Quiz: World History Multiple Choice Questions

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1.

Who were the Bolsheviks?
- A.
  
  Radical Russian Marxist revolutionaries
- B.
  
  Followers of Rasputin
- C.
  
  Soldiers in the White Army
- D.
  
  Members of the Duma, Russia's parliament
2.

Which country signed a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union in 1939?
- A.
  
  The United States
- B.
  
  Great Britain
- C.
  
  Spain
- D.
  
  Germany
3.

Following the Mexican-American War, the United States gained ______.
- A.
  
  The Confederate States of America
- B.
  
  California, Arizona, and New Mexico
- C.
  
  Louisiana
- D.
  
  Texas
4.

____________ proposed the "general association of nations" that would later become the League of Nations.
- A.
  
  Leonard Scott
- B.
  
  Woodrow Wilson
- C.
  
  General Schlieffen
- D.
  
  Georges Clemenceau
5.

Marx and Engels predicted that the workers would
- A.
  
  Become middle class.
- B.
  
  End up happy.
- C.
  
  Overthrow the owners.
- D.
  
  Join foreigners in a battle royale.
6.

What event in Sarajevo ignited the Great War?
- A.
  
  Russia's mobilization of troops along the Austrian border
- B.
  
  Austria's rejection of Serbia's offer and declaration of war on Serbia
- C.
  
  An ultimatum presented to Serbia in response to royal assassinations
- D.
  
  The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
7.

The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?
- A.
  
  Surprise and overwhelming force using fast tanks, jeeps, and planes
- B.
  
  A system of fortifications
- C.
  
  Ability to make a long, steady advance
- D.
  
  "out-waiting" the opponent
8.

What caused the United States to enter the Great War?
- A.
  
  Mexico invaded the U.S.
- B.
  
  Unrestricted submarine warfare
- C.
  
  The British invaded Boston
- D.
  
  The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
9.

What did the Allies' strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific involve?
- A.
  
  attacking on all islands within 50 miles of Japan
- B.
  
  Attacking only on islands that had Japanese and German soldiers
- C.
  
  Attacking one island, then hopping over the next island thereby isolating it from its supply
- D.
  
  Attacking non-Japanese held islands
10.

Which side won the American Civil War?
- A.
  
  The North
- B.
  
  The East
- C.
  
  The South
- D.
  
  Canada
11.

What event in 1937 made the Nationalists and Communists in China stop fighting each other?
- A.
  
  Chinese Communists began a 6,000 mile journey.
- B.
  
  The Japanese invaded China.
- C.
  
  Chinese peasants aligned themselves with the Communists.
- D.
  
  The Nationalists succeeded in wiping out the Communists.
12.

________ was a liberal reformer who wanted to make changes in Mexico.
- A.
  
  John Smith
- B.
  
  Benito Juárez
- C.
  
  Rasputin
- D.
  
  Adolin Kholin
13.

What is a totalitarian state?
- A.
  
  A state in which the people have a direct say in their government
- B.
  
  A state in which the people elect representatives to the legislature
- C.
  
  A state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life
- D.
  
  A state in which the working class is glorified and has the greatest voice in government
14.

Why did some people call for reform during the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
  
  Reformers seemed popular.
- B.
  
  It was part of the religious movement.
- C.
  
  People in industrial cities had bad working conditions and bad living conditions.
- D.
  
  Reform went along with the expansion of empires.
15.

Which nation was unified by Otto von Bismarck and later ruled by Kaiser Wilhelm II?
- A.
  
  Germany
- B.
  
  Austria-Hungary
- C.
  
  Russia
- D.
  
  Serbia
16.

Who led the famous protest known as the Salt March?
- A.
  
  Mao Zedong
- B.
  
  Sun Yat Sen
- C.
  
  Mustafa Kemal
- D.
  
  Mohandis K. Gandhi
17.

For what is Isoroku Yamamoto famous?
- A.
  
  Ordering and overseeing the Bataan Death March
- B.
  
  The first to win American Ninja
- C.
  
  Breaking the Japanese secret code during World War II
- D.
  
  Masterminding the Japanese naval strategy during World War II
18.

Who became the president of the Nationalist Republic of China in 1928?
- A.
  
  Chiang Kai-shek
- B.
  
  Lenin
- C.
  
  Hitler
- D.
  
  Stalin
19.

Throughout the course of this year it can be said that the rise of the _________ class strengthened democracy.
- A.
  
  Working class
- B.
  
  Lower class
- C.
  
  Middle class
- D.
  
  Upper class
20.

What event occurred on the day described as "yesterday, December 7th, 1941...a date which will live in infamy"?
- A.
  
  Battle of Guadalcanal
- B.
  
  Bombing of Hiroshima
- C.
  
  Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese which killed 2,300 Americans
- D.
  
  Signing of the Atlantic Charter
21.

Because so many men were off fighting the war, _____________ worked in factories, on farms, and as truck drivers.
- A.
  
  Women
- B.
  
  Rich people
- C.
  
  Robots
- D.
  
  Children
22.

What was the Industrial Revolution?
- A.
  
  Increased populations of urban areas during the 1800s
- B.
  
  Increased purchases of land by wealthy landowners to cultivate larger fields
- C.
  
  Increased output of machine-made goods that began in England during the 18th-century
- D.
  
  A widespread use of teenagers as factory laborers who worked 14 hour days, 6 days a week
23.

He was the major leader of the Bolsheviks.
- A.
  
  Mao
- B.
  
  Sun Yat-Sen
- C.
  
  Czar Nicholas II
- D.
  
  Lenin
24.

What did the 13th amendment end?
- A.
  
  Child labor
- B.
  
  Low wage pay
- C.
  
  Slavery
- D.
  
  Transportation of illegal goods
25.

What was the policy of appeasement?
- A.
  
  The British and French decision to give into aggression to keep peace
- B.
  
  The treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union agreeing not to fight against each other
- C.
  
  The move that Mussolini made to form an alliance with Germany
- D.
  
  The U.S. desire to stay out of foreign affairs