World History II SOL Review # 5

Which treaty's failure helped to create World War II?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Westphalia

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Tordesillas

Which two countries were parties to the 1939 Non-Aggression Pact?

• Italy and Great Britain

• Japan and the United States

• Germany and the Soviet Union

• France and Poland

In order to justify expanding the territorial borders of Germany, Adolf Hitler made which claim?

• Mobs would attack ethnic minorities if more lands were not taken.

• Germany had a democratic government and would govern lands.

• Authoritarian rule would have a beneficial effect on annexed territories.

• Germany had become overcrowded and needed more space.

In the 1930s Japanese nationalists sought to correct the ill effects of the Great Depression by employing which actions?

• by seizing foreign territories with valuable resources

• by negotiating trade agreements

• by adopting free-market capitalism

• by expanding democratic principles

Why were the Nuremberg Trials important in world history?

• Leaders were given opportunities to explain their actions.

• Leaders were imprisoned by the war’s victors.

• Leaders were removed from their positions after their nations were defeated.

• Leaders were found legally responsible for crimes against humanity.

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.

It is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law . . .—The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948

Which event inspired the United Nations to draft of the Declaration of Human Rights in 1948?

• the failure of the League of Nations

• the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• the invasion of South Korea by North Korea

• the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II

Which organization was established in reaction to the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?

• African Union

• World Bank

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

What was the primary purpose of the United Nations?

• to create a diplomatic forum to achieve peace

• to provide monetary loans to unstable countries

• to supply humanitarian relief for war-torn countries

• to monitor nuclear weapons stockpiles

Which form of government best completes this table?

• Capitalism

• Fascism

• Socialism

• Mercantilism

The end of World War II in the Pacific occurred after the first military use of

• atomic weapons.

• long-distance rockets.

• submarines.

• tanks.