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WorksheetsWH World Wars Review Reorder
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
They wanted Africa's natural resources for factories.
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
They wanted to create a perfect society
They wanted to learn new languages
Which aspect of imperialism do these words reflect?
“A single shelf of a good European library is worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia.”
Social Darwinism
direct rule
national prestige
humanitarian goals
Based on the map, what form of imperial rule did European powers use in China?
sphere of influence
protectorate
direct rule
indirect rule
Which of the following statements best describes the Meiji Restoration?
The Meiji reformers refused to adapt Western ways
The Meiji Restoration worked to restore a rigid feudal order
The Meiji reformers adapted the German model of government and European technology
The Meiji constitution did not give the emperor absolute power.
How does nationalism and Social Darwinism relate to each other?
they both deal with the way counties control the taxes of the lower class.
they both show how one country should dominate another.
they both show how a nation should protect its elite social class.
they both show how each group needs to believe in the nation.
The British military advantage in the Opium War (1839 – 1860) against China was provided by
better politicians.
better technology including gun boats.
tanks and airplanes.
Large numbers of troops.
How did industrialization directly cause imperialism?
Industrialization caused too many people to move to the cities, therefore countries needed more land.
Industrialization caused European countries to need more raw materials than they needed before.
Imperialism was needed for industrialization to happen
Imperialism directly caused by the countries that had yet to experience industrialization.
In Bismarck’s practice of Realpolitik, his political actions were guided by
The needs of the people.
Traditional morality.
The principle of divine right
The needs of the state.
How did the Suez Canal influence the spread of Western European imperialism?
By connecting, the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea, the canal significantly reduced the sailing time from Europe to trading destinations the East.
The Suez Canal helped with the colonization of the Americas by creating an alternative route for the Mediterranean countries.
England was able to control Egypt, which allowed for England to abolish the Berlin Conference and control almost all of Africa.
Europe was able to control a smaller amount of land than before because of the fighting between the countries in Africa.
Which of the following assumptions is Anglo-Saxonism based on?
Nations with dominant militaries are superior to all others
America's virtues/values are superior to all others
Wealthy/successful nations are superior to all others
White, English-speaking nations are superior to all others
made shipping and defense much faster/easier
provided jobs for thousands of Americans
boosted the American economy through increased tourism from Latin America
increased America's role as an influential power in the world
Why was France allied with Russia?
They had the same history.
They needed more land.
both feared Germany
They wanted to have a stronger military
Why did the U.S. attempt to sell bonds to the American people?
To increase the military
To invest and support the war effort
Make money while at war from the poor
Keep the government economically stable while war
What happened to Austria-Hungary after the Treaty Versailles
It broke it into new nations (self determination)
It became part of Great Britain
It all went to Germany
It all went to the United States
- "Serbian Nationalism Grows in the Balkans"
- "Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia."
The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the...
World War I was a “total war” in the sense that
It brought great suffering to civilians.
Nations from all over the world were involved.
New technologies played a large part in the war.
The nations involved devoted all their resources to it.
What impact did the First World War have on the economies of Europe?
It caused many nations to go broke.
It made members of the Allied Powers very rich.
It speeded the industrialization of Europe.
It gave women an opportunity to become heads of companies.
What did the Bolsheviks, or Communists promise the Russian people?
Land would be redistributed so everyone would have equal plots
Everyone would be paid the same regardless of how hard the job was.
Factories would be taken away from the rich capitalists, and everyone would own it.
Everyone would receive the same amount of food, and drive the same brand of cars.
The Czar would remain in power to make sure Communist ideas were carried out.
What did Japan's industrialization create a need for?
anime
war economy
more industrialization
raw materials
What ideology best describes Japanese culture between 1920 and 1945?
militarism
pacifist
democracy
communist
What economic event causes great problems in Germany in the early 1920's?
Hyperinflation
Influenza
Inflation
Wall Street Crash
What is the main message the artist is attempting to convey in this political cartoon?
Great Britain and France do not want the United States to enter the wars they are involved in.
The United States should remain isolated from wars in Europe to preserve democracy.
The survival of democracy requires that the United States enter the war.
The United States believes there is no real threat to democracy.
"Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome." —Mussolini
What was the result of the action Mussolini describes here?
Italy became a socialist totalitarian state.
Mussolini was arrested and jailed.
Mussolini's forces overthrew the king and seized power.
Mussolini was legally appointed to head the government.
At the height of Stalinist terror of the 1930s
Millions of Jews were slaughtered in gas chambers
The USSR joined forces with Germany, Italy, and the US to invade Poland
Moscow was burnt to the ground as part of Stalin’s “scorched earth” policy
Millions of ordinary Soviet citizens were sent to the gulags, often for no reason
Which of the following statements best represents a nationalistic interpretation of the collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires during an immediately after the First World War?
Military weakness and political instability were primary reasons for the collapse of these empires.
The growing demands of various ethnic groups within these multiethnic empires were the primary reasons for the collapse.
The slow pace of industrialization in these empire left them unable to compete militarily and politically with more developed countries.
Religious differences
The dictators of the 1930’s gained the support of their people by doing all of the following EXCEPT
creating numerous jobs and fixing the economy.
using propaganda to blame other groups for their problems.
promising a return to national glory
reducing their militaries to save money
What is the main message the artist is attempting to convey in this political cartoon?
Great Britain and France do not want the United States to enter the wars they are involved in.
The United States should remain isolated from wars in Europe to preserve democracy.
The survival of democracy requires that the United States enter the war.
The United States believes there is no real threat to democracy.
Which of the following best describes the 1936 lithograph (entitled The Hero) by German artist George Grosz?
A propaganda poster prepared by the Nazi Party.
A protest poster against the atrocities of the atomic bomb.
A representation of a Holocaust victim.
A post-First World War print expressing antiwar sentiment.
This political cartoon by Dr. Seuss highlights what strategy used by Chamberlain of England during the 1930s?
"We have achieved PEACE IN OUR TIME"
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Apparitions
Domino Theory
Britain and France abandoned appeasement and instead declared war on Germany in response to which aggressive action by Hitler?
invasion & occupation of Poland in 1939
annexation & occupation of Austria in 1938
invasion & occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1939
withdrawal from the League of Nations in 1933
Which of the following does NOT describe the impact of the Lend-Lease Act?
officially ended America's neutrality, bringing the USA into WW2
officially ended America's foreign policy of isolationism
led to an immediate increase in American factory production
allowed the USA to help the Allies without violating the Neutrality Acts
The attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base had what primary impact on the United States?
it caused the USA to enter WWII by declaring war on Japan
it caused the USA to enter WWII by declaring war on Germany
it caused the USA to sign a separate peace agreement with Germany and exist WWII
it caused the USA to implement an embargo on trade with Japan
Which of the following best describes the goal/purpose of the American embargoes against Japan in 1940 and 1941?
to cut off Japan's access to vital resources needed by their military
to provoke Japan into launching an attack at Pearl Harbor
to cut off Japan's access to food/medicine & trigger a rebellion there
to convince Japan to renounce their ties to Hitler and the Axis Powers
What was the goal behind the US government's production of posters featuring "Rosie the Riveter'?
encourage American women to assist with increasing factory production
convince American women to enlist in the military
increase American morale due to high wartime casualties
promote the conservation of vital resources for the military
The Battle of the Atlantic was a struggle between ____ and ____.
Axis submarines; American shipping
American submarines; Japanese battleships
American shipping; Axis aircraft carriers
Axis submarines; American aircraft carriers
Why was the D-Day invasion considered a turning point of WW2 in Europe?
because it opened up a second front vs. Nazi Germany
because it gained the US military some much-needed military experience
because it destroyed most of Hitler's tanks
because it convinced Italy to switch sides during the war
Why did President Harry Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?
he believed it would save American lives compared to a direct invasion of the Japanese mainland
he wanted to enact revenge for the American lives lost at Pearl Harbor
he hoped to use the bomb's destructive power to intimidate Joseph Stalin
he wanted to instigate a post-WW2 nuclear arms race with the USSR
Which of the following events resulted in the punishment of top Axis leaders for genocide?
the Nuremberg Trials
the Manhattan Project
Operation Overlord
the creation of Israel
Read the document below and answer the question that follows:
May it please Your Honors:
…The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant, and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored, because it cannot survive their being repeated.…
In the prisoners' dock sit twenty-odd broken men….Merely as individuals their fate is of little consequence to the world. What makes this inquest significant is that these prisoners represent sinister influences that will lurk in the world long after their bodies have returned to dust. We will show them to be living symbols of racial hatreds, of terrorism and violence, and of the arrogance and cruelty of power…
Source: Robert H. Jackson, Chief of Counsel for the United States. Nuremberg, Germany. Nov. 21, 1945
The charges described in the document were most likely caused by the prisoners’ involvement in which event?
the Holocaust that occurred in Nazi-occupied Europe
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base
the Japanese treatment of captured American POWs
the Nazi bombing of civilian cities in Great Britain
Read the diary entry below and answer the question that follows:
"…We have discovered the most terrible bomb in the history of the world. It may be the fire destruction prophesied in the Euphrates Valley era, after Noah and his fabulous ark. Anyway, we think we have found the way to cause a disintegration of the atom. An experiment in the New Mexico desert was startling -- to put it mildly. Thirteen pounds of the explosive caused a crater six hundred feet deep and twelve hundred feet in diameter, knocked over a steel tower a half mile away, and knocked men down ten thousand yards away. The explosion was visible for more than two hundred miles and audible for forty miles and more.
This weapon is to be used against Japan between now and August 10….The target will be a purely military one and we will issue a warning statement asking the Japs to surrender and save lives. I'm sure they will not do that, but we will have given them the chance. It is certainly a good thing for the world that Hitler's crowd or Stalin's did not discover this atomic bomb. It seems to be the most terrible thing ever discovered, but it can be made the most useful."
Source: Diary entry of President Harry S. Truman. July 25, 1945
President Truman’s decision to take the action described above was based primarily on his belief that:
an invasion of Japan would result in excessive American casualties
doing so would send an intimidating message to the Soviet Union
Japan was rapidly approaching completion of its own atomic bomb
demonstrating the weapon’s power would discourage future wars
The changes shown on the graph from 1945-1965 occurred mainly as a long-term result of:
the successful completion of the Manhattan Project
agreements reached by the Big 3 at the Yalta Conference
massive increases in wartime factory production
anti-communist fears and paranoia in the United States
Why was the D-Day invasion considered a turning point of WW2 in Europe?
because it opened up a second front vs. Nazi Germany
because it gained the US military some much-needed military experience
because it destroyed most of Hitler's tanks
because it convinced Italy to switch sides during the war
Which of the following does this graph represent?
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Stalingrad
Operation Torch
The Great Schism between Orthodox and Catholics.
2. Protestant Reformation caused by Martin Luther.
3. Europe's religious wars breakout.
1. Farmers use more machines
Former farm workers move to cities.
Which group had the power in each time period in Europe?
French Revolution
Medieval Europe
Industrial Revolution
This group is on the bottom of medieval society
This group could be a vassal or be fighting as soldiers
This shows the Pope's power over kings
This system was used throughout Europe during the Middle Ages
Constantinople is created.
The Silk Road brings in lots of money into the Byzantine Empire.
3. The Silk Road also brings in diseases and new technology into the Byzantine Empire.
Constantinople is founded.
Western Roman Empire falls, leaving the Byzantines
Justinian becomes Emperor and passes Justinian's Code
The Byzantines are conquered by the Turks establishing the Ottoman Empire.
Put these EVENTS on East Africa.
1. Indian Ocean Maritime system begins to include East Africa
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai sell gold, salt, and slaves
Money begins to flow into the continent
Mansa Musa begins his travels donating his extreme wealth.
Put these events on the Crusade in order.
Urban II's speech
2. Crusaders invade the Middle East & set up kingdoms
Trade opens back up.
Greek & Roman knowledge flows back into Europe.
Put these RULERS OF CONSTANTINOPLE in Order.
1. Rome
Byzantines
Ottomans
4. Turkey
Justinian established Justinian’s (a) , which rewrote old (b) and became the basis for law in (c) .
Put the earliest on the left on the Byzantines.
Constantine founds Constantinople (Byzantium, Istanbul)
Western Roman empire collapses in 476 CE
3 Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 by Pope
Byzantines upset because they believe themselves as Romans
Put the earliest on the left on the Crusades.
YOU ARE PUTTING THESE THINGS IN ORDER.
The Byzantines ask for help against Muslim armies.
2. Pope Urban II's speech launches the Crusades
The 1st Crusade Captures Jerusalem and sets up Christian kingdoms in the Middle East.
During the 4th Crusade, Crusaders attack Byzantines signaling beginning of the end
Put these in Order Highest Class on the Left on Europe.
YOU ARE PUTTING THESE THINGS IN ORDER FOR WHICH CLASS HAS THE MOST POWER
King
Nobles/Vassals
Knights
Serfs/Peasants
Place these EVENTS for BLACK DEATH in Order
1. Mongols Conquer their empire
Trade expands along trade routes throughout the empire.
Merchants spread items, ideas, and diseases.
4. Black Death hits Europe
Renaissance
Middle Ages
Byzantine Empire
Mongol Empire
Put these EVENTS on East Africa.
1. Indian Ocean Maritime system begins to include East Africa
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai sell gold, salt, and slaves
Money begins to flow into the continent
Mansa Musa begins his travels donating his extreme wealth.
French Revolution
Scientific Revolution, Reformation, Enlightenment
Feudalism
Axis Powers WWII
Hitler during WWI
Colonizing America
Industrialization
3. Imperialism
World War I
World War II
Franz Ferdinand is assassinated.
Austria Declares War on Serbia
3. Russia Declares War on Germany & Austria-Hungary
Britain Declares war after Germany invaded Belgium and France
1. Berlin Conference is attended by only European countries.
WWI & WWII breaks out costing Europe millions of lives & millions of dollars
