold war was called the ____________________.

a)

Olympics

b)

arms race

c)

space race

d)

Berlin Airlift

115.

The ___________________ was a state of tension, without actual fighting, between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that lasted for 45 years.

a)

Korean War

b)

Cold War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

116.

_____________________ is a form of government where people elect representatives and citizens enjoy many freedoms and rights.

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Capitalism

117.

________________________ is a form of government where one person has total control and citizens have limited rights and freedoms.

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Autocracy, led by dictator

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

118.

________________________ is an economic system in which methods of production are owned privately.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Communism

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

119.

_______________________ is an economic system in which methods of production are owned and controlled by the government.

a)

Democracy

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Dictatorship

120.

During the Cold War, the United States had a ___________ economy.

a)

Market

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

121.

During the Cold War, Russia had a ___________ economy.

a)

Market

b)

Traditional

c)

Command

122.

What countries were classified as Super Powers after WWII?

a)

Germany and Austria-Hungary

b)

Italy and France

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

United States and Soviet Union

123.

What country controlled East Germany, which was communist?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Great Britain

124.

West Germany was democratic and controlled by the United States following the end of WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

125.

When the Soviet Union tried to reform its government and economy, which of the following happened?

a)

Germany reunified.

b)

Communist Eastern European countries moved to democracies and more market economies.

c)

The Soviet Union collapsed into 15 independent republics.

d)

All of these answers are true.

126.

Germany was reunited and no longer Communist after what event?

a)

Death of Hitler

b)

Falling of the Berlin Wall

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

The Iron Curtain falling

127.

What happened during the Berlin Airlift?

a)

NATO flew supplies into Berlin to help the people in need there.

b)

People were rescued and airlifted out of Berlin.

c)

People were lifted over the Berlin Wall to escape.

128.

What was the phrase used by Winston Churchill to represent the boundary between the communist eastern and democratic western countries?

a)

NATO

b)

The Berlin Wall

c)

The Iron Curtain

d)

The Berlin Airlift

129.

The Cuban Missile Crisis happened when

a)

Russia sent weapons to Cuba and aimed them at the United States.

b)

Cuba sent weapons to Russia and aimed them at the United States.

c)

The United states sent weapons to Cuba and aimed them at Russia.

d)

Cuba sent weapons to the United States and aimed them at Russia.

130.

Joseph McCarthy

a)

was a president of the United States during the Cold War

b)

was a leader in Russia during the Cold War

c)

was a United States Senator that was anti-communist

d)

was a German leader during the Cold War

131.

Nikita Krushchev

a)

was a dictator in Russia and planned the Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

was a United States Senator who was anti-communist

c)

was a president in the United States during the Cold War

d)

was responsible for German Reunification

132.

Germanic, Romance, and Slavic are different groups of ______ in Europe.

a)

food

b)

cities

c)

languages

d)

cars

133.

What is the dominant religion in Western and Eastern Europe?

a)

Islam

b)

Muslim

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

134.

Russian is an example of a ___________ language.

 

a)

Romance

b)

Slavic

c)

Germanic

d)

Greek

135.

What do German and English have in common?

a)

They are both Romance languages.

b)

They are both primarily spoken in Russia.

c)

They are both Germanic languages.

d)

They are the primary languages spoken in Italy.

136.

How are the three religions alike?

a)

They each worship several gods.

b)

They each worship only one god (Monotheism).

c)

Each of the three religions is getting smaller.

d)

They each use a sacred text known as the Bible.

137.

  Which pairing of sacred text and religion is correct?

a)

Christianity – Torah

b)

Muslim – Bible

c)

Judaism – Koran

d)

Judaism – Torah

138.

Which is the oldest of the three main religions of Europe?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Roman Catholic

139.

What is the place of worship for Judaism?

a)

Church

b)

Theatre

c)

Mosque

d)

Synagogue

140.

What is the fastest growing religion in Europe?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

141.

Who is the founder of Islam?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Islam

c)

Abraham

d)

Muhammad

142.

What is the Holy Book for Judaism?

a)

Torah

b)

Qur’an

c)

Koran

d)

Holy Bible

143.

Who is the founder of Judaism?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Islam

c)

Abraham

d)

Mahammad

144.

Who are the followers of Islam?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

Baptist

145.

Which language family includes French and Italian?

a)

Germanic

b)

Slavic

c)

Romance

d)

English

146.

What type of alphabet is used in the Russian language?

a)

Romance

b)

Cyrillic

c)

Germanic

d)

English