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World History Honors Semester 2 Review
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Which of the following is NOT a Eastern Bloc nation or Soviet State?
Poland
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Hungary
2
The agreement that ended WWI, hated by the Germans, Italians and Japanese was the
Tripartite Pact
Treaty of Versailles
Battle of the Somme
Congress of Vienna
3
What was the Great Depression of the 1930s?
when countries mourned over 10 million dead at the end of the WWI
when the economies of most of the industrialized world collapsed
when Germany conquered Czechoslovakia
when China took control of the global market to become the world's producer
4
The Cold War is characterized by
the decrease in world tensions
the increase of nuclear weapons
the increase of trench warfare
the world divided into capitalist and fascist nations
5
The causes of Imperialism in late 19th century include all of the following EXCEPT
the growing demand for resources for industrialization
the desire for new land for the expanding population
the desire to spread western civilization to underdeveloped regions
to set up naval bases to better control overseas trade
6
Who was the leader of German unification?
Count Camillo Cavour
Adolf Hitler
Otto von Bismarck
King William I
7
_____ was divided into East and West at the end of WWII?
Korea
Germany
Vietnam
all of the answers are correct
8
In what year did the Soviet Union collapse or end?
1994
1991
1980
1989
9
Which of the following is NOT and underlying cause of WWI?
imperialism
nationalism
accomodations
militarism
10
Due to the increase in technological weapons, soldiers in WWI
were forced to fun across no man's land to attack the enemy
all of the answers are correct
faced chemical warfare
dug trenches for protection from enemy fire
11
Which nation pushed for independence from Britain after WWI, but did not achieve it until after WWII?
The United States
India
Vietnam
France
12
At the end of WWII, tensions increased between the U.S. and ___ over free elections in Eastern Europe.
Great Britain
The Soviet Union
England
France
13
A great WWII victory for the Soviet Union, against the Germans, was
Stalingrad
Moscow
Pearl Harbor
Ukraine
14
Fascist governments have all of the characteristics below EXCEPT
one leader with total control
citizens must pledge loyalty to the state
free elections for leaders
one political party
15
Which country fell victim to wars with both Italy and Germany?
England
Italy
France
Great Britain
16
The Russians underwent a ___ and signed an early peace treaty with the Germans in 1917.
peasant revolt
nationalist revolt
communist revolution
imperialist conquest
17
What is the cause of tensions in the Middle East in 2022?
tensions between the Egyptians and Syrians
A civil war in Syria
U.S. intervention in Afghanistan
The land struggle between Israel and Palestine
18
During the early 19th century, this was the first Caribbean country to win its independence through war.
The United States
Haiti
Cuba
Jamaica
19
The program of Gorbachev that would increase consumer production and increase private property was called
glasnost
SALT
perestroika
the October Manifesto
20
The deadliest weapon of WWI was
the airplane
the machine gun
the howitzer gun
the tank
21
Why did the Allies not concern themselves with the events of the holocaust during WWII?
There were too few victims of the holocaust to send soldiers to aid them.
The Allies wanted to win the war first and then take care of the victims.
The Italians were Allies and the Allies didn't want to fight themselves.
The Soviets had occupied Eastern Europe and denied free elections.
22
Which nation began the Five Year Plans (to increase industry) and the Collective Farms (to increase food) in the 1920s?
U.S.S.R.
Great Britain
U.S..
China
23
What event of WWII led to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948?
The Armenian Genocide
The Holocaust
D-Day
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
24
Which of the following is a reason that pandemics affect developing countries worse than those that are developed?
People in developing nations are just dirtier.
the developed nations do not help the developing world - not my problem.
Developing countries lack the resources and government stability.
developing countries don't receive aid from the World Health Organization.
25
Mohandas Ghandi used this form of protest to demand Indian independence from Britain
bombing British government buildings
creating hostage crises
petitions
non-violent protest
26
What policy did France and Britain follow, allowing Hitler to expand Germany land in Eastern Europe in the 1930s?
neutrality
isolationism
appeasement
inteventionist
27
The Soviets had a ____ government, while the United States had a ______ during the Cold War.
authoritarian, communist
democratic, totalitarian
communist, democratic
communist, authoritarian
28
What was the name of the rulers of Japan that led the country to become a leader in imperial conquest?
the Meiji
the Modists
Kim Jung Yun
Sun Yat Sen
29
Which Allied nation in WWI was NOT invited to the Treaty of Versailles meetings?
The United States
France
Russia
Great Britain
30
Winston Churchill, the prime minister of ___ said, that an ___ ____ divided Eastern and Western Europe politically.
Vietnam, 17th parallel
Britain, iron curtain
West Germany, Berlin Wall
France, 38th parallel
31
Which of the following became a country after 1861?
Italy
Greece
Great Britain
France
32
A pandemic effects the nations of the world at the same time. Which of the following is an example?
COVID-19
all of the answers are correct
AIDS
Bird Flu
33
What European meeting allowed the Europeans to carve up Africa into colonies?
The Berlin Conference
The Tripartite Pact
The Treaty of Versailles
The Brest-Litovsk Agreement
34
What is the term that means hatred of the Jews?
concentration camps
anti-Semitism
genocide
holocaust
35
What region of the world are the current military conflicts?
The Middle East
North America
Antarctica
Western Europe
36
The event that sparked revolutions in Latin America was
The Industrial Revolution
The French Revolution
The American Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
37
The symbolic end to the cold war was the tearing down of the
nuclear warheads
cuban blockade
Berlin Wall
collapse of Moscow
38
In the Chinese civil war that followed WWI, the opponents were
communists and imperialism
Koreans and nationalists
Chinese and Japanese
nationalists and communists
39
Which was not an Axis Power during WWII?
Italy
Japan
Germany
The United States
40
The international organization formed at the end of WWI to prevent future wars was called
NATO
The League of Nations
The United Nations
NAFTA
41
The man in the image below who led the communists to power in Russia was
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Putin
Leon Trotsky
42
All of the following were innovations of the Agricultural Revolution in the late 1800s EXCEPT
animal breeding
the powered loom
the seed drill
crop rotation
43
The United States joined the Allies against the Axis Powers after
the invasion of Normandy, France
the German invasion of Poland
the sinking of the Lusitania
the Japanese bombing at Pearl Harbor
44
Which of the following led to many landless peasants moving to cities during the Agricultural Revolution?
the powered loom
jobs in the city
the enclosure movement
the cottage industry
45
What is globalization?
when companies have branches in other nations
all of the answers are correct
environmental groups pushing for countries to accept rules
when countries are interconnected through trade
46
Which of the statements below BEST describes the Industrial Revolution?
the growth of the population of Europe in the late 18th century
the increased production of food
the transition from hand made goods to machine made goods
increased cloth production to meet growing demand
47
Which one of the following groups are considered an international terrorist group?
The Mexican illegals in the US
the Chinese Communists
The Contras in Nicaragua
The Taliban in Afghanistan
48
The Treaty of Versailles' punishment for Germany included all the following EXCEPT
The Germans had to pay $33 billion in reparations
The Germans had to recognize France as the victor in WWI
the Germans had to sign the War Guilt clause
The Germans had to give up their overseas colonies to the Allies
49
Which leader of the 1920s, began the fascist movement?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Emperor Hirohito
Adolf Hitler
50
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
France
Spain
The United States
England
51
Who was the main target of the Nazi genocide, known as the holocaust?
dissenters
slavic people
Jewish people
foreign invaders of Germany
52
The nationalist response to the European invasion during the Age of Imperialism?
The October Manifesto
The Boxer Rebellion
The Opium War
The Russo-Japanese War
53
Which of the following is an effect of imperialism on the conquered people?
they gained control of their own industrial production
many native people gained riches from the resources sold to the Europeans
all gained access to western education in Europe and the United States
they lost their culture and were absorbed into western civilization
54
During the Cold War, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. were the called the two ___ because those nations remained strong after WWII
allied powers
axis powers
super powers
central powers
55
What Eastern European country first pushed for solidarity and independence from the USSR in 1987?
Spain
Poland
Estonia
West Germany
56
China was undergoing a civil war at the start of WWII. Which nation took advantage of this an attacked Manchuria?
France
China
Great Britain
Japan