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Section One: The Great WarSOL Review Powerpoint

Question #1

_____1. Feelings of great pride in one’s nation, which can cause conflicts between overly sensitive nations, is called –

A. Colonialism B. Nationalism C. Militarism D. Alliance System

Question #2_____2. The text box above is an example of –

A. NationalismB. MilitarismC. Alliance SystemD. Free Trade 

The Triple Entente Great BritainFranceRussia Each nation pledged to defend the others in the event of enemy attack.

Question #3

_____3. Which of the following nations WAS NEVER a member of the Central Powers?

A. Germany B. Austria-Hungary C. Ottoman EmpireD. France E. Bulgaria

Question #4

_____4. One of the causes of World War I was the assassination of this man on June 28, 1914 by a Serbian nationalist –

A. Woodrow Wilson B. Kaiser Wilhelm IIC. Franz Ferdinand D. Czar Nicholas II

Question #5

_____5. During World War I, the fighting between enemies was usually –

A. sea battles between ironclads.B. bombings from airplanes over capital cities like Paris, Berlin, or Washington, D.C.

C. trench warfare and machine gun fire along lines dug in by large armies.

D. horseback cavalry charges

Question #6

_____6. He was the President of the United States of America during World War I:

A. William J. BryanB. Woodrow WilsonC. Theodore RooseveltD. Warren G. Harding 

Question #7

_____7. From the start of World War I in 1914 to the spring of 1917, the President advised Americans –

A. To support the Central Powers by sending weapons and supplies to Germany.

B. To buy war bonds to help support the war.

C. To remain neutral in mind as well as in action.

D. To trade with both sides and make as much money as possible off of the war.

Question #8

_____8. This English passenger liner was sunk off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915 by a German u-boat. Over 1000 men and women died, including 128 Americans –

A. The USS SussexB.The Lusitania C.The USS Sultana D.The HMS Titanic

Question #9

REASONS FOR UNITED STATES ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR I:

 The Zimmermann Telegram

Freedom of the Seas

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_____9. Which of the following reasons would best complete the chart?

A. United States’ alliance with France and England.

B. To Make the World Safe for Democracy

C. Militarism D. Imperialists hopes to gain territory in Asia and Africa

Question #10

_____10 In order to raise money to pay soldiers and to buy supplies and weapons, the US government sold –

A. army surplusB. radiosC. war bondsD. victory scrap metal

Question #11

_____11. Germany surrendered to the Allied forces on –

A. December 12, 1917 at Versailles, France.

B. November 11, 1918 at 11:00 AMC. September 11, 1919D. June 6, 1918 at Normandy, France

Question #12

_____12. Immediately after World War I, which organization was formed to settle international disputes peacefully?

A. The League of NationsB. The United NationsC. The UN Security CouncilD. The Hall of Justice

Question #13

_____13. Which of the following was a requirement of the Treaty of Versailles?

A. Austria-Hungary must pay reparations to Russia, France, and the United States.

B. Russia must join the League of Nations and follow its rules.

C. Germany must accept the blame for starting the war and pay reparations.

D. The United States got to keep Austria-Hungary as its own colony.

 

Question #14

QUESTION: ANSWER:

_____14. Who was the author of the Fourteen Point Plan for peace in Europe after World War I?

A. Georges Clemenceau B. David Lloyd GeorgeC. Woodrow WilsonD. Victorio Orlando

Section II: World War IISOL Review Powerpoint

Question #15

_____15. Which of the dictators below is INCORRECTLY MATCHED with the nation he ruled over?

A. Adolf Hilter – Germany B. Joseph Stalin – Soviet UnionC. Hideki Tojo – ChinaD. Benito Mussolini – Italy

Question #16

_____16. He was the Anti-Semitic leader who was responsible for the “Final Solution” and the aggressor who started World War II by attacking Poland –

A. Benito MussoliniB. Joseph StalinC. Adolf HitlerD. Charles de Gaulle

Question #17

_____17. Known as “Il Duce”, he was the leader of the Fascist Party in Italy, and convinced his nation to invade both Albania and Ethiopia during the 1930s –

A. Benito MussoliniB. King Emmanuel IIC. Pope John XXIIID. Hirohito

Question #18

_____18. He was the military leader of Japan who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 –

A. HirohitoB. Hideki TojoC. Suzuki Kamikaze D. Hideki Matsui

Question #19

_____19. The communist leader of the Soviet Union who signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler prior to invading Poland (and the Baltic Republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) was –

A. Vladimir Lenin B. Joseph Stalin C. Joseph Dzhughashvili D. Nikita Khruschev  

Question #20

_____20. Which of the following nations WAS NOT a member of the Axis Powers at the end of WWII?

A. GermanyB. Soviet UnionC. ItalyD. Japan

Question #21

_____21. What nation did both Germany and the Soviet Union invade on September 1, 1939, starting World War II?

A. BulgariaB. CzechoslovakiaC. PolandD. Denmark

Question #22

_____22. When this act was passed, Americans were allowed to send food, ammunition, and military aid to our democratic Allies in Europe –

A. The Neutrality Act of 1937

B. The Wagner ActC. The Lend-Lease ActD.The Warsaw Pact 

Question #23

_____23. Japanese forces attacked the American naval base here, provoking the United States into a declaration of war against the Axis powers –

A. Guantanamo Bay, CubaB. Pago-Pago, American SamoaC. Manila, The PhilippinesD. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 

Question #24

_____24. FDR called this date, “a date that will live in infamy” –

A. August 6, 1945B. December 7, 1941C. September 11, 1941D. June 6, 1944

Question #25

_____25. The turning point on the Eastern Front of the European Theatre in World War II was this battle between Soviet and German troops, during which over 300,000 Nazis were captured by the Red Army (The Soviet Union’s Army) –

A. Berlin B. Budapest C. Moscow D. Stalingrad

Question #26

_____26. The Allied assault (code named Operation Overlord) on German-occupied France which took place on the beaches of Normandy was called –

A. The Battle of the BulgeB. The Bataan Death MarchC. LeningradD. D-Day

Question #27

_____27. Japanese soldiers murdered over 10,000 Americans who stepped out of line during this massacre on the Philippine Islands in April of 1942 –

A. Bataan Death MarchB. HolocaustC. Battle of MidwayD. The Doolittle Raids

Question #28

_____28. After being forced to evacuate the Philippine Islands in early 1942, this not-so-camera-shy American leader proclaimed, “I shall return.” Later, he did return!

A. Dwight David EisenhowerB. George PattonC. Douglas MacArthurD. Colin Montgomery

Question #29

_____29. The American strategy in the Pacific to capture an island, develop a small base and an airstrip there, and then launch another attack on the next island was called –

A. hop scotchingB. leap-frogging C. island hoppingD. internment

Question #30

_____30. The name of the scientific-military program led by Robert Oppenheimer which developed the atomic bomb was –

A. Tennessee Valley AuthorityB. The Las Alamos Nuclear ProgramC. The Manhattan ProjectD. The Internment Vehicle

Question #31

_____31.. This 1942 battle is considered the turning point for the war in the Pacific against the Japanese. It resulted in heavy losses for the Japanese navy-

A. The Battle of Midway B. The Battle of Guadalcanal C. The Battle of Leyte Gulf D. The Battle of Nagasaki

Question #32

_____32. The president of the United States who made the decision to drop a nuclear bomb over civilians in Japan and claimed not to have lost any sleep over the issue was –

A. Franklin Delano RooseveltB. Dwight David EisenhowerC. Harry S TrumanD. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Question #33

_____33. This city was the target of the first atomic bomb ever used on a civilian population, August 6, 1945 –

A. NagasakiB. TokyoC. KyotoD. Hiroshima

Question #34

_____34. Around 13 Million people are thought to have been murdered by the Nazis during World War II, including –

A. Jewish peopleB. GypsiesC. The Mentally HandicappedD. All of the Above

Question #35

_____35. Hatred of people of the Jewish faith, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party’s racist and bigoted outlook on the world, is called –

A. racismB. SexismC. anti-SemitismD. polygamy

Question #36

_____36. In the United States, members of this national group were rounded up and imprisoned for the duration of World War II –

A. German-AmericansB. Italian-AmericansC. Japanese-AmericansD. Mexican-Americans

Question #37

_____37. “Rosie the Riveter” encouraged – A. Boys to collect scrap metal.B. Men, women, and children to buy War Bonds.C. Wives and disabled men not to talk about letters home – “Loose Lips Sink Ships!”

D. Women to work in factories to produce war supplies

Question #38

_____38. This world government was created by a charter signed in San Francisco, CA in 1945. The goal of the international government was to promote world peace –

A. The League of NationsB. The World CourtC. The Warsaw PactD. The United Nations

Question #39

_____39. The war of beliefs and ideologies between communist nations on the one hand and capitalist democracies on the other is known as –

A. World War IIB. The Cold WarC. The Hundred Years WarD. The Vietnam War

Question #40

_____40. All of the nations in the text box above were members of this defensive alliance which tried to protect Europe from the threat of Soviet aggression –

A. The Warsaw PactB. The League of NationsC. Organization of American States

D. North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The United States

Canada

Great Britain

Greece

Turkey

Question #41

The Soviet Union

Hungary

East Germany

Poland

Czechoslovakia

Romania

_____41. All of the nations in the text box above were members of this defensive alliance, created to protect the Soviet Union against threats from Western Europe –

A. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

B. The Eastern Europe Coalition

C. The Soviet Federation of States

D. The Warsaw Pact

Question #42

_____42. The policy which vowed to stop the spread of communism using political, economic, or military force if necessary was called –

A. Domino TheoryB. BrinksmanshipC. ContainmentD. Isolationism

Question #43

_____43. This plan sent between $400 Million and $600 Million to Greece and Turkey in order to stop the spread of communism to those nations –

A. The Marshall PlanB. The Homestead ActC. The UN CharterD. The Truman Doctrine

Question #44

_____44. Which nation attempted to blockade and take over West Berlin by cutting off all of the roads, rails, and canals into the city in 1948?

A. FranceB. Great BritainC. The Soviet Union D. The United States

Question #45

_____45. In response to the Soviets attempt to take over Berlin, in 1949, the United States and Great Britain –

A. declared war on the USSR.

B. took over Leningrad, in the Soviet Union.

C. attempted to overthrow communist Fidel Castro in Cuba.

D. Airlifted food and supplies to the people of West Berlin.

Question #46

_____46. The government in the Soviet Union, China, and the “satellite republics” of Eastern Europe were –

A. democraciesB. constitutional monarchiesC. aristocraciesD. communists dictatorships

Question #47

_____47. In 1949, Americans were surprised to learn that China had been taken over in a communist revolution led by –

A. Kim Il SungB. Ho Chi MinhC. Joseph StalinD. Mao Zedong

Question #48

_____48. The end result of the Korean War of 1950 – 1953 was –

A. Communists controlled all of the Korean Peninsula.

B. Democracy and Capitalism ruled over all of Korea.

C. Victory for North KoreaD. A Stalemate  

Question #49

_____49. This Wisconsin senator claimed that he had a list of communist agents in the State Department, who were attempting to plot against the US government –

A. Margaret Chase SmithB. Joseph McCarthyC. John F. Kennedy D. Robert La Follette

Question #50

_____50. The idea that if one nation fell to communist rule, that other nations geographically nearby would also fall to communism was –

A. containmentB. infectious disease theoryC. détente D. the domino theory