Interwar Years

Which is a major reason that the outcome of World War I contributed to the outbreak of World War II?

• Germany resented losing territory and having to pay huge reparations after World War I.
• Germany demanded France allow Germans to settle in Alsace and Lorraine after World War I.
• The League of Nations tried to impose economic sanctions on Germany following World War I.
• The League of Nations demanded that Poland return to Germany territory lost following World War I

Which best describes the policies of Japan's government in the 1930s?

• The government embraced a policy of isolationism.
• The government adopted policies based on social democracy.
• The government became militaristic and expansionist.
• The government tried to return the country to an agricultural economy.

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

• they all signed the Treaty of Versailles.
• wanted to avoid global conflict at any cost and appeased Hitler
• depended on economic measures to stop aggression.
• recognized the communist government in the Soviet Union.

Which German political party sought to overturn the Treaty of Versailles and combat communism?

• Socialist
  
• Nazi
• Fascist
• Republican

Why did Mao Zedong lead the Long March through China?

• to find a safe place for the Chinese Nationalists
• to show Guomindang strength and intimidate the Communists
• to inspire Chinese peasants to join the Communist party
• to conquer villages controlled by warlords in the countryside

“To impart the belief in ultimate victory to the people and the army. . . I applied education and training to the schools and to the youths, and I planned for soundness of heart and mind among the people. At the same time, by encouraging unity. . . between the people and the army, I worked to secure the position of the army as the pillar of the nation.”
—Ugaki Kazushige, army minister, 1928
Read the quote by Ugaki Kazushige. What was he trying to accomplish?

• to inspire a fighting spirit among the public
• to correct lax morals common in modern society
  
• to avoid war
  
• to ensure the military and civilian branches of government would remain separate
  

Why did Japanese forces attack Manchuria?

• because their emperor ordered them to do so
  
• to keep Manchuria from attacking Japan
• to gain control of its rich natural resources
• to stop terrorist activity in the region

How did Joseph Stalin punish Ukrainians who resisted collectivization?

• He closed churches in the region.
• He labeled them “enemies of the people.”
• He took away their land.
  
• He withheld all food from the region.

The League of Nations responded to Italian aggression in 1935 with

• an attack on Sicily.
• a strong statement of condemnation.
  
• military buildup in member nations.
• weak economic sanctions.
  

Which of the following leaders led a campaign known as the Great Purge?

• Benito Mussolini
  
• Haile Selassie
• Adolf Hitler
• Joseph Stalin