Chapter 24 Test: The World War II Era

Which of these countries was forced to pay reparations after World War I?

• France

• Britain

• Germany

• Russia

Which group did Nazi Germany ban from professions such as medicine and law?

• the French

• Jews

• Americans

• the British

How did the League of Nations react to Japan's aggression toward China in 1931?

• It encouraged member nations to send troops.

• It supported Japan's right to invade.

• It requested that Japan withdraw from the League of Nations

• It protested but took no action.

What did the 1935 Neutrality Act establish?

• It forbade the United States to assist any nation involved

• It forbade Hitler to invade other countries.

• It established United States membership in the League of Nations.

• It established the US right to invade Latin America.

Why was the world surprised when Hitler and Stalin agreed not to attack one another's countries?

• They had both been allied with the United States.

• They had been bitter enemies.

• They had both signed a treaty with Poland.

• Hitler had announced plans to attack Russia.

What was Hitler's reaction to the results of the Battle of Britain?

• He attempted to sign a treaty with Churchill.

• He began construction of a new German subway system.

• He abandoned all plans to invade Britain.

• He moved his center of operations to London.

Why did President Roosevelt persuade Congress to pass the Lend-Lease Law?

• He was afraid that the Nazis would conquer Britain.

• He was afraid that Churchill would appeal to Germany for aid.

• He was afraid that America would remain neutral.

• He was afraid that the Nazis would invade the United States.

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the Atlantic Charter?

• a statement that the United States and Britain would seek no territorial gain from the war.

• the organization of an African American army unit.

• a statement that all people had the right to choose their own form of government

• a call for a new international organization

How did the 1941-1942 fighting between Germany and the Soviet Union end?

• in a German conquest of the Soviet Union.

• in a German occupation of Stalingrad

• in a German occupation of Moscow

• in a Soviet victory at Stalingrad.

Which forces defeated Rommel in North Africa in 1942-1943?

• Japanese

• American and British

• American and Soviet

• Italian