WWII Test Review

What role did Spain play in WWII?

• it helped the allied powers

• it helped the central powers

• it acted alone

• it was neutral

Answer explanation

While Franco was a Fascist and had many of the same views as Mussolini in Italy, he decided to keep Spain out of WWII and remain neutral throughout.

Which dictator was known as the “man of steel”?Joseph St

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Francisco Franco

• Joseph Stalin

Germany was punished after WWI in all of the following ways except:

• Had to take total blame for the war

• Leader was executed

• Had to pay massive reparations

• Had to give up land

“In my view it is that we should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analyzing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will. I cannot believe that such a program would be rejected by the people of this country, even if it does mean the establishment of personal contact with dictators.” (Neville Chamberlain right after Germany invaded its second country)                            The policy that Chamberlain is pushing for is known as:

• Unconditional Surrender

• Appeasement

• Total War

• Mobilization

What did the US do to finally defeat Japan?

• Dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Invaded the Japanese Island and captured Tokyo

• Place an embargo on Japan, cutting of their supplies

• Assassinated their leader; Emperor Hirohito

What was the result of the Munich Conference?

• Britain and France refused to allow Hitler the Sudetenland

• Britain and France did nothing

• Britain and France agreed that Hitler could take the Sudetenland

• Britain and France declared war on Germany

What was Hitler’s strategy for attacking France first?

• It involved moving slowly to allow his troops to rest

• It involved moving through the English Chanel and attacking from the coast

• It involved using airplanes and tanks and striking fast

• It involved moving south and invading France from Switzerland

What is the definition of fascism?

• A political ideology based on individual freedoms

• A political movement aimed creating free, democratic governments

• A political idea based on loyalty to a group of leaders

• A militant political movement that emphasized loyalty to the state and obedience to the leader.

How did Hitler gain support for his racist ideas against Jews?

• Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s defeat in World War I and economic problems.

• Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s for the Reichstag fire

• Hitler blamed Jews for the rise in communist governments in Europe

• Hitler identified them as an inferior people

The German Blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?

• A system of fortifications

• “out waiting” the opponent

• Surprise and overwhelming force

• Ability to make a long and steady advance