WHII SOL Review: The 20th Century

Question 1

Mikhail Gorbachev's attempt to modernize the Soviet economy in the 1980's was called what?

Accepted Answer

Perestroika

Question 2

Under the Treaty of Versailles, what country was forced to admit total guilt for causing WWI?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 3

Fidel Castro lead a revolution in which Caribbean nation?

Accepted Answer

Cuba

Question 4

What terrorist organization, led by Osama bin Laden, was behind the attack on 9/11?

Accepted Answer

Al-Qaeda

Question 5

What U.S. President helped end the Cold War in the 1980's by being "tough" on the USSR?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 6

At the height of the Great Depression, the U.S. unemployment rate was approximately:

Accepted Answer

25%

Question 7

Which of the following nations was NOT a member of the Triple Entente before WWI?

Accepted Answer

Austria-Hungary

Question 8

Which of the following is not a defining characteristic of fascism?

Accepted Answer

Partnership with communism to overthrow corrupt capitalists.

Question 9

What nation did Japan beat in 1905, proving that non-Europeans could still be world powers?

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 10

Who was the leader of India's effort to gain independence from England in the 1940's?

Accepted Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 11

After World War II, what defensive alliance linked the USA and Western Europe against the USSR?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 12

Kwame Nkrumah lead a peaceful attempt to gain independence for what African nation?

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 13

What African nation was known for a 1994 genocide which saw nearly 1 million Tutsis killed?

Accepted Answer

Rwanda

Question 14

During the Cultural Revolution, Mao's "Red Guard" was made up mostly of:

Accepted Answer

Radical teenagers and young adults

Question 15

All of the following events occurred during the Cold War except:

Accepted Answer

The 9/11 attacks

Question 16

What female prime minister of Israel is known for having led them in the Yom Kippur War?

Accepted Answer

Golda Meir

Question 17

Who lead the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Lenin

Question 18

What weapons were the main part of the Arms Race between the US and USSR in the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear weapons

Question 19

Who was the first man to walk on the surface of the moon?

Accepted Answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 20

During the Cold War, which of these countries would have been located behind the Iron Curtain?

Accepted Answer

East Germany

Question 21

The policy of giving into an aggressor power, like Germany, to avoid war is known as:

Accepted Answer

Appeasement

Question 22

During the 1970's, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. President to visit what foreign country?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 23

The use of violence to coerce or intimidate for political reasons is the definition of:

Accepted Answer

Terrorism

Question 24

All of the following were leaders in the Allies of World War II except:

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 25

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

A communist overthrow of all major banks in Europe.

Question 26

All of the following groups were targeted during the Holocaust EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Aryans

Question 27

What city was the first to be destroyed by atomic weaponry at the end of WWII?

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima

Question 28

Which of the following was NOT a major cause of World War I?

Accepted Answer

Threat of a communist uprising.

Question 29

Nelson Mandela struggled against apartheid in what country?

Accepted Answer

South Africa

Question 30

What European nation owned Vietnam and tried to retake it after WWII with U.S. support?

Accepted Answer

France

WHII SOL Review: The 20th Century

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WHII SOL Review: The 20th Century

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