World War II Quiz

At the end of which decade was the US struggling to get out of the Great Depression?

• 1920s

• 1930s

• 1940s

• 1950s

What policy did the United States try to maintain when war broke out in September 1939?

• Interventionism

• Isolationism

• Expansionism

• Imperialism

By what event was the United States pulled into the war, similar to its involvement in World War I?

• The signing of a treaty

• An economic collapse

• Being provoked and the war coming to its shores

• A presidential decree

What was the state of European economies and governments after World War I, as mentioned in the slide?

• They were thriving and stable

• They were in shambles, especially in Germany

• They were largely unaffected

• They were beginning to recover quickly

What did Europeans desire in their leaders after the war, according to the slide?

• Leaders who would maintain the status quo

• Leaders who were passive and diplomatic

• Leaders who were strong and decisive to restore order

• Leaders who would promote international alliances

Who did many Germans blame for their hardships following World War I?

• The United States

• Germany itself

• The rest of Europe

• The Soviet Union

What did the Treaty of Versailles force Germany to do?

• Take full responsibility for starting World War I

• Pay reparations to the winning countries

• Give up all military forces

• Join the League of Nations

What is meant by "reparations" in the context of the Treaty of Versailles?

• Military assistance to the winning countries

• Financial aid to rebuild Germany

• The defeated country is forced to pay some of the war costs of the winning countries

• An official apology from the defeated country

What was one of the promises made by dictators who began to rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s in Europe?

• To start another world war

• To fix their country's problems and restore the economy

• To establish democracies

• To form alliances with the United States

What is a dictator as defined in the learning material?

• A leader elected by the people

• An individual who rules a nation through military control

• A representative in a democratic government

• A monarch with absolute power