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PART I
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Instruction:
1.
Which best describes imperialism?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2.
Shade the letter of the correct answer on the machine scorable answer
sheet provided.
acquisition of territory to benefit the colonial power
acquisition of territory to benefit the colony
reduction of European spheres of influence
reduction of trade barriers between nations
What is referred to in the source below?
“Bismarck then negotiated his final diplomatic masterpiece; a secret treaty with
Russia against Austria-Hungary. It violated, as Bismarck well knew, the trust, if not
the wording of Germany’s treaty with Austria-Hungary. [He] obviously insisted on
secrecy.”
Source: Dreadnought, Robert Massie. (82)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
3.
What nation’s empire is shaded on the map below?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
4.
Britain
France
Germany
Spain
Which were members of the Triple Alliance?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
5.
Central Powers
Dual Alliance
Reinsurance Treaty
Triple Entente
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire
Germany, Italy, Ottoman Empire
Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Italy
Which two nations was the Schlieffen Plan designed to defeat quickly?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Britain and France
France and Russia
Italy and Russia
Russia and Italy
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Which was a direct result of the Battle of Tannenberg?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
7.
Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia.
France implemented Plan XVII.
Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies.
Russia’s offensive on the Eastern Front collapsed.
Based on the source below, what impact did tanks have on the nature of war during
the First World War?
“... the noise inside the hull was so great that conversation was impossible. One could
not stand upright in the tank and the temperature rose to well above 38EC. In action
crews drank up to 4 litres of water per day per man and some would emerge sick and
delirious from the hot, fume filled hulls.”
Source: Tanks, Eric Morris. (22)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
8.
largely ineffective and would not play an important role until World War II
played a key role in Russia’s defeat but had little effect on the Western Front
used by Germany to great effect as part of their blitzkrieg tactics
vital to the Allied victory over Germany on the Western Front
Which is referred to in the source below?
“We intend to begin unrestricted submarine warfare from the first of February....
Nevertheless an attempt will be made to keep the United States neutral. In the event that
this should not succeed, we shall offer Mexico an alliance.”
- German Foreign Ministry to the German Ambassador of Mexico, January 16, 1917
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
9.
Munich Pact
Sinking of the Lusitania
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Zimmerman Telegram
Based on the source below, what effect did America’s entry have on the outcome of the
First World War?
“By March 1918, 318,000 men had reached France, the vanguard [first group] of
1,300,000 to be deployed by August, with a total strength of nearly 3 million men.”
Source: The First W orld W ar, John Keegan. (372)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
10.
forced Austria-Hungary to immediately withdraw from the war
had a significant influence on the outcome of the war
impact was cancelled out by Russia’s surrender to Germany
led Italy to switch from the Central Powers to the Allies
Which battle refers to Germany’s failed final attempt at victory in July 1918?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Second Marne
Somme
Verdun
Vimy Ridge
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11.
Which were key terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
12.
Alsace-Lorraine returned to France; German army reduced to 100 000 men
City of Danzig given to France; Austria-Hungary forced to accept war guilt
France given the Rhineland; Germany loses its overseas colonies
Germany forbidden to have a navy; France given the Polish corridor
Based on the source below, which best describes British attitudes at the Versailles peace
conference?
“We must not allow any sense of revenge, any spirit of greed, any grasping desire to
over-rule the fundamentals of justice.”
- David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1919
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
13.
Germany’s colonies would have to be administered by Britain.
Germany must be treated fairly to ensure its future stability.
Germany must pay huge reparations to the victors.
Germany must return Alsace-Lorraine to France as quickly as possible.
Based on the source below, what was the purpose for creating the League of Nations?
“...the power of mankind... is the power of the united moral forces of the world, and in
the covenant [agreement] of the League of Nations, the moral forces of the world are
mobilized.”
- U.S. President W oodrow W ilson, 1919
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
14.
allow countries to use alliance systems to stop aggressive actions
permit powerful nations to unite to protect their imperial interests
provide collective security for member nations
strengthen existing treaty systems in Europe
Based on the source below, which event led to discontent in pre-revolutionary Russia?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
First World War
plight of peasants and factory workers
political demands of liberals and Marxists
Russo-Japanese War
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15.
To whom is the speaker referring in the source below?
“If you, Sire, should take over direct command of our glorious army... you will have
voluntarily surrendered your inviolate [flawless] person to the judgement of the people
and that is fatal to Russia.”
- Mikhail Rodzianko, Chairman of the Russian Duma [parliament], Aug. 1915
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
16.
Which resulted from dissatisfied Russian workers and soldiers coming together to voice
their opposition to government immediately following the first Russian Revolution?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
17.
Bloody Sunday
February/March Revolution
March on Rome
October/November Revolution
Which is directly associated with the Russian Civil War?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
20.
Nazi aggression to be stopped at all costs.
Nicholas II to be reinstated as Tsar of Russia.
Rasputin to be removed from his position of leadership.
Russia to remain an active participant in the war.
Which event resulted in the creation of a communist government in Russia in 1917?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
19.
Five Year Plan
New Economic Policy
Petrograd Soviet
War Communism
Which was a policy of the Russian Provisional government?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
18.
Alexander Kerensky
Leon Trotsky
Tsar Nicholas II
Vladimir Lenin
Five Year Plan
Russo-Japanese War
Stalin’s Purges
War Communism
What is referred to in the source below?
“Without frightening them [wealthy peasants] to death, there was no [other] way of
taking back the land which the Revolution had given them....”
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
21.
collectivization
industrialization
militarization
unionization
Which event led to Mussolini’s seizure of power?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Enabling Act
invasion of Abyssinia
March on Rome
occupation of Manchuria
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22.
Which policy was introduced by Hitler to establish a totalitarian state?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
23.
abolition of opposition parties
elimination of capitalism
freedom of the press
religious tolerance
Based on the source below, what contributed to Hitler’s rise to power?
Source: The W eimar Republic, Konemann. (321)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
24.
What was the primary function of the Gestapo?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
25.
concentration camp security
foreign intelligence
Hitler’s personal bodyguards
secret state police
Which describes Kristallnacht?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
26.
democratic groups
economic difficulties
fear of communism
Treaty of Versailles
adoption of the “final solution”
attacks on Jews and their properties
attempts to overthrow the Weimar Republic
signing of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
Which is referred to in the source below?
“The country needs, and unless I mistake its mood, demands bold experiments. Above
all, try something.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 election campaign speech
Source: The USA, 1919-41, Peter Martin. (38)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
American Plan
Dawe’s Proposal
Depression Strategy
New Deal
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27.
Which policy, practiced by both Hitler and Mussolini, was acceptable to democratic
governments in Europe prior to the Second World War?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
28.
anti-communism
lebensraum
pan-Germanism
religious intolerance
Which is referred to in the source below?
“I will begin by saying what everyone would like to ignore or forget. We have
experienced a total defeat. Silent, mournful, abandoned Czechoslovakia will be
swallowed up in the Nazi regime and do not suppose that this is the end. This is only
the beginning.”
- Winston Churchill
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
29.
Which specifically refers to Hitler’s annexation of Austria?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
30.
attrition
blitzkrieg
containment
kamikaze
Which refers to the period of time between the invasion of Poland and Germany’s attack
on Western Europe?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
32.
Anschluss
colonialism
Kristallnacht
lebensraum
Which refers to a sudden offensive meant to surprise, surround and defeat an enemy?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
31.
Dunkirk evacuation
Munich Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Polish invasion
appeasement
conscription
phoney war
stalemate
What inter-war French defensive fortification depended on reinforced concrete outposts,
underground forts, and enormous artillery pieces?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Atlantic Wall
Berlin Wall
Maginot Line
Siegfried Line
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33.
In which battle did the technology below play vital role?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
34.
Britain
El Alamein
Poland
Stalingrad
Based on the source below, how did the Second World War influence the daily lives of
citizens?
Source: The Second World W ar, Neil DeMarco, (46)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
35.
censorship of the press
conscription of all citizens
evacuation from the cities
rationing of all foodstuffs
Which was a goal of Operation Barbarossa?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Anschluss
appeasement
détente
lebensraum
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36.
What Second World War event is depicted in the source below?
Source: www.history.navy.mil/photos/
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
37.
Based on the source below, which best reflects the nature of warfare in the Pacific during
the Second World War?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
38.
Battleships were the most powerful ships afloat deciding key battles.
Battles were often fought at sea using naval aircraft as the primary weapon.
Nuclear weapons were used to tremendous effect in many battles.
Submarines played a pivotal role in the outcome of the war.
Which 1941 agreement outlined common Western goals for the post-Second World War
period?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
39.
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of the Coral Sea
Dunkirk Evacuation
Operation Barbarossa
Atlantic Charter
Marshall Plan
Molotov Plan
Truman Doctrine
At which conference was the decision made to divide Germany and Berlin into four zones
of occupation?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Casablanca
Quebec
Tehran
Yalta
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40.
Based on the source below, what was a key factor in America’s victory over Japan?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
41.
Which tragedy was the Nuremberg Trials meant to address?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
42.
American industrial strength
bravery of American servicemen
invention of nuclear weapons
women in the workforce
British bombing of Dresden
Japanese mistreatment of prisoners
Nazi war crimes against humanity
Soviet massacre of Polish officers
Based on the source below, what best explains a challenge faced by the United Nations in
relation to its charter?
“Principle # 7: Nothing in the charter authorizes the United Nations intervening in
matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state.”
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
43.
What power is possessed by permanent Security Council members of the United Nations?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
44.
influencing a country’s internal affairs
influencing humanitarian aid networks
providing collective security
providing international peacekeepers
assembly rights
self-censorship
self-determination
veto rights
Which was characterized by increasing diplomatic and political tension between the
United States and the Soviet Union?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Cold War
Indian Independence Act
Suez Crisis
Uniting for Peace Resolution
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45.
What type of warfare did the Viet Cong primarily practice?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
46.
Which refers to the relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
during the 1970's?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
47.
détente
deterrence
glasnost
perestroika
Which resulted from a common currency in the European Union?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
48.
blitzkrieg
guerilla
mechanized
trench
decrease in economic integration
decrease in member trade
increase in economic cooperation
increase in tariff barriers
Based on the source below, which best reflects the impact of North Korea’s quest for
nuclear weapons?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
cold war with China
cold war with Russia
regional insecurity in Asia
regional security in Asia
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Complete either set of 49 or 50 depending on the unit studied.
Unit 5.1
49.
India, Egypt, and South Africa
Which refers to the pursuit of independence in Africa and Asia following the Second
World War?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
50.
containment
globalization
neo-colonialism
self-determination
Based on the source below, which best describes race relations in South Africa from the
1950's to the 1980's?
“... the only way the European can maintain supremacy is by domination... and the
only way they can maintain domination is by withholding the vote from nonEuropeans.
- South African Prime Minister Strijdom, 1955
Source: History in Quotations, M. J. Cohen and John Major. (874)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Unit 5.2
49.
Middle East
Which best describes the Palestinian Intifadah?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
50.
apartheid between all races
economic parity between all races
political equality among all races
social equality among all races
economic boycotts
passive resistance
reluctant acceptance
violent demonstrations
Based on the source below, which best reflects the impact of oil revenues on the
Middle East?
Source: W orld Civilizations, Burns, et al. (1398)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
growth of economic power
increase of Islamic fundamentalism
modernization of transportation infrastructure
rejection of all Western culture
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Part II
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Instructions: Complete ALL questions as indicated, answering in the space provided.
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51.
Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain the reasons for
the expansion of imperial powers at the turn of the 20th century.
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52.
Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, assess the issue of
responsibility for the outbreak of the First World War.
“He [Kaiser Wilhelm II] has ruined his country, I look upon him as the greatest
criminal known for having plunged the world into this ghastly war which has
lasted for over 4 years and 3 months with all its misery.”
- King George V of Great Britain, Nov. 1918
Source: Paris 1919, Margaret MacMillan, (163)
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53.
Based on the sources below and your knowledge of history, describe the methods
used by Stalin to exercise control over the Soviet people.
Source 1
“Death solves all problems. No man, no problem.”
- Joseph Stalin
Source: Koba the Dread, Martin Amis. (57)
Source 2
Source: GCSE Modern W orld History, Ben W alsh. (135)
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54.
Based on the sources below and your knowledge of history, assess whether
dropping atomic bombs on Japan was justified.
Source 1
“Certainly prior to December 31st 1945... Japan would have surrendered even
if the atomic bombs had not been dropped and... even if no invasion had been
planned.”
- United States Strategic Bombing Survey (1946-47)
Source: The History of W orld W ar II, C. Bauer. (658)
Source 2
“I asked General Marshall what it would cost in lives to land on the Tokyo
Plain and other places in Japan. It was his opinion that such an invasion
would cost at a minimum a quarter of a million American casualties.”
- Harry S. Truman, U.S. President, 1945
Source: Truman, David McCullough. (437)
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55.
Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain why the United
States withdrew its armed forces from the war in Vietnam.
“Hey! Hey! LBJ. (Lyndon B. Johnson, American President)
How many kids did you kill today?
We don’t want your war
Draft beer, not boys
Dump Johnson
Eighteen Today, Dead Tomorrow.”
- Student protest song against the Vietnam W ar
Source: Essential Modern W orld History, Steven Waugh. (291)
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56.
Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain how reforms
introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev led to the end of the Cold War.
"I remember very clearly what Gorbachev said at that time. He said, 'There are
two roads we can take. We can either tighten our belts very, very tightly and
reduce consumption - which the people will no longer tolerate - or we can try to
defuse international tension and overcome the disagreement between East and
West. And so free up the gigantic sums [of money] that are spent on armaments
in the Soviet Union.'"
- Eduard Shevardnadze, Soviet Foreign Minister 1985.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/22/script.html
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57.
Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, assess the effectiveness
of United Nations operations in Somalia in the 1990's.
“Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, was the most dangerous city in the world.
Fourteen armed factions, each led by its own warlord, were fighting to
dominate Somalia.”
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/etc/script.html
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Complete either 58 or 59 depending on the unit studied.
Unit 5.1
India, Egypt, and South Africa
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58.
Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain the factors that
led to the decline of colonialism after the Second World War.
“The British Government... has ruined India economically, politically,
culturally and spiritually. We believe, therefore, that India must sever the
British connection and attain... complete independence.”
-Mahatma Gandhi in a speech to the Indian Congress Party
Source: 20 th Century Viewpoints (2 nd ed.), Quinlan et al. (319)
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Unit 5.2
Middle East
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59.
Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain how the
creation of the state of Israel led to Arab-Israeli wars between 1948 and 1973.
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