World History

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World History The Modern World
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World War I
20s 30s
World War II
Cold War
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World War I for 1
Question Which of the following was not one of
the Central Powers of World War I? A. Russia B.
Germany C. Austria-Hungary D. Ottoman Empire
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World War I for 1
Answer A. Russia
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World War I for 2
Question Which of the following is NOT a major
cause of World War I? A. Imperialist policies of
European powers B. Nationalist identities in
Central Europe C. Desire for democracy in African
countries D. The Alliance system
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World War I for 2
Answer C. Desire for democracy in African
countries
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World War I for 3
Question Most of the fighting of World War I
took place in which European nation?
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World War I for 3
Answer France
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World War I for 4
Question Which event is considered to be the
immediate cause of World War I? A. The Russian
Revolution B. Otto Von Bismarcks unification of
Germany C. The invasion of Belgium D. The
assassination of the Austrian archduke.
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World War I for 4
Answer D. The assassination of the Austrian
archduke.
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World War I for 5
Question Which of the following weapons was not
created for use in World War I? A. the
airplane B. the tank C. mustard gas
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World War I for 5
Answer A. the airplane
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20s 30s for 1
Question Which type of government took over
Russia in 1917?
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20s 30s for 1
Answer Communism
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20s 30s for 2
Question Which Russian leader headed the Russian
government after Czar Nicholas II? A. Lenin B.
Stalin C. Trotsky D. Kruschev
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20s 30s for 2
Answer A. Lenin
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20s 30s for 3
Question Which statement most accurately
describes similarities between Stalins USS and
Hitlers Germany? A. They had popular support
because of poor economic conditions. B. They had
economic systems based on communist
principles. C. They had popular support because
of their foreign policies. D. The had command
economies and were political dictatorships.
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20s 30s for 3
Answer D. The had command economies and were
political dictatorships.
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20s 30s for 4
Question Which of the following is NOT a belief
held by fascists? A. Society should be
classless B. Nations must struggle for
supremacy C. The State should have an
authoritarian leader D. One party should rule
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20s 30s for 4
Answer A. Society should be classless
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20s 30s for 5
Question The Long March was led by A. Chang
Kai-Shek B. Mao Tse-Tung C. Mohandas K. Gandhi D.
Sun Yat-Sen
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20s 30s for 5
Answer B. Mao Tse-Tung
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World War II for 1
Question What was the policy of allowing Hitler
to take over countries to avoid war called?
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World War II for 1
Answer Appeasement
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World War II for 2
Question From the map, which city was the goal
of the Japanese invasion?
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World War II for 2
Answer Singapore City
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World War II for 3
Question Japan surrendered to the Allied forces
because of A. defeats at Iwo Jima and Okinawa B.
losses at Midway C. kamikaze raids D. dropping of
atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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World War II for 3
Answer D. dropping of atom bombs on Hiroshima
and Nagasaki
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World War II for 4
Question World War II started in Europe when
Germany invaded which country?
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World War II for 4
Answer Poland
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World War II for 5
Question What was the name of the defensive
structure built on the French-German border
during the late 1930s? A. The Maginot Line B. The
Western Front C. Normandy D. The Trocadero
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World War II for 5
Answer A. The Maginot Line
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Cold War for 1
Question The Cold War was fought between
which two superpowers?
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Cold War for 1
Answer United States and Soviet Union
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Cold War for 2
Question What was the name of the alliance
formed by European Communist nations in response
to NATO?
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Cold War for 2
Answer The Warsaw Pact
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Cold War for 3
Question Which two leaders were involved in the
Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Cold War for 3
Answer John F. Kennedy and Nikita Kruschev
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Cold War for 4
Question What term did Winston Churchill use to
describe the division between Communist and
Democratic nations in Europe?
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Cold War for 4
Answer The Iron Curtain
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Cold War for 5
Question In 1979, the Soviet Union became
involved in a long military struggle in A.
Iran. B. Iraq. C. Vietnam. D. Afghanistan.
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Cold War for 5
Answer D. Afghanistan.
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Grab Bag for 1
Question The leader of France during World War
II was A. Pierre Simonne B. Gerard Depardieu C.
Charles DeGaulle D. Maurice Chevalier
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Grab Bag for 1
Answer C. Charles DeGaulle
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Grab Bag for 2
Question Which country underwent a violent Civil
War in the 1930s?
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Grab Bag for 2
Answer Spain
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Grab Bag for 3
Question The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ended the
war between A. Russia and Germany B. Russia and
Austria-Hungary C. Germany and France D. United
States and North Korea
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Grab Bag for 3
Answer A. Russia and Germany
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Grab Bag for 4
Question Which of the following does fascism
stress? A. nationalism B. individualism C.
isolationism D. classless society
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Grab Bag for 4
Answer A. nationalism
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Grab Bag for 5
Question Il Duce was the title of which
leader? A. Benito Mussolini B. Adolf Hitler C.
Francisco Franco D. Mau Zedong
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Grab Bag for 5
Answer A. Benito Mussolini
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