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Unit 7: Global Conflict

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements is an accurate comparison of the Ottoman, Russian, and Qing Empires in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

a)

Prior to their collapse, each of the empires attempted a series of Western-style reforms, but the ruling elites eventually failed to support the needed changes.

b)

These land based empires collapsed due to a variety of internal and external factors, including WWI, failure to modernize and revolution

c)

The Ottoman and Russian Empires survived because of the adoption of some Western-style reforms while the Qing failed because it refused to alter centuries of Chinese tradition.

d)

The Ottoman Empire and Qing dynasty both lost territory to aggressive European powers while Russia, acting as an aggressor, expanded its empire during this time.

2.

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

3.

The mobilization of state resources during World War II:

a)

Occurred in fascist, democratic, and totalitarian states

b)

Occurred in only fascist states like Germany and Italy through corporate/labor cooperation

c)

Occurred in only colonies of imperial powers in order to better serve their rulers

d)

Occurred in only countries that were lead by powerful dictators like Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the extreme beliefs that people turned to during the low period of economic activity?

a)

Totalitarianism

b)

Fascism

c)

Mercantialism

d)

Ultra-nationalism

5.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why so many people died during World War II?

a)

Weapons became much more deadly such as tanks, airplanes, and the atomic bomb.

b)

Deadly trench warfare

c)

Total War tactics

d)

The bombing of enemy cities with bombs dropped from airplanes

6.

Stalin was most successful in:

a)

Industrializing the Soviet Union

b)

Expanding access to consumer goods

c)

Extending suffrage to a majority of the population

d)

Improving higher education possibilities for both men and women

7.

What was the spark of WWI?

a)

Assassination of Ferdinand

b)

Armenian Gencoide

c)

Austria-Hungary declaring war on Serbia

d)

The Holocaust

8.

a member of the majority faction of the party that seized power in 1917 and formed the Communist party in the Soviet Union

a)

Tsarians

b)

Totalitarians

c)

Bolsheviks

d)

Authoritarians

9.

a formal pact or agreement between or among nations

a)

nationalism

b)

alliance

c)

militarism

d)

imperialism

10.

 a form of government in which the state’s power is unlimited and controls virtually all aspects of public and private life. Examples include Mussolini, Stalin, and Hitler.

a)

totalitarianism

b)

authoritarianism

c)

fascism

d)

communism

11.

the intentional attempt to exterminate all members of a certain race, nationality, religious, or ethnic group

a)

total war

b)

antisemitism

c)

genocide

d)

casualty

12.

information or opinions that are made public to promote or attack a movement, cause, or person

a)

propaganda

b)

fascism

c)

communism

d)

total war

13.

Why did Russia leave WWI?

a)

because Russia became communist

b)

because Russia was too good

c)

because Russia became a democracy

d)

because Russia won the war

14.

prejudice, discrimination, or hostility toward Jews

a)

propaganda

b)

fascism

c)

anti-semitism

d)

Bolshevikism

15.

Germany was forced to pay billions of dollars for war damages. This is called paying for

a)

reparations

b)

armistice

c)

stalemate

d)

war guilt

16.

What is the organization created to prevent future wars called?

a)

League of Nations

b)

total war

c)

Paris Peace

d)

armistice

17.

Which future event did the Treaty of Versailles cause?

a)

World War 2

b)

World War 1

c)

World War 3

d)

Cold War

18.

The Nazis blamed ___________ for Germany losing WWI.

a)

minority ethnic groups

b)

Aryans

c)

British

d)

French

19.

What effect did the Stock market crash in America have on Germany?

a)

Not much, because Germany's economy had recovered

b)

Crushed the German economy, leaving workers unemployed and businesses closed

c)

Provided an opportunity for Germany to become an economic super power

d)

Gave birth to the rise of communism as the solution to the instability of capitalism.

20.

What is the name of the new political party to rise in Germany following WW1?

a)

Socialist

b)

Nazi

c)

Fascist

d)

Bolshevik

21.

What is militarism?

a)

building up a nations military

b)

mobilizing to the warfront

c)

strong devotion to one's nation

d)

mother countries conquering non-industrialized nations

22.

What was the first event that began World War II?

a)

Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland

b)

Austria-Hungary and Serbia declare war

c)

The assassination of Ferdinand

d)

The Berlin Airlift

23.

What past state-sponsored genocide represented the blueprint of the Holocaust?

a)

Rwandan Genocide

b)

Bosnian Genocide

c)

Armenian Gencoide

d)

The Great Purge

24.

What ushered in a greater concern for Americans after the Stock Market Crash in 1929?

a)

The collapse of many banks

b)

the increase of job opportunities

c)

the chances for bonus money for veterans

d)

the surge of gaining more farmland

25.

Which royal family was killed during the Russian Revolution of 1917?

a)

Ivanov's

b)

Romanov's

c)

Louis's

d)

Marx's

26.

What type of government will Russia become when they officially convert to the Soviet Union in 1921-22?

a)

Commuinist

b)

Socialist

c)

Theocratic

d)

Democratic

27.

Who will become the first leader of the Soviet Union until he dies in 1924? (Stalin takes over after his death)

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Trotsky

c)

Marx

d)

Lenin

28.

What was the name of the working-class Russians who supported Lenin during the Russian Revolution?

a)

Kulaks

b)

Bolsheviks

c)

Soviets

d)

Pershmerga

29.

Which of the following were NOT members of the Allied Powers in WWII?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain

c)

U.S.

d)

Germany

30.

Which of the following were NOT members of the Axis Powers in WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

China

31.

Initially in WWI and WWII the United States claimed to be...

a)

Supporting one side

b)

Bias

c)

Neutral

d)

On the Axis

32.

Which answer best represents anti-semitism?

a)

Anti-U.S.

b)

Anti-German

c)

Anti-Jewish

d)

Anti-Christian

33.

When countries dedicate all of their resources to the war effort it is called...

a)

total war

b)

rationing

c)

propaganda

d)

armistice

34.

What is information used persuade people to support the war called?

a)

total war

b)

propaganda

c)

rationing

d)

censor

35.

What did volunteers from European colonies hope to get out of the war?

a)

independence

b)

money

c)

colonies

d)

monarchy

36.

Why did the Allies want to secure the Dardanelles?

a)

to establish a supply line to Russia

b)

to establish a supply line to Germany

c)

to defeat the Ottoman Empire

d)

to lose the war

37.

Which of the following is a reason why the U.S. joined the war?

a)

Zimmerman telegram

b)

armistice

c)

League of Nations

d)

communism

38.

What is an agreement to stop fighting called?

a)

armistice

b)

stalemate

c)

communist

d)

total warfare

39.

Which two countries suffered the most deaths?

a)

Russia & Germany

b)

USA & Germany

c)

France & Austria-Hungary

d)

Italy & Ottoman Empire

40.

Which 3 countries dominated the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

Britain, USA, France

b)

Russia, Germany, Ottoman Empire

c)

USA, Germany, Austria-Hungary

d)

France, Germany, Spain

41.

True or false. Germany was forced to reduce its military and demilitarize the Rhineland.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

Which country was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference?

a)

Germany

b)

USA

c)

France

d)

Britain