What were the goals of France and Great Britain during Versailles Treaty?

keep Germany from rebuilding its military

One effect of the arms race was

an ever present threat of nuclear war

NATO was created in order to:

create a united military defense against the Soviets

Why did the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area?

The armies became immobile because of trench warfare

Why was the Soviet Union unprepared for Hitler’s attack in June 1941?

bc the Soviets had signed a nonaggression pact with Germany

How did the Alliance System result in World War I?

Nations declared war as their allies were attacked

Who was required to take responsibility for the war?

Germany had to accept blame for the war

What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?

reach an agreement on what to do with postwar Europe

Stalin wanted to transform the Soviet Union into

a modern industrialized country.

defined a person as Jewish based on ancestry of grandparents

How did Russia’s revolution affect their participation in World War I?

It caused them to leave the war

The first satellite put into space; it was launched by USSR

Which of the following did Hitler refer to as the “Final Solution”?

killing “inferior” races that were inside the Third Reich

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APEH #7 (WWI-Cold War)

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1
Which of the following did Winston Churchill use as an image to describe the division of Europe
closed door
an iron curtain
steel fist
the Grand Canyon
2
What nation was divided after WWII into a democratic western half and a communist eastern half?
Japan
Soviet Union
France
Germany
3
What were the goals of France and Great Britain during Versailles Treaty?
create a politically unified Europe
restore pre-war imperial government to power
help Germany rebuild its industrial economy
keep Germany from rebuilding its military
4
Whose assassination was the “spark” that started World War I?
President Woodrow Wilson
Czar Nicholas I
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
5
Which of the following brought Great Britain and France into World War II?
The invasion of Germany
The invasion of France
The invasion of Soviet Union
The invasion of Poland
6
One effect of the arms race was
an ever present threat of nuclear war
the division of Europe into four zones of occupation
increased domestic spending in the US
global climate change
7
The post-World War II conflict & hostility between the USSR and the US was called the
Cold War
Holocaust
Iron Curtain
Atomic Stalemate
8
The belief that the fall of one nation to communism would lead to other becoming communists is
Iron Curtain Policy
Marshall Plan
House of Cards Doctrine
Domino Theory
9
NATO was created in order to:
create a united military defense against the Soviets
develop goodwill between Eastern and Western Europe
facilitate regional economic development in North America
encourage peaceful solutions to problems in North Africa
10
Why did the combat on the Western Front in World War I take place in a relatively small area?
Germany’s military tactics were based on “static warfare”
The armies became immobile because of trench warfare
Each side cut off the fuel supply of the other
There is only a small amount of flat land in all of Europe
11
World War I was a “total war” because:
nations at war devoted all their resources to fight it.
nations from all over the world were involved.
regular civilians suffered.
All are correct
12
The alliance system between the communist countries of Europe was called the
Warsaw Pact
Red Army
NATO
League of Nations
13
Why was the Soviet Union unprepared for Hitler’s attack in June 1941?
bc Hitler had already surrendered
bc the Soviets had signed a nonaggression pact with Germany
bc German troops were also pushing towards Paris
bcthe Soviets were a member of the Axis alliance
14
How did the Alliance System result in World War I?
Every nation wanted to see Germany get defeated
Nations with no military agreements were forced to fight
Countries wanted new allies
Nations declared war as their allies were attacked
15
Who was required to take responsibility for the war?
The nations that lost the most soldiers
All those nations that were on the losing side
Germany had to accept blame for the war
All the nations that fought in the war
16
Which country was not one of the Axis Powers
Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
Japan
17
The U.S. policy (plan) of containment was intended to stop the spread of
Communism
War
Democracy
Religion
18
The League of Nations was an international association whose goal was
feed children
to keep peace
discover new medicines
fight injustice
19
As a response to perceived threats, Stalin sent his enemy’s to
Jail
Concentration camps
Gulag
Exile
20
What was the goal of the Yalta Conference?
compensate victims of the Holocaust
reach an agreement on what to do with postwar Europe
agree on a schedule for the invasion of France
divide Europe into communist and capitalist sections
21
Stalin wanted to transform the Soviet Union into
a peaceful society based on service to the greater good.
an idyllic agrarian society of small farmers.
a modern industrialized country.
a classless society run by working people.
22
President Wilson said that his Fourteen Points would provide a framework for
a lasting and just peace
determining war reparations
expanding colonial empires
punishing aggressor nations
23
The Nuremberg Laws
defined a person as Jewish based on ancestry of grandparents
aimed at including Jews in mainstream life in Germany
deported all Jews from Germany for the first time
Gave Jews their citizenship if they renounced their faith
24
All of these people are considered to have been dictators except:
Franklin Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
25
United States’ support for countries that were fighting against communist take-over was called
Truman Doctrine
Space Race
Eisenhower Tactics
United Nations
26
How did Russia’s revolution affect their participation in World War I?
It caused them to declare war
It caused them to leave the war
It had no effect
It caused them to change allies
27
All of the following caused WWI, EXCEPT
Nationalism
Communism
Imperialism
Militarism
28
What was Sputnik?
The first man to land on the moon; he was an American
The first satellite put into space; it was launched by USSR
The first man to orbit the Earth; he was a Soviet cosmonaut
The first rocket to reach the moon; it was launched by US
29
Which of the following did Hitler refer to as the “Final Solution”?
killing “inferior” races that were inside the Third Reich
“total war” against the French and British
committing suicide rather than being captured by the Allies
punishing the Allies for the Treaty of Versailles
30
The economic aid the US gave to countries damaged by World War II was called the
President’s Plan
Supply Plan
Peace Plan
Marshall Plan

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