What event led to WWI?

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand I of Austria-Hungary.

Which of the following led to German reunification?

The collapse of the Soviet Union.

How did Adolf Hitler use propaganda?

to blame the Jewish people of Germany's problems

Which of the following was the purpose of the Iron curtain?

To separate East and West Germany

What was the most damaging part of the Treaty of Versailles economically for Germany?

Paying war reparation to the Allies.

What was the ultimate goal for the U.S. during the years of the Cold War?

To stop the spread of communism.

Which of the following correctly identifies anti-semitism?

Racial bias or prejudice against Jews.

What did the countries involved in the Cold War disagree on?

The type of government Germany should have.

What was the goal of the German Democratic Republic?

To make all of Germany a democratic state.

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1
What event led to WWI?
The failed assassination of Adolf Hitler.
The assassination of the Vladimir Lenin of Russia.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand I of Austria-Hungary.
The stock market crash of 1929.
2
Who were the Central powers during WWII?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Russia, Germany, Japan
Britain, U.S., Russia
Spain, Italy, Germany
3
What was the name of the event that caused economic hardship after WWI?
The Great Depression
The Great Recession
WWII
Dust Bowl
4
Which of the following led to German reunification?
West Germany accepted the theologies of the east.
The collapse of the Soviet Union.
Russia changed into a federal democratic nation.
The economy improved dramatically.
5
How did Adolf Hitler use propaganda?
Concentration camps for all Jewish people
to blame the Jewish people of Germany's problems
Genetic proof that the Jewish people were inferior.
New laws forbidding Jews from being citizens of Germany.
6
The type of government Germany should have.
Oligarchy
Democracy
Traditional
Communist
7
What is an armistice?
Freedom of Speech.
Formal cease-fire.
Declaration of war.
Acquisition of land.
8
What was the name of the forced labor and extermination of nearly 11 million Jews called?
Genocide
Holocaust
The final solution
The final battle
9
t/f The Treaty of Versailles blamed WWI on Britain.
False
True
10
Racial supremacy, extreme nationalism, and support of a strong totalitarian government describe
Republican
Oligarchy
Nazism
Democracy
11
t/f The stock market crash of 1929 started in the U.S.
False
True
12
Which of the following was the purpose of the Iron curtain?
To separate East and West Germany
To prevent the spread of disease
To separate the Jews from the rest of Germany
To prevent the spread of propaganda of the Nazis
13
t/f Germany’s citizens were furious over the Treaty of Versailles.
True
False
14
What was the most damaging part of the Treaty of Versailles economically for Germany?
Losing land to the Allies.
Having to split their military.
Paying war reparation to the Allies.
Having to take total blame for the war.
15
What was the ultimate goal for the U.S. during the years of the Cold War?
To make the U.S. a superpower once again.
To stop the spread of communism.
To protect the Jewish state and make genocide a crime.
To make sure there was never another World War again.
16
Which of the following correctly identifies anti-semitism?
Being against one’s own government.
Hating a person due to their political view beliefs.
Strong nationalism and pride for one’s country.
Racial bias or prejudice against Jews.
17
What did the countries involved in the Cold War disagree on?
Land disputes and how Germany should be punished.
Who would acquire the natural resources
Who had to pay reparations for WWII.
The type of government Germany should have.
18
What 2 countries were enemies during the Cold War?
U.S. and Germany
Germany and Russia
Britain and Russia
U.S. and Soviet Union
19
T/F The Allies included Britain, France, and Russia.
False
True
20
Who took control of Russia after Czaar Nicholas II of Russia?
Vladimir Lenin
Winston Churchill.
Adolf Hitler.
Woodrow Wilson.
21
t/f Adolf Hitler was in charge of the Central Powers during WWI.
True
False
22
What was the goal of the German Democratic Republic?
To make all of Germany a democratic state.
To increase their natural resource production
To allow Germany to be part of the EU once again.
To lift all economic sanctions on Germany from WWII.
23
t/f Czar Nicholas II was the leader of a democratic government.
True
False
24
Who were the Allies in WWI?
Germany, Russia, Spain
France, Spain, Russia
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Britain, France, and Russia
25
T/F Propaganda helped German citizens believe Hitler’s racial ideologies.
True
False
26
t/f The Soviet Union was formed before WWI.
True
False

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