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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Joseph Stalin | d. | totalitarian state | b. | Adolf Hitler | e. | collectivization | c. | Benito
Mussolini |
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combining small farms into large government-run factory farms
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a government whose leaders try to control the way citizens think and
live
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Soviet leader who replaced Vladimir Lenin
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leader of Italy’s Fascist Party
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leader of Germany’s Nazi Party
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Munich | d. | Pearl Harbor | b. | Neville Chamberlain | e. | Nanjing | c. | Winston
Churchill |
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British prime minister who went to war against Germany
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site of the conference where Hitler promised not to expand Germany’s
territory
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Chinese capital seized by the Japanese in 1937
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site of a surprise attack on the American fleet by the Japanese
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British prime minister who chose to negotiate with Germany
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | genocide | d. | Auschwitz | b. | Douglas MacArthur | e. | D-Day | c. | Harry S
Truman |
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He, along with Admiral Chester Nimitz, carried out the island-hopping
plan.
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the U.S. president who authorized the dropping of the atomic bomb on
Japan
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a German-run death camp in Poland
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invasion by Allied soldiers against German positions in Normandy
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the killing of an entire group of people
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | John Kennedy | d. | Martin Luther King, Jr. | b. | Mao
Zedong | e. | Chiang
Kai-shek | c. | Nikita Khrushchev |
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U.S. Baptist minister and civil rights leader
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leader of the communist movement in China
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was president when Berlin Wall was built
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Chinese leader who tried to unite China and wipe out communism
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Soviet leader who demanded that the Western powers leave Berlin
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Nelson Mandela | d. | Mohandas K. Gandhi | b. | Bangladesh | e. | Jawaharlal Nehru | c. | civil
disobedience |
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leader of the African National Congress who was jailed for 30 years
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British-educated lawyer who helped lead India’s freedom movement
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became a new country as a result of civil war in Pakistan
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the refusal by citizens to obey unjust laws
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a popular civil rights leader in India
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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When Germany could not pay reparations, the French attempted to
a. | force other Central Powers to pay. | b. | lower the value of German
money. | c. | declare war. | d. | take over German
industry. |
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New technologies in the 1930s made it possible for totalitarian leaders
a. | to disseminate propaganda. | c. | to make television
commercials. | b. | to urge citizens to vote. | d. | to give away radios. |
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Stalin set up a series of Five-Year Plans in order to
a. | create the Soviet Union. | b. | help peasants out of
poverty. | c. | pay reparations. | d. | become a major industrial
power. |
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How did France and Britain respond to Germany’s expansion of
territory?
a. | by enforcing the Treaty of Versailles | c. | they declared
war | b. | they allied with Mussolini | d. | by trying to avoid war |
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Why did Allied leaders meet in 1943 to make plans for the post-war world?
a. | The atomic bomb had been tested. | c. | They were losing the
war. | b. | They were winning the war. | d. | Mussolini had been overthrown. |
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Which of the following was a major turning point in World War II?
a. | the invasion of Normandy | c. | the revolt of people in
Paris | b. | the Battle of the Bulge | d. | Hitler’s suicide |
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Why did the Soviet Union set up Communist governments in Eastern Europe?
a. | to punish Germany | c. | to discourage a German invasion | b. | to start the Cold
War | d. | to promote
democracy |
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The United States sent troops to Korea in an attempt to
a. | support their Chinese allies. | c. | contain
communism. | b. | test nuclear weapons. | d. | wipe out communism. |
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How did the Soviet Union respond to Eastern European demands for change?
a. | democratic reform | c. | relaxing control of the press | b. | military
action | d. | economic
boycotts |
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France gave its colonies in sub-Saharan Africa their independence in order
to
a. | avoid violence and stop communism. | b. | end decades of bloody
conflicts. | c. | avoid budget deficits. | d. | end apartheid. |
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One major cause of the Great Depression was the failure of
a. | Germany to pay reparations. | b. | stock investors to pay
loans. | c. | the Dawes plan. | d. | the Treaty of
Versailles. |
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In a totalitarian state, leaders attempt to
a. | rescue the economy from depression. | b. | completely control citizens’
lives. | c. | set up a democracy. | d. | reinstate royal
families. |
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Why did the Nazi Party become the largest party in the German government?
a. | Voters felt bitter and fearful. | b. | They promised social
security. | c. | They won a civil war. | d. | Mussolini was a powerful
leader. |
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How did the United States help Great Britain early in World War II?
a. | by staying neutral | b. | the cash-and-carry policy | c. | by attacking
Japan | d. | by developing radar |
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Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 because Hitler
a. | had allied with Stalin. | c. | invaded France. | b. | broke promises made
in Munich. | d. | built
Auschwitz. |
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What was the purpose of D-Day?
a. | to defend Britain | b. | to free Jews from Auschwitz | c. | to overthrow
Mussolini | d. | to attack German forces |
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The U.S. policy of containment was meant to
a. | divide Berlin. | b. | stop nuclear proliferation. | c. | stop
communism’s spread. | d. | win World War
II. |
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The Truman Doctrine pledged that the U.S. would
a. | drop atomic bombs on Japan. | b. | provide economic aid to
Europe. | c. | fight the spread of communism. | d. | build a wall in
Berlin. |
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Mohandas Gandhi protested British rule of India by
a. | using nonviolent methods. | b. | leading the Indian National
Congress. | c. | raising a military force. | d. | running for
office. |
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Why did South Vietnam’s leader refuse to hold democratic elections?
a. | He feared a communist would win. | b. | He was a communist. | c. | The U.S. supported
his opposition. | d. | It was a totalitarian state. |
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____ was one major cause of the Great Depression.
a. | World War II | b. | Global affluence | c. | The U.S. stock
market crash | d. | Labor strikes in Great Britain |
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A strong ruler who controls a country by force is a
a. | dictator. | c. | prime minister. | b. | president. | d. | senator. |
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____ was known for his anti-Semitism, or hatred of Jews.
a. | Adolf Hitler | c. | Benito Mussolini | b. | Joseph Stalin | d. | Vladimir Lenin |
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Stalin introduced a series of ____ programs that gave government power over
industry and food production in the U.S.S.R.
a. | Communist | c. | collectivization | b. | Food and Industry Plans | d. | Five-Year Plans |
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The Great Depression in Japan caused the people to want to return to ____ type
of government.
a. | the old warrior traditions | c. | a democratic | b. | the enlightened
ruler | d. | a
communism |
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British leaders used a(n) ____ policy to avoid war with Germany.
a. | mediation | c. | negotiation | b. | treaty | d. | appeasement |
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____ causing Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
a. | Germany invaded Poland | c. | Italy invaded Ethiopia | b. | Germany joined with
Italy | d. | Hitler and Stalin
signed a treaty |
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What new technology did the Royal Air Force use to stop German airplanes?
a. | super fighter planes | c. | smart bombs | b. | radar | d. | American
weapons |
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In the 1930s the U.S. Congress ____ to keep the United States out of the war in
Europe.
a. | passed the Lend-Lease Act | b. | stopped producing arms | c. | refused to help
countries at war | d. | ceased overseas contact |
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The ____ caused the United States to enter World War II.
a. | bombing of Pearl Harbor | b. | sinking of U.S. ships | c. | Battle of
Britain | d. | German invasion of the U.S.S.R. |
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The Allied powers included
a. | the United States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union. | b. | Italy, Japan, Great
Britain, and the Soviet Union. | c. | Italy, Great Britain, and the Soviet
Union. | d. | China, Brazil, and Great Britain. |
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The Axis powers included Germany, Japan, and
a. | Romania. | c. | France. | b. | Spain. | d. | Italy. |
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The Nazis made Jews wear ____ on their clothing.
a. | a red cross | c. | a yellow, six-pointed star | b. | a
swastika | d. | a green,
three-pointed leaf |
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General ____ led the Allied invasion of occupied France.
a. | Douglas MacArthur | c. | Chester Nimitz | b. | Dwight D. Eisenhower | d. | Harry S Truman |
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U.S. atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and
a. | Tokyo. | c. | Hokkaido. | b. | Nuremburg. | d. | Nagasaki. |
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The United States hoped the containment policy would
a. | make every country stay within its own borders. | b. | hold back the spread
of communism. | c. | stop the Cold War. | d. | keep food prices
down. |
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A once important symbol of the Cold War was
a. | the Great Wall of China. | c. | the Berlin
Wall. | b. | Red Square. | d. | communism. |
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A revolution in ____ led to the spread of the Cold War into Asia.
a. | the Philippines | c. | Japan | b. | Thailand | d. | China |
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What helped Europe recover from ruins of World War II?
a. | the Marshall Plan | c. | the Truman Doctrine | b. | the Iron Curtain | d. | NATO |
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The civil rights movement began in the United States in the
a. | 1940s. | c. | 1960s. | b. | 1950s. | d. | 1970s. |
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The first Indians to call for independence from British rule were
a. | wealthy Hindus. | b. | minority Muslims. | c. | upper class,
British-educated. | d. | lower class,
uneducated. |
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Prime Minister Nehru’s plan for increasing farmlands was called
a. | Five-Year Plans. | c. | Food Revolution. | b. | Green Revolution. | d. | Farmland
Restoration. |
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The three colonial powers forced to leave Southeast Asia by nationalist
movements were the British, the French, and the
a. | Dutch. | c. | Chinese. | b. | Koreans. | d. | Belgians. |
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The first of the African freedom movements began in
a. | South Africa. | c. | the Sahara. | b. | the Belgian Congo. | d. | North Africa. |
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Which of the following statements is an example of apartheid as it was
practiced in South Africa?
a. | Black and white South Africans voted. | b. | Black South Africans lived in
homelands. | c. | Black South Africans were privileged to rule. | d. | White South African
laws extended to Black South Africans. |
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Essay
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Describe the ideas of Adolf Hitler.
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Describe the system of apartheid in South Africa.
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How did the United States and Western European nations try to help Germany
recover from economic collapse after World War I?
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What was the Manhattan Project? What was its ultimate result?
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