Europe: Conflict and Change Unit Test

Which group of nations formed the alliance known as the Central Powers?

• Japan, Germany, Italy
• United States, France, Great Britain
• Ottoman Empire, Germany, United States
• Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

The Treaty of Versailles required Germany had to do all of the following except?

• Give up its colonies around the world and a large part of its land at home.
• Greatly reduce its military strength.
• Pay reparations and accept the blame for the war.
• Allow Great Britain to run its government for 20 years.

Which was a cause of the Russian Revolution?

• The czar was executed.
• There were food shortages in Russia.
• The Germans showed signs of surrender.
• Soldiers did not know how to use their weapons.

Who was the leader of the  Communist Party in Russia who seized power and established the Soviet Union?

• Vladimir Lenin
• Czar Nicholas II
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Emperor Wilhelm I

A worldwide depression was NOT caused by which of the following.

• great loss of life and property damage
• inability to pay back war debts
• industry, trade, and shipping increased due to open borders
• economies experienced inflation

Who was the leader of the Nazi Party?

• Wilhelm II
• Adolf Hitler
• Vladimir Lenin
• Woodrow Wilson

What do the things in this list have in common:
*Hitler offered cures for economic problems.
*Appealed to German nationalism by violating the Treaty of Versailles.
*United people against the Jews.

• events that led to World War 1
• feelings Germans had about other countries
• ways that German leaders tried to rebuild their country
• reasons why Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany

Which country attacked Poland, launching the world into a second world war?

• Germany
• Austria-Hungary
• Japan
• Russia

How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?

• 6 hundred thousand
• 6 million
• 6 hundred million
• 6 thousand

Camps set up to house Jews who had been moved across Europe to work or be killed were called ________________.

• Internment Camps
• Concentration Camps
• Ghettos
• Boot Camps