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World History - Final Review (Russian Rev - Cold War)
World History - Final Review (Russian Rev - Cold War)
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This person's theories inspired the socialists (SRs and SDs) of Revolutionary Russia.
Adam Smith
Karl Marx
Charles Darwin
Father Time
2
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis' ideology could best be described as a belief in...
liberal democracy protecting individual rights.
gradually improving the rights and welfare of workers.
nationalism rooted in ethnic superiority.
a classless society run by workers.
3
Fascism is a belief that...
democratic unity leads to national strength.
good of nation-state is more important than people's rights
nationalism is rooted in ethnic superiority.
there should be a classless society run by workers.
4
What is D-Day?
the end of the Allied attack on Germany
the beginning of the Allied full scale invasion of Europe
the German deadline for invading the Soviet Union
Mr. Terry's deadline for late work, you jerks
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Title of the person who basically had absolute power in 1800s Russia.
president
tsar
emperor
king
6
British leader during most of World War II and member of the "Big Three"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
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The word "soviet" best describes...
a communist
a nuclear warhead
a Russian person
a workers' council
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The Bolsheviks were a wing of socialists in Russia who were most interested in...
installing a liberal democracy and securing people's rights
nationalizing the land and distributing it among peasants
gradually leading the country to socialism
leading toward a second revolution to install socialism
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Which of the following was an argument for the use of atomic weapons on Japan?
to bring democracy to Japan immediately
to bring a quicker end to the war and save troops' lives
to provide students with this tormenting question for years
to convince the Japanese that socialism is awesome
10
This tsar ruled Russia at the time of its revolutions.
Alexander II
Ivan IV
Catherine I
Nicholas II
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Official policy adopted by British and French after German occupation of the Sudetenland (1939)
appeasement
glasnost
deterrence
blitzkrieg
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Bolshevik coup of the Provisional Government + walkout of other socialists from the Soviet
February Revolution
D-Day
October Revolution
Bloody Sunday
13
The Cold War ended when
Ronald Reagan tore down the Berlin Wall
the United States and Soviet Union stopped the arms race
capitalism collapsed in the West due to oil shocks
Eastern European nations moved away from communism
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Identify (ID): Large group of people tied to the land in 1800s Russia (were virtually slaves).
nobles
boyars
serfs
peasants
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Totalitarianism can best be described as...
government controls every aspect of life
classless society to be run by workers and peasants
government's purpose is to protect people's rights
people sacrifice individual rights for the nation-state
16
Nazis' first military aggression: taking back this industrial part of Germany from Allies
Rhineland
Austria
Sudetenland
Poland
17
The Axis Powers were made of these three countries:
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Britain, France, and Soviet Union
Siberia, Madagascar, and Sussex County
Germany, Italy, and Japan
18
The iron curtain was
gray drapes used to decorate Truman's oval office.
a naval blockade to keep nuclear materials out of Cuba
another word for the Berlin Wall
a term used by Winston Churchill to describe divided Europe
19
Blitzkrieg is German for
lightning war
living space
work makes freedom
jelly doughnut
20
The Nazis were appealing to many Germans in the early 1930s because...
they promised restored strength during a depression.
they granted more rights to labor unions.
they promised a classless society based on Marx's ideas.
they supported protection of political rights.
21
The Final Solution involved which of the following?
the Allied invasion of Europe
the German retreat from the Soviet Union
the use of atomic weapons on Japan
the establishment of death camps for Jews
22
Global representatives after World War II signed this at the United Nations...
their own rookie baseball card
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Declaration of American Independence
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
23
Which of the following was agreed upon at the Potsdam Conference of 1945?
four way occupation of Germany by Allied powers
establishment of the United Nations
distribution of land in East Europe after World War II
more class participation for a better democracy
24
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was an agreement that
Germany and USSR would split Poland and not fight each other
Britain and France would not interfere with Nazi aggression
German U-boats would only be used against American ships
Hitler and Stalin would agree to be less cranky
25
Lebensraum could best be described as
Hitler's living room
more land for German people to grow and prosper
a place where Jews were to be sent as the final solution
room A-29
26
Person: consolidated power after Lenin's death and led Soviet Union for nearly 30 years
Joseph Stalin
Tsar Nicholas II
Karl Marx
Fidel Castro
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This person returned to Russia in 1917 and was a leader of the Bolsheviks...
Vladimir Lenin
Karl Marx
Joseph Stalin
Fidel Castro
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The United States abandoned isolationism and entered the war when
Germany attacked the Soviets.
Germany attacked Poland.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
Japan attacked mainland China.
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After the Nazi takeover of Paris, they installed a satellite government called
the Confederate States of America.
the Provisional Government.
the Vichy Regime.
Hitler's travelling circus.
