WH Semester 2 Final Flashcards | StudBud
  • 13
    What was the goal of the Nazi party?
    • To create a fair democracy
    • To unite every race together
    • To spread communism throughout the world
    • To purify the Aryan race
  • 14
    The Soviet Union, during the cold war, had a ____________ government
    • communist
    • socialist
    • fascist
    • democratic
  • 15
    What is the purpose of the United Nations?
    • Share military secrets among member nations
    • Organize member nations as democracies
    • Promote peace and prevent war.
    • Encourage trade between member nations
  • 16
    What were 'alliances' in WWI?
    • Having pride in your country and wanting to be better than others
    • Building up of a countries army and going into an arms race
    • Building up of an empire
    • Friendships with other countries and a promise to defend one another
  • 17
    Who is NOT in the Triple Alliance?
    • Italy
    • Ottoman
    • Austria
    • Germany
  • 18
    Ghandi's goal was...
    • to free India by any means necessary
    • to gain independence in a non-violent manner
  • 19
    Who were the Axis powers during World War II?
    • the United States, Great Britain, and France
    • Germany, Italy, and Japan
    • Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union
    • the United States, Great Britain, France, & the Soviet Union
  • 20
    What are the Triple Alliances also known as?
    • Austro-Hungaria
    • Neutral states
    • Allies
    • The Central Powers
  • 21
    Why did Truman drop the bombs?
    • Avenge Pearl Harbor
    • To stop the war in Europe
    • Testing out the new bombs
    • To force Japanese surrender
  • 22
    Result of the Russian Revolution:
    • Communist Party ruled the nation
    • czars came back into power
    • writings of Karl Marx were banned
    • people now had complete freedom in their lives
  • 23
    The Arab League promotes Arab Nationalism, which of these best describes Arab Nationalism. 
    • The promotion of terrorist organizations and Anti-Semitism.
    • One nation/area bound by history, language, and culture.
    • The movement for Arab nations should join OPEC.
    • The idea to blockade all Western ideals and influences.
  • 24
    Why did Japan imperialize in Asia?
    • To help the Chinese put down the Taiping Rebellion
    • To help surrounding areas rid themselves of Euro influence.
    • To end Japan and China of shogunate rule.
    • To gain resources to help their newly industrialized econ..
  • 25
    North American Free Trade
    • Learning more than one language in school
    • The systematic separation of the races
    • dogs
    • Promoted free between Canada, Mexico and The United States
  • 26
    Ghandi wanted nonviolent ways to
    • build schools
    • conquer Europe
    • discover America
    • get independence
  • 27
    The War Guilt Clause blamed this country for WWI
    • Serbia
    • Germany
    • Austria-Hungary
    • Russia
  • 28
    The League of Arab States consist of what regions?
    • Egypt only
    • The Middle East, Africa and India
    • South Africa, North Africa and the mediterianian
    • North Africa, The horn of Africa and Arabia
  • 29
    What did the Marshall Plan do?
    • Built a wall in Berlin
    • Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
    • broke apart Germany
    • Allowed all refugees to live in America
  • 30
    Who was NOT in the Triple Entente?
    • Britian
    • France
    • Russia
    • United States
  • 31
    What did Gorbachev's plans of glasnost and perestroika mean?
    • good food and good fun
    • closed and maintainence
    • openness and restructuring
    • get lost or paranoia strikes
  • 32
    US policy to stop the spread of Communism
    • Containment Policy
    • Truman Doctrine
    • Reagan Doctrine
    • Red Scare
  • 33
    The Allied Powers were...
    • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
    • None of these
    • Japan, Germany, Austria-Hungary
    • France, Russia, Britain
  • 34
    Japan refusing to surrender after the Postdam Declaration led directly to what?
    • Battle of the Bulge
    • Operation Overlord
    • Dropping of the atomic bombs
    • The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
  • 35
    What was the outcome of the Nuremberg Trials?
    • these trials never happened
    • Nazi leaders were not found guilty
    • the conviction of Nazi leaders
    • Hitler was sentenced to life in prison
  • 36
    What was Italy's political ideology? (during wwii)
    • Fascism
    • Democracy
    • Militarism
    • Communism
  • 37
    Chiang Kai Shek
    • was the leader of the nationalists in China
    • was supported by the Soviet Union
    • won the civil war in China
    • was the leader of the communists in China
  • 38
    What is NOT a characteristic of Fascism?
    • There is only one political party
    • Every individual has rights
    • There is a strict obedience to the leader
    • The state is supreme
  • 39
    Spheres of Influence
    • was the Chinese influence on American culture
    • was the Chinese influence on British culture
    • were areas were China adopted Eastern technology
    • were areas where imperialists had exclusive trading rights
  • 40
    The Treaty of Versailles - 
    • was a balanced, fair peace treaty
    • maintained German economic superiority
    • punished Germany economically and militarily
    • Punished France and Britain
  • 41
    Treaty of Versailles 
    • It ended WW1
    • It ended WW2
  • 42
    League of Nations
    • War from 1914-1918 between the Central and Allied Powers
    • International organization formed after WWI to prevent wars
    • Treaty signed in 1919 that officially ended World War I
  • 43
    The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the
    • power of the European Union
    • end of the Cold War
    • strength of the Warsaw Pact
    • collapse of the Taliban
  • 44
    As part of the Potdam Conference what counties were part of the zones of occupation in Germany?
    • Japan, France, England, the United States
    • Italy, the Soviet Union, France and the US
    • France, England, the Soviet Union and the US
    • the US, England, Poland, the Soviet Union
  • 45
    Causes of the Great Depression
    • Overproduction, Banking Practices, Trade Restrictions
    • Business failures and Unemployment
    • Foreclosures (losing homes/lands/businesses)
    • Speculation and Stock Market Crash
  • 46
    the allied leaders at the potdam conference decided to
    • close german markets
    • divide germany into four zones
    • divide germany in tow
    • make germany socialist
  • 47
    What was the goal of the Great Purges?
    • To get rid of all Soviet power
    • To carry out Hitler's Final Solution
    • To give the Russian people more land and food
    • To eliminate all opposition to Stalin
  • 48
    Gulags were work/labour camps
    • False
    • True
  • 49
    What's the leading cause of increased Carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere?
    • natural fluctuations (changes) of climate
    • eruptions of large volcanoes
    • burning of fossil fuels by humans
    • photosynthesis by phytoplankton
  • 50
    What was the immediate cause of World War 1?
    • Economy
    • Language
    • They didn't like the same football teams
    • Assassination of Francis Ferdinand
  • 51
    Causes of the Russian Revolution
    • Bad working conditions
    • Involvement in WW1
    • Oppression of the people
    • Lack of food
  • 52
    What racist ideology did Hitler use?
    • fascism
    • communism
    • antisemitism
    • white supremecy
  • 53
    Who was the Communist dictator in China?
    • Yao Ming
    • Emperor Ichiro
    • Mao Zedong
    • Ming Tzu-sung
  • 54
    What organization drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
    • The League of Nations
    • The United Nations
    • The Soviet Politburo
    • The U.S. Constitutional Convention
  • 55
    What is the most likely explanation for the fall of Weimar government/rise of Hitler in Germany
    • The Weimar government was communist, which lost support
    • Hitler was the leading scientific mind of the time
    • Economic problems, Hitler promised jobs/build up military
    • the Weimar government officials were all too old to govern