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Modern World History Final Exam, 24-25

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Detention centers for civilians considered enemies of the state.

a)

Fascist Party

b)

D-Day

c)

Concentration Camps

d)

totalitarianism

2.

The Night of Broken Glass, during which mobs attacked Jewish communities across Germany and killed nearly 100 Jews, is known as:

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

concentration camp

c)

D-Day

d)

Holocaust

3.

Nazi secret police:

a)

Gestapo

b)

CPD

c)

Athens Police Department

4.

What was the name given to the Nazi massacre of more than six million Jews?

a)

concentration camps

b)

alliance

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Holocaust

5.

A form of government in which a dictatorship controls and regulates every aspect of the lives of its citizens.

a)

democracy

b)

totalitarianism

c)

oligarchy

d)

direct democracy

6.

Many Italians supported the Fascist Party because:

a)

It promised a better life.

b)

It was the only political party.

c)

It pledged to unite Italy and Germany.

d)

It ended the influence of the Church.

7.

For what did many Germans blame the Weimar Republic?

a)

The Versailles Treaty

b)

Its parliamentary government

c)

Peasant uprisings

d)

The Russian Revolution

8.

What action marked the beginning of Hitler’s plan to limit the rights of German Jews?

a)

Nuremberg Laws

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

concentration camps

d)

book-burning laws

9.

What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?

a)

The broadcasting of anti-Semitic ideas.

b)

The deliberate extermination of a specific group of people.

c)

The abuse of a nation's citizens by its own government.

d)

The killing of people for the purpose of creating terror.

10.

What position did the United States take as conflict engulfed Europe?

a)

Sided with Germany

b)

Sided with Britain

c)

Declared war on Germany

d)

Remained neutral

11.

What German action finally caused Britain and France to declare war?

a)

the annexation of Austria

b)

the invasion of Poland

c)

the seizing of Czechoslovakia

d)

the invasion of Ethiopia

12.

When did Britain and France adopt the policy of appeasement toward Germany?

a)

before the war began

b)

when they declared war

c)

when the United States declared war

d)

after France was invaded and divided

13.

Which nation signed a non-aggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

Japan

d)

The Soviet Union

14.

The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war? Which country launched a surprise attack on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor?

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

The Soviet Union

15.

How did Hitler justify taking the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia?

a)

Czechoslovakia was not taking care of the land, so Hitler took it.

b)

Hitler said he was just borrowing the land and would give it right back.

c)

Hitler claimed Germany needed more space and that this land used to belong to Germany.

d)

Hitler did not justify it; he dared England and France to do something about it.

16.

How did putting millions of people in concentration camps help the German economy?

a)

They used basically slave labor to mass-produce goods.

b)

The camps were expensive to run, so they hurt the economy.

c)

The German people filled all the available jobs left by those who were put in camps.

d)

Dr. Pepper

17.

Which of the following terms describes giving in to aggressive demands to maintain peace?

a)

appeasement

b)

capitulation

c)

blitzkrieg

18.

When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?

a)

before the war began

b)

when they declared war

c)

when the United States declared war

d)

after France was invaded and divided

19.

The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the (a)   .

Choose from the below words

last German offensive

liberation of the death camps

Allies' first victory in a land battle

Axis powers' first loss in a land battle

20.

The Allied invasion of (a)   was given the code name D-Day.

Choose from the below words

Japan

Italy

North Africa

Nazi Occupied Europe

21.

Which of the following was one reason Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

a)

He had no other alternatives.

b)

He harbored ill feelings toward the Japanese.

c)

Experts had underestimated the bomb’s capabilities.

d)

An invasion of Japan would result in an enormous loss of life.

22.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

d)

Colahan

23.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

The plan to crash Japanese suicide planes into Allied ships

b)

The plan to develop the atomic bomb

c)

The historic meeting of the 'Big Three'

d)

The training of the Navajo code talkers

24.

What did Japan do after World War II?

a)

Disarmed its military.

b)

Built a stronger military.

c)

Took part in the Cold War.

d)

Joined the League of Nations.

25.

Where did America drop atomic bombs to end the war in the Pacific?

a)

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo & Hiroshima

c)

Nagasaki & Tokyo

d)

Beijing & Thailand

26.

What major decision was made at the end of World War II?

a)

Germany would be split into two separate countries: East and West.

b)

Germany would be absorbed by France, Hungary, and the Soviet Union.

c)

Germany would have to pay 80 billion dollars for starting another war.

27.

What is the term for limiting communism to the areas already under Soviet control?

a)

containment

b)

NATO

c)

Glasnost

28.

What was the unsuccessful economic and bureaucratic reform in the Soviet Union?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Perestroika

c)

détente

29.

What is the treaty that limited the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles?

a)

SALT

b)

brinkmanship

c)

Warsaw Pact

30.

Alliance among the U.S., Canada, and nine Western European countries.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

NATO

c)

satellite nations

31.

Soviet-controlled border nations between the U.S.S.R. and Western Europe. Mark only one oval.

a)

Glasnost

b)

brinkmanship

c)

satellite nations

32.

The practice of going to the verge of war in order to gain an advantage over an enemy. Mark only one oval.

a)

brinkmanship

b)

détente

c)

containment

33.

Social reform that ended religious bans and censorship in the Soviet Union. Mark only one oval.

a)

SALT

b)

Glasnost

c)

Containment

34.

Policy of lessening Cold War tensions. Mark only one oval.

a)

Détente

b)

NATO

c)

Perestroika

35.

The belief that if one nation in Asia became communist, then others would follow. Mark only one oval.

a)

Glasnost

b)

NATO

c)

Domino Theory

36.

Alliance between the Soviet Union and seven satellite states in Eastern Europe. Mark only one oval.

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

containment

c)

Perestroika

37.

The United States, the Soviet Union (Russia), Britain, France, and (a)   are permanent members of the United Nations.

Choose from the below words

Germany

Japan

China

38.

The state of tension between nations without armed conflict between the main rivals is known as:

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Cold War

39.

Which of the following was NOT one of the agreements that averted a nuclear exchange between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The U.S. would not invade Cuba.

b)

The U.S. would remove missiles from Turkey.

c)

The U.S. and U.S.S.R. would stop building nuclear weapons.

40.

America justified the use of atomic weapons against Japan by:

a)

Demonstrating military power to the Soviet Union

b)

Ending the war quickly and saving lives

c)

Testing new technology in combat

d)

Retaliating for the attack on Pearl Harbor

41.

Which event is considered the start of World War II in Europe?

a)

The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

b)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

c)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor.

d)

The invasion of Poland by Germany.

42.

What was the main purpose of the Nuremberg Laws enacted by the Nazis?

a)

To encourage immigration

b)

To restrict the rights of Jewish citizens

c)

To form military alliances

d)

To promote industrial growth

43.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Benito Mussolini

44.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

45.

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

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Great Wall

c)

Hadrian's Wall

d)

The Great Border

46.

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

a)

Appeasement

b)

Deterrence

c)

Containment

d)

Detente

47.

During which American presidency did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Richard M. Nixon

48.
the growth of cities and movement of people to them
a)
agrarian
b)
industrial
c)
urbanization
49.
We live in an area where people raise animals so it is pretty ___________________.
a)
agrarian
b)
industrial
c)
urbanization
50.
You can't build your home next to a coal mine and a factory, that is an _________________ area.
a)
agrarian
b)
industrial
c)
urbanization
51.
coming to live permanently in a new country
a)
Industrialization
b)
immigration
c)
progressive
d)

migration

52.
After __________________ almost everyone had a job in a factory or driving a truck!
a)
Industrialization
b)
immigration
c)
progressive
53.
moving with in your own country
a)
organized labor
b)
migration
c)
corruption
54.
when government leaders abuse their power to make money and gain power
a)
organized labor
b)
migration
c)
corruption
55.
This ___________________ from chicago, exposed the whole company from the inside out!
a)
industrial capitalism
b)
muckraker
c)
OSU won the Sugarbowl 49-28!
56.
exactly what someone else has said or written
a)
17th Amendment
b)
Quote
c)
urban
57.
relating to the city
a)
17th Amendment
b)
Quote
c)
urban
58.
residential areas surrounding the city
a)
dominant
b)
suburbs
c)
18th Amendment
d)

rural

59.
When Mr. C played football here at WHS in the 90's, I heard he was ________________________.
a)
dominant
b)
weak and puny
c)
a joke
60.
women are now allowed to vote in the U.S.
a)
19th Amendment
b)
agriculture
c)
excerpt
61.
After reading this ____________________ from his speech, I can not vote for that guy.
a)
19th Amendment
b)
agriculture
c)
excerpt
62.
machines that replace human or animal labor
a)
mechanized
b)
Thesis
c)
society
63.

successfully argue against or prove to be false

a)

Secondary Source

b)

support

c)

refute

d)

allow

64.

an official statement of a complaint

a)

refute

b)

grievance

c)

causation

d)

effect

65.

a change that is a result or consequence of an action

a)

grievance

b)

effect

c)

allowance

66.

A (a)   are records of events as they are first described by people who were there, and ​ ​ ​ (b)   ​ is a document that is created by someone who did not directly experience the event, like a textbook.

Choose from the below words
primary source
secondary source
tertiary source
historical narrative
fictional account
67.

the supreme law of the U.S.

a)

Federalist Papers

b)

Biography

c)

The US Constitution

68.

a series of papers and essays written to explain and defend the proposed U.S. Constitution.

a)

Federalist Papers

b)

Mr. Millers diary

c)

US Constitution

69.

The first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution

a)

The Bill of Constipation

b)

Anti-Federalist Papers

c)

The Bill of Laws

d)

The Bill of Rights

70.

What is the dividing line between North and South Korea known as?

a)

38th Parallel

b)

24th Parallel

c)

The Korean Divide

d)

The Great Divided

71.
While democratic elections were allowed in West Germany, East Germany
a)
won its independence
b)
fell to communism
c)
began war with the Soviets
d)
joined the United Nations
72.

Which country launched the first satellite into space, Sputnik I, on October 4, 1957?

a)

China

b)

The United States

c)

The Soviet Union

d)

Germany

73.
The Soviet Union set up the __________________ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Berlin Blockade
c)
German Democratic Republic
d)
Iron Curtain
74.

The Warsaw Pact was the Soviet reaction to what U.S.-led action?

a)

The Truman Doctrine

b)

The Marshall Plan

c)

U.S. military action in North Korea

d)

The creation of NATO

75.
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Cold War?
a)
President Richard Nixon’s visit to China
b)
tearing down the Berlin Wall
c)
withdrawal of United States troops from Vietnam
d)
sending United States troops to Afghanistan
76.
The Bay of Pigs was a U.S. failed attempt to overthrow
a)
Fulgencio Batista
b)
Anastasio Somoza.
c)
Fidel Castro.
d)
Mohammed Pahlavi.
77.

What economic system was used to reshape China’s economy after the civil war?

a)

capitalism

b)

social democracy

c)

laissez-faire

d)

communism

78.
Following the United States’ military withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, Vietnam
a)
became a democratic nation
b)
adopted a communist form of government
c)
remained divided between North and South
d)
was quickly taken over by China
79.
President Nixon’s Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must
a)
defeat communism in Vietnam to preserve other countries.
b)
empower South Vietnamese forces to assume more combat duties.
c)
open trade relations with a unified Vietnam.
80.

When was NATO established?

a)

1960

b)

1945

c)

1955

d)

1949

81.

Belief that if one nation went communist in Asia, then others would too.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

brinkmanship

c)

containment

d)

SALT

82.

A political and economic system in which the government owns all of the businesses and land and people have very little individual freedoms.

a)
Communism
b)

Democracy

c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
The Cold War
e)
Iron Cutrain