History Final Prep

President Wilson wanted to join the League of Nations but the US Congress vetoed the idea. (True/false)

true

France's main goal for entering WWI was to regain their former territory of Alsace-Lorraine. (True/false)

false

Germany had the highest percentage of mobilized casualties during WWI. (True/false)

false

Germany warned American travelers not to travel on vessels going through the war zone. (True/false)

true

Germany paid restitution to the families of those that perished on the Lusitania. (True/false)

true

The Versailles Treaty was the only Treaty to come out of the Paris Peace Conference. (True/false)

false

Austrian heir Franz Ferdinand was in Sarajevo for what reason?

Trying to win over the Serbian people

Which one of the following not was a member of the Central Powers?

Italy

Why did the Schlieffen plan call for an all out attack against France first?

Germany was unable to fight a two-front war

The first Ultimatum given prior to WWI was…

Austria-Hungary demanding to be involved in the Serbian Assassin Trials

Why was Russia so quick to back the Serbians?

they already committed to another treaty with France

What finally got Britain involved in WWI?

Germany’s invasion of Belgium

What Amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote?

19th Amendment

Who was elected president of the United States in 1920?

Warren Harding

New Technology in the 1920's allowed people..

to have more leisure time

What 1920's artist was known for Cubism?

Pablo Picasso

In the movie 1917, the two soldiers are fighting for which country?

Britain

In the movie 1917, where does the story begin and end?

Under a tree

In 1917, What does Schofield give the women and baby?

milk

A "Flapper" is...

young woman in the 1920’s

Albert Einstein believed in absolutes (true/false)

false

Who is the father of Psychology?

Sigmund Freud

What was Frank Loyd Wright famous for?

Architecture

What is inflation?

An increase in the general price level of goods and services

Black Tuesday refers to?

The day the stock market crashed in 1929

what is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Government budget surplus

Which of the following contributed to the social unrest in Russia leading up to the Russian Revolution? (3 answers)

1. Loses in WWI

2. Russo-Japanese War

3. Food and Fuel Shortages

What event is known as "Bloody Sunday" and occurred in 1905 in Russia?

A peaceful protest turned violent when Imperial Guard soldiers fired on unarmed demonstrators

Who was the other Bolshevik leader with Vladimir Lenin

Leon Trostky

What does U.S.S.R stand for?

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Vladimir Lenin oversaw all except?

Establishing the NEP

what is NOT at trait of Totalitarianism?

Confiscation of all private property

what is the best definition for Appeasement?

Giving in to an aggressor to avoid conflict

Hitler’s expansionist moves in Europe were inspired by Italy’s invasion of what African nation?

Ethiopia

Hitler used “Lebensraum” to justify his acquisition of territory. What does “Lebensraum” translate into?

Living space

What historical document stated that Germany was not to have any troops in the Rhineland?

Versailles Treaty

The Rhineland was a territory on the border of what two nations?

France & Germany

Through the “Anschluss” Hitler annexed what nation under the control of Germany?

Austria

The “Sudetenland” was a German speaking region inside the boarders of what country?

Czechoslovakia

Who was the British Prime Minister at the time that opposed Hitler’s acquisition of the Sudetenland?

Neville Chamberlain

In the film "The Zookeepers Wife," what country is the zoo located in?

Poland

The agreement to give Hitler the Sudetenland was known as?

Munich Agreement

Who did Hitler want to mediate the agreement between Germany and Britain?

Benito Mussolini

Hitler’s invasion of what country officially started World War 2 in Europe?

Poland

what is NOT seen as a justification for Japan’s invasion of Manchuria?

Revenge for Russo-Japanese War

What was Japan’s response to the League of Nations sanctions placed on them for invading Manchuria?

Japan withdrew from the League of Nations

Which of the following was seen as the first instance of Japanese and Chinese combat prior to WW2?

Marco Polo Bridge Incident

Japanese soldiers killed and tortured over 300,00 Chinese civilians in what city?

Nanking

What was the United States response to the atrocities committed by the Japanese?

Cut Off oil and natural resources to Japan

What was the United States trying to achieve with the previous action?

Force the Japanese into diplomatic talks to avoid war

Which of the following events officially started World War 2 in the Pacific Theater?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Which of the following allowed the U.S. & Allied forces to get soldiers on the ground in France?

D-Day Invasion

What type of warfare did Hitler use as his invasion strategy in Europe?

Blitzkrieg

What was the name given to the secret project to create America’s first Atomic Weapons?

Manhattan Project

What were the 3 major nations that made up the Axis Powers in World War 2?

Italy, Germany, Japan

What were the 3 major nations that made up the Allied Powers in World War 2?

United States, Britain, Russia

What did the 1936 Olympics reveal to the rest of the world about Nazi Germany?

People were happy and there was nothing to fear from Nazi rule

Which of the following groups did Hitler target during the Holocaust?

Jews & Gypsies, Soviet POW’s & Communists, Homosexuals & Jehovah’s Witnesses

What laws were set in place to legally allow Germans to persecute Jewish people?

Nuremberg Laws

What does the term “Kristallnacht” translate into?

Night of Broken Glass

What was the significance of Kristallnacht?

First sign of physical brutality against German Jews

Nazis began to move the Jewish population into segregated parts of towns called:

Ghettos