1. UNIT 4
EUROPE IN CONFLICT
REVIEW GAME
MAD
2011

2. What event led to Lenin’s
communist takeover of Russia?
The Russian Revolution.
The Long March.
The rise of the Red Army.
The Treaty of Versailles.

3. Why were Russian peasants angry with the
government and Czar Nicholas II in the early
1900s?
He refused to allow Russians to take part in
WWI.
He signed the Versailles Treaty that ended WWI.
High taxes, low pay, bad land for farming,
involvement in WWI, food shortages.
He formed an alliance with Hitler and Mussolini.

4. At the end of the Russian Revolution,
Russia became known as the…
Soviet Union
Sudan
European Union
Zone of Communist Beliefs

5. What treaty officially ended World
War I?
Treaty of Verdun
Treaty of Walachia
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles

6. Why was Germany punished severely by the
conditions of the Versailles Treaty?
So Germany would not be able to wage war in
the future.
Because Germany changed its mind about
protecting the environment.
Because Germany was gaining strength at the
end of WWI and seeking alliances (friendships)
with Great Britain and France.
So Germany would not be able to tear down the
Berlin Wall.

7. What were German citizens and leaders
angry with the provisions of the Treaty of
Versailles?
It led to the rise of Vladimir Lenin
It left Germany unable to defend itself if
attacked by another country.
It marked the transition from democracy to
communism.
It punished France severely (Germany’s
longtime ally / friend)

8. What did the conditions of the Treaty
of Versailles intend to do to the size
of Germany’s military?
Increase the size to 2 million soldiers
Increase the size to 1 million soldiers
Make it smaller
Make it larger

9. What made Adolf Hitler widely popular as
he attempted to restore German pride?
He allied Germany with the United States.
He paid $7 trillion in reparations in a short
period of time.
He led Germany to victory in WWII with
superior tactics.
He completely ignored the conditions of
the Versailles Treaty and created more jobs

10. How did Adolf Hitler create jobs during
the worldwide depression?
He put people to work by implementing
the lottery.
He started the New Deal in Germany.
He put people to work by turning schools,
churches, and factories into prisons.
He put people to work building tanks,
fighter planes, warships, guns, etc.

11. Why did the worldwide depression spread to the
European continent in the years following WWI?
A. The steam engine made it possible to cross the
Atlantic Ocean in a short period of time.
B. Immigrants were kicked off to Ellis Island and
returned to Europe.
C. Cities and factories were destroyed during WWI,
fewer people wanted European goods, fewer workers
were needed as a result and many could not find jobs.

12. What term was used to describe the
systematic murder of more than six million
Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, disabled people and
political opponents?
A. Totalitarianism
B. Alliance
C. Holocaust
D. Third Reich

13. Who was the leader of the Nazi
party?
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt

14. Hitler unfairly blamed the
___________ for the existing
economic problems in Germany.
A. Russians
B. Jews
C. Italians
D. Japanese

15. How were the Jews treated while
the Nazis were in power?
Given large plots of land
Given high paying jobs
Driven from their jobs, homes,
businesses, and schools
Given leading roles in the government

16. During World War II all of the
following were allies of the United
Kingdom EXCEPT
A. France
B. Soviet Union
C. United States
D. Germany

17. With the defeat of Germany,
_________ became the strongest
nation in Europe.
The United States
France
United Kingdom
The Soviet Union

18. The Soviet Union was formally
known as
A. Russia
B. Italy
C. Spain
D. Portugal

19. After WWII Germany was divided; the
United State, France and the United
Kingdom occupied West Germany and
_________ occupied East Germany.
A. Germany
B. Soviet Union
C. Italy
D. Ukraine

20. What was the name of the political
barrier of Eastern Europe after WWII,
restricting people’s ability to travel
outside the region?
The Iron Curtain
The Government Barrier
The Big Fence
The Great Wall

21. Most Western European countries
were constitutional monarchies or
democracies. Most Eastern European
countries had Soviet-controlled
__________ governments.
A. Confederate
B. Democratic
C. Communist
D. Parliamentary

22. The _________ was a time of great
political tension between the United
States and the Soviet Union which
never resulted in the two countries
fighting against one another.
Holocaust
Cold War
Hot War
Warsaw Pact

23. What prevented the two superpowers
from starting a war against one another?
Nuclear weapons could cause global
destruction.
Deep down they were really friends.
They didn’t want to see soldiers shot.
They had a treaty against war.