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Zhou's Unit 2 Quiz
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1
What weapons did the superpowers compete during the Cold War?
pistols
missiles
submarines
nuclear weapons
2
What is NOT related to Guerrilla warfare?
hit-and-run / hide and kill ambushes
large battles
surprise attacks
3
What did the Nazi Party believe about race?
Race does not matter to them, everyone is equal.
Germans are the greatest and belong to the master Aryan race.
4
What does the renaissance mean?
reject
rebirth
redo
release
5
The "new world" consists of which two continents?
North America and South America
Asia and Africa
Europe and Africa
Europe and Asia
6
What was the reason that US decided to fight in World War II?
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
7
What happened on "Black Tuesday" in 1929?
Americans decided to wear black on Tuesdays to celebrate WWI victory
The American stock market crashed
8
Why did President Truman decided to drop two atomic bombs on Japan?
Japan dropped nukes on USA first.
Japan wouldn't surrender. It would have more people die if US invades Japan
9
During the holocaust, these groups of people were mass murdered by the Nazis.
Americans, Germans, and Russians
Jews, gays, gypsies, disabled people, blacks and many others
10
Why did people protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
to reinstate stronger communist ideals
to gain better access to safe food
to fight the growing number of tanks
to reform the economy and government
11
Comedy means sad story
False
True
12
Aztec is modern day Mexico
True
False
13
What is the goal of United Nations?
to make money
to keep peace between countries
to develop high tech military
to bring world leaders to NYC
14
Who did Hitler blame for everything that was going wrong for Germany?
The Americans
The French
The Chinese
The Jews
15
Who painted the famous "Mona Lisa"?
Leonardo da Vinci
Mr. Zhou
Chimdi
One of the ninja turtles
16
What drug caused significant addiction problems in China?
penicillin
Opium
17
Social Darwinism
is not a racist theory
is a racist theory
18
Who is this?
Mao
Joseph Stalin
A very evil man
Adolf Hitler
19
Which of the following is the best example of militarism?
the French singing their national anthem
the British teaching English in India
England building a powerful navy
France's alliance with England
20
What political idealogy was the U.S deathly afraid of?
Socialism
Communism
Democracy
Fascism
21
What killed most of the natives in the new world?
swords
viruses
bombs
guns
22
During the cultural revolution, people could speak against the Communist government with no consequences.
False
True
23
Countries used propaganda to
educate people about the war's dangers.
sell the war and encourage men to enlist.
inspire women to make peace.
persuade people to help dig trenches.
24
What did the British want to trade from China?
guns and gun powders
gold and silver
Tea and silk
cars and ships
25
What was the program created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s to end the Great Depression?
Tomorrow's Deal
New Deal
Today's Deal
Old Deal
26
During the Roaring Twenties, the US had just got out of __________, and business was booming.
The Great Depression
World War I
The Great Recession
World War II
27
William Shakespeare was famous for his....?
plays, poetries.
fashion
dance moves
cooking
28
Before the U.S got involved with the Vietnam War, the US was caught up in the...
Cold War
World War II
Great Depression
World War I
29
Which country suffered the most and was "shackled" from the treaty that ended World War I?
France
Germany
United States
China
30
Which group was targeted in the United States during the "Red Scare"?
Republicans
Jews
Democrats
Communists
31
Inca is modern day Peru.
True
False
32
Imperialism is...
good
bad
33
The reunited Vietnam had a _______ government.
anarchic
socialist
democratic
communist
34
The Industrial Revolution boosted the production of every day products
True
False
35
People did not care about art during the renaissance.
False
True
36
North Vietnam has won the war against South Vietnam
False
True
37
Who's this?
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoléon Bonaparte
38
In the 1920's, many Americans invested in the _______ market
black
super
stock
39
Which countries were the superpowers on the two sides of the Cold War?
The U.S and USSR (Russia)
China and USSR (Russia)
England and China
U.S and China
40
What was the name of the theory that applied natural selection to civilized society?
societal fitness
Darwinian economics
social Darwinism
evolutionary society
41
Who is this?
A very evil man
Mao
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
42
As a result of the Industrial Revolution, where did more people work?
on airplanes
in offices
on farms
in factories
43
Why was the discovery of large amounts of coal a cause of the Industrial Revolution?
People could use coal to power factories.
Coal-powered cars moved faster than railways.
The discovery of coal caused a spike in population.
The smoke from burning coal harmed people's health.
44
How many people died during the famine in China?
1 Billion
30 Million
300
10,000
45
The Vietnam War is the only war that the U.S lost
True
False
46
What is
imperialism?
baby boom
impure energy
animals evolve over time
one country takes control of other countries through force or policies.
47
US did not want to get involved in World War II at first
True
False
48
The French revolution was extremely bloody and violent.
True
False
49
The Dust Bowl caused a food shortage in America during the Great Depression
False
True
50
Millions of Jews were killed at this place.
Gulag
Concentration Camp
51
World War I is also called The Great War
False
True
52
Renaissance is the rebirth period for arts and science.
True
False
53
Who is this?
Lao
Chao
Tao
Mao
54
Which of the following is a reason why US troops had difficulty fighting the North Vietnamese?
The Americans’ bombs were highly ineffective.
The North Vietnamese had more modern weapons.
The Americans had less wartime experience.
The North Vietnamese knew the terrain (surroundings) much better.
55
William Shakespeare wrote "Romeo and Juliet"
False
True
56
Tragedy means funny story.
False
True
57
Who were the 4 famous artists that inspired the names for the ninja turtles?
Dopey, Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy
Blanken, Zhou, Deakins, Sweat
John, Paul, George, Ringo
Donatello, Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael
