HISTORY 12
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
CONFLICT AND CHALLENGE — THE WORLD OF 1919
Knowledge
1. American opponents of the U.S. entry into the League of Nations claimed that it would
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A.
B.
C.
D.
limit American freedom of action.
isolate the U.S.A. from world affairs.
violate the Fourteen Points of Woodrow Wilson.
prevent the U.S.A. from getting reparations from Germany.
Understanding
Use the following information to answer question 2.
We know that as long as there are no revolutions in other countries, only agreement with
the peasantry can save the socialist revolution in Russia.
Lenin (1921)
2. How did Lenin seek “agreement with the peasantry”?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
He imposed War Communism.
He signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
He disbanded the Constituent Assembly.
He adopted the New Economic Policy (NEP).
PROMISE AND COLLAPSE — 1919–1933
Knowledge
3. Which of the following was a result of the Amritsar Massacre of 1919?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
The British exiled Gandhi to Kashmir.
The British granted independence to India.
The Indian Congress Party split into Hindu and Muslim parts.
The Indian Congress Party demanded complete independence.
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Understanding
4. Which of the following most clearly distinguishes democracies from both fascist and
communist regimes?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
their legal systems
their defence policies
their economic systems
their agricultural policies
TURMOIL AND TRAGEDY — 1933–1945
Knowledge
5. The Japanese launched their attack on Pearl Harbor because the U.S.A.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
declared war on Germany.
sent its Pacific fleet to sea.
threatened to declare war on Japan.
placed an embargo on oil sales to Japan.
Understanding
6. All of the following were associated with the Holocaust except
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Anschluss.
Auschwitz.
einsatzgruppen.
Wannsee Conference.
TRANSFORMATION AND TENSION — 1945–1963
Knowledge
7. What was the result of the withdrawal of the British from India in 1947?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
a partition into India and Pakistan
a communist north and a democratic south
a peaceful transfer of Muslim and Hindu populations
a federal state with a Muslim majority and a Hindu minority
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Understanding
8. Within which of the following pairs can a change in U.S. foreign policy be seen?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
Isolationism — NATO
Containment — Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine — Eisenhower Doctrine
Arsenal of Democracy — Lend-Lease Act
PROGRESS AND UNCERTAINTY — 1963–1991
Knowledge
9. What was President Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization mainly concerned with?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
unifying North and South Vietnam
reducing the bombing of North Vietnam
increasing the number of U.S. troops in Cambodia
building up South Vietnam’s forces as U.S. forces withdrew
Understanding
10. The Helsinki Declaration provided for all of the following except
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A.
B.
C.
D.
respect for human rights.
freer movement of peoples.
reunification of East and West Germany.
the acceptance of the post-war frontiers of Europe.
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DOCUMENT STYLE
Use the following document to answer question 1.
DOCUMENT 1
I don’t know any blacks… and have never spoken to any. I don’t think it is a good idea
that black and white should know each other. I would just hate to live with them. I don’t
like anything about them. I don’t know if our maid has any children. I never speak to her.
Let’s face it, the government has been a bit asleep about Soweto. They (the blacks) won’t
stop till we fire on them and they get frightened. We shouldn’t worry about the anger of
the world. Everybody I meet thinks he should act.
The blacks don’t have any justifiable grievances. The whites will fight for their future and
what they’ve got…. Black and white cannot live together in South Africa. I do not know
what it’s like overseas.
White South African, Amanda van Aswegan, interviewed in London, Sunday Times (1976)
1. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the document?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
It is of no use to historians because it is extremely biased.
It is a contradictory source of evidence about apartheid in South Africa.
It is a reliable source of evidence about attitudes of white South Africans.
It is a reliable source because it is from a well-established British newspaper.
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Use the following documents to answer question 1.
DOCUMENT 1
…in accordance with the fundamental right of a nation to secure its frontiers and ensure
its possibilities of defence, the German Government has today restored the full and
unrestricted sovereignty of Germany in the demilitarized zone of the Rhineland.
Hitler, Speech to the Reichstag (March 7, 1936)
DOCUMENT 2
I am speaking of Czechoslovakia. Among the nationalities being suppressed in this
state there are 3 500 000 Germans, [who] were robbed in the name of a certain Mr.
Wilson of their right to self-determination. If the democracies…protect the oppressors
of the Germans then this will have grave consequences.
Hitler, Speech at Nuremberg Rally (September 12, 1938)
1. What kind of evidence is presented in these two documents?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
contradictory evidence about German anschluss
corroborating evidence about German nationalism
secondary source evidence about self-determination
primary source evidence about Hitler’s desire for autarky
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Use the following document to answer question 1.
The Autograph Collector
Evening Standard / Atlantic Syndication
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DOCUMENT 1
Low, Evening Standard (1938)
1. Which of the following best describes the message of the cartoon?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
The German government threatened to attack Britain in 1938.
The German and Italian governments signed an alliance with Britain in 1938.
The British Prime Minister should have appeased Mussolini and Hitler in 1938.
The British government should have opposed the actions of Mussolini and Hitler in 1938.
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Use the following documents as well as other historical evidence to answer questions 1 to 3.
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DOCUMENT 1
Guardian Weekly (London, October 20, 1991)
DOCUMENT 2
Between 1989 and 1991, 2.5 million immigrants and refugees arrived in Germany.
These non-Germans were accused of taking jobs away from German citizens.
Incidents of violence began to erupt, at first in the former East Germany where
unemployment was the highest, but then throughout the country. Most often the
attackers were young, right-wing skinheads who adopted Nazi slogans and badges as
symbols of hatred and rebellion.
Victor Zelinski, Twentieth Century Viewpoints (1996)
DOCUMENT 3
Since 1989, a third of Eastern Germany’s 9.5 million jobs have effectively vanished.
Samuelson, Newsweek (March 18, 1991
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DOCUMENT 4
Unemployment in Unified Germany, 1993
Unemployment ........Former West Germany ...........7.3%
Unemployment ........Former East Germany ..........15.8%
1. What is the best description of Document 2?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
a secondary source about the problems of German reunification
a secondary source about immigrants and refugees causing Nazism
a primary source accusing young skinheads of violence and rebellion
a primary source suggesting that German problems include racism and unemployment
2. What is the subject of Document 1?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
the spread of Nazism from East to West Germany
the trial of Chancellor Kohl as a Nazi War Criminal
the resurgence of Nazism after German reunification
the destruction of the Nazi Party after Chancellor Kohl was elected
3. Which of the following statements reflects a cause and effect relationship suggested by the above
documents?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
German reunification Æ increased unemployment
attacks on immigrants Æ unification of East and West Germany
rise of Nazism Æ unbalanced employment statistics
increased immigration Æ breakup of Germany into East and West
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