SS6H7a, b, and c: Explain conflict and change in Europe to the 21st century
1. Which of these lists is in the right order from first to last?
a. World War I, Nuclear Weapons (Atomic Bombs) first used, Cold War, World War II
b. World War I, Holocaust, World War II begins, Cold War
c. Holocaust, World War II begins, Cold War, Nuclear Weapons (Atomic Bombs) first used
d. World War I, World War II begins, Holocaust, Cold War
Causes of World War II
2. Which person was elected leader in Germany between World War I and World War II?
3. What was the name of the political party (group of people) that elected the German leader before World War II?
4. The Treaty of Versailles did two things that made Germans mad. List one.
5. The Treaty of Versailles did two things that made Germans mad. List the other one.
6. How did the Treaty of Versailles help cause World War II?
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World War II
7. Which country started World War II?
8. Which country attacked the USA, which got the USA into World War II?
9. Which group of countries won the war?
a. Axis b. Allies c. Central Powers d. NATO
10. Did the Soviet Union win or lose in this war?
11. Did the USA win or lose in this war?
12. Did Germany win or lose in this war?
13. Which country dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which led Japan to surrender?
Effects of World War II-Holocaust
14. Which country was responsible for the Holocaust?
a. U.S.A. b. Germany c. Soviet Union d. United Kingdom
15. About how many people were killed in the Holocaust?
a. 60,000 b. 600,000 c. 6,000,000 d. 60,000,000
16. Which religious group was mainly killed in the Holocaust?
a. Christians b. Jews d. Muslims d. Hindus
17. How were people treated before being killed in the Holocaust? Think back to the
pictures we looked at.
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18. About how many people were killed in total during World war II?
a. 600,000 b. 6,000,000 c. 60,000,000 d. 600,000,000
Effects of World War II-the Superpowers and Atomic bombs
19. Which two countries had the strongest army, navy, and air force after World War II?
__________________ and ________________________
20. Which country was the first one to develop atomic bombs? _____________
21. Which country was the second one to develop atomic bombs? _____________
22. Instead of using planes to drop bombs, what new technology was developed by both
superpowers that made it almost impossible to protect a country?
23. ONE atomic bomb could destroy
a. a block b. a small town c. a city d. a whole country
Effects of World War II-the Cold War
24. How many people were killed in the Cold War compared to World War II?
a. many fewer were killed b. about half c. about the same d. many more
25. What was one country that was arguing during the Cold War?
26. What was the second country that was arguing during the Cold War?
27. Which country was split in half during the Cold War? Berlin was its capital city.
28. What was built in Berlin to keep people from escaping from the one side to the other side?
29. Which side had a communist system? ___________________________
30. regular: Why was communism a bad thing?
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30. gifted: What was the main idea of communism, and why was that bad?
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31. During the Cold War, an "Iron Curtain" divided Europe. One thing that means is that
about half of Europe was controlled by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Which half?
a. North b. South c. East d. West
32. Most people in the U.S.A. were very scared during the Cold War. Were they right to be
scared? Why or why not?
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The end of the Cold War
33. Which country collapsed (fell apart), ending the Cold War? ____________________
34. Which big country was created out of this collapse? _________________________
35. Which European country, that had been divided in half, was put back together at the end of the Cold War?
36. Is there any danger today of the United States being attacked by nuclear missiles? _________
