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Spring World History Final 2024

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the President during World War 1?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

2.
Which of the following countries was not an Allied Power in World War 1?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
the United States and France
c)
Britain and France
d)
Germany and Austria-Hungary
3.

9) WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:

a)

Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.

b)

Serbia burned their flag.

c)

Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.

d)

The Lusitania was sunk.

4.
According to Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was
a)
to remove threat of future wars.
b)
to prevent nuclear proliferation.
c)
to help the US gain more territories.
d)
to help promote prohibition in other countries.
5.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
6.

What was the Zimmermann Note?

a)

The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain

b)

Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S should enter WWI

c)

A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory

d)

a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary

7.

Which treaty ended World War I?

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

The Armistice of Versailles

d)

The Treaty of World Powers

8.

In what ways was Russia was unprepared for WWI?

a)

the tsar never thought Germany would attack

b)

Germany was more militarized

c)

Russia was not properly industrialized

d)

All of the above

9.

What is a Pogrom?

a)

a massacre of Jewish people in Russia

b)

a holiday celebrated by Russian Jews

c)

Russia's first elected government

d)

the illness that Nicholas II's son suffered from

10.

Who was known as the "Mad Monk" and was responsible for Czarina Alexandra's failures as a leader?

a)

Rasputin

b)

Lenin

c)

Tsar Nicholas II

d)

Alexei Romanov

11.

What is a Soviet

a)

a communist Russian

b)

Lenin's political party

c)

a person in the Soviet Union

d)

a council made up of soldiers, farmers, and workers

12.

What is serfdom?

a)

a form of agricultural slavery

b)

a communist dictatorship

c)

the name given to the lower classes by Marx

d)

a water sport

13.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

14.

The Bolsheviks later renamed themselves what?

a)

The Communist Party

b)

The Fascist Party

c)

The Socialist Party

d)

The Democratic Party

15.

What issues were going on in Russia during this?

a)

Food Shortages

b)

Involvement in War

c)

Unhappiness With The Government

d)

All of the above were issues going on

16.

Who came up with communism?

a)

Adam Smith

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Karl Marx

17.

What is the book that lays out communism?

a)

The Communist Manifesto

b)

The Wealth of Nations

c)

The Encylopedia

d)

Two Treatises on Government

18.

What did Russia become known as after this?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Austria Hungary

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Ukraine

19.

Post war Italy saw

a)

widespread unemployment

b)

demobilisation of millions of soldiers

c)

para-military organisations recruiting unemployed ex-servicemen

d)

All of the other answers are correct

20.

In October 1922 Mussolini organised a march on Rome which resulted in

a)

his arrest after Facta sent the army and police in to deal with it

b)

King Victor Emmanuel III inviting Mussolini to form a government

21.

Which type of government is characterized by extreme nationalism, censorship, militarism, and dictatorship?

a)

fascist

b)

direct democracy

c)

constitutional confederation

d)

parliamentary democracy

22.

One purpose of the Nuremberg Trials and of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa was to (HINT: if they are COMPARING the two, you don't need to know both! If you know which is true for one, it is true for the other, too!)

a)

address human rights abuses

b)

support the establishment of democratic

c)

establish free trade zones throughout the

d)

provide encouragement to people behind the iron curtain

23.

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)

reparations

d)

colonialism

24.

Why is D-Day (June 6, 1944) considered a turning point in World War II?

a)

The landing of Allied troops forced Germany to fight on the western front, a two-front war.

b)

A string of Russian victories led to their control over eastern Europe.

c)

The death of Hitler left Germany without clear military leadership.

d)

Dropping the first nuclear bomb quickly led to Japan’s surrender.

25.

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)

(1) Ukrainian famine

b)

(2) World War I

c)

(3) breakup of Yugoslavia

d)

(4) Holocaust

26.

The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when

a)

(1) the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender

b)

(2) Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany

c)

(3) Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”

d)

(4) the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo

27.

What military strategy did Germany use to overrun much of Europe and North Africa during World War II?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Naval Blockade

d)

Guerilla Warfare

28.

Who was the British Prime Minister during the Battle of Britain?

a)

Clement Atlee

b)
Tony Blair
c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)
Winston Churchill
29.

What strategy did General Douglas MacArthur develop to combat the Japanese in the Pacific?

a)
Island Hopping
b)
Air Raiding
c)
Naval Blockade
d)
Trench Warfare
30.

During the Holocaust, how many Jews were killed by Hitler's Nazis?

a)
Ten million
b)
Five million
c)
Three million
d)
Six million
31.

What event is known as the "Night of Broken Glass"?

a)
Shattered Evening
b)
Glass Night
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Crystal Night
32.

What proportion of the Europeans who died during World War 2 were civilians?

a)
58-65%
b)
70-75%
c)
25-30%
d)
40-45%
33.

What major global conflict resulted from the differing postwar goals of the US and the Soviet Union?

a)
Korean War
b)

Hot War

c)
Cold War
d)
Vietnam War
34.

Which two countries emerged as superpowers after World War II?

a)
Germany and Japan
b)
United States and Soviet Union
c)
France and United Kingdom
d)
United States and China
35.

Who was the Korean War between?

a)

U.S. and South Korea

b)

Russia and North Korea

c)

North Korea and South Korea

d)

North Korea and North Vietnam

36.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

37.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
38.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
39.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

a)

a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

b)

a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

c)

the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

d)

a supply line used by South Vietnam.

40.

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

a)

My Lai Massacre

b)

Attack on Sai Pan

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Attack on Khe Sanh

41.

The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Tet Offensive

42.

Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party

a)

Ngo Dinh Diem

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Kent State University

43.

Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970

a)

Kent State University

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Viet Cong

44.

A similarity of the goals of Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi is that both leaders wanted to

a)

secure political power for the majority of the people

b)

encourage a greater degree of industrialization

c)

improve the economy by expanding governmental control

d)

gain independence from the Soviet Union

45.

The policy of strict racial separation and discrimination that was implemented in the Republic of South Africa is called

a)

collectivization

b)

apartheid

c)

intifada

d)

communism

46.

-Widespread dissatisfaction with communist practices

-Bureaucratic stagnation within the communist government

-Lack of goods available due to economic inefficiencies

-Demand for independence by different nationalities

Which historic event was caused by these situations?

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini’s revolution in Iran Aung

b)

San Suu Kyi’s election to Burma’s parliament

c)

return of Hong Kong to Chinese control

d)

breakup of the Soviet Union

47.

Which set of problems most directly contributed to the situation shown in this 1991 cartoon featuring Mikhail Gorbachev?

a)

refusal to adopt and accept aid from the Marshall Plan

b)

a forced famine in Ukraine and rebellions in the gulags

c)

invasions by foreign troops and Soviet cities under military siege

d)

a deteriorating Soviet economy and secessionist republics desiring independence

48.

Which leader’s policies included glasnost and perestroika?

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Deng Xiaoping

49.

The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the

a)

end of the Cold War

b)

collapse of the Taliban

c)

strength of the Warsaw Pact

d)

power of the European Union

50.

Which sequence of 20th-century Cold War events is in the correct chronological order?

a)

fall of the Berlin Wall, Cuban missile crisis, adoption of the Marshall Plan

b)

Cuban missile crisis, fall of the Berlin Wall, adoption of the Marshall Plan

c)

fall of the Berlin Wall, adoption of the Marshall Plan, Cuban missile crisis

d)

adoption of the Marshall Plan, Cuban missile crisis, fall of the Berlin Wall