World History II- College Prep Final Exam Review

Question 1

Which country did Germany and the S.U. agree to divide according to the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 2

A major cause of the Cold War was

Accepted Answer

the Soviet Union's support for communism in Eastern Europe.

Question 3

Which US President decided to use the atom bomb during WWII?

Accepted Answer

President Truman

Question 4

On the Western Front, where were many battles fought?

Accepted Answer

in trenches

Question 5

How was the Ottoman empire similar to the Austrian empire?

Accepted Answer

Both were home to many ethnic groups.

Question 6

The Nazis indoctrinated young people by

Accepted Answer

creating the "Hitler Youth."

Question 7

In 1852, __________ became prime minister of the kingdom of Sardinia.

Accepted Answer

Camillo Cavour

Question 8

German industrialists were the first to developing new products, such as __________ chemicals.

Accepted Answer

synthetic

Question 9

Bismarck's success was due in part because he was a master of:

Accepted Answer

Realpolitik

Question 10

If a nation were to mobilize for war, what would it be doing?

Accepted Answer

preparing military forces

Question 11

Why didn't G.Britain agree with France's desire to enforce the Versailles Treaty & reparations?

Accepted Answer

BR feared that if G became weak, the S.U. & FR. powerful.

Question 12

Hitler's secret police were known as the

Accepted Answer

Gestapo.

Question 13

World War I was different from earlier wars because it was the first war to make use of

Accepted Answer

modern technology and machinery.

Question 14

The best known explorer and missionary in Africa was

Accepted Answer

Dr. David Livingstone.

Question 15

The overall goal of President Wilson's Fourteen Points was to

Accepted Answer

resolve this and future wars.

Question 16

Which decision of Bismarck's helped bring the Germans closer to unification?

Accepted Answer

the building of a strong military

Question 17

How did humanitarianism play a part in the building of overseas empires?

Accepted Answer

missionaries/doctors/officials duty to spread blessings of W

Question 18

In 1949, the United States, Canada, & 9 other countries formed a new military alliance called

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Question 19

What term best describes the spreading of ideas to promote a cause or damage an opposing cause?

Accepted Answer

propaganda

Question 20

Mussolini gained power by promising to

Accepted Answer

end corruption and replace turmoil with order.

Question 21

European ________ began before the 1800s; movements into Africa/Asia marked an age of expansion

Accepted Answer

imperialism

Question 22

When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

December 7, 1941

Question 23

What is another name for the alliance between France, Britain, and Russia?

Accepted Answer

The Triple Entente

Question 24

Which of the following countries made up the Axis powers?

Accepted Answer

Japan, Germany, and Italy

Question 25

Why did Serbian nationalists plot the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary?

Accepted Answer

They were protesting Austrian rule over Bosnia.

Question 26

What did Bismarck see as the two main threats to the new German state?

Accepted Answer

the Church and the Socialists

Question 27

Wilson wanted the idea of ___ to be a foundation for a League of Nations to be formed after WWI

Accepted Answer

collective security

Question 28

The Italian gov't extended suffrage to more men & improved social conditions, thanks in part to

Accepted Answer

socialists and anarchists

Question 29

Where in Germany did the Allies have Axis leaders tried for "crimes against humanity"?

Accepted Answer

Nuremberg

Question 30

Which term describes the period when African American writers/artists expressed their culture?

Accepted Answer

the Harlem Renaissance

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