The World and Its People

Chapter 11: Europe—Modern History

Europe—Modern History

1
The first type of industry to be moved to factories during the Industrial Revolution was _____
A)food production.
B)textiles.
C)railroads.
D)sawmills.

2
Which of the following was mass-produced for the first time in World War I?
A)rifles
B)helmets
C)tanks
D)nuclear weapons

3
Communism was based on the teachings of _____
A)Adolf Hitler.
B)John Locke.
C)Vladimir Lenin.
D)Karl Marx.

4
The leader responsible for the Holocaust was _____
A)Adolf Hitler.
B)Karl Marx.
C)Joseph Stalin.
D)Mussolini.

5
The Cold War was "cold" because _____
A)the opposing sides did not talk to each other.
B)neither side used nuclear weapons.
C)neither side mobilized their armies in an official war.
D)the opposing sides would not trade with each other.

6
The loan program to help rebuild Europe after World War II was called the _____
A)Truman Doctrine.
B)Marshall Plan.
C)Warsaw Pact.
D)North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

7
The purpose of the Berlin airlift was to _____
A)stop the advance of the Nazis.
B)defeat the Soviet blockade.
C)free East Berlin from communist control.
D)free Germany from communist control.

8
The Soviet leader who introduced reforms that loosened government control was _____
A)Mikhail Gorbachev.
B)Nicholas II.
C)Joseph Stalin.
D)Boris Yeltsin.

9
Citizens of European Union countries _____
A)have passports from individual countries.
B)have restricted travel between countries.
C)hold common passports.
D)can get a job only in their own country.

10
World War II came to an end when _____
A)the United States captured Berlin.
B)the Allies defeated Italy.
C)the Allies defeated Germany.
D)the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.
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