Practise test P1

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Practise test term 1

1.2

In what year did World War I begin?

In what year did World War I end?

What was not a cause for WW1?

1. Militarism
2. Nationalism
3. Socialism
4. Imperialism

What is the definition of an arms race?

What was the trigger (most immediate cause) of World War I?

What was the goal of the Von Schlieffen Plan?

World War I was trench warfare. Explain what trenches are.

Which country did not belong to the Central Powers?

1. Germany
2. Austria-Hungary
3. Italy
4. Russia

Which country did not fight at the Western front before 1917?

1. Germany
2. England
3. USA
4. Belgium

Give the description of the following term: mobilization

Why did the German eastern front disappear in 1918? By the....

1.3

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What was the situation like in Russia before 1914?

What was the situation like in Russia before 1914?

1. Russia was a rich democracy with happy citizens
2. Russia was ruled by the tsar, most people were poor, and many were unhappy
3. Russia had no king and everyone was equal
4. Russia was peaceful and very industrialized

What were Soviets?

1. Groups of workers and soldiers who made decisions together
2. Groups of nobles who advised the tsar
3. Groups of army officers planning battles
4. Groups of factory owners running businesses

During the Russian Civil War, the Red Army fought against the White Army. Who did the “Whites” favor?

1. Germany
2. The Allies
3. The Tsar
4. The communists

What does the artist want to say
with this print about Lenin?

Lenin is the man with the broom.

1.4

What was agreed upon in the Treaty of Versailles?

1. Germany had to pay money, give up land, and reduce its army
2. Germany could keep all its colonies and army
3. Germany would lead the League of Nations
4. Germany was allowed to make new alliances freely

Why did the Germans call the Treaty of Versailles: the Dictate of Versailles?

1. They had to sign it without being able to change anything
2. They were allowed to negotiate the terms freely
3. They were invited to lead the discussions
4. They could choose which parts to follow

Which country existed before World War I but no longer existed after it?

1. Austria-Hungary
2. France
3. United Kingdom
4. Belgium

Which of the following was a new country that emerged after World War I?

1. Czechoslovakia
2. Germany
3. France
4. Russia

Who is the founder of the Republic of Turkey?

1. Mustafa Kemal
2. Lenin
3. Sultan Mehmed VI
4. Arda Turan

2.1

Name two indirect causes of the Great Depression?

Which of the following were causes of the stock market crash and the Great Depression?

1. Too many people bought shares with borrowed money
2. Factories produced too much products
3. Banks failed when people wanted their money back
4. All of the above

Explain in your own words what the Roaring Twenties are.

What were the Roaring Twenties?

1. A time in the 1920s with big changes, more money, jazz, and new inventions
2. A time in the 1920s with war, poverty, and hardship
3. A time in the 1920s with strict kings and little change
4. A time in the 1920s with economic problems and unemployment

What were the downsides of the roaring twenties?

What was the trigger of the Great Depression?

What was the trigger of the Great Depression?

1. Murder of Franz Ferdinand
2. Stock market crash
3. New Deal
4. World War 2

What did the New Deal entail?

1. Government rules to reduce taxes for the richest people
2. Government programs to create jobs
3. Government programs to end World War I
4. Government plans to start a war and expand the army

What were consequences of the New Deal?

What were consequences of the New Deal?

1. End of World War I and new peace treaties
2. Fewer jobs, higher poverty, and economic decline
3. More jobs, government help for people, and a stronger economy
4. Reduced government involvement and smaller social programs

2.2

What was Mussolini against?

1. Communism and socialism
2. Democracy and dictatorship
3. Fascism and nationalism
4. Monarchies and empires

What isn't a characteristic of Fascism?

1. extreme nationalism
2. Violent
3. Anti-democratic
4. Racist

In 1922, Mussolini became the Italian ...

What is a Planned Economy?

What is a Planned Economy?

1. An economy where the government decides what is produced and sold
2. An economy where businesses compete freely without rules
3. An economy where people trade goods without money
4. An economy based on small, local markets only

What does the “planned economy” have to do with the “five-year plans”?

What characteristic of
Stalinism do you see here?

Which characteristic is not part of Stalinism?

1. Extreme oppression
2. Extreme worship of a political leader
3. Communism
4. Extreme nationalism