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The World Wars Episodes

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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)

Serbia won more Olympic medals.

2.

Which of the following best defines 'The belief that a country should maintain a strong military capability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests'?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

3.

The term that relates to one country taking over another during the later half of the Nineteenth Century was?

a)

Militarism

b)

Alliances

c)

Imperialism

d)

Nationalism

4.
The war might have involved only two nations, if not for
a)
imperialism.
b)
propaganda.
c)
the alliance system.
d)
Germany.
5.

Nationalism is defined as what?

a)

When a country increases their power and wealth by bringing additional territories under their control.

b)

The development of armed forces and their use as a tool of diplomacy.

c)

A devotion to the interests and culture of one's nation.

6.

What was "no man's land"?

a)

the trenches

b)

Russia

c)

the land between the sides

d)

church

7.

The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.

a)

Russia

b)

The U.S.

c)

Germany

d)

Georgia

8.
What was the "War Guilt Clause" in the treaty?
a)
Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
b)
German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
c)
Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
d)
France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength
9.
What are reparations?
a)
Payments Germany was forced to pay
b)
Repairs and improvements made to Germany
c)
Money that France would donate to Germany to help rebuild
d)
Payments that Russia would give to the Ottoman Empire
10.

Which nation had to drop out of the war because there was a communist revolution in their country?

a)

US

b)

France

c)

Britain

d)

Russia

11.

How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

They were okay with it because they realized that they lost the war

b)

They loved it because it was so favorable to them

c)

They hated it because it treated them severely

d)

Most Germans didn't really care

12.

What were President Wilson's proposed points called that he brought to Versailles?

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Seven Points

c)

Ten Points

d)

Two Points

13.
What did Wilson think would prevent a future war?
a)
League of Justice
b)
League of Nations
c)
League of Extraordinary Countries
d)
League of People 
14.

What country's refusal to join the League of Nations helped ensure that the League would ultimately fail in its mission?

a)

China

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

15.

Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?

a)

Fascism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Anarchism

16.

The ruler of the Soviet Union

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

17.

The ruler of Germany

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d)

Emperor Hirohito

18.

The ruler of Italy

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Emperor Tojo

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

19.

What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930s appealed to many people in Germany?

a)

The people were frustrated with their current political and economic situation.

b)

Germany had been denied membership to the UN.

c)

Communism had been forced on them.

d)

Germans feared that the British and French would take control.

20.

What led to the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain in the 1920s and 1930s?

a)

The success of the Communists in a command economy.

b)

Severe economic problems that arose in Europe after WWI.

c)

The active support of the United States.

d)

Movements demanding the return of the old monarchies.

21.

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?

a)

It called for eliminating the League of Nations.

b)

It gave Germany too much power by letting them keep land conquered in World War I.

c)

It required France, England, and Russia to reduce the size of their armies.

d)

It imposed harsh reparations on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

22.
In what way did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles in 1935?
a)
He invaded Berlin
b)
He bombed the U.S.
c)
He built up his military
d)
He signed a pact with Stalin
23.

What event caused World War II?

a)

Germany invades France.

b)

Britain defends itself against Germany.

c)

Germany invades Poland.

d)

A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania.

24.

What was the ultimate aim of the Appeasement Policy?

a)

Destroy Russia

b)

Prevent war with Germany

c)

Destroy Hitler

d)

Strengthen Britain & France

25.

What were Hitler's goals for Germany?

a)

Build a stronger and bigger Germany

b)

Unify all Aryans/Germans in Europe

c)

Abolish the terms and conditions of the Treaty of Versailles

d)

All of the above

26.

What was Hitler's main reason for the German annexation of Sudetenland?

a)

Sudetenland was a predominantly German-speaking territory, hence it should be part of Germany.

b)

Sudetenland was a mineral-rich territory.

c)

Czechoslovakia was oppressing the German-speaking people in Sudetenland, thus Germany had to save them.

d)

Hitler hated Czechoslovakia.

27.

Europeans allowing Italy and Germany to expand militarily and grab territory was called-

a)

"Appeasement"

b)

"Reconciliation"

c)

"Reparation"

d)

"Regret"

28.

Japan began to create an empire due to-

a)

a need for natural resources and land

b)

response to an attack from China triggered a war

c)

an arms race for nuclear weapons

d)

a secret alliance between Japan and the United States

29.

Hitler blamed all of Germany's problems on which people?

a)

Jews

b)

Slavs

c)

French

d)

Germans

30.

Which laws stripped Jews of German citizenship?

a)

Nuremberg

b)

Berlin

c)

Munich

d)

Hamburg

31.

Germans attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues on this "night."

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

New Deal

c)

Gurkenacht

d)

Great Purge

32.

Why was this night known as "the night of the broken glass"?

a)

Someone broke a glass cup and forgot to clean it up.

b)

The Nazis were playing baseball and broke a window.

c)

The Nazis broke through synagogues, schools, and other Jewish buildings, and broken glass was all over the streets.

d)

The Jews threw glass at SS officers as a protest.

33.

Hitler not only ordered 6 million Jews killed, but also the _________________, elderly, homosexuals, and gypsies.

a)

sick

b)

handicapped

c)

dwarfs

d)

Dutch

34.
Which term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?
a)
Semitism
b)
Anti-semitism
c)
ghetto 
d)
Holocaust
35.

Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews; these sections were called

a)

apartments

b)

projects

c)

ghettos

d)

government housing

36.

Which of the following best describes the 'final solution'?

a)

The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.

b)

The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.

c)

The conscription of German males into the military.

d)

The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.

37.

The deliberate destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group is called

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Concentration Camp

d)

Nuremberg Laws

38.

The Nuremberg Laws

a)

separated Jews from German society

b)

said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews

c)

said Jews couldn't own businesses

d)

all of the above

39.
Nazi leaders were charged as war criminals
a)
House Unamerican Acts Committee
b)
Executive Order 9066
c)
Battle of Leyte Gulf
d)
Nuremberg Trials
40.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes
41.

__________: The Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were products of this secretive government project.

a)

The Alliance Project

b)

The Secret Bomb Project

c)

Atomic Alliance

d)

The Manhattan Project

42.

What were the names of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

a)

Fat Man and Little Guy

b)

Fat Boy and Little Boy

c)

Big Man and Little Boy

d)

Fat Man and Little Boy

43.

What were the main reasons that President Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs?

a)

Japan was going to surrender anyway.

b)

Japan and Italy were fighting the allies.

c)

A land invasion would cost 500,000 American and 2,000,000 Japanese casualties.

d)

Truman wanted to end the war quickly.

44.

At the Nuremberg Trials, what were the Nazi leaders charged with?

a)

Planning the war and crimes against humanity.

b)

Using poison gas.

c)

Forcing conquered people to work in munition factories.

d)

Kidnapping children.

45.

Near the end of the Second World War, what cities did the United States drop atomic bombs on?

a)

Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima

b)

Pearl Harbor and Nagasaki

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki