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== World Wars Quiz 1 ==
{{#professor:Quiz #15a - World War I to World War II (15 Questions)}}

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"Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades — words, words, but they hold the horror of the world.” — Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

This quotation best describes the effects of the
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+technological developments used during World War I
-formation of alliances in World War II
-tension between the superpowers during the Cold War
-protests against reforms during the Indian independence movement

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Many historians believe that the harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to
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-Italy’s unification
-Turkey’s modernization
-revolutions in Russia
+World War II

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In the late 1990s, international demands to conduct trials for war crimes similar to those conducted at Nuremberg after World War II are responses to war crimes taking place in
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+Bosnia
-the Czech Republic
-Poland
-Russia

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The success of the women’s suffrage movement in 20th-century Europe resulted in part from women
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-holding high political offices
+working in factories during World War I
-being encouraged to have large families
-serving in combat positions during World War I

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Which title would best complete this partial outline?
I. ___________________________

*Formation of secret alliances
*Conflict over colonies in Africa
*Military buildup of European armies and navies
*Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

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-Scramble for Africa
+Causes of World War I
-Results of World War II
-Reasons for the United Nations

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Base your answer to the question below on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

. . . The only way to go was up. And, on June 26, 1948, planes from all over the world were employed to begin an airlift to fly needed food and supplies to the Berliners. The Soviets attempted to frighten away the Allied planes. One Soviet plane, trying to tighten the blockade, fired on a British plane as it attempted to land in Berlin. Both planes crashed, killing all aboard. But the airlift continued. . . .

Source: Doris M. Epler, The Berlin Wall The Milbrook Press

The events described in this passage occurred soon after
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-World War I
+World War II
-the Korean War
-the Six-Day War

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One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both
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+led fascist states
-supported communism
-rejected militarism
-remained in power after World War II

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In the 1920s and 1930s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of
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-the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union
+severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I
-the active support of the United States
-movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

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Which situation contributed to the success of Mohandas Gandhi’s campaign of civil disobedience in India?
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-Pakistan and Bangladesh were involved in civil wars.
-The United States came to Gandhi’s aid with food and clothing.
-Sikhs and Muslims wanted to create a new nation.
+Great Britain was weakened by World War II.

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Growing nationalism and militarism in Europe and the creation of secret alliances were
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-reasons for the rise of democracy
+causes of World War I
-requirements for economic development
-reasons for the collapse of communism

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Democracy in modern Japan resulted primarily from
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-Shinto and Buddhist beliefs about equality and justice
+reforms imposed by the United States after World War II
-a history of imperial justice under the constitution of the Emperor
-the diffusion of ideas and practices from China and Korea

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Base your answer to the following question on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.

"From as early as I can remember, the Emperor was an important presence even in our remote home. He was a descendant of the gods from thousands of years before, never to be looked at or listened to by mere mortals, a presence to be revered and protected and obeyed . . . Finally. . ., my family and neighbors gathered around the radio and listened in stunned silence to the voice that had never before been heard, saying he was only human after all. Everyone was crying. I was sad and confused. "

Which event caused the Emperor to announce that he was "only human after all"?
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-his overthrow by communist forces
+defeat of the Japanese in World War II
-signing of the Versailles Treaty
-conclusion of the Russo-Japanese

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One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that
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-Great Britain was defeated in World War II
-the Treaty of Versailles required Great Britain to give up its colonies
+Great Britain did not have the resources to maintain an empire after World War II
-India had supported the Axis Powers during World War II

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The Marshall Plan was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing
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-government housing to refugees
-military assistance to Vietnam
+funds for economic recovery in war-torn European nations
-nuclear weapons to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members

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Which event brought about the breakup of the Ottoman Empire?
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-Sino-Japanese War
-Six-Day War
+World War I
-World War II

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