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Y9 Spring Assessment Revision

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

19th century German philosopher, father of communism

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Leon Trotsky

2.
What was the name of Russia's last Czar?
a)
Czar Nicholas II
b)
Czar Putin
c)
Czar Lenin
d)
Czar Stalin
3.

What year did the Russian Revolution occur?

a)

1910

b)

1917

c)

1922

d)

1945

4.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (communists)?

a)

Vladimir Lenin

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Michail Gorbachev

d)

Peter the Great

5.

What was the historical event that saw the fall of the Russian monarchy and the creation of the world's first communist country?

a)

World War II

b)

Russian Revolution

c)

Cold War

d)

Crimean War

6.

Who was Lenin's comrade who helped form the USSR and became the 2nd leader?

a)

Michail Gorbachev

b)

Peter Romanov

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

7.

A key principle of the economic theory of Communism

is

a)

restoration of a bartering system

b)

organization of workers’ unions

c)

government ownership of property

d)

privatization of business

8.
What is communism?
a)
A theory that believes citizens should have a choice in the decisions made by the government.
b)
A theory that believes that the government should be in control of everything.
c)
A theory that believes that a government should not be able to have a single leader.
d)
A theory of unity of leaders and citizens.
9.

Revolution means:

a)

A legislative body in the ruling assembly of Russia and some other republics of the Soviet Union.

b)

An emperor of Russia prior to 1917.

c)

A form of government with a monarch at the head. There is a monarch and royal family.

d)

A forcible overthrow of a government in favor of a new system

10.

What does USSR stand for

a)

United Soviet Socialist Republics

b)

Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics

11.

Who was a fervent anti-Communist and a great admirer of Benito Musolini?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Francisco Franco

d)

Vladimir Lenin

12.

One of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after World War I was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the ____________ .

a)

Socialist Party

b)

Nazi Party

c)

Fascist Party

d)

Bolshevik Party

13.

How did King Victor Emmanuel respond to the March on Rome?

a)

Gave Mussolini the job of Prime Minister

b)

Ran away from Italy

c)

Sent the army to attack the Blackshirts

d)

Called for a civil war to be fought

14.
What economic system is free-market and has no government interference?
a)
totalitarian
b)
communism
c)
fascism
d)
capitalism
15.
They called him "il Duce", he was the first fascist leader of Italy. Who is he?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Marucci
d)

Mr. Hobbis

16.
What was the name of Hitler's form of government which denied individual freedoms took complete power of the Germany?
a)
democracy
b)
fascism
c)
dictatorship 
d)
monarchy 
17.
What is a dictator?
a)
Someone who helps a country in need
b)
Someone who gives control of the government to the people
c)
Someone who gains complete control of a country's government
18.

How did Hitler become Chancellor?

a)

He won the election

b)

He asked for it nicely

c)

He took it by force

d)

He made a political deal

19.

Adolf Hitler was born in what country?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria

c)

Switzerland

d)

France

20.

What year did the Wall Street Crash happen?

a)

1928

b)

1929

c)

1932

d)

1933

21.

What year did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?

a)

1923

b)

1933

c)

1934

d)

1939

22.

Based on propaganda posters, what techniques did Hitler use to appeal to his audience?

a)

Short mustache, a strict looking Hitler with clenched fists, using various colors and Nazi flag

b)

Simple colors, short mustache, a smiling Hitler with arms open, long catchy phrases

c)

Short slogans, people laughing behind Hitler, using symbols and traditional flag

d)

Short slogans, a determined-looking Hitler standing in front of many Germans, using symbols and Nazi flag

23.

German people were indoctrinated with Nazi beliefs by ALL of the following EXCEPT

a)

Textbooks were rewritten to reflect Nazi racial views and historical myths

b)

Films were made to inspire German nationalistic sentiment

c)

Radios were cheaply sold and distributed so everyone could hear Hitler's messages

d)

Modern art and foreign music became popular so Germans felt trendy

24.

Which of the following is an example of an anti-Semitic policy?

a)

Jews were were barred from working in the press or media, farming, or holding government jobs.

b)

Women were discouraged from working and encouraged to stay home and bear many children

c)

All political parties other than the Nazi Party were banned and violators were sent to concentration camps.

d)

People were encouraged to participate in "mass leisure" where they were exposed to nationalistic propaganda.

25.

While campaigning, Hitler promised the Germans people ALL of the following EXCEPT

a)

to reverse the Treaty of Versailles

b)

the unification of Germany and Austria

c)

to make Germany a place for only ‘true’ Germans to live

d)

freedom of speech and voting rights for all

26.

What ideas were at the core of Hitler's ideology?

a)

Radical liberalism and anti-segregation

b)

Marxist communism and neo-imperialism

c)

Anti-Semitism and extreme German nationalism

d)

Constitutional democracy and self-determination

27.

The word 'Reich' is the German translation of...

a)

God

b)

Empire

c)

Government

d)

Society

28.
How was propaganda used by the Nazis at this time?
a)
Spread ideas of the Nazis
b)
As a way of supporting the government
c)
to show the country that Germany had no problems
d)
to show the world that Germany had problems
29.

Which of these is the Nazi party symbol?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

This party claimed to be able to bring prosperity to Germany.

a)

The KKK

b)

The Nazi's

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

31.

Hitler told Germans they were________________than people from other countries.

a)

poorer

b)

more beautiful

c)

better

d)

wealthier

32.
What does the Reichstag mean?
a)
German Coin
b)
German State
c)
German Parliament
d)
German currency
33.
Which of the following was the secret state police in Nazi Germany ?
a)
Dawes
b)
Gestapo
c)
Loda
d)
Holocaust
34.

What is appeasement?

a)

Giving into demands to prevent going to war.

b)

Starting war with another country.

c)

Forcing countries to pay back their debts.

d)

Removing dictators from power.

35.
Which battle allowed the evacuation and defense of British/Allied forces from German attack?
a)
Dunkirk
b)
Anzio
c)
El Alamein
d)
Britain
36.
Which battle was the first time Hitler's forces were defeated?
a)
Dunkirk
b)
Anzio
c)
El Alamein
d)
Britain
37.

In which year of World War 2 did the events at Dunkirk take place?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1943

d)

1945

38.

What country did Germany soon conquer after the events at Dunkirk?

a)

France

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

Poland

39.

What was the code name for the evacuation at Dunkirk?

a)

Operation Bloodhound

b)

Operation Swim For It

c)

Operation Dynamo

d)

Operation Lightning

40.

The invasion of France started after an 8 month period of time when there wasn't much fighting in WW2. What is this time period called?

a)

Appeasement

b)

Phony War

c)

Invasion of Poland

d)

Blitzkrieg

41.

What was the name of Hitler's plan to invade the British Isles?

a)

Operation Invasion

b)

Operation Dynamo

c)

Operation Elephant

d)

Operation Sealion

42.

What was the name of the German air force, which Hitler hoped would wipe out the RAF to allow for the invasion of Britain to go ahead?

a)

The German Air Force

b)

Hitler's Air Force

c)

Luftwaffe

d)

Lufthansa

43.

What was the name for the battles between the Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe from 1940 to 1941?

a)

The Battle of Britain

b)

The Battle of France

c)

The Battle of the Fighters

d)

The Blitz

44.

What new technology helped the British Royal Air Force intercept incoming German aircraft?

a)

Radar

b)

Sonar

c)

Enigma

d)

Satellites

45.

Who was the new British Prime Minister in 1940?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

King George VI

d)

Winston Churchill