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World Wars Test Review
I. Industrial Revolution
1) Before the Industrial Revolution, goods were made by hand in people’s ______. This method of production was called ______industry.
2) During the Industrial Revolution, ______made goods faster and
______.
3) Machines were kept in large buildings called ______.
4) Workers in factories, including children, worked for long hours in ______conditions and received little ______.
5) Why did a large percentage of the population leave the country and move to the city
during this time period? (urbanization)
II. World War I 1914-1918
6) The major cause of WWI was the ______of the Archduke Ferdinand.
7) The main reason the US joined the WWI was because Germany sank the ______
8) Germany and France were fighting over a little piece of ______called Alsace-Lorraine because it was rich in ______.
9) Another cause of WWI was the pride or loyalty for a country which is called ______.
10) WWI ended 11-11-18 with the signing of a ______. (Versailles)
11) At the end of WWI the treaty created the ______
to prevent another world war.
12) The Treaty of Versailles punished ______and made them pay for all damages.
II. World War II 1941-1945
13) The big cause for WWII was that Germany was left ______and angry after WWI.
14) Adolf Hitler used propaganda and persuasion to convince Germany that the
______were the cause of Germany’s problems.
15) Hitler’s “final solution” was the extermination of the Jewish people, which was called the ______.
16) The 2 sides (teams) in WWII were the:
______powers and the ______powers.
(GB, US, RUSSIA, FRANCE) (GERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN)
17) The 40 year “war” between the US and Russia that resulted in an increase in
nuclear weapons was called the ______War.
18) The purpose of the Berlin Wall was to ______East and West______.
19) At the end of WWII the ______Nations was created to prevent another
world war.
20) Anne Frank’s ______is an example of a primary source.
21) The military alliance formed between North American and European countries at
the end of WWII is ______(4 letters).
22) WWII ended when the USA dropped two ______bombs on Japan.
IV. European Union
23) The EU is short for the ______and it was formed to
______the countries of Europe economically (travel and trade).
24) To be a member of the EU, a country must have a ______
government.
25) The EU helps the citizens of Europe by:
A.) makes the trading of ______easier
B.) allows people to travel from country to country without a ______
C.) unites the countries by the use of a common currency($$) called
the ______