SOL Review Activity: World Wars and Global Conflict

1. SOL Review Activity:World Wars and Global Conflict With Positive Reinforcement for Students with the Correct Answers…..HEY, NOW!!!!

2. Section One: The Great War SOL Review Powerpoint

3. _____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 #1

4. Question #2 • The Triple Entente • Great Britain • France • Russia • Each nation pledged to defend the others in the event of enemy attack. _____2. The text box above is an example of – A. Nationalism B. Militarism C. Alliance System D. Free Trade

5. _____3. Which of the following nations WAS NEVER a member of the Central Powers? • A. Germany • B. Austria-Hungary • C. Ottoman Empire • D. France • E. Bulgaria Question #3

6. _____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 II • C. Franz Ferdinand • D. Czar Nicholas II Question #4

7. _____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 #5

8. _____6. He was the President of the United States of America during World War I: • A. William J. Bryan • B. Woodrow Wilson • C. Theodore Roosevelt • D. Warren G. Harding Question #6

9. _____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 #7

10. _____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 Sussex • B.The Lusitania • C.The USS Sultana • D.The HMS Titanic Question #8

11. REASONS FOR UNITED STATES ENTRY INTO WORLD WAR I: •  The Zimmermann Telegram • Freedom of the Seas • __________________ • _____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 #9

12. _____10 In order to raise money to pay soldiers and to buy supplies and weapons, the US government sold – • A. army surplus • B. radios • C. war bonds • D. victory scrap metal Question #10

13. _____11. Germany surrendered to the Allied forces on – • A. December 12, 1917 at Versailles, France. • B. November 11, 1918 at 11:00 AM • C. September 11, 1919 • D. June 6, 1918 at Normandy, France Question #11

14. _____12. Immediately after World War I, which organization was formed to settle international disputes peacefully? • A. The League of Nations • B. The United Nations • C. The UN Security Council • D. The Hall of Justice Question #12

15. _____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 #13

16. 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 George • C. Woodrow Wilson • D. VictorioOrlando Question #14

17. Section II: World War II SOL Review Powerpoint

18. _____15. Which of the dictators below is INCORRECTLY MATCHED with the nation he ruled over? • A. Adolf Hilter – Germany • B. Joseph Stalin – Soviet Union • C. Hideki Tojo – China • D. Benito Mussolini – Italy Question #15

19. _____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 Mussolini • B. Joseph Stalin • C. Adolf Hitler • D. Charles de Gaulle Question #16

20. _____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 Mussolini • B. King Emmanuel II • C. Pope John XXIII • D. Hirohito Question #17

21. _____18. He was the military leader of Japan who masterminded the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 – • A. Hirohito • B. Hideki Tojo • C. Suzuki Kamikaze • D. Hideki Matsui Question #18

22. _____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 #19

23. _____20. Which of the following nations WAS NOT a member of the Axis Powers at the end of WWII? • A. Germany • B. Soviet Union • C. Italy • D. Japan Question #20

24. _____21. What nation did both Germany and the Soviet Union invade on September 1, 1939, starting World War II? • A. Bulgaria • B. Czechoslovakia • C. Poland • D. Denmark Question #21

25. _____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 Act • C. The Lend-Lease Act • D.The Warsaw Pact Question #22

26. _____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, Cuba • B. Pago-Pago, American Samoa • C. Manila, The Philippines • D. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Question #23

27. _____24. FDR called this date, “a date that will live in infamy” – • A. August 6, 1945 • B. December 7, 1941 • C. September 11, 1941 • D. June 6, 1944 Question #24

28. _____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 #25

29. _____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 Bulge • B. The Bataan Death March • C. Leningrad • D. D-Day Question #26

30. _____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 March • B. Holocaust • C. Battle of Midway • D. The Doolittle Raids Question #27

31. _____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 Eisenhower • B. George Patton • C. Douglas MacArthur • D. Colin Montgomery Question #28

32. _____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 scotching • B. leap-frogging • C. island hopping • D. internment Question #29

33. _____30. The name of the scientific-military program led by Robert Oppenheimer which developed the atomic bomb was – • A. Tennessee Valley Authority • B. The Las Alamos Nuclear Program • C. The Manhattan Project • D. The Internment Vehicle Question #30

34. _____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 #31

35. _____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 Roosevelt • B. Dwight David Eisenhower • C. Harry S Truman • D. John Fitzgerald Kennedy Question #32

36. _____33. This city was the target of the first atomic bomb ever used on a civilian population, August 6, 1945 – • A. Nagasaki • B. Tokyo • C. Kyoto • D. Hiroshima Question #33

37. _____34. Around 13 Million people are thought to have been murdered by the Nazis during World War II, including – • A. Jewish people • B. Gypsies • C. The Mentally Handicapped • D. All of the Above Question #34

38. _____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. racism • B. Sexism • C. anti-Semitism • D. polygamy Question #35

39. _____36. In the United States, members of this national group were rounded up and imprisoned for the duration of World War II – • A. German-Americans • B. Italian-Americans • C. Japanese-Americans • D. Mexican-Americans Question #36

40. _____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 #37

41. _____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 Nations • B. The World Court • C. The Warsaw Pact • D. The United Nations Question #38

42. _____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 II • B. The Cold War • C. The Hundred Years War • D. The Vietnam War Question #39

43. _____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 Pact • B. The League of Nations • C. Organization of American States • D. North Atlantic Treaty Organization • The United States • Canada • Great Britain • Greece • Turkey Question #40

44. 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 #41

45. _____42. The policy which vowed to stop the spread of communism using political, economic, or military force if necessary was called – • A. Domino Theory • B. Brinksmanship • C. Containment • D. Isolationism Question #42

46. _____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 Plan • B. The Homestead Act • C. The UN Charter • D. The Truman Doctrine Question #43

47. _____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. France • B. Great Britain • C. The Soviet Union • D. The United States Question #44

48. _____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 #45

49. _____46. The government in the Soviet Union, China, and the “satellite republics” of Eastern Europe were – • A. democracies • B. constitutional monarchies • C. aristocracies • D. communists dictatorships Question #46

50. _____47. In 1949, Americans were surprised to learn that China had been taken over in a communist revolution led by – • A. Kim Il Sung • B. Ho Chi Minh • C. Joseph Stalin • D. Mao Zedong Question #47