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

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Who did the Black Hand represent?
Russian nationalists
Austrian nationalists
Serbian nationalists
French nationalists
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
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
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
Who was forced to assume full responsibility for World War I?
Austria-Hungary
Germany
England
Serbia
Which of the following were causes of causes of WWI?
Nationalism
Communism
Alliances
Militarism
What were the two major fronts of WWI?
Alpine front
Eastern front
Northern front
Western front
Which region was known as the “powder keg of Europe”?
The Middle East
Alsace-Lorraine
The Balkans
Poland
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
Which country lost the smallest number of troops from battlefield deaths?
Ottoman Empire
British Empire
USA
France
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
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.
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.
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
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
Hitler said Germans needed more living space. Which of the following words did he use to describe this need?
Manchuria
Tabula Rasa
Appeasement
Lebensraum
The policy of _________ by democracies during the Great Depression allowed military governments to gain strength and gain territory.
containment
appeasement
fascism
absolutism
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
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
“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
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
Which of this is not a totalitarian tactic used by leaders in the 1930?
free elections
secret police
propaganda
censorship
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.
Which of the following increased during the Great Depression (may be more than one)
imports and exports.
bank closings.
unemployment.
business failures.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Event Match UP – Match the Event to its description
D-Day
Nov 10, 1938 Night of Broken Glass Nazi destruction of Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues
Dunkirk
June 6, 1944 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy France, first direct attack of German forces in mainland Europe during WW2
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
May 27 –June 4, 1940 massive evacuation of French and British troops under attack from German forces.
Pearl Harbor
August 6 and 9th, 1945 the USA used atomic bombs to force the surrender of Japan and end WW2.
Kristallnacht
Dec 7, 1941 Japanese attack on the US naval base in Hawaii, with the goal of eliminating US competition in Asia.