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WorksheetsWorld History Final (Spring 2023)
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
East Germany is this type of government?
a)
Democratic
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
d)
Monarchy
2.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
European nations needed to build more factories
b)
The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
c)
There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
d)
Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
3.
This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Great Wall of China
4.
The Vietnam war and the Korean War are considered:
a)
proxy wars
b)
go-between wars
c)
substitute wars
d)
stand-in wars
5.
What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?
a)
World War III
b)
The Marshall Plan
c)
The Cold War
d)
Russian American War
6.
What was the alliance between the United States and nations of Western Europe that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
The Central Powers
7.
How did the Soviet Union show its disregard for personal freedoms in Europe during 1961?
a)
Causing the Berlin Airlift
b)
By building the Berlin Wall
c)
They built the Iron Curtain
d)
Threatening to start WWIII
8.
Where is the Korean peninsula devided?
a)
The 38th parallel
b)
West of Seoul Korea
c)
In the middle
d)
Near the southern tip
9.
Which U.S. war ended with communist victory when the United States left the country?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
The Korean War
c)
The Cold War
d)
WWII
10.
What was the main difference and reason for the Cold War between United States and Soviet Union?
a)
ideologies about best type of government
b)
ideologies on how to defeat countries with dictators
c)
ideologies about terms for WWII treaty
d)
ideologies about how to recover after the depression
11.
Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?
a)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Korean War
d)
WW2 Ending
12.
During the Cold War, the western portion of Berlin was located in which country?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
East Germany
c)
West Germany
d)
United States
13.
What two superpowers immerged after World War II?
a)
United States and Germany
b)
Soviet Union and Russia
c)
Soviet Union and Germany
d)
United States and Soviet Union
14.
After WWII, which of the following countries did NOT control a section of west Germany?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
England
15.
What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?
a)
Open Door Policy
b)
Big Stick Policy
c)
Containment
d)
Dollar Diplomacy
16.
Which U.S. action was the MOST direct and immediate response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin?
a)
Creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
Airlifting supplies to people in West Berlin
c)
Withdrawing military forces from West Berlin
d)
Providing financial support to help rebuild European nations
17.
The Korean War was an effort by the United States to:
a)
contain communism
b)
secure additional Asian trading partners
c)
by maintaining wartime activites
d)
extend the principles of the Marshall Plan
18.
Who was the fascist leader of Italy?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Churchill
19.
Who was the fascist leader of Germany?
a)
Hitler
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Churchill
20.
Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?
a)
economic prosperity
b)
redrawing of European borders
c)
German win of WWI
d)
Treaty of Versailles
21.
The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?
a)
Paris
b)
Tokyo
c)
Normandy
d)
Berlin
22.
What is the name of the new political party to rise in Germany following WW1?
a)
Socialist
b)
Nazi
c)
Fascist
d)
Bolshevik
23.
What was the name of the secret task of creating the Atomic Bomb?
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
The Nuclear Project
c)
Atomic Research
d)
The Trinity Test
24.
Engaging in censorship and propaganda would be associated with what type of government?
a)
Totalitarian
b)
Democracy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
25.
What would be the best title for this chart?
a)
Events During World War I
b)
Economic Problems Between the Wars
c)
Totalitarian Regimes Between the Wars
d)
Causes of World War II
26.
Which title best completes this time line? (HINT: Look at key words such as occupation, conquering, attacking, etc.)
a)
Annexation of Korea
b)
Japanese Militarism
c)
Communist Takeover of China
d)
Chinese Cultural Revolution
27.
Neville Chamberlain visited Munich in 1938 to negotiate the fate of Sudetenland. Which policy is most closely associated with Chamberlain’s action?
a)
appeasement
b)
nonalignment
c)
colonialism
d)
reparations
28.
First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me. — Martin Niemöller
Which event is Martin Niemöller referring to in this passage?
a)
Ukrainian famine
b)
breakup of Yugoslavia
c)
World War I
d)
Holocaust
29.
The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when
a)
the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender
b)
Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”
c)
the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo
d)
Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany
30.
Which of the following describes the "The Holocaust"?
a)
dropping atomic bombs on Japan
b)
secret plan to invade Poland
c)
killing of the Jews
d)
the official end of World War 2
31.
What event officially started World War 2?
a)
assassination of the archduke
b)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
c)
Germany invaded Poland
d)
Germany invaded Austria
32.
What document ended WWI and was a major cause of WW2?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
14 Points
d)
Middle Passage
33.
Which of the following countries had a totalitarian government in World War 2?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
USSR
d)
France
34.
Who helped encourage an end to British rule through non-violent methods in India?
a)
Ghandi
b)
Otto Von Bismarck
c)
Henry Stanley
d)
Queen Victoria
35.
The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to
a)
draw attention to critical issues
b)
increase the strength of the military
c)
begin a cycle of armed revolution
d)
resist the power of religious leaders
36.
Which two religious groups could not reach a solution as to how to rule an independent India?
a)
Christians and Buddhists
b)
Christians and Muslims
c)
Hindus and Muslims
d)
Hindus and Christians
37.
___________was a system of racial legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non-white citizens of South Africa.
a)
Pan-Africanism
b)
Apartheid
c)
Genocide
d)
Integration
38.
What year did Nelson Mandela become president?
a)
1994
b)
1984
c)
1995
d)
1985
39.
Which president in South Africa brought apartheid to an end?
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Jomo Kenyatta
c)
JFK
d)
Excellency F. W. de Klerk
40.
What does the political cartoon indicate about the world's response to genocides over the past century?
a)
Nations funnel money and supplies readily
b)
Failure of countries and world organizations to address genocide
c)
Genocides only occur in democratic nations
d)
The United Nations always responds swiftly to genocide around the world
41.
What was the motivation for the mass killings of Tutsis by the Hutus in Rwanda?
a)
To encourage Pan-Africanism and national unity
b)
The political struggle for control after imperialism
c)
The end of apartheid
d)
To force religious assimilation
42.
The Rwandan genocide took place in:
a)
1994
b)
1991
c)
1998
d)
1992
43.
After WWII, the newly created UN awarded Palestine to:
a)
The Jews
b)
Two states, both Jews and Palestinians
c)
The British
d)
The Palestinians
44.
This Chinese policy allowed for families to only have a singular child:
a)
One-child policy
b)
two-child policy
c)
one-parent policy
d)
one child per family policy
45.
In what year did China become Communist?
a)
1949
b)
1950
c)
1959
d)
1960
46.
Mao Zedong implemented the one child policy after the failure of what?
a)
the great leap forward
b)
the two child policy
c)
the great revolution
47.
glorifies the nation or race above individual rights
a)
fascism
b)
democracy
c)
communism
d)
totalitarianism
48.
a government that controls all aspects of society
a)
totalitarianism
b)
democracy
c)
laissez faire
d)
capitalism
49.
This type of government is ran by the people.
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
50.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
•North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
•South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
•North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
•South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
51.
How did we respond to the blockade on Western Berlin? This was when we could not get any supplies to this area.
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Air attack
d)
Berlin Wall
52.
Was the Cold War an actual war?
a)
Yes
b)
No
53.
What movement called for a Jewish homeland and encouraged Jews to move back to the land now called "Israel"?
a)
The Crusades
b)
Zionism
c)
The PLO
d)
Arab Nation
54.
During World War II, six million Jews were killed in the
a)
apartheid
b)
Holocaust
c)
Zionist War
d)
Palestine
55.
What was Nixon's policy to ease tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
a)
containment
b)
Strength through Peace
c)
détente
d)
entente
56.
What is the apartheid system?
a)
A democratic government system
b)
A system that brought equality to all races
c)
A system of laws that segrated the races in South Africa
d)
A dictator type of government system
57.
Which group of people held the power during apartheid?
a)
Asians
b)
White South Africans
c)
Non whites of South Africa
d)
Black South Africans
58.
Who was arrested and went to jail for leading protest against apartheid law?
a)
F.W. deKlerk
b)
Gandhi
c)
Martin Luther King
d)
Nelson Mandela
59.
F.W. deKlerk was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
True
b)
False
60.
Rwanda is populated by what two people groups? (6.1A)
a)
Hutus and Tutsis
b)
Iraqis and Iranians
c)
Sioux and Pawnee
d)
Irish & Scots
61.
Which group of people committed genocide against which group of people? (6.1A)
a)
Sioux against Pawnee
b)
Armenian against Turkish
c)
Hutus against Tutsis
d)
Tutsis against Hutus
62.
What was the main reason behind the One Child policy?
a)
The government ran out of money to feed the growing population
b)
By 1979 the population had already reached 1 billion and needed to slow down
c)
The government wanted to make families smaller
d)
The Chinese wanted help from the government to reduce the size of their families
63.
As the Chinese population grew, it became harder to give food , housing, and jobs to the citizens.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
China is the:
a)
Least populated country of the World
b)
Most populated country of the World
c)
2nd most populated country in the World. India has the highest population.
d)
2nd most populated country in the World. The United States has the highest population.
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