Grade 9 - Level K

Social Studies

Term 3

Final Revision Sheet

22/23

ANSWER KEY

Sections Textbook Sections: 1.2, 1.7-1.8, 3.1-3.4, 4.1-4.8

Please be aware that the following questions will not appear on the exam but are rather sample
questions regarding the material of the exam. It is not a requirement that revision sheets are
solved in class but rather the revision lessons will include revision and practice of the essential
concepts related to the final exam material.

Students must revise from their books and then use the revision sheets to test themselves.

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 1. What were the ‘long term reasons’ Why was Austria worried about Slav
for WW1? nationalism?23.

i. Militarism 5. What is the word for the expansion

ii. Jealousy of military forces, navies and
iii. Imperialism weapons to compete with
iv. Alliances neighboring countries?
v. Nationalism a) Arms Battled
b) Arms Race
a) i and iii only c) Military Competition
b) i, iii, iv, and v d) Arms Competition
c) i, ii, iii, and v e) None of the above
d) iii, iv, and v
e) none of the above 6. With whom did Britain have a naval
rivalry?
2. When did Germany become a a) France
unified country? b) Austria
a) 1871 c) Germany
b) 1896 d) The Ottomans
c) 1902 e) Egypt
d) 1914
e) 1915 7. What year was the famous
Dreadnought made?
3. Approximately how many Slavs a) 1886
lived inside Austria Hungary’s b) 1890
boundaries? c) 1902
a) 4 Million d) 1904
b) 5 Million e) 1906
c) 6 Million
d) 10 Million 8. What was wrong with the Russian
e) 100 million army at the start of the war?
4. Who assassinated Franz Ferdinand? a) They were old and had no young
a) Benito Mussolini fighters
b) Gavrillo Principal b) They were badly equipped and
c) Lee Harvey Oswald trained.
d) John Wilkes Booth c) Their guns were too advanced
e) Gavrillo Princip d) They had never been in a war before
e) They had no telephone wires to
communicate
9. Who had arguably the most powerful c) Ottoman Empire
and best trained army in Europe in d) Greece
1914? e) Austria
a) Germany
b) France 14. What Serbian organization was
c) Britain responsible for the assassination of
d) Italy Franz Ferdinand?
e) Japan a) The Yellow Foot
b) The Black Hand
10. How many Dreadnoughts had been c) The Orange Head
created by the start of the war? d) The Black Wrist
a) Germany 19, Britain 12 e) The Purple Belly
b) Germany 17, Britain 29
c) Germany 87, Britain 42 15. What city was Franz Ferdinand
d) Germany 17, Britain 10 assassinated in?
e) Germany 20, Britain 20 a) Paris
b) Bosnia
11. What important battle plan had been c) Cardiff
drawn up in 1905? d) Sarajevo
a) Motke Battle Offensive e) Berlin
b) Marginot Offensive
c) Schlieffen Plan 16. Where was the Archduke going
d) Schleffet Scheme when he was shot in the car?
e) Operation Schlieffen a) The hospital to visit his relatives
b) The care home for the old
12. Which German leader was eager to c) Ashwicke Hall to see the AQC
expand his empire as part of d) The museum of fine art
imperialism, which then caused e) The hospital to see those injured in
friction with other nations?
a) Tsar Nicholas II 17. What did Austria Hungary do on the
b) Kaiser Wilhelm II 23 July?
c) Emperor Leopold III a) Attacked Serbia
d) Kaiser Wilhelm I b) Offered Serbia an ultimatum
e) King George I c) Ended the war
13. Who had controlled the Balkans until d) Attacked Germany
the second half of the 19th Century? e) Declared war on Britain
a) France
b) Britain 28
 18. True or False: c) 88
d) 109
Early in the war, Germany used U-boats to e) 50
attack merchant ships.

19. True or False: 24. What did Hitler run for in 1932?
a) Leader of the Nazi Party
Rationing is allowing each person to b) Leader of the German Workers'
have only a fixed amount of a product. Party
c) Leader of the SA
20. True or False:
d) President
The German army was the least modernized. e) Leader of the SS

25. How did Hindenburg feel about

Hitler?
21. By 1928, how many seats did the
a) He liked Hitler and wanted him
Nazis have in the 'Reichstag'
second in command
(German parliament)?
b) He was very suspicious of Hitler
a) 12
c) He thought Hitler was not a threat
b) 7
d) He believed Hitler was just popular
c) 11
e) He loved Hitler as a close friend
d) 9
e) 67
26. What did the Nazis claim about the
burning of the 'Reichstag' (German
22. Which of the following is NOT a
Parliament)?
consequence of the disappearance of
a) That the American were responsible
American loans?
b) That Britain and France were trying
a) The German economy was
to weaken Germany
devastated
c) That it was a communist plot
b) Factories shut down
d) That it was a coincidence
c) Businesses shut down
e) That Stalin had sent secret agents to
d) The Treaty of Versailles was
do it
abolished
e) Millions lost their jobs
27. When did Hindenburg die?
a) 1931
23. By 1930, how many seats did the
b) 1932
Nazi Party have in the 'Reichstag'
c) 1933
(German parliament)?
d) 1934
a) 107
e) 1935
b) 67
 b) Democracy
28. What was one of the main reasons c) Demonstrations
more people had voted for the Nazis d) Forming political parties
during the Great Depression? e) Taking loans from Russia
a) They had promised to revive the
German economy 32. What was a plebiscite?
b) They had promised to destroy a) A vote for all people to reject or accept an
communism important decision
c) They had promised to outrun b) The German word for pebble
America economically c) A section in the 'Mein Kampf'
d) They had promised that the Jews d) A rule in parliamant
would be exterminated e) A demonstration
e) They were already very popular
33. Which of the following is NOT a tactic
29. How did the Nazi regime constantly Hitler used to unite Austria with
portray Hitler? Germany or the 'Anschluss'?
a) As the saviour of the German
people a) Hitler put pressure on Austrian politicians
b) As Stalin's enemy b) Hitler threatened full out war
c) As a strong soldier c) Hitler sent Nazi troops to Austria
d) As a strong speaker d) Hitler secretly encouraged the Nazi party to
e) As a strong chancellor cause problems
e) none of the above
30. What did Hitler believe the role of
women was? 34. Which of the following is NOT a
a) To fight alongside the men in the reason for the policy of Appeasement?
German army
b) To present Germany as a a) Some believed that the Treaty of Versailles
peacekeeping nation had been unfair to Germany
c) To work as men fought the war b) The British and French wanted to avoid the
d) To be independent terrible human suffering
e) To get married and take care of c) Allied leaders were not sure they would be
their children and support their able to stand up to Germany without American
husbands support
d) The Allies wanted to do trade with
31. Which of the following was a violation Germany
of the Treaty of Versailles e) Most leaders were more concerned about
a) Rearming Germany communism
 b) The USSR and France
35. Which of the following is NOT a c) The USSR and Britain
consequence of Appeasement? d) France and Britain
e) France and Germany
a) It encouraged Hitler to be aggressive
b) It allowed Hitler to make ties with 39. What was the date of the invasion of
America Poland?
c) Hitler often made promises he did not keep
d) The USSR grew more and more alarmed as a) 1 November, 1939
Hitler was allowed to do as he pleased b) 1 September, 1939
e) none of the above c) 1 January, 1939
d) 1 April, 1939
36. Which of the following is described as e) 1 June, 1939
the pinnacle of Appeasement?
40. What was the date of the declaration of
a) Anschluss WWII?
b) Allowing Hitler to rearm Germany a) 2 February, 1939
c) Allowing Hitler to form the SA b) 3 June, 1939
d) Providing Hitler with loans c) 7 September, 1939
e) The Munich Agreement d) 2 September, 1939
e) 3 September, 1939
37. When did the Munich Agreement take
place? 41. What was the Phoney War?

a) 25 January, 1938 a) The period of time between September

b) 3 June, 1938 1939 and March 1940, where no fighting
c) 11 November, 1938 took place
d) 29 September, 1938 b) A plot made up by Hitler to send the Allies
e) 19 June, 1938 into panic mode
c) A game played by young boys where they
38. What countries was the Nazi-Soviet reenacted the war
Pact signed by? d) None of the above

a) The USSR and Germany

 Life in Hitler’s Germany

42. Why more people voted for Nazi Party during The Great Depression?
_____________________________________________________________________________________

43. Life in Hitler’s Germany

The Nazi’s aim in Germany was to create a____________________ .Hitler wanted to control every
aspect of Germany, including______________________, ____________________and even
________________________.

44. Define
a) confiscate_____________________________________________________________
b) synagogue____________________________________________________________
c) Indoctrination_________________________________________________________

World War II: Hitler’s Foreign Policy

45. To expand German, Hitler had to go against

________________________________________________
46. To weaken communism Hitler wanted to____________________________________________
47. To achieve his goals Hitler had to rely on____________________________________________
48. Rearming Germany was itself a violation of the_______________________________________
Short-answer/Fill in the blank

1. how many people were effected by WWII? 10 million

2. what are the opposing sides in WWII known as? The Axis and The Allies
3. What is the German Parliament known as? The Reichstag
4. When did the situation begin to shift in favor of the Allies?
With the US and Soviet Union entry in WWII the balance began to shift in favor of
Allies.
5. The Phoney war came to an end inApril 1940.
6. How many British and German planes were lost between July and October 1940?
British lost 1116 and German lost 1660 aircrafts.
7. When did the rivalry between Japan and US begin?
The rivalry between Japan and US beganas early as 1920s.
List the Japanese casualties during the battle of the midway.
They lost 3000 troops.
8. What was Hitler’s main objective of the war?
His main objective was always to conquer living space for Germans in east.
9. When did the Italian invasion of Egypt begin? 1940
10. When did the battle of Al Alamein begin? June 30, 1942
11. What did the Allied armies do in France?
They proceeded gradually to push the Germans back from Western Europe.

Final Practice Written Concepts Answers

1. What is the meaning of ‘home-front’?

A total war is a war which has an impact on all of society, not just soldiers. The home
front is the civilian population of a nation at war, which is seen as a support system of its
military. To be successful in the war, countries needed to make sure their armies were
well-supplied. Therefore, production for war became the main focus in all countries, and
production for civilians was reduced to the minimum.

2. Why was the war at sea one of the most important aspects of WWI?
Because the British navy blockade of German ports was a vital part of Allied strategy, and was as
important in defeating Germany as victories on land.
3. Describe the characteristics of the European alliance system, listing the members of both
alliances.
 A military alliance is a union between countries in which they promise to protect each other in
case of war. European countries formed alliances in order to feel more secure, as they believed
that forming military alliances would discourage other countries from attacking them.
• The Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy (Italy left in 1915 to join the Triple
Entente).
• The Triple Entente: Great Britain, France, and Russia.

4. Describe the early days of the Nazi Party.

Initially, Hitler was in charge of propaganda and the party’s political ideology. In 1921, the party
was named as National Socialist German Workers’ party. Twenty-five-point program of the party
demanded the following.
Abolition of the treaty of Versailles.
The union of Germany and Austria
Exclusion of Jews and other non-pure races.
Having lost the war and being convinced by Hitler’s oratory skills, people liked Hitler’s views. In
1921, Hitler forced out Drexler, the party leader, and made himself the one. Nazis’ early political
gatherings were small yet opponents tried to disrupt them. So, Hitler founded SA
(stormtroopers) to tackle the situation. Still Nazi was a small and unimportant party.

5. What did happen with the Munich Putsch?

Overestimating his popularity and inspired by Mussolini’s successful march to Rome, Hitler
thought if he started a revolution in Germany, people would follow him. On November 9,
leading a parade of 3000 stormtroopers, Hitler claimed to take over the government of Bavaria.
Claiming the lives of 16 Nazis, the putsch however failed and Hitler got arrested.

6. How did the Nazi party plan to gain power?

A.He decided to take the government democratically by participating in parliamentary elections.

Goebbels, Nazis’ propaganda expert, helped him y setting up a network of local Nazi parties
throughout Germany, to organize Hitler’s youth organization and similar groups.

7. Describe Hitler’s steps to power.

When Hitler became in power the Nazis used heavy propaganda.the police helped by the SA had
the power to arrest and imprison the opponents. They closed newspapers and radios banned
communist party and got majority in parliament to change democracy into dictatorship. On 24
 march he passed the Enabling Act - A law that gave him a power to creat new laws without the
parliament’s approval. Now he had dictatorial powers.

8. How did Hitler become the dictator of Germany?

A.Hitler replaced SA with SS to support his future plans.to gain the support of generals and get
rid of Ernst Rohm the leader of SA, Hitler claimed that Rohm was plotting against him to
overthrow him.on June 29-30 1934, the SS executed Rohm and other SA leading men, and upto
400 other political opponents from ranks of the SA and former political parties. This violent
attack became to known as “ The Night of Long Knives”.

9. How did the Nazis revived the economy?

The Nazis implemented sweeping measures to reduce unemployment and end the crises in
German farming. A huge program of work creation brought 5 million men back to work. Men
were hired for public works projects to plant forests, drain swamps, and build railways. An
extensive house building program was launched and many grand building projects – such as a
new stadium for the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin- A project of extensive network of
autobahns(motorways gave work to thousands. Miltary expansion, rearmament gave a boost to
many industries – need of weapons, uniforms, jobs in coal and steel and textile industries.The
Riechstag Food Estate program was introduced to guarantee market for their products and stable
prices.

10. How did Nazi propaganda work?

In order to achieve their goals, they staged mass rallies, marches, processions and meetings with
Hitler’s speeches. It gave the people a sense of belonging to a great movement and showed the
power of the state. Goebbels used new technologies such as radio and films. They produced
cheap radios to broadcast Hitler’s speeches . repeatedly. Listening to foreign radio stations was a
serious offense.no books could be published without government approval and The Nazi
controlled all newspapers .

11. Describe the details of the fighting in North Africa from 1940 to 1942.
The Italian attack in Egypt pushed the British troops back within days as their forces had
previously reduced after internal pressure. However, the Italian forces suffered from a lack of
coordination and supply problems in the harsh desert conditions which led to them waiting for
reinforcements, rather than continuing with their attack.’ “The British counterattack in December
1940 not only pushed the Italians out of Egypt, but also moved into Libya, capturing tens of
thousands of Italian prisoners tanks, guns and vehicles.’

12. What happened during the Battle of Stalingrad?

The Battle of Stalingrad saw some of the most savage fighting of the war, with close-quarters
battles being fought in the streets of the city. The German forces were outnumbered, and when
the Red Army began attacking them from the north and south, the German forces wanted to
 retreat. Hitler order the German general to stay and fight, and within a month, the German
situation was hopeless. Completely surrounded and cut off from all supplies, the Germans
surrendered with more than 100,000 German soldiers captured. The Red Army proved that they
were able to stop the German advances as well as push the Third Reich & army out of Soviet
territory.
13. What kind of new military tactics were used at the beginning of WWII?

Germany had developed new, highly effective tactics to break through enemy defences quickly
and with an overwhelming force.' 'The Germans developed these new tactics to avoid stalemate
which was typical of the First World War. These tactics were known as Blitzkrieg – lightning
tactics.
Paratroopers were dropped behind enemy lines ahead of the main forces to occupy important
bridges and road and destroy the enemy's communication systems.
Air-force attacks targeted airfields, destroying the enemy's aircraft and other heavy equipment
on the ground. They also targeted communication centres and other targets.
Dive-bombers destroyed enemy troops on the ground and bombed bunkers and other defensive
strongholds to make the advance of ground troops easier.
Large and highly concentrated tank armies travelling at high speeds smashed through the
weakened enemy defences and were followed by foot soldiers in mechanized vehicles.
These new tactics made the German army highly mobile, very effective and nearly unstoppable.

14. Describe the German conquest of France.

In May 1940, Hitler turned his attention to France and began the German invasion. The German
army advanced through Belgium, using Blitzkrieg tactics which allowed them to advance quickly
with fast-moving tanks and mechanized units. This resulted in the British and French troops
withdrawing to Dunkirk. AT Dunkirk, the Allied forces were surrounded by the German army
which bombarded the Allied troops with aircraft and artillery fire. This made the British organize
a mass evacuation of their trapped forces. The troops who remained behind were captured by
the Germans and the French were left to face the Germans alone after the evacuation at
Dunkirk.
15. Why did the founding members hope that the UN would be more successful than the League of
Nations?
SEE workbook for Answer.

16. List the specialized UN agencies and their responsibilities.

SEE workbook for Answer.

17. The Nazi-Soviet Pact was the main cause of the World War Two.’ How far do you agree with this
statement? Explain your reasons.
 There were many causes for the start of WW2. A major cause of WW2 was the Nazi-Soviet pact
was formed between Stalin and Hitler where they both agreed to not to attack each other, while
also secretly agreeing to divide Poland between them. Soon after this pact, Hitler attacked Poland
on 1st September, 1939 and Stalin attacked it on 17th September. One day after Hitler attacked
Poland, Britain and France declared war on Germany, signalling the start of WW2.

Another major cause of the WW2 was Britain and France’s inability to stop the Germans from
breaking the rules of the treaty of Versailles. Both countries were unwilling to start a war and
were much more comfortable with the strategy of appeasement, allowing Germany to build up
her armies and to take over many countries before finally taking action.

18. Explain how Hitler regained German territory which had been lost due to the Treaty of Versailles.

After the treaty of Versailles had been proposed, Hitler came to power after a few years and
began to undo the treaty, regarding lost German territory was part of this plan. After Hitler and
begin to strengthen the German army, he first went after Austria, which lead to a plebiscite. Hitler
sent in his troops to ensure that he got the result he wanted. Despite pleas from Austria to the
league, Britain and France did not intervene, and Hitler was successful in gaining Austrian land.

19. Describe the efforts of countries to organize their home fronts during the First World War.
The ability to keep their armies well supplied was extremely important during ww1. For this
reason, government started controlling all aspects of the economy, using new laws such as DORA
in Great Britain. Since ensuring adequate food production became increasingly difficult, most
government introduced rationing to make sure that food was shared equally. Each person was
allowed only a certain amount of each product.

20. Describe Hitler’s Foreign Policy goals.

See workbook for answer

21. Describe the events at Pearl Harbour.

The Japanese military commanders launched a surprise attack on the USA to disable the US navy.
On December 7 1941, the Japanese navy attacked the American fleet harbored at the naval base
of pearl Harbor. More then 3000 Japanese fighter and bomber planes taking off from aircraft
carriers were able to destroy four battleships and diable more while destroying nearly 200
American planes.
Approximately 2500 American lost their lives in the attack.
22. Explain USSR’s resistance to the German invasion.
Initially, it seemed that the Soviet Unioon would be unable to resis the German advances.
The USSR was able to use the winter of 1941-42 to reorganize its economy and armed forces and began
to mount an increasingly successful resistance against the Germans. The SU took apart their industrial
compleses and factories, which were located in the west of the country, where they were taken apart and
transported east by rail, where they were reassembled. Effective new weapons were developed, which
could be produced quicly and in overwhelming numbers. By 1943, USSR was producing more tanks and
planes than Germany.