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Mr. Garcia's World History Semester II Review -May, 2015
Mr. Garcia's World History Semester II Review -May, 2015
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World History Second Semester Final Exam Review
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1
What best defines, "aggressive preparation for war by growing one's army"?
nationalism
demobilization
militarism
alliances
2
Which of the following most affected the course and outcome of World War I?
American military and financial intervention in the war.
The switch in sides of Italy from Central Powers to Allies
Allied withdrawal from the Turkish peninsula of Gallipoli.
British victories in the Sinai that secured the Suez Canal.
3
Which of the following countries had fascist governments beginning in the 1920s?
Great Britain and France
Japan and China
Russia and the U.S.
Germany and Italy
4
The development of what has increased global interdependence in the world?
literacy
nationalism
technology
atomic warfare
5
Trench warfare was first introduced in which war?
The Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
The Korean War
6
These two organizations provide or provided a forum to handle international conflict:
United Nations and European Union
NATO and European Union
League of Nations and Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations and United Nations
7
In the struggle to gain control of the Soviet Union in the 1920's, Joseph Stalin's main rival
was Leon Trotsky.
was Czar Nicholas.
was Alexander Kerensky.
was Nikolai Bukharin.
8
What happened to Germany after World War II?
It was divided into two parts
It was completely liberated by the British
It fell completely to communism
It became a world power
9
The type of government structure that does not tolerate opposition groups is called
democratic
theocratic
totalitarian
tyranny
10
The alliance system was a major cause of World War I because
no one wanted to fight before that
it turned a local problem into a worldwide problem
no one knew which side each country was on
it meant some countries refused to fight others
11
The rise of the Nazi Party in Germany was an effect of which treaty?
Brest-Litovsk
Versailles
Paris
Tehran
12
In 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war due to
the Soviet Union's declaration of war on France.
placement of nuclear missiles in Cuba by the Soviet Union.
the assassination of U S President John F. Kennedy in 1964.
the Soviet Union's invasion of Turkey.
13
What was the goal of the United States with regards to communism during the Cold War?
expansion
appeasement
containment
support
14
What happened on December 7, 1941 that influenced the events of World War II?
Holocaust officially began prompting the Allies to invade
Hitler began the invasion of the Soviet Union
Pearl Harbor was attacked prompting the US to join the war
Britain was bombed prompting the Soviets to join the war
15
What area in northwestern Czechoslovakia did Adolf Hitler demand and was given to him in 1938?
Serbia
Belgium
Poland
Sudetenland
16
Why did the Western powers support the creation of a country for the Jewish peoples after WWII?
They felt guilt over the horrors of the Holocaust.
They did not want Jews moving to their countries.
They did not support it.
They wanted Jews to be isolated into their own country.
17
Which two events prompted the United States to enter World War I?
unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmarmann note
Germany issuing a "blank check" and Belgium being invaded
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand and Russia mobilizing
Attack on Pearl Harbor and Battle of Britain
18
Josef Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and Adolf Hitler could be considered which type of leader?
Totalitarian
Autocrat
Monarch
President
19
The Vietnam and Korean wars were different because
Korea was taken over completely by communism but not Vietnam
Korea was completely rid of communism
Vietnam was taken over completely by communism but not Korea
Vietnam was completely rid of communism
20
This country responded to the Great Depression by choosing a dictator to lead them.
France
Great Britain
Germany
the United States
