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8th gr Final Exam Quiz

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the German telegram seeking a Mexican attack on the US that was intercepted by the British?

a)

The Kaiser telegram

b)

The Wilhelm Files

c)

The Zimmerman telegram

d)

The Mexico Plan

2.

Who was the leader of the Bolshevik revolution in Russia and eventual leader of Soviet Russia?

a)

Alexander Kerensky

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Leon Trotsky

d)

Vladimir Lenin

3.

Gathering of resources and preparing for war is known as _______?

a)

War preparation

b)

Mobilization

c)

Neutrality

d)

Rationing

4.

Woodrow Wilson was able to convince the Allies to include which of the following of his 14 Points in the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

No reparations payments imposed on Germany

b)

The War Guilt Clause

c)

Creation of the League of Nations

d)

Removal of the Kaiser and Emperor of Germany

5.

The biggest attack in US history occurred after 1 million US troops fought in which 7 week long battle?

a)

Battle of Gallipoli

b)

Battle of the Marne

c)

Battle of the Argonne Forest

d)

Battle of Verdun

6.

What promises did Benito Mussolini make to the Italian people?

a)

He promised to revise Italy’s economy and rebuild its armed forces

b)

He promised to make Italy a representative democracy

c)

He promised to create a classless society

d)

He promised equality for all people

7.

How did Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?

a)

Through a coup d’état

b)

Through a democratic election

c)

By blaming the Reichstag Fire on the communist party

d)

By blaming the Reichstag Fire on the Nazi party

8.

Why did Japan invade China?

a)

They wanted to spread communism all across Asia

b)

Manchuria was rich in iron and coal

c)

They were angry that they weren’t allowed to join the League after WWI

d)

They wanted the Opium from China

9.

Why was Egypt of strategic importance in World War 2?

a)

The Suez Canal was the key to reaching the oil fields of the Middle East.

b)

The Allied Powers needed the land to build up their militaries

c)

The Suez Canal offered better access to the Pacific Ocean

d)

The Allied Powers needed access to the Nile River

10.

What was Hitler’s strategy for attacking France first?

a)

It involved moving slowly to allow his troops to rest

b)

It involved moving through the English Channel and attacking from the coast

c)

It involved using airplanes and tanks and striking fast

d)

It involved moving south and invading France from Switzerland

11.

Why was the outcome of the Battle of Britain important for the Allies?

a)

The battle taught the Allied Powers that Hitler could be blocked

b)

The Battle convinced the USA to join the war

c)

The battle demonstrated a weakness in the British military

d)

The battle encouraged people in Germany to join the war effort

12.

What did the Allies strategy of island hopping in the Pacific involve?

a)

Attacks on all Japanese held islands

b)

Attacks on all islands within 500 miles of Japan

c)

Attacks only on islands that were not well defended

d)

Attacks only on islands that were Japanese strongholds

13.

How did the Allies try to conceal the true location of the D-Day landings?

a)

The Allies worked with Soviet spies to spread false information using an Enigma code

b)

The Allies set up a dummy, or fake, army base with its own headquarters and equipment

c)

The Allies only trained in the US before invading France

d)

The Allies used a newly developed radar system to show the invasion forces heading to a different location

14.

Which of the following was not one of the MAIN causes of WWI?

a)

Massive military build ups among the European powers

b)

American neutrality

c)

Competition over colonies and resources in Africa

d)

Increased nationalism across Europe

15.

Where was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated by Serbian Gavrilo Princip?

a)

Vienna, Austria

b)

Sarajevo, Bosnia

c)

Belgrade, Serbia

d)

Budapest, Hungary

16.

What was the name of the Serbian Nationalist group that ordered the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

a)

ISIS

b)

The Black Cats

c)

Black September

d)

Black Hand

17.

How did the Alliance system contribute to a global conflict in WWI?

a)

Secret alliances did not provide deterrent for attacks

b)

Alliances caused two teams of opposing armed forces to face off

c)

German invasion of Belgium forced the British to join the war

d)

All of these

18.

What event began to change American public opinion about ending their neutrality and joining the war?

a)

Allied propaganda

b)

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

Sinking of the British passenger ship Lusitania

19.

Why did the US stop providing war aid to Germany?

a)

British Navy searches of American ships and seizure of cargo intended for Germany

b)

Allies borrowed billions of dollars to pay for war efforts from US banks

c)

British blockade of German ports

d)

All of these

20.

What happened after German U-Boats sank the Lusitania?

a)

Americans declared war on Germany

b)

Germany signed the Sussex Pledge promising to stop sinking unarmed ships and offering to allow passengers safe conduct

c)

Woodrow Wilson was impeached by Congress for failing to protect Americans

d)

All of these

21.

What effect did the Russian Revolution have on WWI and Russia?

a)

Russia Signed a Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany ending Russian participation in WWI

b)

Great Britain withdrew from the war and allowed Germany to move all forces to the Western Front

c)

France gave away large tracts of land to Germany in order to end French participation in WWI

d)

All of these

22.

In order to raise a large enough army to fight in WWI, Congress passed which of the following laws that required men aged 21-30 to register for military service.

a)

Selective Service Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Espionage Act

d)

Military Draft Act

23.

How did the Allies combat and diminish the effectiveness of U-Boat attacks in the Atlantic in 1917?

a)

Using aircraft to move cargo instead of ships

b)

Building faster cargo ships that cannot be attacked by U-Boats

c)

Developing submarines to hunt U-Boats

d)

Using military escorts to protect convoys headed to Europe

24.

Which nation listed below suffered the greatest human loss during WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

USSR

d)

USA

25.

How does US spending on the war compare with that of other countries?

a)

The US spent more than all the other nations on the war

b)

The US spent less money on the war than the Japanese and Germans

c)

The US spent less money on the war than the Japanese

d)

The US and the Japanese spent the same amount on the war

26.

What is the definition of fascism?

a)

A political ideology based on individual freedoms

b)

A political movement aimed creating free, democratic governments

c)

A political idea based on loyalty to a group of leaders

d)

A militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to the leader.

27.

How did Hitler gain support for his racist ideas against Jews?

a)

Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War I and economic problems.

b)

Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s for the Reichstag fire

c)

Hitler blamed Jews for the rise in communist governments in Europe

d)

Hitler identified them as an inferior people

28.

Which European country remained neutral during World War 2?

a)

Hungary

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

Switzerland

29.

Which of the following is NOT one of the events which led up to the Holocaust?

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Liberation or freedom from concentration camps

c)

Ghettos

d)

Forced Emigration of Jews

30.

What does the policy of isolationism emphasize?

a)

The belief that religious ties to other countries should be avoided.

b)

The belief that social ties to other countries should be avoided.

c)

The belief that political ties to other countries should be avoided.

d)

The belief that economic ties to other countries should be avoided.

31.

Fortifications on the French-German border which stopped the Germans

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Barbarossa

c)

Maginot Line

d)

D-Day

e)

Stalingrad

32.

Evacuation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to Britain

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Barbarossa

c)

Maginot Line

d)

D-Day

e)

Stalingrad

33.

Axis invasion of the Soviet Union in which Hitler broke the Nazi-Soviet Pact

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Barbarossa

c)

Maginot Line

d)

D-Day

e)

Stalingrad

34.

Germans surrendered after failing to capture this city

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Barbarossa

c)

Maginot Line

d)

D-Day

e)

Stalingrad

35.

Normandy

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Barbarossa

c)

Maginot Line

d)

D-Day

e)

Stalingrad

36.

The German Blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?

a)

a. A system of fortifications

b)

b. "out waiting" the opponent

c)

c. Surprise and overwhelming force

d)

d. Ability to make a long and steady advance

37.

What combination led to the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad?

a)

a. Russian and British troops

b)

b. Russian troops and the Russian winter

c)

c. Russian and German fuel shortages

d)

d. Russian ground forces and American air strikes

38.

How did Kristallnacht demonstrate persecution of the Jews?

a)

a. Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, synagogues and businesses

b)

b. A law passed on that day requiring Jews to wear yellow stars

c)

c. That was the day that the Nazis began large deportation of Jews

d)

d. The first concentration camp opened

39.

He was an atheist with a communist ideology who became a Soviet leader.

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

e)

Benito Mussolini

40.

He was a symbol of state power in Japan during WW2.

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

e)

Benito Mussolini

41.

He indoctrinated children with anti-Semitism.

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

e)

Benito Mussolini

42.

He was a fascist leader who believed in the corporate state for Italy.

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

e)

Benito Mussolini

43.

He was a general who became Prime Minister of Japan during WW2.

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Emperor Hirohito

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolph Hitler

e)

Benito Mussolini

44.

What country did the Allies invade on D-Day?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Belgium

d)

The Netherlands

45.

What was the goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution”?

a)

  1. It was genocide of people Hitler considered inferior

b)

  1. It was a strategy for the invasion of Russia 

c)

  1. It was a system for winning the war before the Americans entered

d)

  1. It was the process to divide of territory among his generals 

46.

By signing the Nazi-Soviet pact Hitler hoped

a)

to divide Poland and avoid having to fight the Soviets.

b)

to stop Britain and France from declaring war

c)

to force Stalin to attack Japan

d)

to peacefully annex Poland

47.

Led Allied invasion of Europe/D-Day and later became US President

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Douglas MacArthur

e)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

48.

British Prime Minister known for his policy of appeasement

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Douglas MacArthur

e)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

49.

Led Great Britain as Prime Minister during most of World War II

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Douglas MacArthur

e)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

50.

Supreme commander of Allied war effort in the Pacific

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Douglas MacArthur

e)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

51.

Declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor

a)

Dwight D Eisenhower

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

Douglas MacArthur

e)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

52.

When was Victory in Europe day? This date is known as V-E Day.

a)

May 8, 1945

b)

  2. August 15, 1945

c)

  1. January 3, 1949

d)

  1. June 6, 1944 

53.

When did Japan surrender? This date is known as V-J Day, the official end of WWII.

a)

August 15, 1945

b)

  1. June 6, 1944 

c)

  1. May 8, 1945 

d)

  1. January 3, 1949

54.

What was the purpose of the Carlisle Indian School?

a)

German promise to warn ships before attacking

b)

created to “kill the Indian and save the man”

c)

“Desert Fox,” led German forces in North Africa

d)

an example of government nativism

55.

. ____ Jewish people were the only people killed in Nazi concentration camps across Europe

a)

true

b)

false

56.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination was the last straw/immediate cause of WWI


a)

true

b)

false

57.

 WWII officially ended when the Germans dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.


a)

true

b)

false

58.

Germany attacked France by first attacking Belgium in WWI and WWII


a)

true

b)

false

59.

Douglas MacArthur was the Supreme Allied Commander of European Forces in WWII

a)

true

b)

false

60.

The Berlin Wall lasted for over 60 years and divided East and West Germany.

a)

true

b)

false

61.

Alliances were a long term cause of WWI characterized by European countries competing for economic expansion in Africa

a)

true

b)

false

62.

 Militarism was a long term cause of WWI which was the race to have the largest, best, and most powerful technological advances


a)

true

b)

false

63.

Hideki Tojo was the highest ranking Japanese official who was executed after WWII

a)

true

b)

false

64.

During WW2 Japanese Americans served as code-talkers


a)

true

b)

false

65.

Germany was divided into 3 occupation zones after WW2

a)

true

b)

false

66.

Plessy vs. Ferguson was a Supreme Court case that ended racial segregation.


a)

true

b)

false

67.

What was the land between two enemy lines called?

a)

No Man's Land

b)

His brother's land

c)

Auntie Anne's Land

d)

Pen Cattle

68.

A policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force

a)

Nationalism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Militarism

d)

Socialism

69.

This forced Germany to accept full blame for WWI.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Armistice

d)

Red Scare

70.

Which event marked the end of World War I?

a)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

b)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

The Battle of the Somme

d)

The start of the Russian Revolution

71.

What was a significant feature of trench warfare during World War I?

a)

Rapid movement of troops

b)

Use of nuclear weapons

c)

Stalemate and high casualties

d)

Naval battles

72.

What did the Treaty of Versailles require Germany to do?

a)

reduce the size of their military

b)

Give up its colonies

c)

Pay reparations to the Allies

d)

All of the above

73.
The Red Scare refers to
a)
fear of communism
b)
fear of the boogey man
c)
fear of Cuban invasion
d)
fear of Vietcong
74.

What was the primary strategy used by the United States to contain communism during the Cold War?

a)

Detente

b)

Brinkmanship

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

Containment

75.

What was the main reason for the Berlin Airlift?

a)

To supply Berlin with food and fuel during the Soviet blockade

b)

To evacuate American citizens from Berlin

c)

To drop atomic bombs on Soviet territories

d)

To transport troops to Berlin

76.

What was the main cause of the Great Depression?

a)

The collapse of the stock market in 1929

b)

The Dust Bowl

c)

World War I

d)

The New Deal

77.

Which New Deal program was designed to provide jobs through public works projects?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

c)

Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

78.

During World War 2, which two cities were atomic bombs dropped on by the United States?

a)

Tokyo and Kyoto

b)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

c)

Osaka and Sapporo

d)

Yokohama and Kobe

79.

which amendment ended prohibition?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

15th

80.

which amendment is prohibition?

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

14th

81.

women's suffrage amendment

a)

18th

b)

19th

c)

21st

d)

17th

82.

direct election of senators amendment

a)

18th

b)

17th

c)

21st

d)

14th

83.

which amendment gave former slaves citizenship

a)

14th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

84.

founded Hull House

a)

Erwin Rommel

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Wednesday Addams

d)

Jane Addams

85.

"Desert Fox"

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Harry S Truman

c)

Erwin Rommel

d)

George S Patton

86.

journalists who exposed social evils

a)

muckrakers

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Erwin Rommel

87.

combining all phases of manufacturing into one

a)

horizontal integration

b)

muckrakers

c)

vertical integration

d)

communism

88.

Woodrow Wilson's approach to foreign policy

a)

New Deal

b)

appeasement

c)

moral diplomacy

d)

speak softly and carry a big stick

89.

state enforced legal separation based on race

a)

segregation

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

apartheid

d)

moral diplomacy

90.

join with competitors to monopolize an industry

a)

horizontal integration

b)

vertical integration

c)

moral diplomacy

d)

Sussex Pledge

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