Third Nine Weeks Test - World History 2 (2005)

Directions: Answer the following questions on a scantron sheet. (1 point each)

Imperialism:

1. A major cause of imperialism in Africa was Europe's desire…

a. for skilled workers.

b. to import hand-made products.

c. for new technology.

d. for access to raw materials.

2. European nations met in the Berlin Conference in 1884 to discuss the dividing of…

  1. the Middle Eastc. Africa.
  2. Southeast Asia.d. China.

3. The main idea of imperialism was to…

  1. introduce democratic governments to other parts of the world.
  2. free slaves around the world.
  3. have total control of a country.
  4. improve the quality life for conquered people.

4. Which of the following was the treaty that ended the Opium Wars?

a. Treaty of Kanagawac. Treaty of Nanjing

b. Treaty of Taipingd. Treaty of Meiji Restoration

5. South Africa's system of separating races was called…

  1. Pan Africanism.c. segregation.

b. assimilation.d. Apartheid

6. Which European country took over control of the Congo?

a. Britainc. Portugal

b. Franced. Belgium

7. What caused the Sepoy Rebellion?

  1. Britain’s opium tradec. a tax increase

b. the desire to be independentd. British insensitivity to Indian customs

8. The economy of the Congo was based on…

a. international trade.c. small, subsistent farms.

b. plantations with enslaved labor.d. industrial factories.

9. The demand by the British that their citizens in China, when accused of a crime, be tried according to British laws was known as…

a. democracy. c. neutrality.

b. extraterritoriality.d. indemnity.

10. Which British colony in Asia was returned to the China in 1997?

a. Singaporec. Hong Kong

b. Macaod. Tasmania

11. Extraterritoriality means…

  1. a country has to pay for the destruction it caused in a war.
  2. people of the same race have to live in the same community.
  3. when a person is accused of a crime, he can be tried according to his home country’s laws.

12. In the early 1800s, why did Westerners call Africa the “Dark Continent”?

  1. They got a lot of coal from Africa.
  2. They knew very little about the continent.
  3. The large amounts of plants in the jungles made it dark.
  4. Because of the color of the native peoples’ skin.

Causes / Effects
Serve anywhere in India or overseas / Hatred between English and Indians
Widows can remarry / India falls directly under the British crown
New rifles – animal grease on cartridges / More British troops are sent to India and taxes are raised

13. The chart shows the causes and effects of which event?

a. Meiji Restoration.c. Boxer Uprising.

b. Sepoy Rebelliond. Taiping Rebellion.

14. Which country gained control of the circled areas during the Age of Imperialism?

a. Francec. England

b. Russiad. The United States

Russian Revolution

Directions: Match the name in Column A with the description in Column B.

Column AColumn B

15. Alexandraa. Corrupt monk and advisor to the Czar

16. Nicholas b. Tsarina of Russia

17. Rasputin c. Skillful public speaker, overall leader of revolution

18. Kerenskyd. Rival of Lenin, led democratic government after the Czar

19. Lenin stepped down

Series of Events

20. What statement best describes what happens next in the series of events?

  1. Russia becomes a communist country
  2. Anastasia is found alive
  3. Failure of Provisional Government

21. Which event took place during Nicholas II’s reign?

  1. Builds up Russia industryc. Encourages pogroms
  2. Improves working conditionsd. Encourages people to read the works Karl Marx

22. Who led the provisional government after the czar stepped down?

  1. Leninc. Nicholas II
  2. Kerenskyd. Rasputin

23. The Bolshevik army was also known as the…

  1. White Army.c. Soviet Army.
  2. Red Army.d. Provisional Army.

24. Why did Kerensky lose support as head of the government?

  1. He was becoming too powerful
  2. He wanted to return land to the poor

25. What was Lenin’s slogan during the Bolshevik Revolution?

  1. “Peace, Wealth, and Land”
  2. “Carpe Diem”
  3. “Peace, Land, and Bread”
  4. None of the above

26. What was NOT part of Lenin’s New Economic Policy?

  1. He has the Trans-Siberian Railway built
  2. He allows for some private ownership of property
  3. Government is run by leaders of the Communist Party
  4. He renames the country the U.S.S.R.

27. This group made up 1% of the population, often served in the military or

government and owned lots of land. Who where they?

  1. Intellectualsc. Clergy
  2. Peasants d. Nobility

28. Under the czar’s rule which two groups suffered the most?

  1. Intellects and Clergyc. Peasants and Intellects
  2. Clergy and Nobilityd. Peasants and Intellects

29. This group was heavily taxed, had little rights, and could not freely move

from place to place. Who were they?

  1. Intellectualsc. Clergy
  2. Peasants d. Nobility

30. The leader of the Bolsheviks was…

a. Lenin.c. Kerensky.

b. Nicholas II.d. Alexander III.

31. The organized campaign of violence against Jewish communities in the late 19th century was called the…

  1. Duma.c. Final Solution.
  2. Pogrom.d. None of the above

32. The local representative councils formed in Russia after the fall of Nicholas II was known as…

  1. Duma.c. Provisional Government.
  2. Soviet.d. Izba.

World War I

Directions: Match the name in Column A with the description in Column B.

Column AColumn B

33. Wilhelm a. Assassinated

34. Lloyd George b. Kaiser of Germany, forced to abdicate throne

35. Wilson c. President of the U.S.

36. Ferdinand d. Serbian nationalist who assassinated the archduke

37. Principe. Prime Minister of Britain

38. The war strategy of Alfred Von Schlieffen called for…

  1. Quick defeat of the French followed by an offensive on the Eastern Front.
  2. Quick defeat of the British followed by an offensive on the Eastern Front.
  3. Quick defeat of Russia followed by an offensive on the Western Front.
  4. Blockade of British followed by an offensive on the Eastern Front.

Directions:Use the map to answer the following questions below.

39. Triple Entente (Allies) include countries represented by letters…

  1. A, B, F.c. C, D, E.

b. B, C, D.d. A, C, D.

40. Triple Alliance (Central Powers) include countries represented by letters…

a. A, E, F.c. C, D, E.

b. B, C, F.d. A, C, D.

41.The type of warfare that emerged on the western front was…

  1. battles involving mobile armies employing hit and run attacks.
  2. battles primarily fought in the air.
  3. battles involving trenches and a war of attrition.
  4. battles involving primarily naval warfare.

42. Which country promised unconditional support to Serbia and did so by mobilizing

troops along the Austrian border?

  1. Germanyc. Britain
  2. Franced. Russia

43. The primary reason for the U.S. entering World War I was…

  1. Germany’s refusal to trade with America.
  2. Germany’s indiscriminate use of its submarines.
  3. Germany’s autocratic government.
  4. Germany’s refusal to grant her colonies independence

44. Which was NOT included in the Treaty of Versailles?

  1. All countries were forced to reduce their arm forces
  2. Germany was forced to admit responsibility for the war
  3. Poland was created out of land lost by Germany and Russia
  4. German navy was abolished

45. Which of the following was an example of a British mandate in the post war period?

  1. Rhinelandc. China
  2. Palestined. Turkey

46. The new concept of the mandate created at the Paris Peace Conference…

  1. involved European powers administering the affairs of an area until independence can be achieved.
  2. was a means of returning independent countries to the status of colony.
  3. was a promise to never make war again.
  4. was an invitation to join the League of Nations.

47. Emperor of Germany during World War I was…

  1. David Lloyd George.c. Kaiser Wilhelm II.
  2. Woodrow Wilson.d. George Clemenceau.

48. The President of the U.S. during World War I who developed the 14 Points of Peace was…

  1. Woodrow Wilson.c. David Lloyd George.
  2. Kaiser Wilhelm II.d. George Clemenceau

49. On June 28, 1914 the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated in the Bosnian city of…

  1. Trieste.c. Belgrade.
  2. Prague.d. Sarajevo.

50. Which of the following was involved in the deal in the Zimmermann Telegram?

  1. Mexico makes an alliance with Britain in return for German colonies
  2. Japan and Mexico make an alliance with Germany in return for British colonies
  3. Mexico makes an alliance with Germany in return for U.S. land
  4. Japan makes an alliance with Britain in return for German colonies

51. Of the following, what was NOT a weapon used during World War I?

  1. A-Bombc. Poison Gas
  2. Airplanesd. Machine Gun

52. Which of the following events had nothing to do with the U.S. entering World War I?

  1. Invasion of Belgium
  2. Bombing of the Lusitania
  3. Zimmermann Telegram

Directions: Use the above table to complete the question below.

53. Which major power suffered the worst combined casualties?

  1. Britainc. Russia
  2. US d. France

Between the Wars:

54. Which country signed a Non- Aggression Pact with Germany?

a. Italy c. Soviet Union

b. Austria d. France

55. Whose plan involved collective farming and a five-year design for

rapid industrialization?

  1. Stalin c. Mussolini
  2. Hitler d. Lenin

56. Who was president of the United States when World War II began?

a. Hoover c. Roosevelt

b. Eisenhower d. Truman

57. Which of the following political parties did Hitler lead?

a. Fascist Party c. Communist Party

b. Democratic Workers Party d. Nazi Party

58. Which of the following DID NOT contribute to the Great Depression?

  1. Elimination of tariffs
  2. Too easy to borrow money on credit
  3. Overproduction of goods
  4. War reparations causing a collapse in the European economy

59. Which action did Hitler commit during the 1930s that violated the Versailles Treaty?

  1. Created a fascist form of government
  2. Sent troops to reoccupy the Rhineland
  3. Assumed control of Northern Czechoslovakia
  4. Established a dictatorship

60. Fascism originated in…

  1. Mussolini’s Italy.c. Stalin’s Russia.
  2. Hitler’s Germany.d. Tojo’s Japan.

61. When France and England signed the Munich Pact handing over Czechoslovakia to Hitler, they were implementing the policy of…:

  1. appeasement.c. imperialism.
  2. isolationism.d. totalitarianism.

62. Which dictator’s mission was to revive the glory of the Old Roman Empire?

  1. Tojoc. Stalin
  2. Hitlerd. Mussolini

63. Why did Japan invade Manchuria?

  1. To exact revenge from an earlier loss of land
  2. Make use of Manchuria’s excellent harbors
  1. To reunite Japanese-speaking people
  2. To take over its coal and iron ore deposits

64. Which factor accounts for the increase in support for the Nazis among Germans in the 1930s?

  1. The rise of Fascism in Italy
  2. Hitler’s attempted coup
  3. The continued depression
  4. Poor treatment of Germany at the Paris Peace Conference

65. Which pair of events were the immediate causes of World War II?

  1. Invasions of Poland and France
  2. Attack on Pearl Harbor and invasion of Poland
  3. Attack on Pearl Harbor and invasion of France
  4. Non-Aggression Pact and Invasion of Poland

66. According to the graph, which year was the worst during the Great Depression?

  1. 1933
  2. 1934
  3. 1935
  4. 1936

World War II:

German advance in Russia halted Germany fails to gain oil reserves

90,000 prisoners Germans retreat

67. Which WWII battle should be title of the web above?

  1. Midwayc. Stalingrad
  2. Britaind. Russia

68. The Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe was…

  1. Gen. Mac Arthurc. Gen. Marshall
  2. Gen. Pattond. Gen. Eisenhower

69. The D-Day invasion is synonymous with…

  1. the Battle of Britain.
  2. dropping of the Atomic Bombs.
  3. the allied invasion of Normandy.
  4. Germany’s surrender .

70. According to the Yalta agreement, how was Germany to be handled after WW II? a. All of Germany would be occupied by the USSR

b. Germany was to be divided into 4 allied zones of occupation

c. Germany was to be immediately freed after World War 2

d. All of Germany would be occupied by the US

71. Which argument was most persuasive in convincing the president to drop an Atomic Bomb on Japan?

  1. Scare the Russians into withdrawing from the Asian war
  2. Force an unconditional surrender of Japan
  3. Best way to discover if the A-bomb worked
  4. Scare the Germans into surrendering

72. Who served as Japan’s senior military leader during World War 2?

a. Chiang Khai Shekc. Hideki Tojo

b. Mao Zedongd. Ho Chi Minh

73. Which of the following DID NOT serve as a factor leading to the Holocaust?

  1. History of anti-Semitism in Germany
  2. Jews were blamed for Germany’s loss in World War I
  3. Hitler’s vision of a master race
  4. The onset of the Cold War

74. The Final Solution was a euphemism for…

  1. the decision to bomb Pearl Harbor..
  2. the decision to exterminate the Jews.
  3. the decision to invade Russia.
  4. the decision to surrender at the end of World War II.

75. Rebuilding efforts in Europe after WW II were largely funded by an initiative known as the…

  1. Molotov Plan.
  2. Truman Doctrine.
  3. Marshall Plan.
  4. Dumbarton Oaks Agreement.

76. In the above picture the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carrier, was attacked in the Pacific Ocean. At what battle did this occur?

  1. Britainc. Stalingrad
  2. Iwo Jima & Okinawa d. Midway

77. The flags to the right represent…

  1. neutral countries during World War II.
  2. allied countries in World War II.
  3. axis powers in World War II.
  4. defeated countries as a result of World War II .

MussoliniHitler

StalinTojo/Hirohito

78. What should be the title of the chart above?

  1. World War I Generals
  2. Totalitarian Dictators
  3. World War II Generals
  4. British Prime Ministers