World History Final Exam Quiz

 Mikhail Gorbachev strengthened of the Soviet Union through an oppressive rule.

declared military dictator and launched a campaign to take over East Asia the 20s & 30s.

Nazi Death camps were built specifically for this purpose. 

What military strategy did the U.S. use in the war in the pacific during WWII?

What event left 2 million West Berliners without electricity, food, and fuel for survival?

Trotsky was the youngest Romanov who suffered from Hemophilia.

Germany was forced to assume responsibility for the war under the Treaty of Versailles.

Mobilization is a military draft.

A state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life

A tactic used to persuade public opinion.

This nation was extremely militaristic helping to cause WWI

This nation exited the WWI in March of 1918 due to an internal civil war

Bloody Sunday was a massive procession of workers petitioning grievances to the Czar.

A plan to rebuild the prosperity and stability of war-torn Europe. 

This battle prevented Japan from a possible invasion of Hawaii.

African leaders were not invited to this event in 1884-1885.

Indian soldiers felt the use of pork and beef fat violated in rifles violated their religious beliefs

Stable economies, unified political parties, strong leadership in the 1920s/1930s allowed dictators to come to power.

Before WWI, France was apart of the Triple Alliance.

In the Cuban Missile Crisis exiles failed to overthrow Fidel Castro.

A Soviet policy that attempted to improve the economy by allowing for greater freedoms for industries and businesses.

During WWI, the British Empire supported division in the middle east to try and weaken the Ottoman Empire.

Rationing is

During WWI this was an attempt, encouraged by German prisoners, to overthrow British Rule.

Mohandas Gandhi led the Indian non-violence movement for independence from Britain

Known for having "mystical" powers and "healed" Alexis

In the later 1930s, what type of foreign policy did Great Britain and France have towards German aggression?

This was the USA's policy of wanting to stop the spread of Communism to any place around the world.

Operation Barbarossa was

This battle occurred on an island close to Japan where all 110,000 Japanese died in its defense.

He was the leader of the Bolshevik Party and the Russian Revolution

The atomic bomb was first tested in Arizona by the New York Project.

Which of the following helped unify Italy?

VJ Day is an invasion of Normandy, France which began the movement of allied troops pushing Germans back to Berlin.

Gulags were

Preparing to send troops to war.

Communist countries military alliance led by the U.S.S.R.

The U.S.S.R. believes in communism.

Glasnost means "openness". 

This conflict involved communist leader Ho Chi Minh.

The Ottoman government blamed this group for a major loss against Russian forces during WWI

A signed armistice brought WWI to an end.

This communist leader is responsible for the "Cultural Revolution"

Which of the following leaders on the list helped unify Germany?

Founder of Fascism

The capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa ended the war in the pacific and WWII.

Gandhi's Great Salt March is an example of

An attempted to keep the world's economies stable and  world at peace through organizations like the World Bank

The Zimmerman Note exposed the German plan to invade Italy.

Who won the Battle of Britain

Nationalism is

The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie caused the start of

Created to bring food and supplies to the citizens of the Western zone