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1
According to Marx and Engels, establishing a society based on cooperation and equal distribution of wealth would require
a revolution.
development of a wealthy industrial class.
universal public education.
an energy crisis.
2
Why did Mao Zedong lead the Long March through China?
to inspire Chinese peasants to join the Communist party
to conquer villages controlled by warlords in the countryside
to find a safe place for the Chinese Communists
to show Guomindang strength and intimidate the Communists
3
What led to the growth of the middle class?
the growth of universities
industry’s need for managers and other mid-level employees
the increasing profit earned from small, family-owned farms
the increase in prices of manufactured goods
4
The Cold War ended when
the Soviet Union collapsed.
Mikhail Gorbachev was deposed by a military coup.
Mikhail Gorbachev won the Nobel Peace Prize.
the Berlin Wall fell.
5
For the Soviet Union, what was the turning point in the war in Europe?
the Battle of Iwo Jima
the end of the Siege of Leningrad
the Battle of Midway
their victory at Stalingrad
6
Which of the following did Winston Churchill use as an image to describe the division of Europe?
a closed door
the Grand Canyon
an iron curtain
a steel fist
7
Many colonial people volunteered to fight for the Allied forces because they
hated Communism.
believed in the German cause.
hoped their service would win their colony’s independence.
supported the terrorist acts used by the Serbians.
8
Soviet leaders wanted to control Eastern Europe after World War II because
Wanted buffer zone of friendly governments to protect against attack.
otherwise it might be controlled by Germany.
Eastern European people had elected Communist governments.
they needed the rich natural resources of the region.
9
How long do elephant pregnancies last?
7 months
18 months
9 months
22 months
10
How did Joseph Stalin punish Ukrainians who resisted collectivization?
He withheld all food from the region.
He closed churches in the region.
He took away their land.
He labeled them “enemies of the people.”
11
Many peasants came to oppose the Revolution because
they opposed the Revolution’s anticlerical moves and the draft.
they were staunch Jacobins.
they were pacifists.
they were influenced by Enlightenment ideas.
12
Which best describes conditions in Russia on the eve of World War I?
Russia had a strong economy.
Russia was a troubled country, with a worsening economy & bad ruler
Provisional government was put into place after the revolution resisted
Russian nobles wanted to overthrow the czar and claim Russia for themselves
13
The Nazi campaign to imprison inferior people included which of the following targets?
all residents of Allied countries
Jews and Aryans
only Jews
Jews, homosexuals, disabled people, Poles, Slavs, and Gypsies
14
Which of the following was one effect of the factory system?
More people joined the middle class.
The price of products increased.
Workers dealt directly with merchants.
Workers became more skilled.
15
As a result of the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. Congress agreed to send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to
Soviet satellite states.
Poland and Hungary.
Greece and Turkey.
Germany.
16
Women’s participation in World War I consisted primarily of
filling vacated jobs in the service industry.
assisting on the home front and nursing wounded soldiers
entertaining the troops.
fighting on the front line
17
Which of the following was one cause of the French Revolution?
strong leadership from Louis XVI
the influence of Enlightenment ideas
economic prosperity
new taxes on the Second Estate
18
Which of the following began World War II?
Hitler’s attack on Czechoslovakia
the Anschluss
Hitler’s attack on Poland
the defeat of Franco’s Nationalists
19
Europeans outside of France reacted to the execution of Louis XVI with
glee.
grief.
relief.
horror.
20
The United States was alarmed by Soviet control of Eastern Europe at the end of World War II because
the Soviets had installed missiles in many of those countries.
U.S. officials had wanted to control the natural resources located there.
officials believed Germany should control the area.
officials believed Soviet expansion would not stop at Eastern Europe.
21
What was one factor that allowed European nations to extend their control over Asia and Africa after 1800?
the rise of great empires in Asia and North Africa
European democratic traditions
the superiority of European trading networks
military advantages such as superior weapons
22
One reason revolution spread across Eastern Europe in 1989 was that
Boris Yeltsin demanded it.
Soviet leaders wanted a smaller union.
Gorbachev loosened Soviet control.
Gorbachev increased Soviet control.
23
Why did American and British forces plan a massive invasion of Western Europe?
to open a second front and put the Axis forces on the defensive
to help Soviets, who were battling German forces in Stalingrad and Leningra
to maintain control of Atlantic shipping routes
to avenge Pearl Harbor
24
Why was the Soviet Union unprepared for Hitler’s attack in June 1941?
because German troops were also pushing towards Paris
because the Soviets were a member of the Axis alliance
because Hitler had already surrendered
because the Soviets had previously signed a nonaggression pact with Germany
25
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels argued that capitalism would inevitably lead to
an extensive welfare state.
an energy crisis.
enslavement of most of the population.
poverty and a workers’ revolution.
26
The entry of the United States into World War I
made German soldiers fight much harder than they had before.
added hundreds of thousands of troops to the Allied cause.
did not effect the war’s outcome.
infused much-needed cash into the Allied war effort.
27
What new approach allowed scholars to gain new scientific knowledge?
financing by the Church
universal public education
Inquisition
scientific method
28
The 1954 peace talks that resulted in dividing Vietnam into northern and southern halves reflected
hopes for a permanent division of Vietnam.
Cold War tensions.
lessons learned from World War II
the impact of events in the Gulf of Tonkin.
29
One effect of the arms race was
the division of Europe into four zones of occupation.
global climate change.
an ever-present threat of nuclear war.
increased domestic spending in the United States.
30
Part of the legacy of the French Revolution is that
inspired people to fight for their rights in other parts of the world.
citizens’ rights in Europe were never again restricted.
it has discouraged revolutions worldwide for 200 years.
all European monarchies became democracies.
31
With the development of nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union and the United States based their defense strategies on
the policy of containment.
the principle of deterrence.
the space race
a build-up of ground troops.
32
The Nuremberg Laws
deported all Jews from Germany for the first time.
aimed at including Jews in mainstream life in Germany.
A Jewish based on ancestry of grandparents, not religious beliefs.
allowed Jewish people to reclaim their citizenship if they quit their faith
33
Before entering World War II, the United States
attacked German submarines.
remained strictly neutral.
provided monetary aid to the Axis Powers.
provided military aid to Great Britain.
34
Control of North Africa was vital for the Allies because
control the Suez Canal in order to obtain oil from the Middle East.
terrorist attacks against Allied ships were being launched from the area.
North African countries provided the best area from to launch air attacks
control the Panama Canal in order to obtain oil from the Middle East.
35
Until the scientific revolutoon, the traditional authorities were
Church and ancient scholars
Plato and Aristole
Aquinas and his followers
navigators and explorers
36
Which of the following did Great Britain receive as a result of their fight against France?
the Kingdom of Sicily
overseas colonies
territory in Eastern Europe
portions of northern France
37
What was the significance of the Battle of Coral Sea?
The first time the Allies had stopped the relentless Japanese advance.
It resulted in Allied control of the entire Atlantic.
The Americans sunk four Japanese carriers and lost only one of their own.
It repelled the Axis Powers from Northern Africa.
38
What led scientists to study the natural world more closely in the mid 1500s?
a series of natural disasters
exploration
death of Aristole
Thomas Paine's pamphlet
39
Stalin wanted to transform the Soviet Union into
a peaceful, moral society based on service to the greater good.
a modern industrialized country.
an idyllic agrarian society of small farmers.
a classless society run by working people.
40
The French people welcomed Napoleon because
he completely disavowed the ideals of the Revolution.
he was the grandson of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
they hoped he would help the collapsing French economy.
he promised order after the chaos of the Revolution.
41
Soviets blocked land, rail, and water routes into West Berlin in 1948 in order to
force the West to leave Berlin.
topple Hitler from power.
keep Nazis from escaping the city.
put down a dangerous uprising in East Berlin.
42
Which animal can be seen on the Porsche logo?
Cheetah
Dog
Pig
Horse
43
Which of the following military alliances became known as the Axis Powers?
Germany and the Soviet Union
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Czechoslovakia, Poland, and the Rhineland
England and France
44
The Siege of Leningrad resulted in
a Germany victory.
a British victory.
the starvation of one million Russian civilians.
the starvation of one million German troops.
45
Throughout the Napoleonic Wars, France’s greatest enemy was
Portugal.
Austria.
the Kingdom of Tuscany.
Great Britain.
46
The liberation of Paris by the Allies led Hitler to
kill himself.
surrender.
invade the Soviet Union.
order a counterattack in Belgium.
47
Hitler’s declaration that “Surrender is forbidden” to his commanders at the Battle of Stalingrad led to
the starvation of over a million civilians.
a two-year stalemate.
a decisive German victory over the Soviets.
the capture of 90,000 Axis survivors and a crushing defeat for Hitler.
48
What event led to a decisive shift away from isolationism in the United States?
the discovery of Auschwitz
the Battle of Britain
the sinking of American ships by German submarines
the attack on Pearl Harbor
49
What initially delayed the growth of industry in Germany?
a revolution
a reactionary dictatorship
a lack of natural resources
the lack of a central government
50
Which country invented ice cream?
United States
Japan
China
Mexico
51
China’s Great Leap Forward resulted in
the creation of an extensive transportation network in the country.
an increase in both imports and exports as the economy improved.
sharp drops in agricultural production and widespread famine.
better relations with the Soviet Union.
52
Hitler’s Final Solution included
opening a second front in Western Europe.
deportation of European Jews.
less restrictive laws benefiting Germany’s Jewish population.
concentration camps, death camps, and Einsatzgruppen.
53
What does "www" stand for in a website browser?
World Web Website
Website Want Warriors
Weidman Wants Water
World Wide Web
54
What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?
to compensate victims of the Holocaust
to agree on a schedule for the invasion of France
to reach an agreement on what to do with postwar Europe
to divide Europe into communist and capitalist sections
55
The D-Day invasion of Normandy was launched from
the Soviet Union.
Berlin.
the United Kingdom.
Belgium.
56
How did industrialization hurt skilled craft workers working in cottage industry?
by leading to a shortage of raw materials
by shifting populations from countryside to city
by leading to a labor movement that raised wages
by undercutting prices for their products
57
Following World War I,
European colonies became more loyal to their mother countries.
Europe lost its role as the dominant economic region of the world.
France’s economy flourished.
the economy of the United States took several years to recover.
58
Industrialization had which of the following effects on middle-class people?
They became active in the labor movement.
They worked harder than ever before.
Their standard of living decreased.
They now had time and money to spend on leisure.
59
What led Hitler to believe that European powers would not interfere in his plans for Anschluss?
the Allies’ refusal to help Poland
lack of support for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War
the lack of direct action to stop his militarization of the Rhineland
the nonaggression pact he negotiated with them
60
What is Earth's largest continent?
Russia
North America
Africa
Asia
61
Support for the Communists was widespread in China because they promised to
increase the nation’s industrial and agricultural output.
hold democratic elections.
end political persecution of dissidents.
redistribute land to peasants.
62
Why did both sides in World War I turn to new weapons?
because both sides wanted to avoid the deaths of too many soldiers
because advances in radar technology made bombers almost useless
because trench warfare had led to a stalemate
because there were not enough weapons to arm the millions of soldiers
63
What was the goal of the United States when it went to war in Korea?
to end communism in Korea and China
to eliminate Soviet nuclear missile sites in North Korea
to build up the United Nations
to contain Communist expansion
64
Which of the following was a social change influenced by WWI?
Universal public education was implemented.
The government took permanent control of heavy industry.
All men won the right to vote, regardless of race or class.
Public views of what women could do were transformed.
65
Nations that refused to take sides in the rivalry between superpowers in the 1950s were called
the Warsaw Pact.
the Warsaw Pact.
totalitarian states.
nonaligned nations.
66
What helped to rebuild Japan’s economy after World War II?
abolishing light industries
U.S. economic aid and Japan’s location as supply during the Korean War
Emperor Hirohito’s strong leadership
massive defense spending
67
The new way of thinking that emerged in the mid 1500s is called the
geocentric theory
scientific revolution
enlightenment
american revolution
68
The League of Nations responded to Italian aggression in 1935 with
weak economic sanctions.
a strong statement of condemnation.
military buildup in member nations.
an attack on Sicily.
69
Why did Britain begin exporting opium to China?
to change the balance of trade in favor of Britain
to improve the health of Chinese citizens
to make colonization of China easier
to prevent opium from going to British subjects
70
Britain’s colonial empire fueled the development of industry in that country because
the nation had access to vast amounts of raw materials.
colonies provided slave labor for growing industries.
workers in the colonies earned far less than workers in Britain.
the war machine required quick and efficient production of goods.
71
The Soviets most likely responded to the Allied invasion of western North Africa with
promises to send military support, including soldiers.
distrust because Soviet troops were being used in a lost cause.
disappointment that the Allies chose to delay invading Europe.
relief that the invasion would draw troops away from Soviet territory.
72
Which of the following was one factor that allowed Britain to industrialize first?
widespread famine
a strong army
British colonies
government-owned factories
73
On which two fronts did Germany fight during World War I?
Russia to the east and France to the west.
France to the west and Belgium to the north.
Russia to the east and Italy to the south.
Switzerland to the south and Russia to the east.
74
One reason Western Europe made a rapid recovery from World War II was because
sweeping social programs eliminated poverty.
the United States provided massive economic aid.
the war had caused only minor damage to property.
strong Communist movements emerged in those countries.
