What is an arms race?

Race between nations to acquire the most powerful weapons

What was the iron curtain?

a figurative political boundary dividing Eastern and Western Europe

A strategy used by the Allies to gain back the Pacific

The Partition of India was when...

British India split into India and Pakistan

Hitler's original plan to expel Jews from Germany was to....

Force them to immigrate to other countries

Suprise and quick, overwhelming military force

absolute control by the government; very few freedoms

Hitler's "Final Solution"

Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews

What are Apartheid laws

Racial segregation in South Africa

What was the Marshall Plan

program to aid devastated countries in europe

What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?

A telegraph stating Germany would help Mexico get lands back

The German Shlieffen Plan was designed to

defeat France before Russia could organize for war

The Arms Race during the Cold War was primarily between

Soviet Union & the Unites States

What finally brought the USA into WWII?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to

Political and economic instability in Germany

A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side

has historical ties to the same land

What started the Cuban Missile Crisis?

US learned the Soviet Union was putting missiles in Cuba

Stopping the spread of communism

the elimination of a group of people because of race or religion.

When one country falls to communism, other countries will begin to fall too

warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources

The Battle of Britain was significant because...

Britain remained standing after German air raids

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1
Which region was referred to as the "powder keg of Europe" ?
Austria-Hungary
The Anatolian Peninsula
The Balkan Peninsula
The Ottoman Empire
2
What is an arms race?
Race between nations to build up their militias
Race between nations to see who can have the largest military
A race between nations to defeat each other in war
Race between nations to acquire the most powerful weapons
3
The Central Powers Included
Italy
Japan
Russia
Ottoman Empire
4
During the partition of India, which religious group fled to Pakistan?
Hindus
Jews
Muslims
Christians
5
This institution was created as a result of WWII
The United Nations
The International Monetary Fund
The League of Nations
The World Bank
6
Who was the leader of the Communist Revolution in China?
Joseph Stalin
Chiang Kai-sheck
Mao Zedong
Sun Yat-sen
7
Axis Powers
Great Britain, France, Austria-Hungary
Germany, Japan, Italy
USA, Germany, Japan, Italy
France, USA, Great Britain
8
Which two countries signed the Nonaggression Pact
Germany and Russia
France and Italy
Britain and Germany
USA and Japan
9
What was the iron curtain?
Boundary separating North and South Vietnam
a figurative political boundary dividing Eastern and Western Europe
Churchill’s phrase to describe Soviet influence in Europe
Stalin's phrase to describe the United States
10
What marked the beginning of the Great Depression?
The beginning of feminism
The death of FDR
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Stock Market Crash
11
Island Hopping
a great way to vacation
A way to supply the army in the Pacific
A new geographic land formation
A strategy used by the Allies to gain back the Pacific
12
The Partition of India was when...
India became independent from France
British India split into India and Pakistan
India and Pakistan formed one country
The UK took over India
13
Hitler's original plan to expel Jews from Germany was to....
Place them in designated ghettos
Genocide
Force them to immigrate to other countries
Put them in concentration camps
14
Blitzkrieg is
Practice battles to make the army extremely skilled/coordinated
Outlasting the opponent
Suprise and quick, overwhelming military force
The name of the general who planned the German attacks
15
totalitarianism
the policy of one nation ruling over another
government by the people with elected officials
absolute control by the government; very few freedoms
A policy of tolerant treatment of ethnic and religious groups in a region
16
Douglas MacArthur's plan for post-war Japan included which of the following?
Demilitarization of Japan's army
Stimulating the economy
A new constitution & democratization
all answers are correct
17
Event in which the Chinese government called for the military to disperse the student protestors
Vietcong Invasion
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Boxer Rebellion
Tiananmen Square Massacre
18
Hitler's "Final Solution"
The plan to bomb Japan
America's plan to defeat Germany
The treaty between Germany and Russia
Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews
19
What are Apartheid laws
Racial segregation in the United States
Racial segregation in South Africa
Racial segregation in India
Racial segregation in Eastern Europe
20
What was the Marshall Plan
Money sent to Japan to recover from WWII
Attacks on suspected communist within the US government
said that US would defend the Middle East from Communism
program to aid devastated countries in europe
21
What was the Zimmerman Telegraph?
A telegraph stating that Germany was willing to surrender
A telegraph that outlined important troop movements on the Western Front
A telegraph stating that Germany would help Ireland
A telegraph stating Germany would help Mexico get lands back
22
The German Shlieffen Plan was designed to
defeat France before Russia could organize for war
spread out the reparation payments
defeat Italy before it could mobilize
win the war before the United States could enter
23
The Arms Race during the Cold War was primarily between
Germany and the United States
Japan and the United States
Soviet Union & the Unites States
China and the United States
24
What finally brought the USA into WWII?
sinking of the Luisitania
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Americans' horror at the persecution of people by Nazis
Zimmerman Telegraph
25
The major impact of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany was that the treaty led to
An era of peace in Germany
Political and economic instability in Germany
A leadership position for Germany in the League of Nations
An improved German economy
26
The Triple Alliance and Triple Entente were alliances during...
Pre-World War I
Between WWI and WWII
World War II
World War I
27
A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
has historical ties to the same land
wants to control oil resources in the area
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
28
What started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US learned the Soviet Union was putting missiles in Cuba
China had stopped sending missiles to Cuba
The Soviet Union learned the US was putting missiles in Cuba
Cuba had become a free democratic country
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Containment
Keeping people from emigrating out of the US
Stopping the spread of communism
Disposing of nuclear weapons
Preparing for nuclear war
30
What provisions were included in the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany had to pay back $33 billion to the Allies
The League of Nations was created
Germany signed the War Guilt Clause taking full blame for the war
All of these
31
What were the two alliances during the Cold War?
Warsaw Pact and NATO
Warsaw Pact and Triple Entente
NATO and Triple Alliance
NATO and Central Powers
32
What was the first major step in the space race?
The moon landing
The Apollo program
The launch of Sputnik
The creation of NASA
33
Genocide
A process of dividing up territories among leaders
eliminating a group of people because they stole something
when individuals are exiled from a nation
the elimination of a group of people because of race or religion.
34
Which of the following is NOT a M.A.I.N. cause of World War I?
Imperialism
Monasticism
Nationalism
Alliances
35
The Domino Theory
When one country falls to communism, other countries will begin to fall too
Giving aid to countries weakened from war
Giving aid to communist threatened countries
A belief that communism was successfully being contained
36
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Triple Alliance?
France
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
37
What is total war?
The quality of being patriotic
warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources
establishing economic and political control
stockpiling weapons
38
The Battle of Britain was significant because...
Britain remained standing after German air raids
Hitler's last-ditch effort to repel the Allied armies
First battle of WWII
Turning point for the Soviet Union to gain a foothold on German forces
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What was the purpose of propaganda during the World Wars?
persuade public opinion
inform the public
to censor the press
expose antiwar sentiment

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