WWI & Cold War Test Review

1. Which nations made up the Axis powers throughout most of WWII?

• Germany, Italy and Spain
• Germany and Austria-Hungary
• Germany, Japan and France
• Germany, Japan and Italy

2. Which of the following is true concerning the involvement of the United States, at least initially, in fighting World War II?

• The U.S. sent ground troops to support and defend Great Britain.
• The United States supported France, but only financially through loans.
• Initially, the US was only concerned with Japan and what was happening in the Pacific.
• The U.S. was not involved directly, but instead supported allies with ammunition and weapons under the Cash and Carry program.

3. After the fall of France, how did Germany try to defeat England?

• Germany quickly and easily invaded Great Britain through the English Channel.
• They began a bombing campaign, named the Blitz, to try and weaken British forces and strength.
• The Germans launched a naval invasion on Dunkirk, Great Britain.
• They immediately tried to sign a truce with Great Britain in order to end the war.

4. Which action prompted the United States to enter WWII?

• Japan invaded Indochina.
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
• Japan attacked the Philippines.
• Japan allied with the Axis Powers.

5. Though Japan had invaded _____ earlier, they did not attack the United States until _____?

• China; 1941
• France; 1937
• England; 1931
• Germany; 1940

6. In which of these nations was the Truman Doctrine first put to use?

• Greece and Turkey
• Turkey and Czechoslovakia
• Poland and West Germany
• Poland and Greece

7. Which city was the symbolic point for the beginning and end of the Cold War?

• Sarajevo
• Budapest
• Prague
• Berlin

8. In order to avoid a two-front war, Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with this country in 1939

• Austria
• the Soviet Union
• Poland
• Spain

9. Which of the following was NOT a reason that European powers in the 1930s appeased Germany?

• because of economic ties with Germany which would hurt their economies if they attacked
• a yearning for peace by people and politicians
• fear of communism
• weakness of the western democracies because they were beholden to their consituents

10. A program of loans that was designed to aid Western European nations rebuild from WWII's devastation was the?

• The MacArthur Plan
• The Churchill Plan
• The Marshall Plan
• The Dreyfus Affair