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1
Spanish American War
  • Which event was the most important factor in
  • determining American involvement to the
  • Spanish-American War?
  1. Blowing up of the USS Maine
  2. Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
  3. Creation of the Rough Riders
  4. Sinking of the Lusitania

2
Spanish American War
  • Which of the following did NOT become a
    territory of the United States after the
    Spanish-American War?
  1. Guam
  2. Philippines
  3. Cuba
  4. Puerto Rico

3
Spanish American War
  • From what country did Cuba want their
  • independence?
  1. United States
  2. Spain
  3. Puerto Rico
  4. Great Britain

4
Spanish American War
  • Which of the following BEST describes
  • the United States after the Spanish
  • American War?
  1. Dominant nation
  2. Emerging world power
  3. Economically dependent
  4. Politically independent

5
Spanish American War
  • The United States gained which of the
  • following territories as a result of the
  • Spanish-American War?
  1. Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam
  2. Guam, Philippines, Cuba
  3. Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines
  4. Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines

6
Spanish American War
  • Exaggerated news reports of events is
  • an example of -
  1. Yellow Journalism
  2. Tabloid Journalism
  3. Muckraker Journalism
  4. Biased Journalism

7
Spanish American War
  • The main goal of yellow journalism is
  • To -
  1. Create revolutions
  2. Sell more newspapers
  3. Tell the truth
  4. Win support for a particular individual

8
World War I
  • Which of the events was a major
  • reason the United States became involved in
  • World War I?
  1. League of Nations
  2. Sinking of the Lusitania
  3. Archduke assassination
  4. XYZ telegram

9
World War I
  • The United States and its allies fought
  • the Central Powers in World War I. The
  • Allies included -
  1. Austria-Hungary and Turkey
  2. Britain and France
  3. Germany and Belgium
  4. Spain and Ottoman Empire

10
World War I
  • Which result of World War I became a
  • cause of World War II?
  1. The Versailles Treaty being unfair
  2. The League of Nations was a success
  3. France was divided into two countries
  4. United States became isolationist

11
World War I
  • Which of the following is an accurate
  • statement about the League of Nations?
  1. The United States does not join the League of
    Nations
  2. World peace is acquired
  3. Germany declares war over the League of Nations
  4. The League of Nations still exists today

12
World War I
  • What was a result of the Versailles
  • Treaty?
  1. World War II
  2. Assassination of Archduke
  3. Germany experiences economic success
  4. Sinking of the USS Maine

13
World War I
  • Which major nation was also allied with
  • Britain and France through most of
  • World War I?
  1. Russia
  2. Spain
  3. Germany
  4. Sweden

14
World War I
  • Many Americans opposed joining the League
  • of Nations because they believed that -
  1. Dues the United States would have to pay would be
    too costly.
  2. The League of Nations would not follow a
    democratic policy.
  3. The League of Nations would allow Germany to
    join.
  4. This would cause the United States to become
    involved in another European War.

15
World War I
  • Why did the Germans torpedo the Lusitania?
  1. They wanted to kill innocent Americans.
  2. They were upset that they had lost the war.
  3. The ship was secretly sending weapons to Great
    Britain.
  4. It was a mistake by the U-boat captain.

16
World War I
  • Why was it necessary for soldiers in
  • World War I to wear protective masks?
  1. Machine gun fire
  2. Flame throwers
  3. Mustard Gas
  4. Bayonet

17
World War II
  • Which leader is correctly matched to
  • the correct form of government?
  1. Fascism - Hitler
  2. Communist - Roosevelt
  3. Democratic - Tojo Hideki
  4. Anarchism - Mussolini

18
World War II
  • On D-Day the Allies -
  1. Dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
  2. Landed on the beaches of France
  3. Invaded Italy
  4. Defeated Hitler

19
World War II
  • Which battle was the turning point for
  • the United States in the Pacific War?
  1. Pearl Harbor
  2. Coral Sea
  3. Midway
  4. Guam

20
World War II
  • Which of the following events is
  • associated with the beginning of World
  • War II?
  1. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
  2. Germany invading Poland
  3. Sinking of the Lusitania
  4. Invasion of Normandy

21
World War II
  • Which group of Americans were forced
  • to move into internment camps?
  1. Japanese-Americans
  2. Chinese-Americans
  3. German-Americans
  4. Italian-Americans

22
World War II
  • The famous Non-Aggression Pact was
  • signed between -
  1. Stalin and Hitler
  2. Roosevelt and Stalin
  3. Tojo and Stalin
  4. Stalin and Churchill

23
World War II
  • When did World War II begin?
  1. August 1, 1915
  2. June 6, 1944
  3. September 1, 1939
  4. October 29, 1929

24
World War II
  • Which is NOT a member of the Allies in
  • World War II?
  1. France
  2. Soviet Union
  3. Italy
  4. Great Britain

25
World War II
  • Which of the following is not
  • something Hitler gained during
  • appeasement?
  1. Austria
  2. Poland
  3. Sudetenland
  4. Czechoslovakia

26
World War II
  • Which country was led by Adolph Hitler?
  1. Soviet Union
  2. Great Britain
  3. Italy
  4. Germany

27
World War II
  • Following World War II, women -
  1. Remained in the workforce
  2. Gained equal pay with men
  3. Returned to family responsibilities
  4. Gained corporate leadership

28
World War II
  • Which country was led by Benito
  • Mussolini?
  1. Soviet Union
  2. Great Britain
  3. Italy
  4. Germany

29
World War II
  • Which leader is NOT correctly matched
  • to the correct country?
  1. Truman United States
  2. Roosevelt United States
  3. Churchill France
  4. Stalin Soviet Union

30
World War II
  • Which of the following was leader of
  • ONE of the three axis Powers during
  • World War II?
  1. Benito Mussolini
  2. Winston Churchill
  3. William King
  4. Josef Stalin

31
World War II
  • What was the Holocaust?
  1. A plan to build enough nuclear weapons to wipe
    out the human race
  2. A policy of using Jewish slave labor in Germanys
    wartime work camps
  3. An attempt to break an opponents will to fight
    by heavily bombing his cities
  4. An attempt to kill all European Jews

32
World War II
  • In the United States, which of the following
  • were the victims of the most serious
  • discrimination during World War II?
  1. African Americans
  2. German Americans
  3. Japanese Americans
  4. Italian Americans

33
World War II
  • Identify the country the United States
  • supplied arms under the Lend-Lease
  • Act?
  1. Germany
  2. Great Britain
  3. Japan
  4. Spain

34
World War II
  • Which was the most likely destination
  • for a German-Jewish woman during
  • World War II?
  1. Internment Camp
  2. Concentration Camp
  3. United States
  4. Soviet Union

35
World War II
  • What type of government did Japan
  • adopt following World War II?
  1. Communist
  2. Fascist
  3. Socialist
  4. Democratic

36
World War II
  • All of the following are a result of the
  • bombing of Pearl Harbor EXCEPT?
  1. United States declares war on Japan
  2. The United States Navy was destroyed
  3. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan
  4. Japan bombs the Lusitania

37
World War II
  • Which of the following governments
  • give total power to a dictator?
  1. Democracy
  2. Fascism
  3. Communism
  4. Socialism

38
World War II
  • How did Americans at home help the
  • war effort in World War II?
  1. By rationing resources
  2. By fighting in Europe
  3. By hoarding food
  4. Going on as if nothing had happened

39
World War II
  • In 1945, which of the following was
  • established to prevent future global
  • wars?
  1. Berlin Wall
  2. Manhattan Project
  3. United Nations
  4. European Union
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