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World History Final Spring
World History Final Spring
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WWI, Russian Revolution, Totalitarianism, WWII, Cold War
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What fateful decion eventually forced Alexander Kerensky out of power?
An increase in the standard of living for the poor
Russia's victory in WWI
The Czar initiated conflict by attacking the Bolsheviks
Discontent over low wages, working conditions, child labor
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The final German offensive
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Midway
3
The first thing Hitler did to test the Treaty of Versailles was
Write Mein Kampf
Send troops to the Rhineland
Invade Poland
Refuse to pay reparations
4
What is an economic depression?
High economic activity, low employment
Low economic activity, high employment
Low economic activity, low employment
High economic activity, high employment
5
The Policy of Detente was used to
Eliminate a rival
Use nuclear weapons to finalize a stalemate
Decrease tensions
Contain the spread of Communism
6
The goal of destalinization?
Glamorize Stalin's accomplishments
Purge the memory of Stalin
Change the view of Stalin
Glorify the power of the USSR
7
What was the name of the alliance established by European Communist nations called?
Iron Curtain
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
8
Why did the USA send troops to Vietnam?
To create a new strategic advantage in the Cold War
To push France out of Vietnam
To obtain new resources
To stop the Northern advances
9
Militant political movement that emphasizes loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader.
Communism
Fascism
Monarchy
Democracy
10
A term that meant the hatred of Jews.
Anti- Israeli
Anti-Semitism
Anti- Jew
Anti-Zionism
11
Hitler’s term for his long-term program for the Jews.
The Genocide
Final Extermination
Final Solution
End of Days
12
What was a major feature of totalitarian regimes during the rise of fascism?
Government cooperation
Desired equality for all
Religious freedom
Dictators glorified as heros
13
The policy of glasnost encouraged......
USSR's domestic policies
Discussion of USSR's strengths and weaknesses
Police terror in the USSR
Stalin's Great Purge
14
Which German political party sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat Communism?
Republican Party
Socialist Party
Royal Party
Nazi Party
15
What did Stalin promise to do at Yalta and then go back on?
Hold free elections in Eastern Europe
Free Poland
Help the United States become the most powerful nation in the world
Become a Democracy
16
Why did Russia fall into a Civil War in the years following the October Revolution?
Bolsheviks and Communists disagreed with each other
Many opposed Bolshevik government
Czar led forces againsts the Bolsheviks
Peaseant were tired of waiting for land
17
“Il Duce”, or leader of the Italian Fascists was?
Stalin
Hitler
Castro
Mussolini
18
The purpose of Mao's Great Leap Forward
Take communal farms and make them private
To advanced capitalism in China
To build an alliance with the United States
Take private farms and make them communal
19
Why did the United States consider Cuba a threat?
The Cuban governments attempt to introduce Democracy
Castro's allegiance to Germany
Cubas geographic location off the USA coast
Castros ties to France
20
Churchill called the separation between the East and West
Berlin Wall
Division of Labor
Iron Curtain
The Landslide
21
The commander of Hitler’s crack German tank force, known as the Desert Fox was
Montgomery
Patton
Rommel
De Gaulle
22
World War I lasting legacy was
the simplicity of trench warfare
Unrestricted submarine warfare
The breakup of old empires
The rise of Germany
23
What was the American publics’ opinion about joining the League of Nations?
They actively took part in the League of Nations
Believed that the U.S. should stay out of European affairs.
Supported the idea but wanted to play a smaller role.
That America should lead the League of Nations.
24
Fascists hate communists because communists are
Anti-nationalistic
Bolsheviks
Anti-equality
Weaker
25
The plan to eliminate opposition to Stalin?
The Cultural Revolution
The Great Purge
Manhatten Project
The Cold War
26
Perestroika was to help the Soviets
Education system
Economic system
Government policies
Spread of Communism
27
The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact in 1939 with
Poland
France
England
Germany
28
Russias full mobilization of troops in World War I was viewed by Germany as
An act of war
An act of defiance
Poor decision making
Total war
29
Japanese Americans were sent to relocation camps due to
Fear of sabotage, their ancestry
Their refusal to fight in the war
Their resentment over the war
Their ancestry and support of China
30
Who committed the Armenian Genocide?
Turkey
USSR
Germany
China
31
The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on
Japan
Spain
France
Poland
32
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Show support to Communist countries
Help support a new Communist government in Russia
To embrace Communism in the United States
Contain Communism and show support to countries that rejected Communism
33
What did the Schlieffen Plan propose in World War I?
Attack Germany
Attack France first, then Russia
Attack Germany first, then France
Attack Russia first, then France
34
Stalin pleaded with Roosevelt and Churchill to invade which country during World War II?
Italy
France
United Kingdom
Germany
35
What were Lenin and the Bolsheviks devoted to doing?
Putting Rasputin in power
Ending Capitalism through revolution
Eliminating the Romanovs
Turning Russia into a democracy
36
How did the Treaty of Versailles affect postwar Germany?
Gave the Germans drive and determination
Left Germany in the exact same state it was in
Created bitterness and hatred in the hearts of the Germans.
Stabilized the German economy
37
What is the policy of glorifying power and keeping an army prepared for war?
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
Patriotism
38
What was NOT an advantage for the British at the Battle of Britain?
Radar
Home terrain
Superior number of aircraft
British Morale
39
Where were the two atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Tokyo
Nagasaki and Okinawa
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
40
What did Unrestricted Submarine Warfare refer to?
The United States entry into battles at sea
Germany's policy to sink any ship without warning
France, England and Russias water response to Germany
The underwater battles between England and Germany
41
Germany was divided into four zones at which conference?
Paris
Versailles
Yalta
Potsdam
42
Dictators began appealing to voters in the 1930's because
They promised to solve economic woes
They promised to align with the United States
The promised a classless society
They promised to solve world hunger
43
How did World War I impact Europes economy?
Enabled Imperialism to become simpler
Built a stable and rich treasury
Drained the treasuries
Provided opportunities for women
44
In 1949, China became
Democratic
Socialist
A Republic
Communist
45
Battle by US Naval forces that stopped the Japanese advance and prevented Austrailia from being invaded?
Midway
Britain
Tokyo
Coral Sea
46
Why did the United States and the USSR become rivals after WWII?
Communists and Western capitalists did not trust each other
The US began airstrikes against Soviet territories
The Soviet Union began developing nuclear weapons.
The USSR placed missiles in Alaska
47
Operation Barbarossa was the name of a German invasion of
Greece
Poland
France
Russia
48
Who were the Red Guards in China?
The bravest civilians
Those who opposed Mao
Soviet placed guards in China
Unhappy & discontent young civilians
49
Giving in to an aggressor to keep the peace is known as what?
Appeasement
The Right Move
Fascism
Nazism
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Fascism appealed to people because
It allowed Hitler to start the Third Reich
It made Germany more powerful than ever before
It showed power and strength
It restored order and provided jobs
