PART I Total Value: 50 %
Instruction: Shade the letter of the correct answer on the machine scorable answer sheet provided.
1. Which best describes imperialism?
(A) acquisition of territory to benefit the colonial power (B) acquisition of territory to benefit the colony (C) reduction of European spheres of influence (D) reduction of trade barriers between nations
2. What is referred to in the source below?
“Bismarck then negotiated his final diplomatic masterpiece; a secret treaty with Russia against Austria-Hungary. It violated, as Bismarck well knew, the trust, if not the wording of Germany’s treaty with Austria-Hungary. [He] obviously insisted on secrecy.”
Source: Dreadnought, Robert Massie. (82)
(A) Central Powers (B) Dual Alliance (C) Reinsurance Treaty (D) Triple Entente
3. What nation’s empire is shaded on the map below?
(A) Britain (B) France (C) Germany (D) Spain
4. Which were members of the Triple Alliance?
(A) Austria-Hungary, Germany, Ottoman Empire (B) Germany, Italy, Ottoman Empire (C) Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungary (D) Ottoman Empire, Austria-Hungary, Italy
5. Which two nations was the Schlieffen Plan designed to defeat quickly?
(A) Britain and France (B) France and Russia (C) Italy and Russia (D) Russia and Italy
Page 1 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 6. Which was a direct result of the Battle of Tannenberg?
(A) Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia. (B) France implemented Plan XVII. (C) Italy entered the war on the side of the Allies. (D) Russia’s offensive on the Eastern Front collapsed.
7. Based on the source below, what impact did tanks have on the nature of war during the First World War?
“... the noise inside the hull was so great that conversation was impossible. One could not stand upright in the tank and the temperature rose to well above 38EC. In action crews drank up to 4 litres of water per day per man and some would emerge sick and delirious from the hot, fume filled hulls.”
Source: Tanks, Eric Morris. (22)
(A) largely ineffective and would not play an important role until World War II (B) played a key role in Russia’s defeat but had little effect on the Western Front (C) used by Germany to great effect as part of their blitzkrieg tactics (D) vital to the Allied victory over Germany on the Western Front
8. Which is referred to in the source below?
“We intend to begin unrestricted submarine warfare from the first of February.... Nevertheless an attempt will be made to keep the United States neutral. In the event that this should not succeed, we shall offer Mexico an alliance.”
- German Foreign Ministry to the German Ambassador of Mexico, January 16, 1917
(A) Munich Pact (B) Sinking of the Lusitania (C) Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (D) Zimmerman Telegram
9. Based on the source below, what effect did America’s entry have on the outcome of the First World War?
“By March 1918, 318,000 men had reached France, the vanguard [first group] of 1,300,000 to be deployed by August, with a total strength of nearly 3 million men.”
Source: The First World War, John Keegan. (372)
(A) forced Austria-Hungary to immediately withdraw from the war (B) had a significant influence on the outcome of the war (C) impact was cancelled out by Russia’s surrender to Germany (D) led Italy to switch from the Central Powers to the Allies
10. Which battle refers to Germany’s failed final attempt at victory in July 1918?
(A) Second Marne (B) Somme (C) Verdun (D) Vimy Ridge
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 2 of 22 11. Which were key terms of the Treaty of Versailles?
(A) Alsace-Lorraine returned to France; German army reduced to 100 000 men (B) City of Danzig given to France; Austria-Hungary forced to accept war guilt (C) France given the Rhineland; Germany loses its overseas colonies (D) Germany forbidden to have a navy; France given the Polish corridor
12. Based on the source below, which best describes British attitudes at the Versailles peace conference?
“We must not allow any sense of revenge, any spirit of greed, any grasping desire to over-rule the fundamentals of justice.”
- David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1919
(A) Germany’s colonies would have to be administered by Britain. (B) Germany must be treated fairly to ensure its future stability. (C) Germany must pay huge reparations to the victors. (D) Germany must return Alsace-Lorraine to France as quickly as possible.
13. Based on the source below, what was the purpose for creating the League of Nations?
“...the power of mankind... is the power of the united moral forces of the world, and in the covenant [agreement] of the League of Nations, the moral forces of the world are mobilized.” - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, 1919
(A) allow countries to use alliance systems to stop aggressive actions (B) permit powerful nations to unite to protect their imperial interests (C) provide collective security for member nations (D) strengthen existing treaty systems in Europe
14. Based on the source below, which event led to discontent in pre-revolutionary Russia?
(A) First World War (B) plight of peasants and factory workers (C) political demands of liberals and Marxists (D) Russo-Japanese War
Page 3 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 15. To whom is the speaker referring in the source below?
“If you, Sire, should take over direct command of our glorious army... you will have voluntarily surrendered your inviolate [flawless] person to the judgement of the people and that is fatal to Russia.”
- Mikhail Rodzianko, Chairman of the Russian Duma [parliament], Aug. 1915
(A) Alexander Kerensky (B) Leon Trotsky (C) Tsar Nicholas II (D) Vladimir Lenin
16. Which resulted from dissatisfied Russian workers and soldiers coming together to voice their opposition to government immediately following the first Russian Revolution?
(A) Five Year Plan (B) New Economic Policy (C) Petrograd Soviet (D) War Communism
17. Which was a policy of the Russian Provisional government?
(A) Nazi aggression to be stopped at all costs. (B) Nicholas II to be reinstated as Tsar of Russia. (C) Rasputin to be removed from his position of leadership. (D) Russia to remain an active participant in the war.
18. Which event resulted in the creation of a communist government in Russia in 1917?
(A) Bloody Sunday (B) February/March Revolution (C) March on Rome (D) October/November Revolution
19. Which is directly associated with the Russian Civil War?
(A) Five Year Plan (B) Russo-Japanese War (C) Stalin’s Purges (D) War Communism
20. What is referred to in the source below?
“Without frightening them [wealthy peasants] to death, there was no [other] way of taking back the land which the Revolution had given them....”
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn
(A) collectivization (B) industrialization (C) militarization (D) unionization
21. Which event led to Mussolini’s seizure of power?
(A) Enabling Act (B) invasion of Abyssinia (C) March on Rome (D) occupation of Manchuria
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 4 of 22 22. Which policy was introduced by Hitler to establish a totalitarian state?
(A) abolition of opposition parties (B) elimination of capitalism (C) freedom of the press (D) religious tolerance
23. Based on the source below, what contributed to Hitler’s rise to power?
Source: The Weimar Republic, Konemann. (321)
(A) democratic groups (B) economic difficulties (C) fear of communism (D) Treaty of Versailles
24. What was the primary function of the Gestapo?
(A) concentration camp security (B) foreign intelligence (C) Hitler’s personal bodyguards (D) secret state police
25. Which describes Kristallnacht?
(A) adoption of the “final solution” (B) attacks on Jews and their properties (C) attempts to overthrow the Weimar Republic (D) signing of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact
26. Which is referred to in the source below?
“The country needs, and unless I mistake its mood, demands bold experiments. Above all, try something.” - Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 election campaign speech
Source: The USA, 1919-41, Peter Martin. (38)
(A) American Plan (B) Dawe’s Proposal (C) Depression Strategy (D) New Deal
Page 5 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 27. Which policy, practiced by both Hitler and Mussolini, was acceptable to democratic governments in Europe prior to the Second World War?
(A) anti-communism (B) lebensraum (C) pan-Germanism (D) religious intolerance
28. Which is referred to in the source below?
“I will begin by saying what everyone would like to ignore or forget. We have experienced a total defeat. Silent, mournful, abandoned Czechoslovakia will be swallowed up in the Nazi regime and do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning.” - Winston Churchill
(A) Dunkirk evacuation (B) Munich Pact (C) Nazi-Soviet Pact (D) Polish invasion
29. Which specifically refers to Hitler’s annexation of Austria?
(A) Anschluss (B) colonialism (C) Kristallnacht (D) lebensraum
30. Which refers to a sudden offensive meant to surprise, surround and defeat an enemy?
(A) attrition (B) blitzkrieg (C) containment (D) kamikaze
31. Which refers to the period of time between the invasion of Poland and Germany’s attack on Western Europe?
(A) appeasement (B) conscription (C) phoney war (D) stalemate
32. What inter-war French defensive fortification depended on reinforced concrete outposts, underground forts, and enormous artillery pieces?
(A) Atlantic Wall (B) Berlin Wall (C) Maginot Line (D) Siegfried Line
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 6 of 22 33. In which battle did the technology below play vital role?
(A) Britain (B) El Alamein (C) Poland (D) Stalingrad
34. Based on the source below, how did the Second World War influence the daily lives of citizens?
Source: The Second World War, Neil DeMarco, (46)
(A) censorship of the press (B) conscription of all citizens (C) evacuation from the cities (D) rationing of all foodstuffs
35. Which was a goal of Operation Barbarossa?
(A) Anschluss (B) appeasement (C) détente (D) lebensraum
Page 7 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 36. What Second World War event is depicted in the source below?
Source: www.history.navy.mil/photos/
(A) Battle of El Alamein (B) Battle of the Coral Sea (C) Dunkirk Evacuation (D) Operation Barbarossa
37. Based on the source below, which best reflects the nature of warfare in the Pacific during the Second World War?
(A) Battleships were the most powerful ships afloat deciding key battles. (B) Battles were often fought at sea using naval aircraft as the primary weapon. (C) Nuclear weapons were used to tremendous effect in many battles. (D) Submarines played a pivotal role in the outcome of the war.
38. Which 1941 agreement outlined common Western goals for the post-Second World War period?
(A) Atlantic Charter (B) Marshall Plan (C) Molotov Plan (D) Truman Doctrine
39. At which conference was the decision made to divide Germany and Berlin into four zones of occupation?
(A) Casablanca (B) Quebec (C) Tehran (D) Yalta
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 8 of 22 40. Based on the source below, what was a key factor in America’s victory over Japan?
(A) American industrial strength (B) bravery of American servicemen (C) invention of nuclear weapons (D) women in the workforce
41. Which tragedy was the Nuremberg Trials meant to address?
(A) British bombing of Dresden (B) Japanese mistreatment of prisoners (C) Nazi war crimes against humanity (D) Soviet massacre of Polish officers
42. Based on the source below, what best explains a challenge faced by the United Nations in relation to its charter?
“Principle # 7: Nothing in the charter authorizes the United Nations intervening in matters essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state.”
(A) influencing a country’s internal affairs (B) influencing humanitarian aid networks (C) providing collective security (D) providing international peacekeepers
43. What power is possessed by permanent Security Council members of the United Nations?
(A) assembly rights (B) self-censorship (C) self-determination (D) veto rights
44. Which was characterized by increasing diplomatic and political tension between the United States and the Soviet Union?
(A) Cold War (B) Indian Independence Act (C) Suez Crisis (D) Uniting for Peace Resolution
Page 9 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 45. What type of warfare did the Viet Cong primarily practice?
(A) blitzkrieg (B) guerilla (C) mechanized (D) trench
46. Which refers to the relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970's?
(A) détente (B) deterrence (C) glasnost (D) perestroika
47. Which resulted from a common currency in the European Union?
(A) decrease in economic integration (B) decrease in member trade (C) increase in economic cooperation (D) increase in tariff barriers
48. Based on the source below, which best reflects the impact of North Korea’s quest for nuclear weapons?
(A) cold war with China (B) cold war with Russia (C) regional insecurity in Asia (D) regional security in Asia
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 10 of 22 Complete either set of 49 or 50 depending on the unit studied.
Unit 5.1 India, Egypt, and South Africa
49. Which refers to the pursuit of independence in Africa and Asia following the Second World War?
(A) containment (B) globalization (C) neo-colonialism (D) self-determination
50. Based on the source below, which best describes race relations in South Africa from the 1950's to the 1980's?
“... the only way the European can maintain supremacy is by domination... and the only way they can maintain domination is by withholding the vote from non- Europeans. - South African Prime Minister Strijdom, 1955
Source: History in Quotations, M. J. Cohen and John Major. (874)
(A) apartheid between all races (B) economic parity between all races (C) political equality among all races (D) social equality among all races
Unit 5.2 Middle East
49. Which best describes the Palestinian Intifadah?
(A) economic boycotts (B) passive resistance (C) reluctant acceptance (D) violent demonstrations
50. Based on the source below, which best reflects the impact of oil revenues on the Middle East?
Source: World Civilizations, Burns, et al. (1398)
(A) growth of economic power (B) increase of Islamic fundamentalism (C) modernization of transportation infrastructure (D) rejection of all Western culture
Page 11 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 Part II Total Value: 50%
Instructions: Complete ALL questions as indicated, answering in the space provided.
Value 5% 51. Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain the reasons for the expansion of imperial powers at the turn of the 20th century.
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 12 of 22 Value 5% 52. Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, assess the issue of responsibility for the outbreak of the First World War.
“He [Kaiser Wilhelm II] has ruined his country, I look upon him as the greatest criminal known for having plunged the world into this ghastly war which has lasted for over 4 years and 3 months with all its misery.”
- King George V of Great Britain, Nov. 1918
Source: Paris 1919, Margaret MacMillan, (163)
Page 13 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 Value 10% 53. Based on the sources below and your knowledge of history, describe the methods used by Stalin to exercise control over the Soviet people.
Source 1
“Death solves all problems. No man, no problem.”
Source: Koba the Dread, Martin Amis. (57)
Source 2
Source: GCSE Modern World History, Ben Walsh. (135)
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 14 of 22 Page 15 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 Value 10% 54. Based on the sources below and your knowledge of history, assess whether dropping atomic bombs on Japan was justified.
Source 1
“Certainly prior to December 31st 1945... Japan would have surrendered even if the atomic bombs had not been dropped and... even if no invasion had been planned.” - United States Strategic Bombing Survey (1946-47)
Source: The History of World War II, C. Bauer. (658)
Source 2
“I asked General Marshall what it would cost in lives to land on the Tokyo Plain and other places in Japan. It was his opinion that such an invasion would cost at a minimum a quarter of a million American casualties.”
- Harry S. Truman, U.S. President, 1945
Source: Truman, David McCullough. (437)
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 16 of 22 Page 17 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 Value 5% 55. Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain why the United States withdrew its armed forces from the war in Vietnam.
“Hey! Hey! LBJ. (Lyndon B. Johnson, American President) How many kids did you kill today? We don’t want your war Draft beer, not boys Dump Johnson Eighteen Today, Dead Tomorrow.”
- Student protest song against the Vietnam War
Source: Essential Modern World History, Steven Waugh. (291)
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 18 of 22 Value 5% 56. Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain how reforms introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev led to the end of the Cold War.
"I remember very clearly what Gorbachev said at that time. He said, 'There are two roads we can take. We can either tighten our belts very, very tightly and reduce consumption - which the people will no longer tolerate - or we can try to defuse international tension and overcome the disagreement between East and West. And so free up the gigantic sums [of money] that are spent on armaments in the Soviet Union.'" - Eduard Shevardnadze, Soviet Foreign Minister 1985.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/22/script.html
Page 19 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 Value 5% 57. Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, assess the effectiveness of United Nations operations in Somalia in the 1990's.
“Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, was the most dangerous city in the world. Fourteen armed factions, each led by its own warlord, were fighting to dominate Somalia.”
Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ambush/etc/script.html
World History 3201 June 2008 Page 20 of 22 Complete either 58 or 59 depending on the unit studied.
Unit 5.1 India, Egypt, and South Africa
Value 5% 58. Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain the factors that led to the decline of colonialism after the Second World War.
“The British Government... has ruined India economically, politically, culturally and spiritually. We believe, therefore, that India must sever the British connection and attain... complete independence.”
-Mahatma Gandhi in a speech to the Indian Congress Party
Source: 20th Century Viewpoints (2nd ed.), Quinlan et al. (319)
Page 21 of 22 World History 3201 June 2008 Unit 5.2 Middle East
Value 5% 59. Based on the source below and your knowledge of history, explain how the creation of the state of Israel led to Arab-Israeli wars between 1948 and 1973.
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