Abeka Grade 7 History Test 10

Jutland

true/false The Battle of the Somme was the most important naval battle of World War I.

fascist

true/false Benito Mussolini organized the Nazi party in Italy.

true

true/false The Danish philosopher Kierkegaard formulated existentialism, which allows man to make his own meaning.

true

true/false British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain agreed to allow Hitler to have the Sudetenland.

London

true/false The British city of Bristol was bombed mercilessly during the Battle of Britain.

true

true/false Germany and Italy became known as the Axis Powers during World War II.

Billy Sunday

Harry Rimmer, a converted baseball player, was a famous evangelist.

The United States

Great Britain was the only victor of World War I that did not join the League of Nations.

true

true/false Alexander II was known as the "Czar Liberator."

true

true/false Hiroshima was the first city bombed with an atomic weapon.

Central Powers

true/false When World War I began, the Triple Alliance became known as the Allies.

France

The nations represented by the "Big Four" at the Conference of Versailles were the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Italy.

Austria

What country declared war on Serbia beginning the Great War?

Foch

What French Marshal led the Allied forces against Germany's last offensive?

Great Purge

What was Joseph Stalin's reign of terror known as?

Poland

What nation did Germany invade, beginning World War II?

Battle of Coral Sea

What naval battle was the first in history in which the enemy ships never even saw each other?

fascism

What form of socialism allows people to keep their private property but takes away their freedom?

Peter the Great

What Russian czar built a port city that was named after him to serve as a "window to the west"?

Michael Romanov

What Russian czar began a dynasty that lasted for over 300 years?

Japan

What country joined Germany and Italy against the Allies during World War II?

General Montgomery

What British general led troops against the Afrika Corps of the Axis soldiers?

General MacArthur

What American general led troops in battles of the Pacific?

General Eisenhower

What American general led the invasion at Normandy?

Battle of the Bulge

What World War II battle was the last great offensive in the West?

Truman

What U.S. President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb?

England, France, Russia

Before World War I, what three countries joined together as the Triple Entente?

working class

Who are the proletariats?

1917

Bolshevik Revolution

1941

United States enters World War II

1939

beginning of World War II

1918

end of World War I

1945

end of World War II

Modernism caused European theologians to deny the basic doctrines of Christianity

Which of the following best gives the spiritual state of Europe during the late 19th century?

Socialism is based on state ownership of businesses; capitalism is based on private ownership of business

Which of the following best defines socialism and capitalism?

High war debt left Germany wanting revenge on other European countries

Which of the following best explains Europeans relations after the Treaty of Versailles?

It destroyed some military equipment but strengthened the nation.

Which of the following best states the effect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the United States?

Japanese officials refused to surrender

Which of the following best explains the necessity of using the atomic bomb on Japan to end World War II?

Victor Emmanuel II

first king of Italy

Ivan III

first true leader of united Russia

Nicholas II

Russian czar who created the Duma

Francis Ferdinand

assassination sparked World War I

Vladimir Lenin

leader of the first Communist state

Adolf Hitler

leader of the German government during the Third Reich

Charles de Gaulle

leader of the Free French government

Otto von Bismarck

Prussian chancellor who unified Germany

Joseph Stalin

Russian leader that signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact

Wilhelm I

Prussian kaiser of a united Germany

Zimmermann

What German foreign minister sent a note promising land to Mexico if the United States entered the war?

Communist Manifesto

What book written by Karl Marx laid out a program for Communist revolution?

Third International

What organization established by Vladimir Lenin was dedicated to establishing a worldwide Communist state?

Charles Lindbergh

What American made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1927?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

What U.S. President promised the New Deal to help the Americans recover from the Great Depression?

Lend-Lease Act

What act passed by U.S. Congress allowed war material to be given to England on credit?

D-Day invasion

What was the largest amphibious assault in history?

Holocaust

What is the horrible Nazi slaughter of six million Jews remembered as?

June 6, 1944

What is the date for the invasion at Normandy during World War II?

December 7, 1941

What is the date for the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

submarine or U-boat

What new naval weapon did Germany resort to using during World War I?

Winston Churchill

Who was the British prime minister during the Battle of Britain of World War II?

Lusitania

What British luxury liner was sunk by the Germans during World War I?

U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union

What was the name of Lenin's centralized Communist regime?

- After World War I, the United States emerged as the most powerful nation of the world.

-The world looked to the United States for leadership because of its wealth, technology, and international prestige.

- During the 1920s, America became the leading industrial nation and the financial center of the world.

- When the U.S. economy dropped, the Great Depression affected not only the United States but also other countries creating international financial loses.

Explain how the United States' prosperity during the 1920s and the Great Depression during the 1930s affected the rest of the world.