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Virginia SOL World History II Module 6 world wars, Cold War, and the modern world overview quiz quiz

15questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. A totalitarian government is best described as one in which:

  2. The Great Depression contributed to the rise of dictators such as Hitler because:

  3. The policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France in the 1930s refers to:

  4. Which were turning points of World War II?

  5. The Holocaust refers to:

  6. The Cold War was primarily a conflict between:

  7. Why is the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union called a 'cold' war?

  8. Which pair correctly names the two rival Cold War alliances?

  9. Mohandas Gandhi led India's independence movement by using:

  10. Nelson Mandela is best known for:

  11. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is significant because it:

  12. The Cold War is generally considered to have ended with:

  13. Globalization is best defined as:

  14. The United Nations was created after World War II primarily to:

  15. Which is a major global challenge of the contemporary world?