WH Unit 12 Test: World War II (1930-1945)

Italy invaded and conquered _____ in 1935-36; they had failed to take the country in 1896 because at that time, they had equal weaponry.

• Libya

• Ethiopia

• Somalia

• Egypt

European nations adopted a policy of _____ with Adolf Hitler during the 1930s, giving in to his aggressive demands in order to keep the peace.

• restriction

• appeasement

• diplomacy

• quid-pro-quo

Which of the following reasons motivated countries like France and Britain to consistently give in to Hitler's demands throughout the 1930s?

Check all that apply.

• Widespread pacifism.

• The Great Depression

• Hitler/Nazis looked like the lesser of two evils compared to Stalin/Communism.

• The United States had allied with Germany.

• Germany had allied with the Soviet Union.

What initially kept the United States neutral in the 1930s?

• The Neutrality Acts

• The Lend-Lease Act

• The Atlantic Charter

• The League of Nations

Which nations were part of the Axis Powers? Check all that apply.

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• The Soviet Union

• China

A civil war in ____ between conservative nationalists and socialist-leaning loyalists provided an opportunity for Germany to test its new weaponry.

• Portugal

• Czechoslovakia

• Spain

• Poland

Hitler wanted to expand Germany's territory to gain resources for his growing army and industries, and to displace Slavic people to create _____ (living space) for ethnic Germans (Aryans).

• Lebensraum

• Anschluss

• Blitzkrieg

• Kristallnacht

• Sudetenland

Hitler's long-planned annexation of Austria completed the _____, the unification of Germany and Austria.

• Lebensraum

• Anschluss

• Blitzkrieg

• Kristallnacht

• Sudetenland

Area of Czechoslovakia that Hitler wanted to annex into Germany; this was the subject of the Munich Pact.

• Lebensraum

• Anschluss

• Rhineland

• Kristallnacht

• Sudetenland

Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by having his troops occupy this demilitarized zone.

• Lebensraum

• Anschluss

• Rhineland

• Kristallnacht

• Sudetenland