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AP World Unit 7- Global Conflicts- WWI, Russian Revolution, WWII
AP World Unit 7- Global Conflicts- WWI, Russian Revolution, WWII
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Who was the Prime Minister of the UK during WWII who urged British citizens to carry on the fight against Nazi Germany
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
2
Russian revolutionary workers' council
Menshevik
Cheka
Marxist
Soviet
3
The intended purpose of The League of Nations was to
prevent future wars like WWI
force the split between Austria and Hungary
force Germany to pay reparations to the victorious countries
require Germany to give up African colonies and its miitary
4
When the entire country (government, civilians, military, economy) is dedicated to the war effort:
militarism
isolationism
nationalism
total war
5
In many ways they were alike, so why did fascists and communists hate each other?
Only one wanted to create society based on state loyalty
Communists believed Jews were responsible for their problems
Marxist views were accepted by fascists but not communists
Communists believed in no class distinction but fascists did
6
What did many colonial subjects of European imperial powers do during WWI?
Many actively served in combat roles for imperial masters
Used the war as a means to successfully win independence
They violently resisted having to participate in the war
They were viewed as inferior & excluded by imperial powers
7
The sinking of this British vessel almost led to the US choosing a side in WWI
The Titanic
The Enterprise
The Lusitania
The Queen Mary
8
An unlikely alliance formed between the US, GB & the USSR. Why did Stalin not trust the others?
He believed the US and GB wanted to invade & occupy the USSR
US & GB were democratically elected, capitalist societies
He thought the US & GB were allies with Japan & would attack
He believed the US and GB wanted communism to spread
9
They believed the revolution of peasants and workers in Russia should be led by a small, educated elite group
Romanovs
Bolsheviks
Socialists
Soviets
10
Where was the western Allied invasion site to push the Nazis back towards Berlin?
southwestern France
northern France
northern Germany
western Spain
11
At the end of WWII Italian citizens attacked fascist leaders, and Nazis were put on trial in
Nuremberg
Berlin
Munich
Wannsee
12
Which of the following was NOT one of the primary causes of the rise of Nazism in Germany?
Fears of communism and a communist-led revolution in Germany
Failures of the post-WWI gov't (The Weimar Republic)
Economic depression: high unemployment & worthless currency
Failure to win gold medals at the Berlin Summer Olympics
13
The following new European countries were created by the Treaty of Versailles when it broke up empires after WWI
Serbia, Romania, Armenia, Poland
Ireland, Croatia, Serbia, Poland
Yugoslavia, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia
Hungary, Ireland, Serbia,
14
What happened to the Ottoman Empire after the war?
It was combined with the Russian Empire
It was dismantled & new countries like Turkey, Iraq & Syria were created
It was no longer "The Sick Man," having reclaimed territory and prestige
It lost Balkans territory but gained land in the Middle East
15
Lenin seized land & factories from the wealthy and gave it to the workers in an effort to
recruit help to win World War 1
join the Allied Powers
build support to put Tsar Nicholas II back on the throne
gain support for his revolution from the common Russian people
16
Which of the following was NOT a totalitarian government in the 1930s on the eve of WWII?
France
The USSR
Japan
Germany
17
Who successfully smuggled Vladimir Lenin back into Russia to further destabilize the tsar's imperial government?
Rasputin
Germany
The Black Hand
Britain
18
What was the goal of Stalin's 5 Year Plan in the Soviet Union?
reduce the reliance on foreign economic aid
territorial expansion of the Soviet Union's borders
quickly transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power
to encourage the international spread of communism
19
Germany's naval buildup in the early 1900s sparked a bitter arms race and rivalry with
The US
Russia
France
Britain
20
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (1918)
Submarine warfare promise violated by Germany that led to US entry in WWI
German telegram to Mexico seeking alliance against the US
German terms of surrender in WWI and admission of guilt
Treaty that withdrew Russia from WWI and they had to surrender land
21
One of Hitler's biggest mistakes during the war:
Operation Dummkopf
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Anschluss
Operation Overlord
22
Which colony sent the most native people to fight in WWI for their imperial masters?
India- for Great Britain
Indonesia- for Holland
Tunisia- for France
China- for Germany
23
Hitler tried to copy Mussolini, while Mussolini tried to copy-
Roman caesars
Stalin
Hitler
Franco
24
"The Blitz" affected
Belgium
Britain
the USSR
France
25
This German propaganda poster alleges that Jews are directly responsible for
communism
The outbreak of WWII
Pearl Harbor
socialism
26
Why would artistic expression be censored under totalitarianism?
totalitarian governments never used art in propaganda
art was often used as a subversive way to criticize the government
there was no market for buying and selling art
the arts were considered unimportant
27
Why did Germany declare war on the U.S. in 1941?
Because the US invaded France at Normandy
Because the US declared war on Japan
Because the US was sinking German submarines
Because of US assistance to the USSR in the Battle of Stalingrad
28
A night of violence against Jews, considered by historians to be phase 2 of Hitler's plan for the Holocaust
Anschluss
Lebensraum
Kristallnacht
Blitzkrieg
29
What was the name of Stalin's policy of total state control over industry & agriculture?
10 Year Plan
5 Year Plan
Barbarossa
New Economic Policy (NEP)
30
What was Japan's goal in the 1930s and 1940s, which led to war in the Pacific?
Britain and US refused to cooperate in building an international empire
Britain and US interfered with their goal of building a Pacific empire
Japan wanted to join with Germany in conquering all of Asia
they wanted war because China and Russia violated international treaties
31
Vladimir Lenin believed this was the root cause of WWI, and the reason millions of Russians died in the conflict
fascism
socialism
communism
capitalism
32
How did Benito Mussolini rise to power in Italy in the 1920s?
he launched a bloodless coup with fellow WWI veterans
he was given total power to defend Italy against communism
the Nazis helped him win a bloody civil war
After a failed uprising and time in prison, he formed a political party
33
The western front trenches of the war developed when ________ came to defend neutral ________
Britain; Switzerland
Britain; France
Britain; Denmark
Britain; Belgium
34
Stalin's 5 Year Plan had a devastating effect on
Ukraine
Finland
Afghanistan
China
35
Stalin violently purged these landowning peasants to seize total control of agriculture
kulaks
boyars
gulags
cossacks
36
Who gained some of Germany's colonies in East Asia after the war? (But it was not enough to satisfy them)
The United States
China
Great Britain
Japan
37
German monarch during WWI (it cost him his job) Was cousins with King George V of England & Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Kaiser Frederick XVI
Kaiser Gustav III
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm I
38
The turning point on the eastern front in WWII- began the Nazi retreat back to Berlin
D-Day invasion of Normandy
"The Blitz"
Leningrad
Stalingrad
39
Hitler called it "the most German of all German cities" & held Nazi rallies there every year. Holocaust trials were here
Nuremberg
Berlin
Dresden
Hamburg
40
Tsar Nicholas II was the last of the _____________ royal dynasty in Russia
Petrograd
Romanov
Soviet
Rustonov
41
Although alike in many ways, a major difference between Italian fascism and German Nazism was
individual freedom and voting rights
tolerance of communism
racial and ethnic discrimination
unquestioned loyalty to the state
42
A key principle of the economic theory of communism is:
Privatization of businesses
Total unionization of workers
A mix of private ownership of businesses with government-owned business
Government ownership of businesses
43
With The Sussex Pledge, the Germans made this promise to the U.S. (that they later violated)
Germany promised to give Mexico land in the American SW
Germany promised not to attack the Soviet Union
Germany promised to stop sinking all ocean vessels
Germany promised to defend France against aggression
44
Because of the dire situation with WWI and the situation in Russia, Lenin's famous slogan promised the Russian people
"Jobs, Money, and Victory"
"Peace, Prosperity, and Communism"
"Surrender, Jobs, and Food"
"Peace, Land and Bread"
45
The Triple Entente, formed in 1907, included the following:
Britain, Italy and France
Britain, Russia and France
Britain, France and Belgium
Russia, Serbia and Bulgaria
46
Germany's strategy to avoid fighting a two front war in WWI
Schlieffen Plan
Sussex Pledge
Schwartz Plan
Bolshevik Plan
47
Who had to ultimately admit responsibility for WWI in the "war guilt clause" of The Treaty of Versailles?
Serbia
The Ottoman Empire
Germany
Austria-Hungary
48
Who was first to officially declare war in 1914, thus officially starting the first world war?
Germany
Russia
Serbia
Austria-Hungary
49
President of the US when WWII began, but died during the war.
Dwight Eisenhower
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
50
Why are these German soldiers posing with a dude dressed like a polar bear?
Because polar bears are cool
Because Germans are weird
Wintertime sneak attack- The Russians will Nazi us coming
Why not?
51
The Black Hand, a Serbian nationalist group, allegedly plotted the attack on Archduke Ferdinand. What was their goal?
A communist revolution in the Russian Empire
Serbian freedom from Ottoman control
Independence for all ethnic Slavic people from Austrian control
to seize German colonies in Africa for Serbia
52
Hitler tried to regain lost German territory in Europe while Mussolini conquered
Yugoslavia
Ethiopia
The Vatican
Brazil
53
For the US this was the event that finally forced a declaration of war on Germany in WWI
Pearl Harbor attack on US colonies in the Pacific
the invasion of neutral Belgium
The Zimmerman Telegram
sinking of the Lusitania
54
Couldn't decide which side to choose in both world wars
Ottoman Empire
Russia
Italy
France
55
His death was the "spark" that started the war
Gavrillo Princip
Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Rasputin
56
Which of the following was NOT one of the major causes of civil war/revolution in Russia?
giving up too much land in Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
the appeal of a new gov't that supported common workers and peasants
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
dissatisfaction with the tsar's handling of the war
57
Why was Rasputin murdered in 1917?
he was accused of smuggling Lenin into Russia
his military expertise was doubted when Russia lost millions in the war
his close relationship with the tsar's family was questioned
he was a creepy dude
58
The invasion of ____________ officially started WWII in 1939.
the USSR
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Pearl Harbor
59
What was the "powder keg of Europe" in the early 1900s?
The Balkans region
The Ottoman Empire
The Mediterranean Sea
Germany
60
Germany's "blank check" in 1914 promised
territory to Mexico for help against the US
cessation of submarine aggression in the Atlantic
unconditional support for Austria-Hungary against Serbia
to pay reparations to the victorious countries
61
What two cities suffered atomic bombing by the US in order to force an end to WWII?
Berlin and Dresden
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Hiroshima
Berlin and Tokyo
62
Formed in 1882 but ended in 1915 during the war. It included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
The Triple Threat
The Axis Powers
The Triple Entente
The Central Powers
63
US president during WWI- his peace proposal included the League of Nations, which the US never joined
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
64
Citizens buying war bonds, rationing of food, saving money and supplies- all examples of
propaganda
blitzkrieg
total war
appeasement
65
Picasso used art to speak out against fascism and the Nazi/fascist aggression in:
Spain
the USSR
Belgium
France