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Questions on the two world wars.
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1
World War 2 went from September 1935 to October 1946.
True
False
2
This group led by Lenin were communists and took power in another revolution in October, 1917
Bolsheviks
Libertarians
Nazis
Anarchists
3
This country was invaded by Germany on September 1st, 1939, thus starting WW2.
France
Poland
Russia
Austria
4
This German plan was suppose to knock France out of the war quickly in WW1.
The Teutonberg Plan
Western German Attack Plan
Plan 17
Schlieffen Plan
5
What neutral country was during WW1 was invaded by Germany that caused Great Britain to join the war.
Belgium
Switzerland
Netherlands
Sweden
6
Who is this?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Georges Clemenceau
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Czar Nicholas II
7
This invention from the United States made moving around very difficult on WW1 battlefields.
muddy fields
glue
gas
barbed wire
8
World War 2 was an even larger war than World War 1.
False
True
9
Which side did the U.S.A. belong to in 1916?
U.S. was neutral
Entente powers
None of the above
Central powers
10
This front was in the southern portion of Europe during WW2.
Eastern
Western
Mediterranean
Far East
11
What city was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in?
Moscow
Verdun
Paris
Sarajevo
12
This country was very agressive in trying to create an empire in the Far East after WW1.
Korea
Germany
China
Japan
13
This was the flag of which Allied power that fought in World War 2?
Japan
Australia
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
14
Leader of the Soviet Union during WW2.
soviets
Roosevelt
Mussolini
Stalin
15
Which country did Germany fight which used up German resources the most during WW2?
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
16
This ocean liner was sunk, which upset many people around the world in 1915
Olympic
Lusitania
Titanic
Empress of Ireland
17
These were used to bomb English cities.
V-2 missile
submarines
Thermo-nuclear devices
zeppelin
18
The 3 main countries that formed the Axis powers of WW2 were
Japan, China and Germany
The U.K., U.S. and U.S.S.R.
Germany, Poland and Japan
Germany, Italy and Japan
19
A war that involves a complete mobilization of resources and people is known as a
escalating war
war of attrition
one-sided war
total war
20
Who was this famous leader of the United Kingdom during WW2?
Emperor Hirohito
President Theodore Roosevelt
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Premier Joseph Stalin
21
This happened in March of 1917 in Russia
Thermo-nuclear war
Lenin took power
There was a revolution and the Czar abdicated
The Czar got married
22
The Japanese conquered as far as the border of India in Southeast Asia.
False
True
23
Which was not a punishment toward Germany as a part of the Versailles Treaty?
Admit to war guilt
Reduce the military
Make reparations to the Entente powers
Leave all German land alone
24
These were first used in WW1 to observe enemy movements and call down artillery strikes.
airplanes
gas
tanks
submarines
25
Type of warfare based on wearing down the other side
mobile
attrition
trench
submarine
26
Why did the U.S. declare war in 1917?
They thought that they could take over parts of Europe
The U.S. was angry with the Europeans
Constant ship sinkings and the Zimmerman telegraph
The Americans wanted to help the British
27
What were the rulers of Russia called?
President
Queen
Czar
Emperor
28
The first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
True
False
29
What did the Bolsheviks do in March, 1918?
Gave up power
Signed a peace treaty with Germany
Made Lenin into a holy man and danced
Made a major attack against the Ottoman Empire
30
What event caused the U.S. to enter WW2?
Hitler declared war on U.S.
Japan attacking China
Embargo on oil from Japan
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
31
This new weapon caused soldiers to suffocate and suffer intense burns during WW1.
gas
machine guns
artillery
barbed wire
32
After the German attacks in 1918 failed, the entente powers attacked hard and Germany's
government collapsed, so they asked for an armistice
None of the above
The entente powers decided to help the White Russians
Germany withdrew into itself and prepared for the worst
33
Which best describes many of Europe's main countries just before 1914.
Bored
Peaceful and Imperialistic
Militaristic and highly Nationalistic
Peaceful and complacent
34
Who took over much of the factory jobs during both of the world wars?
children
old people
wounded people
women
35
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause are known as
silly
targets
propaganda
unrestricted submarine warfare
36
Hitler promised the German people that he and the Nazis Party would make Germany great again.
False
True
37
Who was the leader of Italy when WW2 started?
Mussolini
Emperor Hirohito
King of England
Hitler
38
Who were the major powers that were involved in the Versailles Treaty?
France, Great Britain and Russia
France, Russia and Great Britain
Germany, U.S.A. and Great Britain
France, U.S.A. Great Britain
39
What type of warfare was named "unrestricted" and almost won the war for Germany in WW1.
machine gun
Zeppelin
submarine
Airplane
40
These were some of the main Entente countries during WW1.
France, Germany and Great Britain
France, Russia and Great Britain
France, U.S.A. and Germany
Ottoman Empire, Great Britain and Germany
41
Approximately how many people died, both military and civilian, during WW2?
75 million
10 million
20 million
150 million
42
When did the Armistice go into effect, effectively ending WW1?
11a.m., on Nov. 11th, 1918
June 28th, 1919
October 31st, 1918
September 20th, 1918
43
Which of these was NOT a reason for WW2 happening.
The Great Depression
The Versailles Treaty
The sinking of the Lusitania
Agressive Axis powers taking over territory
44
In 1914, this system caused countries to declare war on each other.
Alliance system
Eco-system
War system
Nationalism system
45
On the Western Front during WW1 both sides dug into the ground and this was the beginning of
mobile warfare
none of the above
nuclear war
trench warfare
46
These were the main Triple Alliance(or Central) powers:
Germany, Ottoman Empire and Austro-Hungary
France, U.S.A. and Italy
Italy, Ottoman Empire and Russia
Austro-Hungary, France and Russia
47
In WW2, the countries which fought against the Axis powers were called the Entente.
False
True