Am History Unit 9 Practice Test

Which events in the post-World War I period helped Adolf Hitler rise to power?

• Germany's ally, the Ottoman Empire, collapsed.

• The Treaty of Versailles was seen as a humiliation by most Germans.

• Germany was forced to pay reparations to the victorious allied powers.

• German American immigrants threatened to invade Germany.

Which correctly describes Hitler's final solution?

• a remedy for Germany's economic problems of the 1930s

• a plan to exterminate all the Jewish people in Europe

• a strategy for enlarging Germany through annexation

• a plan to invade the Soviet Union and enslave its people

Which group was the target of the anti-Semitism that Hitler promoted in Germany?

• Aryans

• politicians

• Jews

• scientists

Which statement about concentration camps is not true?

• Inmates in concentration camps were starved and brutally treated.

• Men, women, and even small children were sent to concentration camps.

• Only Jews were sent to concentration camps.

• Nazis used concentration camps to murder millions of people.

Why did the United States stay out of World War II at first?

• Many Americans were afraid of Mussolini and Italy's military strength.

• Most Americans admired Hitler and what he was doing for Germany.

• Most Americans sympathized with Japan's efforts to expand its territory.

• Many Americans were isolationists and didn't want to get involved in Europe's troubles.

Which event triggered World War II?

• Germany's invasion of Poland

• Italy's invasion of Ethiopia

• Japan's invasion of China

• Turkey's invasion of Armenia

Which statement accurately describes events in the Soviet Union in World War II?

• Hitler admired the Russian people and considered them to be part of his so-called "master race."

• The Russian people were so opposed to Stalin that they refused to fight against the Nazis.

• Stalin violated the friendship pact he had signed with Hitler and invaded Germany in 1941.

• The Soviet Union became an ally of the United States and Great Britain during World War II.

Which statement accurately describes events in the Soviet Union in World War II?

• The Russian people were so opposed to Stalin that they refused to fight against the Nazis.

• The Soviet Union became an ally of the United States and Great Britain during World War II.

• Hitler admired the Russian people and considered them to be part of his so-called "master race."

• Stalin violated the friendship pact he had signed with Hitler and invaded Germany in 1941.

Which statement about World War II is not correct?

• There were many times more civilian deaths in World War II than in World War I.

• Many major advances in technology and medicine occurred during World War II.

• America's industrial might played a large role in securing victory in World War II.

• The use of airpower did little to change the way World War II was fought.

In which way did the United States violate the Constitutional rights of Japanese Americans during World War II?

• Japanese Americans on the West Coast were deported to Hawaii for the duration of the war.

• Japanese Americans were not allowed to join the military to defend the nation.

• Japanese Americans had to turn in their automobiles and their radios to the U.S. government.

• Japanese Americans were held without just cause and deprived of liberty and property without due process.