Regents Review Unit 7

The baby in this political cartoon represents...

• Joseph Stalin

• Mao Zedong

• Otto Von Bismarck

• Adolf Hitler

Which was most likely a direct result of the policy depicted in this cartoon?

• Hitler's invasion of Poland

• Germany’s defeat in World War I

• The Napoleonic Wars

• Japanese imperialism

The leaders in this 1936 cartoon are depicted as “spineless” because they

• Depended on economic measures to stop aggression

• Signed the Treaty of Versailles

• Feared the communist government in the Soviet Union

• Followed the policy of appeasement to avoid war

What is the author’s point of view in the passage?

• A nation's wartime policies should not be subjected to moral standards

• Individuals who follow the orders of their superiors should not be prosecuted for their actions

• Individuals have an obligation to oppose immoral policies

• In a time of war, the end justifies the means

The Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event in the 20th century because they

• brought an end to genocide

• established principles of responsibility for human rights violations

• ruled on provisions for the postwar occupation of Germany

• condemned the use of nuclear weapons

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• The world continues to ignore human rights violations.

• Fences were built to prevent the spread of illness and suffering.

• The people of Darfur are reaching out to those suffering in Europe.

• Poverty affects both the people of Darfur and of Europe.

Japan began an aggressive policy of imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries because Japan

• hoped to spread Shinto

• sought Western technology

• needed raw materials for its factories

• wanted revenge for the Opium Wars

Which event is described in this excerpt from the New York Times?

• use of a deadly new weapon against Japan

• invasion of Guam by the United States

• firebombing of Tokyo by the United States

• attack by the Soviet Union on Germany

Which historical development followed the events described in this excerpt?

• Japan entered a period of isolation.

• The war in Europe came to an end.

• Japan annexed Korea and Manchuria

• Japan surrendered officially ending WWII

What is the key idea of this cartoon?

• The United Nations has not been effective in ending genocide

• Human rights issues are best dealt with by the United Nations

• Genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur has been stopped

• Fear of war crimes trials has brought peace to troubled regions