Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present · Era of Global Wars
Virginia SOL WHII.9
Virginia SOL WHII.9 is part of the Era of Global Wars strand in Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present (History). Under this Standards of Learning objective, students understand World War II including causes, major events, technology, and consequences. Below is what WHII.9 covers in plain language, the specific skills it is assessed on, the key concepts to review, and how to practice WHII.9 for the Virginia SOL test.
What SOL WHII.9 means
Understand World War II including causes, major events, technology, and consequences.
Practice Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present SOL questions
Free Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present questions from official Virginia Department of Education released SOL tests — good practice while you work on WHII.9 and the rest of the course. Pick an answer to check it instantly, or open “Show answer” to review.
1. The city of Constantinople was renamed Istanbul to —
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Answer: C — establish the capital of the Ottoman Empire
2. Which phrase best describes the social system in Latin America after the Spanish conquest?
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Answer: A — A rigid class system based on ethnic background
3. In the 16th century, most trade routes that gave northern Europe access to goods from the Ottoman Empire crossed the —
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Answer: A — Black Sea
4. A diagram lists belief systems in South America as: Spiritualism, Agnosticism, Ethnoreligionism, and ________ Which religion best completes this list?
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Answer: B — Christianity
Skills you’ll practice for WHII.9
- Explain economic and political causes of World War II and identify major events and leaders.
- Describe major battles including Leningrad, Midway, Normandy, Okinawa, and Stalingrad.
- Identify the role of technology in the war including naval power, radar, computers, antibiotics, and the atomic bomb.
- Describe key causes, events, victims, and impacts of the Holocaust including antisemitism, Nazi Party rise, Kristallnacht, ghettos, concentration camps, and liberation.
- Examine the effects of the war including terms of peace, war crimes trials, division of Europe, plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, creation of international organizations, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- Describe heroic aspects including D-Day, French Resistance, Dunkirk Evacuation, covert action, and Operation Jedburgh.
Key concepts covered by WHII.9
- World War II causes
- economic causes
- political causes
- Winston Churchill
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Adolf Hitler
- Michinomiya Hirohito
- Joseph Stalin
- Douglas MacArthur
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Harry Truman
- Admiral Chester Nimitz
- Leningrad
- Midway
- Normandy
- Okinawa
- Stalingrad
- World War II battles
- World War II technology
- naval power
- radar
- computers
- ENIAC
- antibiotics
- atomic bomb
- Holocaust
- antisemitism
- Nazi Party
- Kristallnacht
- ghettos
- concentration camps
- death camps
- Jewish resistance
- liberation
- post-World War II
- peace terms
- war crimes trials
- division of Europe
- rebuilding Germany
- rebuilding Japan
- United Nations
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- D-Day
- French Resistance
- Dunkirk Evacuation
- covert action
- Operation Jedburgh
- heroic events
How to study and practice SOL WHII.9
Start with a quick diagnostic to see whether WHII.9 is already solid, then work each skill above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see our Virginia SOL practice tests guide and how to study for the SOL test.
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Frequently asked questions about SOL WHII.9
What is Virginia SOL WHII.9?
SOL WHII.9 is a Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present Standard of Learning in the Era of Global Wars strand. It expects students to understand World War II including causes, major events, technology, and consequences.
What skills does SOL WHII.9 cover?
SOL WHII.9 is assessed on 6 skills: explain economic and political causes of World War II and identify major events and leaders; describe major battles including Leningrad, Midway, Normandy, Okinawa, and Stalingrad; identify the role of technology in the war including naval power, radar, computers, antibiotics, and the atomic bomb; describe key causes, events, victims, and impacts of the Holocaust including antisemitism, Nazi Party rise, Kristallnacht, ghettos, concentration camps, and liberation; examine the effects of the war including terms of peace, war crimes trials, division of Europe, plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, creation of international organizations, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; describe heroic aspects including D-Day, French Resistance, Dunkirk Evacuation, covert action, and Operation Jedburgh.
What strand of Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present is SOL WHII.9 in?
SOL WHII.9 belongs to the Era of Global Wars reporting strand of the Grade 10 - World History and Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present Virginia Standards of Learning.
How do I study and practice for SOL WHII.9?
Start with a diagnostic to see whether WHII.9 is already solid, then work the 6 skills above with guided notes, flashcards, and SOL-style practice questions. For official released items, see the Virginia SOL practice tests guide.