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WorksheetsWORLD HISTORY FINAL EXAM REVIEW
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The immediate consequence of the use of atomic bombs on Japan was:
A Cold War with Russia
International anger at the United States
A Japanese attack on Hawaii
The Japanese surrender and the end of World War II
Japan
Germany
Italy
United States
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
China
The immediate cause of World War 2 was
Germany attacking Poland
Germany taking the Sudetenland
Germany rebuilding its military
The Munich Agreement
The United States entered World War 2 because of this event that occurred on On December 7, 1941.
German submarine attacks
Italian attacks on a neutral country
A surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The Soviet Union asking for help
Was the United States' use of atomic bombs on Japan justified? Why or why not?
During the war, Nazi Germany carried out the Holocaust. Millions of ____ were placed in concentration camps and killed.
Muslims
One long-term cause of World War II was
The rise of dictatorships
The rise of democracies
Improved farming techniques
The increased power of the League of Nations
The Soviet army and Russian winter helped to turn the tide against the Germans in the Eastern Front. A key Soviet victory occurred at
D-Day
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Midway
Pearl Harbor
The Battle of Midway was a key American victory that turned the tide against
Italy
Japan
The Soviet Union
Germany
On D-Day, Allied forces finally returned to France and helped defeat ___________.
France
Germany
Japan
Italy
One long-term consequence of World War II was
The Soviet Union and USA became rival dominant powers
The spread of fascism
The end of democracy in Britain
Lasting world peace
In some ways, World War 2 was "won on the factory floor". What does this mean?
Russians defended Stalingrad in a building to building fight
The Allies (especially the USA) outproduced the Axis
The British economy was strong and did not need help
The German war machine was unstoppable
Which of the following (3) was were changes that took place in America during World War 2?
Rationing
More women worked in factories and supporting the troops
The government spent less money
Very low unemployment
Match the leader to their country
The United States
The United Kingdom
Japan
The Soviet Union
Germany
Place the events in order
Germany invades Poland
Germany defeats France
Germany attacks the Soviet Union
Japan attacks the United States
The United States drops atomic bombs
Which of the following were effects of World War 2? (pick 3)
The creation of the United Nations
The start of the Cold War & the division of Europe between western democracies and eastern communist countries
Japan begins a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
The creation of the country of Israel after the Holocaust
The Soviet Union becomes a democratic government
After World War 2, what former allies became enemies during the Cold War.
The United States and Soviet Union
Germany and Italy
The United Kingdom and France
Spain and Turkey
_______ was the secret American program that created the atomic bomb.
NKVD
The Manhattan Project
Bletchley Park
Operation Overlord
After Franklin D. Roosevelt died, ______________ became the next US president.
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Identify the correct location for each country.
Australia
Egypt
India
Brazil
Germany
USA
Soviet Union
Japan
What was an effect of World War 2?
What was a cause of World War 2?
How could future Holocausts or genocides be prevented in the future?
How did the US prepare for World War 2 before joining the war in December 1941. (pick 2)
The US military protected Britain from German attacks
The Lend Lease Act sent supplies to the UK, Soviet Union & China
The US Selective Service Act of 1940 was a peace time draft to start training additional soldiers
The US bombed Germany, Japan and Italy to disrupt their war production
Which of the following was a significant factor in Japan's decision to engage in aggressive military expansion before World War 2?
The desire to spread Shintoism
The need for natural resources and raw materials
The goal of establishing a worldwide democratic government
The intention to join the League of Nations
Once (a) dictators in Germany, (b) and Japan took control of their countries, they started taking land that didn't belong to them. The (c) countries reacted by following a policy called (d) .
In the 1930s, the United States foreign policy was
Imperialism
Isolationism
Militarism
Decided by the League of Nations
What country did Germany defeat in June 1940
The Soviet Union
The UK
France
Italy
While war in Europe raged, the US remained neutral until what event occurred on Dec. 7th, 1941, “the Day that will Live in Infamy” causing the US to enter into the war?
US codebreakers broke the Japanese code and knew an attack was coming
Japan invaded China.
Japan surprise-attacked the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor.
Germany invaded Poland.
In response to Japan’s surprise attack Dec. 7th, 1941 President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 which ordered
Germans, Italians, and people of Asian descent imprisoned
War on Japan, which brought the US into war with Germany, due to their fascist alliance
Began the Draft for WWII US military forces
All Japanese descent people along the West Coast, including those born in the US. are put into internment camps in the West.
The Nazi Holocaust during WW II included the genocide of
Roma (“Gypsies”)
Jews
Homosexuals
All of the Above
The Axis Powers during WWII included:
Germany, Italy, and Japan
USA, Great Britain, USSR.
Germany, USSR, Germany.
Germany, Ottoman Empire, Austria Hungary
At the end of WW II justice was served for Nazi war criminals at the
Treaty of Paris
Nuremberg Trials
Potsdam Conference
Versailles Trials
Harry S. Truman became the only human in World History to approve the use of Nuclear weapons created by the Manhattan Project, his main reason was because:
It cost 2 billion dollars and after almost three years of research, he did not want it to go to waste
An Invasion of the Japan home islands had large estimates of both US Military and Japanese Military and Civilian loss of life
He was afraid the USSR had obtained knowledge of Nuclear weapons
He wanted to see if it worked as it was untested
June 6th, 1944, known as D-Day, was significant in the Allies opening up a Second Front to:
Fight Japan and Germany at the same time
Attack German occupied territory from the West as well as recapturing territory in the East.
Win the war by attacking France from the West.
Ramp up the war against Italy as well as Germany
During the 1930’s, Hitler was confident the Western States that signed the Treaty of Versailles - ending WWI - would:
Fear Russia more than they feared Germany
Not mobilize their militaries to enforce it because people were tired of war
Follow the United States lead in the League of Nations.
Persuade Russia to join in alliance with the West.
The Battle of Stalingrad on the Eastern front was a “turning point” battle because:
Germany’s attack was quickly stopped with little loss of life on both sides.
Entire German 6th Army was lost, from this point Germany was in retreat
Russian soldiers were well equipped by Russian industry to fend off the attack
Germany focused their attack on Leningrad instead
General George McArthur, in charge of the Pacific Theater during WWII, created the “Island Hopping Campaign” for the purpose of
Protecting Australia from Japan’s advancement in the South Pacific
Re-capturing Japanese held islands, marching their way towards and possibly invading Japan itself
Re-capturing Japanese held islands to threaten an invasion of Russia
Revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor
How did Germany and Japan pull their countries out of economic ruin, ultimately laying the ground for the events of WWII?
Their leadership sued, in international courts, any countries they determined had wronged them since World War 1
They made fair trade agreements with neighboring countries, ending the need for military aggression against others
They practiced extreme isolation, closing off their borders to refocus their nation’s interest to meet the needs of the people
They refocused their factories away from consumer goods like cars and jewelry to military production, leading to military aggression against others
For most nations, World War II began in 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Japan and Italy, however, had already begun the war when they invaded what countries and when?
Japan invaded the USA in 1941 & Italy invaded France in 1949
Japan invaded Germany in 1945 & Italy invaded Russia in 1946.
Japan invaded India in 1935 & Italy invaded Greece in 1937.
Japan invaded China in 1937 & Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935
were given
The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group is called
Holocaust
Genocide
Concentration Camp
Nuremberg Laws
Why was this night known as "the night of the broken glass"
Someone broke a glass cup and forgot to clean it up
The nazi's were playing baseball and broke a window
The nazi's broke through synagogues, schools, and other jewish buildings, and broken glass was all over the streets
The jews threw glass at SS officers as a protest
The Nuremberg Laws
separated Jews from German society
said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews
said Jews couldn't own businesses
all of the above
Country by country Hitler ordered soldiers to round up Jews and send them to _____________________.
prison
concentration camps
other countries
shelters
Who was responsible for the NAZI party during the Holocaust?
Paul von Hindenburg
Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
The Cabinet
What two superpowers immerged after World War II?
United States and Germany
Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and Russia
United States and Soviet Union
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
What was the name of the American foreign policy designed to stop the spread of communism?
Appeasement
Deterrence
Containment
Detente
What was the name of the period of diplomatic hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union?
World War II
World War I
Vietnam War
Cold War
We should not let one country be overtaken by communism, because if one country falls, the other countries will follow:
Containment
Domino Effect
Brinkmanship
Marshall Plan
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a competition for political influence over other countries
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?
democracy
monarchy
capitalism
communism
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
What was the name of the boundary separating Communist and Non-Communist countries in Europe?
Iron Curtain
Great Wall
Hadrian's Wall
The Great Border
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
During the Cold War, in which country would the city of West Berlin be inside of?
East Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
France
What are Proxy Wars?
Indirect conflicts between the 2 superpowers
Wars between Communist China and Russia
Wars between the US and Canada
Wars that US citizens greatly supported the involvement of US troops
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The assistance of the Chinese military
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
What was the name of the latitudinal border that once separated North and South Korea before the Korean War?
22nd Parallel
1st Parallel
38th Parallel
15th Parallel
How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?
Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.
The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.
The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.
The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.
Which country supported Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba?
USA
USSR
Great Britain
Wakanda
Fidel Castro was the leader of what country?
Soviet Union
Venezuela
Cuba
Canada
Afghanistan
East is Red
The east is red, the sun is rising,
China has brought forth a Mao Zedong,
He amasses fortune for the people,
Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior.
Chairman Mao loves the people,
He is our guide,
To build a new China,
Hurrah, he leads us forward!
The Communist Party is like the sun,
Wherever it shines, it is bright,
Wherever there is a Communist Party,
Hurrah, there the people are liberated!
What is the main idea of this 1960s Chinese song?
The Sun will never set on Chinese communism.
Communist policies will liberate Mao Zedong.
The Chinese people will become wealthy under communism.
Mao Zedong will lead the Communist Party in building a new China.
Match the Leader to the correct country.
India
Ghandi
Mandela
Kenyatta
Zedong
Match the Leader to the correct country.
South Africa
Ghandi
Mandela
Kenyatta
Zedong
What was the true major concern of the opposing forces in the Space Race?
One country would land on the moon first
One country would claim the other planets before another could
One country would have military dominance using space weaponry
The Russian leader who was in office at the downfall of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev
Breshnev
Kruschev
Stalin
The primary goal of Mikhail Gorbachev’s policy of perestroika for the Soviet Union was the
restriction of trade
censorship of the press
restructuring of the economy
establishment of five-year plans
Which leader’s policies included glasnost and perestroika?
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Deng Xiaoping
As a result of a struggling Soviet system
many of the countries in Eastern Europe staged revolutions against their communist governments
people increased their personal holdings in land
a majority of people started to see the Soviet nation as a power entity
their economy grew exponentially
Which of the following would be identified as a cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union?
The expensive arms race in the USSR became an enormous burden on the struggling economy
The Soviet government used their military strength to put down any resistance
The United States promised to provide economic assistance to the Soviet Union if they broke up
Winston Churchill coordinated Operation "Sea Lion"
Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Allies unifying 4 sections of Germany to create West Germany
United States landing on the moon
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Signing of the Cold War peace treaty
The Soviet Union officially fell in
1991
1992
1989
1990
As countries like Iran and Afghanistan transitioned into theocracies, how did the US respond?
US suspended
diplomatic relations and tensions increased
US increased diplomatic and economic relations
US enforced an oil embargo
US declared war and invaded both countries
The increased flow of trade, people, technology, culture and ideas among countries.
Colonization
International trade
Globalization
Decolonization
Increased trade gives people more...
debt
goods
services
barriers
This group settles trade disputes among member nations
OPEC
WTO
United Nations
This group promotes free trade
OPEC
WTO
United Nations
Spread of a disease worldwide
Endemic
Epidemic
Pandemic
Panoramic
What IGO created a free trade between North American counties?
League of Nations
UN
NAFTA
WTO
What IGO was not started after WWII
UN
NATO
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
The primary goal of this IGO is to regulate trade between member nations...
UN
WTO
NAFTA
League of Nations
What country recently voted to leave the EU
Britain
France
Germany
Spain
This group has most of the world's nations as members. Formed after WWII to try to keep peace among ALL nations
UN
NATO
WHO
NAFTA
This group promotes free trade in Europe, allows citizens to travel freely among member nations and has a common currency
UN
EU
UNICEF
NATO
What two groups were pitted against each other during the Cold War
League of Nations and Triple Entente
OPEC and World Bank
NAFTA and FTAA
NATO and Warsaw Pact
WTO helps in the implementation and administration of international trade agreements. What is this function?
It facilitates co-operation with other international organisations
It monitors national trade policies
It administers WTO trade agreements
It provides a forum for trade negotiations
It handles trade disputes
What does IMF do?
Promotes International financial stability and monetary cooperation
Helps its members use trade as a means to raise living standards
The principle goal is to ensure that goods, services and labour can move easily across boarders
Promotes work to build better policies for better lives
a tax imposed by a government of a country or of a supranational union on imports or exports of goods.
tariff
trade
export
Free Trade Zone
When a country imports more than it exports
trade deficit
exports
trade surplus
balance of trade
When a country exports more than it imports
trade deficit
trade surplus
trade
balance of trade
What is the name of the new NAFTA deal?
NAFTA 2
USMCA
Donald Trump Trade Deal
USACAM
Which countries are included in the NAFTA deal? (Select all that apply)
Mexico
USA
Alaska
Canada
Greenland
What was NOT attacked on September 11, 2001?
White House
World Trade Center
Pentagon
What was President George W. Bush's response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?
Persian Gulf War
War on Terrorism
Operation Desert Storm
Operation WMD
Why did the US send troops into Iraq as part of the War on Terrorism?
The US feared Hussein would supply terrorists with WMDs.
American troops were searching for Osama Bin Laden in Iraq.
The United Nations recommended that the US invade Iraq.
The US wanted to remove the Taliban from power.
The creation of what non-Arab state was the root of modern Middle Eastern conflicts?
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Syria
What were the Twin Towers?
two tall, residential buildings in Washington, D.C. that were home to over 1,000 people
flight towers in Boston, Massachusetts
landmark buildings in New York City that contained offices, a restaurant and observation deck
a government complex in Pennsylvania
What is the correct order of events?
Bin Laden founded Al Qaeda
Bin Laden planned and executed the 9/11 attacks
The US invaded Afghanistan
What happened to United flight 93?
It crashed into the White House.
It crashed into the Capitol.
After it was hijacked, the pilot was able to regain control and save all on board.
After it was hijacked, passengers were able to take control and crash the plane in a field.
What happened only a few minutes after the first plane hit the North Tower?
Osama bin Laden was captured and killed.
Police, firefighters and EMTs were sent to the scene.
The US sent armed forces into Afghanistan.
President Bush announced the War on Terror.
Al Qaeda is _____.
a terrorist group that was created in the late 1980s in Afghanistan
another word for the Taliban, a ruling group of Afghanistan
another word for ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
another word for "jihad" or holy war
Which of the following was a reason for the September 11th attacks?
Bin Laden wanted to show his support of ISIS.
Bin Laden felt that the US oppressed Muslims.
Bin Laden wanted the US to support Israel.
Al Qaeda wanted revenge after bin Laden was killed.
Today, what can be found where the Twin Towers once were?
a temporary memorial made of steel from the North Tower
nothing
the 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center
construction for a new bank
Match
Dictator
Ruler with absolute power
Fascisms
State above individual
Totalitarianism
Control everyday life of citizens
Authoritarian
Obedience to authority over freedom
What did Italy do in 1915?
Italy joined World the Allied Powers
Italy surrendered
Match the following
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Benito Mussolini
Fascist Italy
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Germany
What were the results of the March on Rome?
Women in Italy were praised for being "homemakers" & (a)
Joseph Stalin transformed the Soviet Union into a ___
Military Superpower
Economic Superpower
Largest Democracy
Weak Nation
What was the goal of Stalin's 5 Year Plan?
Rapid industrialization
USSR used Collectivization to collect & (a) produce
Hitler's Core beliefs were...
Racism
Anti-Semitism
Nationalism
Hitler wrote Mein Kampf or " (a) "
What 2 points did Mein Kampf emphasize?
Superior people gain authoritarian rule
Inferiority of the Aryan race
The need for unity
Superior Races deserve living space
Gave Hitler complete control
(a)
Hitler became the ___ or leader of Germany in 1934
Filled the roles of the Secret Police in Nazi Germany
Schutzstaffel
The (a) laws took rights & freedoms away from the Jews
"Night of broken glass"
What was a major reason for the population explosion in Europe between 1800 and 1900?
Couples had more children
Medical advances reduced the death rate
Cities eliminated slums
None of the above
Which battle marked the beginning of the downfall of the German army?
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Somme
Battle of Marne
Battle of Gallipoli
Which item below was an effect of nationalism in Europe in the early 1900s?
Austria feared rebellion among its subjects
Germany tried to seize more colonial territories
Revolutionaries overthre the Russian government
All of the above
Which event made Britain enter World War I?
Germany invaded Austria
Germany invaded Belgium
Germany invaded Russia
France's alliance with Russia
For which reason did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
Belgium could not be defeated
Germany did not have a strong army
Allies were able to establish a strong defense to prevent Germany's advance
Italy switched to the Allies
Which of the following was an effect of the new submarie?
The United States entered the war
Britain entered the war
Russia entered the war
British defeat at Gallipoli
In the Zimmermann note, Germany offered to give Mexico
3 trillion dollars in gold
Mexico lands taken by the United States
A fleet of German submaries
All of the above
The Treaty of Versailles focused mainly on
Increasing Germany's power
Punishing Germany
Decreasing American influence
Dividing Africa among the allies
All of the following were members of the Central Powers during WWI except
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Ottoman Empire
WWI was a total war in the sense that
It brought great suffering to civilians
Nations from all over the world were involved
New technologies played a large part in the war
The nations involved devoted all their resources to the war effort
During WWI the Eastern Front was located along Germany's border with
France
Beglium
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Which country did not belong to the Triple Entente?
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
What was the name of the secret society or terrorist group that was trying to re-unite all Serbs under one rule?
The Red Baron
Big Bertha
Bolsheviks
The Black Hand
Millions of people died during the war due to
Fighting on the battlefield
Hunger
Diseases related to trench warfare
All of the above
What nation's action caused the U.S. to fight in WWI?
Austria-Hungary
Mexico
Germany
All of the above
The Turks systematically executed the in the first genocide in the 20th century
Russians
Serbians
Armenians
Slavs
Which of the following was a reason for WWI
Alliance system
Militarism
Nationalism
Imperialism
All of the above
What nation was cut out of the negotiations at the Treaty of Versailles?
Russia
Japan
Germany
All of the above
Who was the British soldiers who almost killed Adolf Hitler?
Henry Tarndy
Henry Tandy
Henry Tandey
Henry Harny
Valdimir Lenin was sent to Russia from which country with 10 million dollars to start a revolution?
Siberia
Sweden
Switzerland
Germany
Glorifying military power
Militarism
Trench warfare
Imperialism
Nationalism
Alliance
Imperialism
Nationalism
when a nation directly or indirectly controls another nation or area in hopes of gaining economic or political advantages
Imperialism
Militarism
Socialism
Communism
Serbian terrorist group
Black Hand
Black Dawn
Black Sky
Radical Right
Prepare military forces for war
Mobilize
Movement
Engage
Militarism
Where fighting takes place between two armies
Front
Trench
BattleField
Alliance
A deadlock in which neither side is able to defeat the other
Stalemate
Militarism
Battle
Trench warfare
a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other.
trench warfare
front
stalemate
Schlieffen Plan
having no restrictions or bounds
Unrestricted
Restricted
Prohibit
Prohibited
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Nationalism
Patriotism
Alliance
Imperialism
