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World History Review Sem 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the international organization formed after World War II?

a)

League of Nations

b)

United Nations

c)

Association of Nations

d)

The United States

2.

What was the name of the boundary separating Communist and Non-Communist countries in Europe?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Great Wall

c)

Hadrian's Wall

d)

The Great Border

3.

What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Appeasement

b)

Deterrence

c)

Containment

d)

Detente

4.

What was the American foreign policy designed to provide military and economic aid to free nations threatened by internal and external threats?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Detente

c)

Containment

d)

Truman Doctrine

5.

What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to give economic aid to help European countries rebuild after World War II?

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Containment

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Monroe Doctrine

6.

What was the name of the period of diplomatic hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union?

a)

World War II

b)

World War I

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Cold War

7.

What was the name of the defensive military alliance consisting of the United States and 10 other European countries?

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

NATO

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

8.

What was the name of the statesman and final President of South Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Ngo Dinh Diem

d)

George Bush

9.

What year did the Great War start?

a)

2014

b)

2224

c)

1914

d)

1814

10.

The _____________ Note was interceded by the US.

a)

Music

b)

Zimmerman

c)

Ziti

d)

Zolo

11.

Who promised Mexico the border states if they attacked the United States?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Great Britain

d)

Russia

12.

Who are the Allied Powers?

a)

Britain

France

Italy

Russia

USA

b)

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Ottoman Empire

c)

Sweden

Norway

Finland

d)

North Pole

South Pole

Antartica

13.

What year did the United States enter the war?

a)

1817

b)

1917

c)

2017

14.

What kind of warfare was WWI known for?

a)

Arrows

b)

Subs

c)

Trench

d)

Plane

15.

What were people doing at home to help the allied countries?

a)

Food Rationing

b)

Making Weapons

c)

Enlisting

d)

All three

16.

What country took the blame for WWI?

a)

United States

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

Germany

17.

The __________________ was focused on punishing Germany which led to the rise of Hitler and the start of WWII

a)

Treaty of Versailles

b)

Imperial Contract

c)

Alliance Agreement

18.

After WWI, America practiced ____________ until the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Interventionism

c)

Isolationism

19.

What side did the U.S. help in WWI?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Central Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

The Germans

20.

What does neutrality mean?

a)

Helping out the people you agree with in a conflict

b)

Fighting the people you disagree with in a conflict

c)

Not taking a side in a conflict.

d)

Not taking a side in a conflict in order to help one side more than the other.

21.
In addition to the U.S., the Allies included:
a)
Great Britain, France, and Russia
b)
Great Britain, France, and Austria Hungary
c)
Germany, Russia, Great Britain
d)
Ottoman Empire, Germany, Russia
22.

What is militarism?

a)

the rejection of armed conflict

b)

the refusal to get involved in global affairs

c)

the strong buildup of military force to intimidate other nations

d)

the use of diplomacy to avoid combat and war

23.

What is nationalism?

a)

the buildup of military force

b)

a desire to be ruled by a stronger nation

c)

intense devotion or loyalty to one's nation

d)

intense shame in one's nation

24.

The U.S. entered the war on the side of the Allies which included...

a)

Britain and France

b)

Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary

c)

Germany and Austria-Hungary

d)

France and Germany

25.

How did U-boat warfare lead to the U.S. entering WWI?

a)

The U.S. Navy wanted to protect territory in the Pacific

b)

Unrestricted warfare resulted in the sinking of American ships

c)

The U.S. wanted to prevent other countries from getting technologically superior navies

d)

The U.S. wanted German territory for itself

26.

How did the U.S. raise an army for WW1?

a)

The U.S. already had a large standing army.

b)

Asking for volunteers and hiring foreign fighters

c)

Primarily through a draft or conscription

d)

Primarily through asking for volunteers

27.

What is propaganda?

a)

Espionage vs. the U.S. during war

b)

media designed to convince the public to think a certain way

c)

Balanced, non-biased journalism about the war

d)

Rioting against the war

28.

Choose THREE new technologies adopted in hopes of breaking trench lines.

a)

Tanks

b)

Airplanes

c)

Gas

d)

Long-Range Missiles

29.

What treaty ended WW1?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Berlin

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Great Treaty of 1919

30.
World War I began in ____ and ended in _____.
a)
1914, 1917
b)

1917, 1918

c)
1914, 1918