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WWI,WWII, Cold War Review
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This organization was formed in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation around the world
NATO
United Nations
League of Nations
Allied Powers
2
What year did World War II end in Europe?
1939
1941
1944
1945
3
Lebensraum means _____________.
"Sausage and Sour Kraut"
"Lightning War"
"Living Space"
"Final Solution"
4
During World War I:
Germany invaded Poland
Both sides battled each other using trench warfare
Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor
Germany's air force bombed Great Britain on a regular basis
5
Dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953:
Stalin
Franco
Lenin
Mussolini
6
Blitzkrieg means ____________.
"Lightning War"
"Living Space"
"Winter War"
"Tackle Tom Brady"
7
In WWI, Germany had a plan to quickly defeat ___________ by going through Belgium first.
Spain
Britain
Italy
France
8
This document offically ended World War I
The Treaty of Spain
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Churchill
The Treaty of Stalin
9
The Berlin Wall:
Was built by Hitler during the Holocaust
Was built by Hitler during World War II
Was built to separate East and West Germany
Was built by Germany during World War I to prevent invasion
10
____________________ was the leader of the Soviet Union when it collapsed in 1991.
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
11
Vietnam was originally a French Colony.
False
True
12
Kamikaze means ___________, but it referred to _____________.
divine wind, Japanese pilots
Lightning, bombing
scorched earth, Britain bombing Germany
Lightning, German tanks
13
It could be said that _________ started WWII by invading ________ in 1931 (or 1937).
Germany, Poland
Germany, Belgium
Japan, China
China, Japan
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How I feel about this upcoming test:
"I've got this!"
"Learning Social Studies keeps me going in life"
"I'll study soon...."
"Overwhelmed"
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In WWII, the U.S. was staying neutral, but they were drawn into the war when __________ attacked Pearl Harbor.
Japan
China
Germany
Italy
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__________ was an Allied victory and turning point in WWII.
Pearl Harbor
Dunkirk
D-Day
Invasion of Poland
17
A type of government that uses violence and propaganda to achieve goals and emphasizes ultranationalism.
Nationalism
Militarism
Communism
Fascism
18
During the Cold War, the _________ brought us very close to war with the USSR.
Cuban Missile Crisis
launching of satellites
Invasion of Cuba
Olympics
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A state of political hostility between countries but not open warfare.
Cold War
Winter War
Warm War
World War II
20
Devotion or loyalty to one's country
communism
fascism
militarism
nationalism
21
Name three types of economies:
Democracy, Republic, Communist
Communism, Marxism, Socialism
Nazism, Fascism, Racism
Capitalism, Communism, Mixed
22
All of the following occured after World War I EXCEPT:
Germany was forced to disarm
Russia became the Soviet Union
Ottoman Empire became Turkey
Germany was forced to build the Berlin Wall
23
During World War I, the Central Powers consisted of:
United States, Mexico, Canada
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Germany, Italy, Japan
France, Russia, Great Britain
24
During the Cold war, the fear that other Southeast Asian nations would fall to Communism was known as the _________.
Monopoly Theory
Match stick Theory
Domino Theory
Evolution Theory
25
Prime Minister who led Great Britain to victory in World War II
Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
David Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
26
A period of high unemployment during the 1930's
Great Depression
Cold War
Pearl Harbor
The Blitz
27
During World War I, the Allied Powers were made up of:
France, United States, Mexico
France, Great Britain, Russia
Great Britiain, Canada, Russia
France, Italy, Mexico
28
Economic and political system where the state owns all property and businesses
Fascism
Communism
Militarism
Nationalism
29
What year did WWI begin in Europe?
1917
1914
1944
1941
30
During WWII, the Axis Powers consisted of:
Japan, Mexico, Germany
Japan, Italy, Germany
Japan, Turkey, Italy
Austria, Turkey, Germany
31
After WWI, president ____________ of the United States, had a 14 point plan for peace.
George W. Bush
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
32
The Cold War ended during the life time of ________________
All of the above
Mrs. Gravlee
Mrs. Gray
Mr. Brunstetter
33
The Cold War was an intense rivalry between:
The Allied Powers and The Central Powers
The Allied and The Axis Powers
The West and Hitler
The U.S. and The Soviet Union
34
U.S. President during the Great Depression and World War II
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
35
Vietnam eventually reunited under Communism.
True
False
36
Italian dictator who took power in the early 1920's
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
Caesar
37
Which event led to the Great Depression?
Communism spread throughout Europe
World War I began
Stock Market Crash
The Cold War Began