Unit 12: WWII

In the years between the world wars, there were a number of important scientific and cultural achievements. Whose ideas regarding subconscious thoughts revolutionized psychology?

• Pablo Picasso

• Sigmund Freud

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Lindbergh

Which best describes the United States in the years between the world wars from 1919 to 1939?

• Citizens gained wealth by mass producing consumer goods in the 1920s but struggled through a major economic depression in the 1930s

• The government was in debt from years of fighting in World War I and became dependent on loans from European banks.

• The USA was a major superpower and took a leadership role in the new League of Nations

• Farms, towns, and factories were destroyed by five years of fighting in World War I which led to a major depression in the 1920s and 19302

The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic collapse of Germany after World War I by

• requiring that Germany spend money on its military

• placing a quota (limit) on goods exported from Germany

• forcing Germany to more strictly control its overseas colonies

• requiring that Germany pay high war reparations

One similarity between Italian Fascism and German Nazism in the 1930s was that both

• use a democratic form of government to make major decisions

• allow the government to control industry and agriculture in order to make all citizens equal

• were led by dictators who use nationalism and terror to maintain control over citizens

• are Communist governments that attacked neighboring countries to increase their empires

Unlike communists, people who support fascism believe that

• citizens should control their private property

• dictators should rule the people

• democratic elections should be used to make decisions

• national governments should protect freedoms of speech and religion

One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both

• supported communism

• led fascist governments

• rejected militarism

• remained in power after WWII

In an effort to expand the power of Italy, Mussolini ordered the invasion of:

• Ethiopia

• Liberia

• Poland

• Czechoslovakia

The primary reason for the aggressive Japanese expansion in the 1930s was

• The Japanese desire to exterminate the inferior people in Asia

• To install totalitarian governments in China and Russia

• The need for raw materials for the Japanese military and industry

• to secure the Open Door policy for China

Which is true of the Japanese invasion of China and attack of the city of Nanjing in 1937?

• The Japanese committed atrocities against Chinese soldiers and citizens, especially women

• The League of Nations ordered a strict embargo of oil and iron against Japan

• The Chinese military was able to defeat Japan and stop Japanese aggression in Asia

• The Japanese demonstrated the first use of blitzkrieg tactics

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and Hitler’s rebuilding of the German military in 1935 demonstrate the

• support for the Treaty of Versailles

• success of defensive alliances

• failure of the League of Nations

• fear of communist expansion