Unit 8 and 9 WWI Intewar Years and WWI open note test

By Amy Gilstrap

Last updated over 2 years ago

40 Questions

Which of the following was the most direct cause of World War I? 

The spread of communism

Ethnic tensions in Europe

Japanese military expansion

Independence movements in colonies

MWH.4.CE

Which of these happened first, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914? 

France invaded Belgium

Germany declared war on Russia

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

Russia mobilized its forces for a possible war

MWH.4.CE

In the excerpt below what is President Wilson referring specifically to? 
“II. Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas, outside territorial waters, alike in peace and in war, except as the seas may be closed in whole or in part by international action for the enforcement of international covenants.” 
                                               --Woodrow Wilson, Fourteen Points Speech, 1918

The attack on Pearl Harbor

Unrestricted Submarine warfare

The sinking of the Titanic

Italian dominance in the Mediterranean

MWH.4.E

MWH.4.CE

In what way did industrialization affect the fighting in World War I?

Trains were used for the first time in modern warfare

Mass-produced weapons caused a larger number of deaths than in previous conflicts

An economic depression caused a shortage of weapons along the Western front in France

Aircraft carriers allowed planes to strike deep within enemy territory in areas far from land bases

MWH.4.CE

The image below from World War I could be best used to show which of the following? 

The war was limited to Europeans only

Colonized peoples refused to participate in combat

Imperial powers did not accept their subjects as troops

Colonized peoples often fought for the countries that controlled them

MWH.4.E

MWH.4.CE

Which was not an outcome of the execution of Czar Nicholas II and his family?

Bolsheviks came to power

The end of the Romanov dynasty

Pressure on the other Allied forces during World War I

Russia entering World War I on the same side as Germany

MWH.3.P

What was the most significant effect that World War I had on Russia? 

Russia defended the Eastern Front successfully and was perceived as a super power

Russia formed stronger economic and political ties with the Allied powers throughout the war

Russia focused on building up its technology and became fully industrialized by the end of the war

The Romanov dynasty was overthrown and executed because the people blamed them for getting Russia involved

MWH.3.P

Immediately after the end of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, European countries increased their involvement in Middle Eastern political and economic affairs. Which of these best explains how this change took place? 

European Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the German government

European people moved there to take advantage of the better climate

European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades

European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities

MWH.4.CE

Why did the US Congress refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles (1919)? 

It punished Germany too harshly

The United States did not receive enough territory

President Wilson was against the League of Nations

 It felt the League of Nations would restrict America’s sovereignty

MWH.4.CE

10.

Which provision of the Treaty of Versailles is most aligned with Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

Germany was forced to sign a “war guilt clause”

The creation of a “general association of nations” to protect political independence

The limititation of Germany’s military power to an amount only adequate for defense

The fact that Germany was saddled with $33 billion worth of reparations

MWH.4.CE

11.

Who did the Black Hand represent?

Russian nationalists

Austrian nationalists

 Serbian nationalists

French nationalists

MWH.4.CE

12.

What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?

An alliance between Serbia and Germany was broken.

People rose up and revolted over high taxes

The heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire was assassinated.

The marriage of Ferdinand and Sophie

MWH.4.CE

13.

Which statement summarizes the Schlieffen Plan?

 Attack France first, then England

Attack Russia first, then France

 Attack France first then Russia

Ally with Russia, then fight France

MWH.4.CE

14.

 The Zimmerman not exposed the German plan to

Make a truce with Russia

 Help Mexico regain US territory if Mexico attacked the US

Sink passenger ships without warning

Plant German spies in the US

MWH.4.CE

15.

Who was forced to assume full responsibility for World War I?

Austria-Hungary

Germany

England

Serbia

MWH.4.CE

16.

Which of the following were causes of causes of WWI?

Nationalism

Communism

Alliances

Militarism

MWH.4.CE

17.

What were the two major fronts of WWI?

Alpine front

Eastern front

Northern front

Western front

MWH.4.CE

18.

Which region was known as the “powder keg of Europe”?

The Middle East

Alsace-Lorraine

 The Balkans

 Poland

MWH.4.CE

19.

 Which countries each lost more than a million troops from battlefield deaths?

USA, British Empire, France, Russia

Austria-Hungary, France, Russia, Germany

Ottoman Empire, Italy, France, Germany

all of the above

MWH.4.E

MWH.4.CE

20.

 Which country lost the smallest number of troops from battlefield deaths?

 Ottoman Empire

British Empire

USA

France

MWH.4.E

MWH.4.CE

21.

What did Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union have in common during the World War II era?

They were all fascist states

They were all totalitarian states

They were all members of the Allied powers

They had not recovered from the depression

MWH.4.CX

22.

What was the United States’ response to war erupting in Europe in 1939? 

They assisted only Britain.

They immediately committed combat troops to the European front.

They sent troops to Europe, but did not engage the enemy in battle.

They remained neutral.

MWH.4.CX

23.

How did geographic conditions affect both Napoleon Bonaparte’s and Adolf Hitler’s plans? 

Geographic conditions helped to successfully defend their empire from attack.

Good climate and plentiful natural resources lead to economic independence.

The lax barriers in southern Europe allowed them to expand their empires to the south

Both were defeated by Russia’s geographic conditions.

MWH.4.CX

24.

Which of the following was a cause of Japanese expansion throughout the Pacific during the 1930s? 

Their desire to join Germany in its war against the United States

The United States’ interventionist policies of the 1920s and 1930s

a. China’s threat to invade Japan during World War II

Their need to acquire raw goods to fuel their industry

MWH.4.P

25.

As Fascist leaders such as Mussolini and Hitler strengthened their rule in the 1930s, which of the following was true about most citizens of the United States?

They did not know that Europe was experiencing political strife

They wanted to remain free from the political affairs of Europe

They lobbied Congress to send military aid to Poland and France

They considered joining the military to prevent foreign invasion

MWH.4.CX

26.

Hitler said Germans needed more living space. Which of the following words did he use to describe this need?

Manchuria

Tabula Rasa

Appeasement

Lebensraum

MWH.4.CC

MWH.4.CE

27.

The policy of _________ by democracies during the Great Depression allowed military governments to gain strength and gain territory.

containment

appeasement

fascism

absolutism

MWH.4.CE

28.

What were the 5 year plans?

Stalin's plan to rule all of Europe within 5 years

Mussolini's plan to take over Germany

Wilson's plan to prevent all future wars

Stalin's plan to improve the Soviet economy in 5 years

MWH.4.CC

29.

The Dawes Plan allowed

Germany to move their troops into the Rhineland

 for the demilitarization of Germany

Germany to restructure their reparations payments

Americans to send supplies to Britain

MWH.4.CC

30.

“The content of propaganda does not lie in the scientific training of the individual, but in calling the masses’ attention to certain facts, processes, necessities, etc., whose significance is thus for the first time placed within their field of vision.”
Adolph Hitler, Mein Kampf, 1925 and 1927

According to this passage, what is the purpose of propaganda?

to provide carefully chosen information to the masses

to bring scientific discoveries to people’s attention

to educate people

to provide scientific evidence to the masses

MWH.4.E

31.

Collectivization involved which of the following (there can be more than one answer)

giving land to poor peasants

declining agricultural productivity

artificially caused famines

forced relocation of millions of people

MWH.4.CC

32.

 Which of this is not a totalitarian tactic used by leaders in the 1930?

free elections

 secret police

propaganda

censorship

MWH.4.CC

33.

The New Deal involved attempts to stimulate the American economy by

increasing government spending by creating public works projects

increasing the minimum wage.

raising protective tariffs.

lowering taxes.

MWH.4.CX

34.

Which of the following increased during the Great Depression (may be more than one)

imports and exports.

bank closings.

unemployment.

business failures.

MWH.4.CC

35.

Under Joseph Stalin’s command economy system, all economic decisions were made by

workers and government officials

local soviets composed of workers, soldiers, and peasants.

government officials alone.

members of the socialist realism movement.

MWH.4.CC

36.

The blitzkrieg was the German strategy of

crashing planes into ships

sending in the air force, tanks and troops to overwhelm the enemy

sending in the Luftwaffe to bomb countries in advance of troops

waiting in a strategic location to attack the enemy

37.

How did Japan treat conquered people?

They only punished people who tried to rebel against them

1. How did Japan treat conquered people?
they made them citizens of Japan

They treated the women kindly, but killed the men

They were excessively cruel to everyone.

MWH.4.CX

38.

Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?

to destroy weapons factories in Japan

to punish Japan for Pearl Harbor

to avoid the loss of over 500,000 American lives and end the war quickly

to revenge those who died in the Bataan Death March

MWH.4.P

39.

Why were Navaho soldiers such a valuable part of the US war effort during WW2?

Their language was used as the basis for coded messages so that US troops could communicate without fear of the Japanese decoding their messages.

Their determination on the battlefield was an inspiration to others in the trenches.

They used their skills as hunters to blend in as spies in Asia.

They were used as kamikaze pilots during the war.

MWH.4.CC

40.

Event Match UP – Match the Event to its description

		Nov 10, 1938 Night of Broken Glass Nazi destruction of Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues
		June 6, 1944 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy France, first direct attack of German forces in mainland Europe during WW2
		May 27 –June 4, 1940 massive evacuation of French and British troops under attack from German forces.
		August 6 and 9th, 1945 the USA used atomic bombs to force the surrender of Japan and end WW2.
		Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the US naval base in Hawaii, with the goal of eliminating US competition in Asia.

MWH.4.CX