World War II and the Cold War
What was the war between democracy and communism called after World War II?
A. Civil War
B. Space Race
C. Great War
D. Cold War
D. Cold War
What group did Hitler and the Nazis blame for Germany’s problems?
A. Farmers
B. Soldiers
C. Jewish people
D. Teachers
C. Jewish people
Why did the Soviet Union collapse?
A. Its economy was weak and people wanted freedom
B. It won too many wars
C. It ran out of leaders
D. It joined the European Union
A. Its economy was weak and people wanted freedom
What was the name of the peace treaty that ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
What divided Germany into East and West?
A. The Berlin Wall
B. A mountain range
C. The Iron Curtain
D. A river
A. The Berlin Wall
Hitler used propaganda to make himself look:
A. Weak
B. Like a hero and savior
C. Like an enemy
D. Unimportant
B. Like a hero and savior
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What did Germany have to do because of the Treaty of Versailles?
A. Pay money for war damage
B. Gain new land
C. Start another war
D. Make new weapons
A. Pay money for war damage
East Germany was controlled by the:
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Soviet Union
D. France
C. Soviet Union
What is propaganda?
A. A type of government
B. A way to spread ideas or beliefs to influence people
C. A peace treaty
D. A new kind of weapon
B. A way to spread ideas or beliefs to influence people
What two types of government were in conflict during the Cold War?
A. Monarchy and dictatorship
B. Democracy and communism
C. Nazism and socialism
D. Capitalism and feudalism
B. Democracy and communism
Who led the Communist revolution in October 1917 which helped take Russia out of the war?
A. Karl Marx
B. Joseph Stalin
C. Vladimir Lenin
D. Alexander Kerensky
C. Vladimir Lenin
When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, it showed:
A. The start of World War III
B. A new dictatorship
C. The end of the Cold War
D. A rise in communism
C. The end of the Cold War
What was the name of the event where millions of Jews and others were killed by the Nazis?
A. The Cold War
B. The Great Depression
C. The Holocaust
D. World War I
C. The Holocaust
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According to the Treaty of Versailles, what country was expected to pay for the damages in World War I?
A. Austria-Hungary
B. France
C. Germany
D. Russia
C. Germany
West Germany was supported by:
A. The Soviet Union
B. The United States and other democracies
C. China
D. Japan
B. The United States and other democracies
What was one way Nazis spread their beliefs?
A. Posters and speeches
B. Silent protests
C. Secret meetings only
D. Letters to kings
A. Posters and speeches
When East and West Germany became one country again, this was called:
A. German reunification
B. German separation
C. German revolution
D. German victory
A. German reunification
What was one problem many countries faced after World War I?
A. Too many jobs
B. World peace
C. Economic depression (loss of money and jobs)
D. Lots of new factories
C. Economic depression (loss of money and jobs)