1) In a democracy... a) Everyone can vote and help to choose the government  b) Trade unions are banned c) The government controls the media, newspapers, radio and films - allowing people to hear and see what it wants to d) People who criticize the government may be tortured, imprisoned or sent to special camps 2) After the First World War, the USA, Britain and France remained democracies. Other powerful countries became dictatorships in the 1930s a) True b) False 3) Who developed the idea of Communism? a) Adolf Hitler b) Karl Marx c) Winston Churchill d) Benito Mussolini 4) In which year did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? a) 1933 b) 1929 c) 1932 d) 1931 5) Which of these is NOT a feature of Fascism a) Scapegoating - blaming someone else for the country's problems b) Nationalism - saying one's own country is better than other countries c) Suppression of labor power: preventing labor unions from becoming powerful d) Sexism: saying men are better than women e) A belief that everyone should be equal f) Control of mass media: telling newspapers and other sources of news what they can and cannot tell the people 6) Which of these are NOT features of capitalism a) Economic system based on private ownership b) People and companies make most of the decisions, and own most of the property. c) Goods are usually made by individuals who work for companies that produce the goods. d) The companies sell what is made by the individuals and make a profit. e) Means of production are owned by the community and profit is shared out according to people's needs 7) What was the Wall Street Crash? a) The start of the Cold Wall b) It was when the stock market crashed and businesses went bankrupt c) When the Berlin Wall was bought down d) An agreement signed at the end of WW1 8) When was the Wall Street Crash? a) Tuesday, October 29, 1930 b) Tuesday, October 29, 1929 c) Friday, November 29, 1929 d) Friday, November 30, 1930 9) The Wall Street Crash off-set the Great Depression (economic depression) a) True b) False 10) The Wall Street Crash affected Germany so badly because they relied heavily on huge loans from the USA a) True b) False 11) Which of the following was NOT a consequence for Germany during The Great Depression  a) German companies collapsed b) The Unemployment rate decreased  c) There was violence in the streets d) Farming hit a crisis because of low food prices e) People were deeply unhappy and wanted someone to blame 12) The Great Depression caused mass unemployment in Germany. How many Germans were unemployed by the time Hitler became Chancellor in January 1933? a) 3 million b) 5.1 million c) 6.1 million d) 7.1 million 13) This economic disaster proved good news for Hitler!  a) True b) False 14) Which of the following was NOT a reason why Hitler gained support and votes  a) Hitler was a powerful public speaker b) Hitler blamed the government, Communists and Jewish people for the crisis c) Hitler claimed that only the Nazis could establish law and order in the country d) Lots of Nazis and unemployed men joined the SA (a military style organization) who beat up political opponents e) Lots of people in German loved communism 15) As the economic problems got worse, the Nazis got more votes in each election a) True b) False 16) Which of these statements is true? a) Fidel Castro was a committed communist before he became leader of Cuba. b) Fidel Castro became a communist through the friendship and support offered by the Soviet Union. c) Fidel Castro was forced to turn communist because of threats from the Soviet Union. 17) The Bay of Pigs incident was an attempt by America to… a) Spy on Cuba’s military capacity b) Invade Cuba and overthrow communism c) Rescue Cubans who were desperate to reach the US 18) What course of action did President Kennedy choose in order to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis? a) He ignored the missiles b) He instituted a Naval blockade of Cuba c) He got the United Nations involved 19) What eventually happened to the Soviet missiles in Cuba? a) They remained in place but were disarmed. b) They were dismantled by Cuban forces. c) They were removed under UN supervision. 20) Identify one consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis  a) A telephone hotline was set up between Washington and Moscow so leaders could communicate quickly b) The relationships between the US and USSR intensified c) The arms race accelerated 

Year 9 - General Knowledge (Assessment prep)

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