Between the wars and WWII

What caused U.S. bankers to demand the repayment of loans and the U.S. investors to suddenly withdraw their money from Europe?

• A severe drought that caused a U.S. food shortage

• The invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany

• The collapse of the U.S. economy after the stock-market crash

• A rapid decline in global agricultural prices caused by crop surpluses

What was one factor that led the German government to dramatically increase the supply of the nation's currency in the early 20's, an action that led to hyperinflation?

• New European nations had to borrow money to maintain economic stabliity

• Britain demanded that Germany help rebuild the British Navy

• Pacific colonies required increased military protection

• France insisted Germany pay war reparations

Hitler was able to rise to power in the 30's partly because -

• Political instability caused by independence movements

• Nationalists pride resulting from imperialist expansion

• Extreme hardships brought about by economic decline

• Political coups supported by foreign allies

After WWI concluded, which of the following countries was forced to accept blame for starting the war?

• Austria-Hungary

• Serbia

• Germany

• France

What was significant about the battle of Midway in WWII?

• Turned the war in the Pacific against Japan

• Marked the end of the war in the Pacific

• Was responsible for the destruction of the entire Japanese Navy

• Was a severe loss by the allied forces and forced them to rethink their strategy

Where were the atomic bombs dropped?

• Tokyo and Hong Kong

• Dresden and Berlin

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Iwo Jima and Okinawa

What did Japan's invasion of Manchuria, Italy's attack on Ethiopia, and Germany's blitzkrieg in Poland have in common?

• Examples of military aggression

• planned to preserve balance of power

• Illustrated policy of appeasement

• Attempt at protecting ethnic minorities

Fascism in Europe during the 20's and 30's can best be described as -

• Laissez-Faire

• Classless society

• Program of humanistic ideals

• Glorified the nation above the individual

One motive behind Japan's policy of imperialism in the early 20th century was -

• Lack of natural resources

• Plan to end unequal treaties

• Need to spread their religious beliefs

• Desire to spread communism

The Nuremberg trials are considered an important development in the rule of law because they -

• brought an end to genocide

• condemned the use of nuclear weapons against civilians

• ruled on provision for the post war occupation of Germany

• established principles of responsibility for violations of human rights