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AP World History Unit 7

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did methods of warfare in WWII differ from those in WWI?
a)
Soldiers spent most of their time in trenches to avoid machine-gun fire.
b)
Because of a shortage of manpower, women fought overseas in combat roles.
c)
German submarines frequently attacked British and US shipping.
d)
Airplane, tank, and troop movements were coordinated for rapid advances.
2.
Why was the D-Day invasion in June 1944 important to the outcome of World War II?    
a)
It stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe.
b)
It forced Italy to surrender
c)
It opened a new Allied front in Europe.
d)
It avoided the use of atomic weapons.
3.
In the 1930s, how did the US respond to the rise of fascism in Europe?
a)
By invading Germany and Italy
b)
By forming military alliances
c)
By joining the League of Nations.
d)
by passing a series of neutrality laws.
4.

What areas saw a rise of Dictator after WWI because of the Depression?

a)

USSR, Germany and Italy

b)

Russia, Germany and Japan

c)

Japan , Germany and Austria

d)

US, Germany and USSR

5.
The "spark" that was an immediate cause of World War I was
a)
The sinking of the Lusitania
b)
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
c)
Increased nationalism
d)
The Zimmerman Telegram
6.

Which statement about the technology developed during World War I is correct?

a)

The new technology led to fewer refugees being displaced from their homes during the conflict.

b)

The new technology created deadlier weapons which led to increased military casualties in battles fought during the conflict.

c)

The new technology led to smaller nations joining large empires following the conflict.

d)

The new technology led to a reduced focus on transportation improvements following the conflict.

7.
What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the treaty?
a)
Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
b)
German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
c)
Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
d)
France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength
8.
What was the purpose of the New Deal?
a)
To institute Soviet-style Marxist communism in the formerly free market
b)
To increase government spending and further enrich the Roosevelt family
c)
To let the free market function and correct itself as part of the natural business cycle
d)
To use government agencies to provide employment, regulate industry, and provide relief. 
9.

Improved wartime technology during World War I led to

a)

Smaller nations becoming part of larger nations after the war

b)

A smaller number of refugees during the war

c)

Increased casualties in battles fought during the war

d)

A slowdown in transportation improvements after the war

10.
The Balkan Peninsula was called a "powder keg" because:
a)
the largest weapons factories were there
b)
it was heavily fortified/defended
c)
it was on the trade route to the powerful Ottoman Empire
d)
nationalist groups there were creating instability in the region
11.

Which of the following best describes warfare during World War I?

a)

Naval battles between ships fighting over trade routes

b)

Quick attacks with coordinated aircraft, artillery, and infantry

c)

Guerrilla combatants attacking from behind trees and in cities

d)

Soldiers digging in trenches and coming out over the top to attack

12.

Which of the following had the most influence on the United States' decision to enter World War I?

a)

The entry of the Ottoman Empire

b)

The capture of Paris by the Germans

c)

Unrestricted submarine warfare by the Germans leading to the sinking of the U.S.S. Lusitania

d)

Mexico's insinuation that it would ally itself with Germany

13.

Which statement about the technology developed during World War I is correct?

a)

The new technology led to fewer refugees being displaced from their homes during the conflict.

b)

The new technology created deadlier weapons which led to increased military casualties in battles fought during the conflict.

c)

The new technology led to smaller nations joining large empires following the conflict.

d)

The new technology led to a reduced focus on transportation improvements following the conflict.

14.

Bolsheviks

a)

an organization representing the revolutionary working class of Russia under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin

b)

was jailed for running against Díaz and this started the Mexican Revolution

c)

After the war the triple entente was called this and was joined by Italy, Japan, China, and the US

d)

people of the same beliefs and culture should unite

15.

Which Asian country was the first to beat a European nation in war in the 20th century

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

Thailand

16.

Working class people who had joined the revolutionary party of Russia

a)

Communist

b)

Czarist

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

Socialist

17.

Workers who would seize control of production and lead to a just society

a)

Socialist

b)

Czarist

c)

Communist

d)

Bolsheviks

18.

Which nation was falling behind in Europe by the start of the 20th century

a)

Russia

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

France

19.

Which Asian country was the first to beat a European nation in war in the 20th century

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

Thailand

20.

Working class people who had joined the revolutionary party of Russia

a)

Communist

b)

Czarist

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

Socialist

21.

Workers who would seize control of production and lead to a just society

a)

Socialist

b)

Czarist

c)

Communist

d)

Bolsheviks

22.

Which of these was *NOT* gotten rid of by the Communist Party?

a)

Private property

b)

Private Trade

c)

Private Factories

d)

Private Clothing

23.

What was the Fear of Communism

a)

Red Scare

b)

Communist Scare

c)

Lenin Scare

d)

Stalin Scare

24.

Group of reformers who wanted to modernize Turkey under the Islamic culture

a)

Young Turkey

b)

Black Hand

c)

Young Turks

d)

Old Turkey

25.

Which group of people were targeted as the first genocide of the 20th century

a)

Jewish People

b)

Serbian People

c)

Ukrainian People

d)

Armenian People

26.

Who did the Ottoman Empire side with during World War I?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Sweden

27.

Serbian nationalist group who wanted to assassinate Austrian Officials

a)

Black Fingers

b)

Black Hand

c)

Young Serbia

d)

Old Serbia

28.

This war would become known as the _________________ because of its immense scale of fighting

a)

Best War

b)

Great War

c)

War to end all Wars

d)

World War

29.

What was the most significant event of the 20th century

a)

World War II

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

World War I

d)

Mexican Revolution

30.

The murdered heir to the Austro Hungarian Throne and his wife Sophie

a)

Franz Joseph

b)

Wilhelm II

c)

George V

d)

Franz Ferdinand

31.

a Serbian nationalist who was a member of the Black Hand Terrorist and shot Franz Ferdinand

a)

Trifko Grabež

b)

Gavrilo Princip

c)

Nedeljko Čabrinović

d)

Vaso Čubrilović

32.

In what city was Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand shot?

a)

Belgrade

b)

Moscow

c)

Sarajevo

d)

Berlin

33.

Which one of these leaders was *NOT* a part of the Allies

a)

King George V

b)

Kaiser Wilhelm II

c)

Czar Nicholas II

d)

Raymond Poincaré

34.

Which of these was *NOT* a part of the MAIN reasons for World War I

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

International Treaties

d)

Nationalism

35.

Defined as aggressive military preparedness

a)

Alliances

b)

Militarism

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazism

36.

Which of these countries was *Not* a part of the Allies in 1916

a)

France

b)

British

c)

The United States

d)

Russia

37.

Which of these countries was a part of the Central Powers

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Bulgaria

38.

One of the most insidious weapons of the war; painful and long lasting effects

a)

Machine Guns

b)

Poison Gas

c)

Submarines

d)

Tanks

39.

Developed in the late 1800s, fired more than 500 rounds a minute, made it difficult for troops to cross the battlefield

a)

Airplanes

b)

Submarines

c)

Machine guns

d)

Poison Gas

40.

When was the First tank used in combat?

a)

September 15,1916

b)

September 16, 1915

c)

September 19, 1916

d)

September 11, 1915

41.

Who was the Spanish Leader who took over Spain during the Spanish Civil War

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Francisco Franco

d)

Tojo

42.

Emerged out of the broad economic and political trends that were unresolved from World War I

a)

Mussolini

b)

Tojo

c)

Francisco Franco

d)

Adolf Hitler

43.

Military Alliance between Italy and Germany in October of 1936

a)

Rome-Berlin Axis Agreement

b)

Molotov Ribbentrop Pact

c)

Anti-Comintern Pact

d)

Nuremberg Laws

44.

31 mile strip of land between Germany and France, Hitler ordered his troops into this area on March 7th 1935

a)

Rhineland

b)

Sudetenland

c)

Poland

d)

Russia

45.

“Lightning war” to move quickly across the battlefield against their opponents

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Panzerkampfwagon

c)

Sturmtruppen

d)

Jager

46.

The German air campaign against the British Isles in order to force Britain to surrender

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of North Africa

47.

British prime minister who defied Hitler and led Britain during WWII

a)

George VI

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Jack Churchill

d)

Neville Chamberlin

48.

Why was World War I so different from every other war before?

a)

Calvary charges dominated the battlefield

b)

First industrialize war with defensive tactics overtaking offensive warfare

c)

First global war with fighting in Europe and Asia

d)

Nuclear technology and carpet bombing advanced war atrocities

49.

What was the name of the mental condition that affected soldiers from the first World War? (Note, name has changed to the modern day)

a)

Post traumatic stress

b)

war neurosis

c)

Battlefield Fatigue

d)

Shell Shock

50.

Which of the following best describes warfare during World War I?

a)

Naval battles between ships fighting over trade routes

b)

Quick attacks with coordinated aircraft, artillery, and infantry

c)

Guerrilla combatants attacking from behind trees and in cities

d)

Soldiers digging in trenches and coming out over the top to attack. New technologies such as poison gas, tanks, airplanes

51.

What directly resulted from the utilization of women on the home front in factories and jobs typically held by men during the first world war?

a)

Women gaining equal pay with men

b)

Women gaining the right to vote

c)

Women were to support their sons as they went off to war

d)

Women received the passage of the equal rights amendment

52.
What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the treaty?
a)
Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
b)
German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
c)
Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
d)
France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength
53.

Which is NOT a reason Turkish officials might refuse to call the Armenian massacres “genocide”?

a)

The word “genocide” had not been coined yet.

b)

Armenians suffered, as did other peoples, during the war.

c)

They claim Armenians provoked the attack.

d)

Far more Turks died than Armenians.

54.

a type of aggressive nationalism

a)

isolationism

b)

Axis Powers

c)

fascism

d)

Communism

55.

In the Soviet Union under Stalin, family-owned farms were turned into ___________, or government owned farms.

a)

concentration camps

b)

collectives

c)

cooperatives

d)

factories

56.

Known as the Fascist leader of Italy

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Emperor Hirohito

57.

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

a)

Propaganda

b)

Censorship

c)

Peace Accords

d)

Appeasement

58.

Before Hitler and the Nazi party took control, what was the name of the leading group over Germany?

a)

Socialist Party

b)

Socialist Workers Party

c)

Wiemar Republic

d)

Republic of Wiemar

59.

Hitler believed his people needed "Lebensraum" which was?

a)

More military power to take control of the Jewish people

b)

Living space for the German, his cause to expand

c)

New voting system that made him most powerful in Germany

d)

The creation of the Gestapo his secret police force

60.

Causing mass inflation and job loss this worldwide event had many turning to Hitler and Mussolini for answers

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The Great Recession

c)

The Great Downfall

d)

The Great Turnaround

61.
What event caused World War 2 to occur?
a)
assassination of the archduke
b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
d)
Germany invaded Austria
62.
the Prime Minister of England during WWII
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Adolph Hitler
63.

What was the mandates system after World War I?

a)

System for implementing Woodrow Wilson's 14 points after the end of the war

b)

System of control of the Middle East & Africa by Britain and France

c)

Allowing self-determination for countries in the Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire

d)

The spread of disease post war influence quarantine strategies around the world

64.
The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration resulted in:
a)
a return to a feudal system of government
b)
an alliance between China, Korea, Russia, and Japan
c)
the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation
d)
a strengthening of Japan's isolationist policies
65.

• Sino-Japanese War 1894–1895

• Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905

• Annexation of Korea 1910


These events in the history of Japan reflect its

a)

resistance to trade

b)

vulnerability to attack by neighbors

c)

emergence as an imperialistic country

d)

abundance of natural resources

66.

What enabled Japan to take colonies from Britain, France and Netherlands?

a)

The Nazi-Soviet Pact

b)

The Neutrality Pact

c)

Nazi victories in Europe

d)

Stopping trade with the USA

67.

Who was the head of the Japanese military (who orders the attack on Pearl Harbor)?

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Isoroku Yamamoto

d)

H. Mitsubishi

68.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
69.
What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?
a)
The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.
b)
It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.
c)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.
d)
It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.
70.

The reason stock prices rose before the Great Depression

a)

Deficit Spending

b)

Buying on Margin

c)

Federal Reserve System

d)

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

71.

Which is accurate about the differences between Keynesian and Supply-side approaches to stimulating a slow economy?

a)

Keynesians will advocate increasing government spending during a recession.

b)

Supply-siders will advocate increasing government spending during a recession.

c)

Supply-siders are cautious about tax cuts, which will need to be accompanied by spending cuts.

d)

Keynesians are cautious about any government interference in the free market, preferring to wait for the "Invisible Hand" to bring things back into equilibrium.

72.
What happened September 11, 1938 when Adolf order the Jewish businesses and synagogues to be destroyed?
a)
Lieben
b)
Schmerzhaft
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Glucklich
73.
It was at the __________, which was attended by several high-ranking Nazi leaders, that the “the Final Solution to the Jewish Question” was planned.
a)
Potsdam Conference
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
Nuremberg Conference
d)
Wannsee Conference

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