WWI - WWII

What started World War I in Europe?

• the Russian Revolution

• German invasion of Poland

• assassination of an Austian archduke

• sinking of the Lusitania

Which of the following contributed to the high death toll in the war?

• Machine guns

• Trench warfare

• Poison gas

• All of the above

What was the name of the treaty that dealt harshly with Germany?

• Fourteen Points

• Treaty of Versailles

• Final Treaty

• Treaty of Paris

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Russian Revolution?

• Povery and food shortages

• High death toll in World War I

• Loss of Russian colonies in Asia

• Weak leadership of the tsar

What resulted from the Russian Revolution?

• The USSR became the world's first communist country

• Russia adopted a free enterprise economy

• The Bolsheviks were defeated and the tsar was restored to power

• Joseph Stalin became the first leader of the Soviet Union

Which statement best describes many European governments following World War I?

• Fascism became widespread

• Weak coalition governments were not effective

• Few democratic governments formed

• Governments did not face many challenges

What started a chain reaction that sent the world economy into a Great Depression?

• Rapid industrialization in Asia

• Countries stopped trading as a result of WWI

• A drought that impacted Latin American crash crops

• A stock market crash in New York in 1929

Which fascist leader took control in Italy after the Great Depression?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Francisco Franco

• Vladamir Lenin

All of the following are characteristics of fascism EXCEPT--

• Extreme nationalism--the state comes first

• Single-party rule with an authoritarian leader

• Individual freedoms like freedom of speech

• Economic functions are controlled by the state

What was Adolf Hitler's idea of "lebensraum" in Germany?

• hostility and hatred toward the Jews

• the use of a secret police force

• Germans needed to expand for living space

• limiting what newspapers could publish