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1
Japanese Unit 731 was responsible for
trying to take over Europe
medical experiments
the war going on for so long
trying to take over the USA
2
King Leopold of Belgium ruled the Congo with brutality in order to obtain
rubber
grain
Military advantages
iron
3
The ________ trials were held to hold Nazi leaders accountable
Berlin
Nuremberg
Austrian
Normandy
4
The ship that was sunk by a German submarine that helped propel the United States into the war is...
The Lusitania
The Estonia
The Latvia
The Lithuania
5
When Vladimir Lenin dies, who takes over as the leader of the Soviet Union?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Vladimir Putin
6
Germany's message to Mexico to establish an alliance was called the....
Secret Operational Plan
Zimmerman telegram
Germany-Mexico Alliance
Mexico Betrayal
7
Hitler's "Final Solution" was what?
a genocide of people considered inferior (jews, poles, disabled people)
a plan to take over the USA
a plan to end WWII
a plan to conquer Europe
8
King Leopold controlled the Congo through the use of:
Money to pay workers a fair wage
An iphone app called "imperialism now"
Harsh punishments such as removing someone's limb
Strong speeches that convinced Africans to work with him
9
The event that was the immediate cause of WWI were....
Czar Nicholas being killed
None of the above
Woodrow Wilson being killed
Archduke Franz Ferdinand being killed
10
What were the two alliances who participated in World War 1?
Nato and the Central Powers
Allies and Axis powers
Allies and Central powers
NATO and the Warsaw Pact
11
The opium wars were fought by this country against Britain to try and prevent drugs from flooding into their country...
India
America
China
Japan
12
Gandhi became famous for protesting which country that was colonizing India?
Germany
USA
China
Britain
13
Buddhism and Hinduism have similar beliefs, but one big difference is....
Buddhists believe in Jesus Christ
Buddhism is not a religion
Buddhists do not have followers in Asia
Buddhism does not support the Caste System
14
Which of the following best describes the national boundaries that existed in Africa BEFORE Imperialism?
Ancient boundaries
Established by indigenious populations
Imposed by Europeans
Geographically logical
15
Japanese internment camps were built in the US and Japanese Americans were forced to relocate to them. Why is this?
in order to send them back to Japan
to recruit for the US army
in case they were "enemies" of America
for their own protection
16
Buddhism dicusses the "Four Noble Truths" which are way to....
Make as much money while you are alive
Figure out the best way to solve the world's problems
rid yourself of desire and achieve Nirvana (enlightenment)
Ensure that you make it to the afterlife
17
The atomic bomb was created under the name:
Operation War Ender
Manhattan Project
Project Joker
Operation Steeltoe
18
The Berlin Conference of 1885 was a meeting between major European powers to split up the continent of:
Europe
North America
Africa
Australia
19
Which of the following statements about empires & imperialism is NOT true?
The countries that ruled under imperialism always have fair laws
Empires expand to gain money and power
Empires want to gain control of more land for military advantages
Strong influence over another country can be considered imperialism
20
What kind of warfare was widely used starting in World War I
fist fighting
Secret
gun fighting
Trench
21
The creation of Israel in 1948 is similar to the Berlin conference because...
Both were about creating a Jewish homeland
Both did not have lasting effects
No European powers were involved in either event
Both involve splitting up land into new borders
22
Israel and Palestine are currently in a war over the Gaza Strip. The Israelis are ______ and the Palestinians are ______
Muslim, Jewish
Jewish, Muslim
Muslim, Hindu
Hindu, Muslim
23
The Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918 got its name because...
the disease started in Spain
The Spanish were the enemies of the Allies, so they were blamed for the flu
Spanish soliders were spreading it to other armies
Spain was neutral in the war, so they could report on it in the news
24
World War II started with the invasion of Poland by...
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
25
The
Kristallnacht
(Night of Broken Glass) was considered the beginning of...
WWII
WWI
the holocaust
the end of WWII
26
What is the primary religion within India?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
27
US President Harry Truman ended the war by dropping atomic bombs on the Japenese cities of _____ & ______
nagasaki & tokyo
tokyo & hiroshima
tokyo & kyoto
hiroshima & nagasaki
28
Hitler signed the Nazi Soviet Pact in hopes to annex which country?
Switzerland
Poland
Spain
Russia
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Benito Mussolini of Italy created the political system known as _______, where one singular party/ruler has control
communism
fascism
capitalism
socialism
