World Civilizations unit 7 Pre-Test
Name_________________________________________________________________
____1. This was the name given to what happened on Western Front in World War I. It has
become a byword for stalemate, attrition and futility in conflict. Opposing each other along a
front, protected from assault by barbed wire. The area between opposing lines (known as "no
man's land") was fully exposed to artillery fire from both sides. Attacks, even if successful, often
sustained severe casualties.
a. Dug Out Warfare
b. Blitzkrieg
c. Trench Warfare
d. Siegfried Line
_____ 2. Belief in empire-building: the policy of extending the rule or influence of a country over
other countries or colonies – one of the causes of WWI:
a. Imperialism
b. Communism
c. Mercantilism
d. Democracy
_____ 3. This is an example a mechanized weapon used for the first time in WWI
a. Airplane
b. Tank
c. Machine Gun
d. All a-c
_____ 4. Belief, creed or political ideology that involves an individual identifying with, or becoming
attached to, one's country – one of the causes of WWI
a. Patriotism
b. Ideology
c. Nationalism
d. Allegiance
_____5. Hitler invaded numerous other nations and regions in order to have more
a. Power
b. Weapons
c. Wealth
d. Living Space
_____6. Hitler’s programs and policies enabled Germany to recover from this earlier than other nations
a. Spanish Flu Pandemic
b. Great Depression
c. World War 1
d. Dust Bowl
____7. Technology advances in World War 1 cause it to
a. End Faster
b. Be less wide spread
c. Have less loss of life
d. Have greater loss of life
____8. Hitler’s aggression prior to World War2 was not dealt with well – this has become known as
a. Treachery
b. Appeasement
c. Resolution
d. Cold War
_____9. This was a reason the rest of the world did not deal with Hitler’s aggression Well
a. Great Depression
b. World War 1
c. League of Nations
d. Both a and b
_____10. This nation had a political revolution during World War 1 – eventually causing it to withdraw
from the war – much to the happiness of Germany
a. Russia
b. Spain
c. United States
d. France
____11. The treaty to end WWI was signed in this nation
a. Britain
b. United States
c. France
d. Germany
____12. The treaty that ended WWI was called the “Treaty of ______”
a. Brest-Litovsk
c. Minsk
b. London
d. Versailles
_____13. Germany was force to pay the victorious nations for starting WWI – this payment was called
a. War Debts
c. Restitution
b. Victory Awards
d. Reparations
____14. US President Wilson presented to the world his ideas for world peace after WWI – it has been
called the
a. United Nations
b. 13 points
c. Declaration of Human Rights
d. 14 points
_____15. Wilson’s plan for post WWI had the first international peace organization proposed in world
history
a. League of Nations
c. United Nations
b. Star Chamber
d. Human League
_____ 16. The end of WWI brought the end of the old Muslim-Islamic Empire
a. Mughal
b. Safavid
c. Ottoman
d. Mongols
_____17. This new form of government will rise from a political revolution in a nation during WWI
a. Communism
b. Socialism
c. Democracy
d. Theocracy
_____18. The atomic bomb was dropped by the United States during WWII on this county
a. Germany
b. Britain
c. Japan
d. Italy
_____19. Due to the location of these nations they were the cooperating nations whom started WWI
and eventually lost the war
a. Allied Powers
b. Triple-Alliance
c. Central Powers
d. North West Powers
____20. The United States joined this group of nations in WWI
a. Central Powers
b. Allied Powers
c. Triple-Alliance
d. North West Powers
____21. During the 1920’s this was a form of music that became very popular
a. Swing
b. Rap
c. Rock
d. Jazz
____22. Suffrage was extend to women in the 1920’s in this nation
a. German
b. France
b. Britain
d. United States
____23. In the United States the economic and cultural changes have resulted in the 1920’s being called
a. Roaring
b. Lucky
c. Exciting
d. Happy
____24. The time between WWI and WWII saw the rise of dictators in these 2 European nations
a. Italy/Germany
b. Italy/Britain
c. Germany/France
d. United States/Norway
_____25. The worldwide economic crisis of the 1930’s has been called
a. Great Depression
b. Bad Times
c. Great Recession
d. Economic Panic of the 1930’s