Welcome to your Grade 10 History chapter 4
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which group of countries dictated the terms of the peace conference after World War I?
2.
Which event is considered the immediate cause that marked the beginning of World War I?
3.
Which region was known as the "powder keg" of Europe before the First World War?
4.
Under the Treaty of Versailles, who was forced to accept sole responsibility for World War I?
5.
What was the name of the international organization created after World War I to maintain peace?
6.
Which Russian leader was forced to issue the October Manifesto in 1905?
7.
Which event on September 1, 1939, officially marked the beginning of World War II?
8.
Which ideology was associated with Benito Mussolini in Italy?
9.
What was the name of the German air attacks on Britain after the victory in France?
10.
The attack on which US naval base brought the United States into World War II?
11.
In which year did the United States join World War I?
12.
Which two cities in Japan were hit by atomic bombs in August 1945?
13.
Which country was invaded by Fascist Italy in October 1935?
14.
What was the name of the German-Soviet agreement signed in August 1939?
15.
Which of the following was NOT a member of the "Big Four" at the Paris Peace Conference?
16.
The Battle of Stalingrad was a decisive turning point in favor of which power?
17.
Which country was liberated by the Allies in 1944?
18.
Who committed suicide on April 30, 1945, as the Allies advanced on Berlin?
19.
What international organization replaced the League of Nations after World War II?
20.
Approximately how many people lost their lives in World War II?
21.
Which two countries emerged as superpowers after World War II?
22.
In what year did the Second World War end?
23.
Which of the following was a member of the Triple Alliance (Central Powers) during WWI?
24.
The term "Anschluss" refers to the German incorporation of which country in 1938?
25.
What was the name of the agreement that allowed Germany to occupy the Sudetenland?
26.
Who led the 1917 Russian Revolution?
27.
The "Second Front" in Europe was opened by the Allies in which year?
28.
Which battle marked the beginning of the Allied counter-offensive in Europe in 1942/3?
29.
In October 1933, Germany withdrew from which international body?
30.
Who was the Spanish fascist leader who overthrew the republican government in 1936?
31.
Which country was Japan's major opponent in the Far Eastern war theatre during WWII?
