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Final Exam- World Studies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following actions was a direct violation of the treaty that ended World War I?

a)

the holocaust

b)

the invasion of Ethiopia

c)

the invasion of Manchuria

d)

the remilitarization of Germany

2.

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

a)

It was a process to divide up his territories among his generals

b)

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

c)

It was a way to amass more soldiers for the invasion of Russia

d)

It was genocide of people the Nazis considered inferior

3.

Which of the following battles marked the end of the German offensive?

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of Leyte Gulf

d)

Battle of El Alamein

4.

What is an example of a command economy

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Communism

d)

Traditional

5.

Why did Japan invade Manchuria?

a)

to revenge an ancient grudge

b)

to gain its iron ore and coal deposits

c)

to regain land lost in the Russo-Japanese War

d)

to obey the terms of the Kellogg-Briand Pact

6.

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

a)

Russian and British troops

b)

Russian troops and Russian winter

c)

Russian and German fuel shortages

d)

Russian ground forces and American air strikes

7.

What was the goal of U.S. isolationists after World War I?

a)

that Nazi ties to other countries should be combatted

b)

that political ties to other countries should be avoided

8.

What was the U.S. response to Japanese aggression in Southeast Asia in mid-1941?

a)

declare war on Japan

b)

cut oil supplies to Japan

c)

broke off peace talks with Japan

d)

began a boycott of Japanese-made products

9.

Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war?

a)

they were radioing helpful information to the Germans

b)

they were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies

c)

they of German descent and falsely labeled as enemies

d)

they had known of the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance

10.

The Munich Conference came to symbolize the dangers of what?

a)

Communism

b)

appeasement

c)

negotiation

d)

militarism

11.

The term “Iron Curtain” refers to the

a)

Scars left on the land by the trenches from World War I

b)

no-fly zone in northern Iraq after the Persian Gulf War

c)

border established between India and Pakistan after World War II

d)

western boundary Soviet dominated in Europe during the Cold War

12.

What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?

a)

Fascist Powers

b)

Allied Powers

c)

Axis Powers

d)

Central Powers

13.

Britain and France were eager to appease Germany because:

a)

They wanted to avoid another war and believed appeasement would maintain peace.

b)

They wanted to expand their own territories.

c)

They supported Germany's actions.

d)

They were allies with Germany.

14.

Why did Hitler target the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of Germany's troubles?

a)

The Jewish people had aided Germany's enemies in World War I.

b)

Hatred of Jews, or anti-Semitism, was a key part of Nazi ideology.

c)

The Jewish population in Germany outnumbered the size of the Nazi party.

d)

Jewish people held most of the prominent roles in the German government.

15.

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, steady advance

16.

What was one part of Roosevelt's New Deal program to fight the Depression?

a)

The stock market and banking system created their own reform council.

b)

Government agencies took over businesses and farms.

c)

Large public works projects helped to provide jobs.

17.

Why did millions of Germans turn against the leaders of the Weimar Republic?

a)

They had signed the Treaty of Versailles.

b)

Their leadership led to the Holocaust.

c)

They were members of the Nazi party.

d)

The country was not ready for a democratic government.

18.

What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

a)

Soviet invasion of Finland

b)

German invasion of Poland

c)

German invasion of Czechoslovakia

d)

Soviet invasion of Poland

19.

How did the Lend-Lease Act benefit the United States?

a)

It enriched the U.S. economy through selling arms to the Allies

b)

It lent the Allies American troops in exchange for European goods

c)

It allowed the Allies to purchase food and medicine from the United States

d)

all of the above

20.

Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early 1930s?

a)

All three successfully invaded other nations.

b)

All three had governments controlled by democracies.

c)

All three signed non-aggression pacts with the Soviet Union.

d)

All three pledged to invade the United States.