World War II Review

Which group of people revolted against the Russian revolutionary provisional government in 1917?

• A.  the Bolsheviks 
• B. the Czarists 
• C. the nobility 
• D. the clergy

True of False: Russia left WWI before the end of the war.

• True

• False

What party controlled the government in Russia after the revolution?

• Democratic
• Facist
• Communist
• Provisional

Lenin was inspired by the teachings of:

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

• Vladimir Lenin

• Karl Marx

Stalin's first 5-year plan focused on the development of what?

• Heavy Industry
• Red Square
• Fisheries
• Nuclear Weapons

Which situation contributed to Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany after World War I?

• support of Hitler's radical policies by the Social Democrats in the Reichstag

• strong feelings of resentment and nationalism built up by economic and political crisis

• refusal by the League of Nations to admit Germany as a member

• violence and terrorism promoted by Germany's former enemies

Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s is best described as a

• demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise

• form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual

• type of economic system that stressed a classless society

• set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual

Which leader is most closely associated with the rise of fascism in Italy prior to World War II?

• Ho Chi Minh

• Winston Churchill

• Mao Zedong

• Benito Mussolini

Which political leader gained power as a result of the failing economy of the Weimar Republic?

• Adolf Hitler

• Francisco Franco

• Benito Mussolini

• Charles de Gaulle

The rise of fascism in Europe during the 1930s is directly linked to the

• failure to punish those responsible for "crimes against humanity"

• increased global trade after World War I

• development of authoritarian governments inLatin America

• instability caused by the worldwide depression