Abeka 7Th Grade History Test 10

Front 1

What country declared war on Serbia beginning the Great War?

Back 1

Austria

Front 2

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

Back 2

Foch

Front 3

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

Back 3

France

Front 4

When World War I began, the Triple Alliance became known at the _____.

Back 4

Central Powers

Front 5

_____ was the first city bombed with an atomic weapon.

Back 5

Hiroshima

Front 6

_____ was known as the "Czar Liberator."

Back 6

Alexander II

Front 7

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

Back 7

The United States

Front 8

_____, a converted baseball player, was a famous evangelist.

Back 8

Billy Sunday

Front 9

Germany and Italy became known as the ____ Powers during World War II.

Back 9

Axis

Front 10

The British city of _____ was bombed mercilessly during the Battle of Britain.

Back 10

London

Front 11

British Prime Minister _____ agreed to allow Hitler to have the Sudetenland.

Back 11

Neville Chamberlain

Front 12

The Danish philosopher _____ formulated existentialism, which allows man to make his own meaning.

Back 12

Kierkegaard

Front 13

Benito Mussolini organized the _____ party in Italy.

Back 13

Fascist

Front 14

The Battle of _____ was the most important naval battle of World War I.

Back 14

Jutland

Front 15

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

Back 15

Battle of the Bulge

Front 16

What American general led the invasion at Normandy?

Back 16

General Eisenhower

Front 17

What American general led troops in battles of the Pacific?

Back 17

General MacArthur

Front 18

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

Back 18

General Montgomery

Front 19

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

Back 19

Japan

Front 20

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

Back 20

Michael Romanov

Front 21

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

Back 21

Peter the Great

Front 22

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

Back 22

Fascism

Front 23

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

Back 23

Battle of Coral Sea

Front 24

What nation did Germany invade, beginning World War II?

Back 24

Poland

Front 25

What was Joseph Stalin's reign of terry know as ?

Back 25

Great Purge

Front 26

What best describes the spiritual state of Europe during the late 19th century?

Back 26

Modernism caused European theologians to deny the basic doctrines of Christianity.

Front 27

What best defines socialism and capitalism?

Back 27

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

Front 28

End of World War I

Back 28

1918

Front 29

End of World War II

Back 29

1945

Front 30

Beginning of World War II

Back 30

1939

Front 31

United States enters World War II

Back 31

1941

Front 32

Bolshevik Revolution

Back 32

1917

Front 33

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

Back 33

Truman

Front 34

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

Back 34

England, France, Russia

Front 35

Who are the proletariats?

Back 35

Working class

Front 36

First king of Italy

Back 36

Victor Emmanuel II

Front 37

First true leader united Russia

Back 37

Ivan III

Front 38

Russian czar who created the Duma

Back 38

Nicholas II

Front 39

Assassination sparked World War I

Back 39

Francis Ferdinand

Front 40

Leader of the first Communist state

Back 40

Vladimir Lenin

Front 41

Leader of the German government during the Third Reich

Back 41

Adolf Hitler

Front 42

Leader of the Free French government

Back 42

Charles de Gaulle

Front 43

Prussian chancellor who unified Germany

Back 43

Otto von Bismarck

Front 44

Russian leader that signed the Nazi-Soviet Pact

Back 44

Joseph Stalin

Front 45

Prussian kaiser of a united Germany

Back 45

Wilhelm I

Front 46

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

Back 46

Zimmerman

Front 47

What best explains the necessity of using the atomic bomb on Japan in World War II?

Back 47

Japanese officials refused to surrender.

Front 48

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

Back 48

It destroyed some military equipment but strengthened the nation.

Front 49

What best explains European relations after the Treaty of Versailles ?

Back 49

High war debt left Germany wanting revenge on other European countries.

Front 50

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

Back 50

Communist Manifesto

Front 51

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

Back 51

U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union

Front 52

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

Back 52

Lusitania

Front 53

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

Back 53

Winston Churchhill

Front 54

What is the date for the bombing Pearl Harbor?

Back 54

December 7, 1941

Front 55

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

Back 55

Submarine or U-boat

Front 56

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

Back 56

June 6, 1944

Front 57

What is the horrible Nazi slaughter of 6 million Jews remembered?

Back 57

Holocaust

Front 58

What was the largest amphibious assault in history?

Back 58

D-Day invasion

Front 59

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

Back 59

Lend-Lease Act

Front 60

What U.S. President promised the New Deal to help the Americans recover from the great depression?

Back 60

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Front 61

What was the largest amphibious assault in history?

Back 61

D-Day invasion

Front 62

What American made the first nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927?

Back 62

Charles Lindbergh

Front 63

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

Back 63

Third International

Front 64

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

Back 64

The United States became the most powerful nation of world, after World War I. The world viewed the United States for leadership because of its wealth technology and international prestige. The Great Depression affected the United States and other countries creating international financial losses when the U.S. economy dropped. America became the leading industrial nation and the financial center of the world during the 1920's.