How did alliances contribute to WorldWar 1?

Got countries involved thatwere not directly affected.

How can language can affect trade between countries in Europe?

Makes it difficult because of different languages

Why did business come to a haltafter the stock market crash of 1929?

People were afraid to spend what money they did have.

Whatmarked the end of the Cold War?

The break-up of the Soviet Union.

Which of the following bestrepresents the reason the European Age of Exploration began?

Searching for a sea route to the Asianmarkets.

"An iron curtain hasdescended across the European Continent" in 1946, meant what?

Part of Europe wasbeing cut off from democracy.

Which of the following best describes Germany’sability to trade?

Its central location and many rivers.

Which of these contributed to the environmentalissue in the United Kingdom?

Much of the United Kingdom is heavily populated.

Which statement best summarizes the reasons forEuropean exploration?

Expanding territory, gather riches, & spread their religion.

Why do the majority of Russians live in the southernpart of the country?

The climate is milder in the south.

Which was not a reason for the establishment ofEuropean overseas colonies?

Europeans were interested inlearning from other cultures.

Whatdid Germany’s reunification signify?

Countries could putaside differences&work toward commongoals

What was a major CAUSEof the start of the Russian Revolution?

There were food shortages inRussia.

Which statement BESTdescribes the reason for the Berlin Wall being built?

To stop people fleeing from East Berlin to WestBerlin.

Which of the following contributed tothe outbreak of World War I?

European empire building inAfrica and Asia

How did the Allies hope to keep Germany from becomingtoo powerful again after WWI?

The Germans were not allowed to have a large army ornavy

Which were effects of the GreatDepression?

Farmers lost their land andbanks closed.

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1
How did alliances contribute to WorldWar 1?
Alliances resulted in the death of 6million Jews.
Gave citizens a sense of pride in their country.
Got countries involved thatwere not directly affected.
Did not allow countries to build up huge militaries.
2
What was the World War IIalliance of Germany, Japan, and Italy called?
The Axis Powers
The Alliance
B. The Triple Entente
The Nazis
3
What type of government existedin Russia AFTER the RussianRevolution?
Democracy
Republic
Autocracy
Communism
4
How can language can affect trade between countries in Europe?
Makes it difficult because of different languages
Languagehas no effect on trade
Trading increases due to foreign products
It's easier because most countries speak the same language
5
Why did business come to a haltafter the stock market crash of 1929?
People thought they could get agood deals on European goods
Everyone was waiting for pricesto come down.
Businesses were moving theirfactories to Europe.
People were afraid to spend what money they did have.
6
How did Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany?
All of the above
Hitler promised to rebuild Germany’s military
Hitlersaid he would get back Germany’s lost land
TheTreaty of Versailles angered Germans
7
Whatmarked the end of the Cold War?
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
The destruction of the Wall of China.
The break-up of the Soviet Union.
The rule of Gorbachev.
8
Exiting WWI,poverty,starvation,overthrow of the czar,civil war &communism are associated with
French Revolution
Russian Revolution
Spanish Revolution
Chinese Revolution
9
Which of the following bestrepresents the reason the European Age of Exploration began?
searching for the NewWorld.
to spread their language to other regions..
Searching for a sea route to the Asianmarkets.
to colonize other regionsbecause Europe was too overcrowed.
10
2 terms used to describe the physical dividing line between communist and noncommunist areas
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Allied Powers and Axis Powers
Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain
Nazi Germany and Free Germany
11
"An iron curtain hasdescended across the European Continent" in 1946, meant what?
Europe wasindustrially and economically behind.
Nations of Europewere unable to defeat Hitler.
Part of Europe wasbeing cut off from democracy.
Nations werefalling victim to environmental pollution.
12
Why has Great Britain been such a historical country?
its large population
its geographic location
its type of climate
its form of government
13
Which of the following best describes Germany’sability to trade?
They have many ports along the MediterraneanSea.
The land is frozen for most of the year.
It is isolated by the mountain ranges to eitherside.
Its central location and many rivers.
14
Which of these contributed to the environmentalissue in the United Kingdom?
Much of the United Kingdom is heavily populated.
The United Kingdom does not have many factories.
Much of the United Kingdom is covered in desert.
The United Kingdom has very few naturalresources.
15
Which country was the first tocolonize Australia?
USSR
US
UK
Spain
16
Germany and _________ signed anon-aggression pact in 1939, that divided Poland.
United States
Soviet Union
England
Japan
17
What was the relation b/t the US & the USSR whichsaw the buildup of nuclear arms called?
Russian Revolution
Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Chernobyl
18
____________ of Portugal, helped his country take an early lead in exploration.
Francisco Pizarro
Prince Henry
Christopher Columbus
Henry Hudson
19
Which of the following is considered a barrierto trade?
United Kingdom’s access to the Atlantic Ocean
Russia’s Ural Mountains
Italy’s access to the Mediterranean Sea
Germany’s central location
20
Which statement best summarizes the reasons forEuropean exploration?
Looking to find waysto ease overcrowding in their cities.
Expanding territory, gather riches, & spread their religion.
Explorers weretrying to prove that the earth was not flat.
Monarchs weretrying to develop&use new sailing technologies.
21
Why do the majority of Russians live in the southernpart of the country?
The climate is milder in the south.
There are actually more people in the north.
The people are friendlier in the south.
There are fewer natural resources in the south.
22
WorldWar II came to an end when
the United States captured Berlin.
the United States invaded the SovietUnion.
the Allies defeated Germany.
the Allies defeated Italy.
23
Which was not a reason for the establishment ofEuropean overseas colonies?
Europeans were interested inlearning from other cultures.
Europeans wanted to spreadChristianity to other peoples.
Europeans thought thatcolonies would buy European products.
European industry neededmore sources of raw materials.
24
Whenwas the Cold War?
Before World War I
Between WWI and World War II
After WW II
Before the Great Depression
25
Prince Henry “the Navigator” of Portugal gained his famousnickname for which of the following:
All of the above
Starting a navigationalschool in Sagres
Great advances incartography
Funding expeditions on the coast of Africa.
26
Whatdid Germany’s reunification signify?
Countries could putaside differences&work toward commongoals
USSR promised that they would reverse the decision.
A. Only when the US gov'tgot involved was peace possible
The Communist government had too many irreversible changes.
27
What was a major CAUSEof the start of the Russian Revolution?
The Germans invaded.
Soldiers did not know how touse their weapons.
There were food shortages inRussia.
The czar was executed.
28
Why did Europeans begin exploring?
tospread Christianity
accessto new markets
all of the above
accessto the sources of Asian goods such as spices
29
Which statement BESTdescribes the reason for the Berlin Wall being built?
To show Germans where theSoviet zone was located.
To divide Berlin into four sectors.
To establish better economic growth for East Berlin.
To stop people fleeing from East Berlin to WestBerlin.
30
Which of the following contributed tothe outbreak of World War I?
fear of the spread ofcommunism
the Japanese invasion ofthe Philippines
an explosion on thebattleship Maine
European empire building inAfrica and Asia
31
How did the Allies hope to keep Germany from becomingtoo powerful again after WWI?
France took over Germany
The Germans were not allowed to have a large army ornavy
Germany was divided into fourparts.
Great Britain sent troops into Germany for 10 years
32
In which way are thereligions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam similar?
They all have the sameviews on Jesus Christ
They are all monotheistic
They all have the same holybook
They are all polytheistic
33
Which religion did theexplorers hope to spread?
Islam
Confucianism
Christianity
Judiasm
34
Whichcountry was the leader of the Eastern Bloc?
Soviet Union
United States
Germany
Poland
35
Which were effects of the GreatDepression?
People had more money andbetter jobs.
Farmers gained land andbusiness grew.
Employment rose and wages fell.
Farmers lost their land andbanks closed.

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