Interwar/World War II review

Before the invasion of Poland, what was the European response to Hitler's actions?

• a) a policy of appeasement

• b) forcing Germany to sign the Treaty of Versailles

• c) creating alliances under the United Nations Charter

• d) blockading the coast of Germany

What is one way in which the government of the United States responded to the Great Depression?

• a) It eliminated the minimum wage for workers

• b) It bailed out major corporations affected by the Great Depression

• c) It created large numbers of public works programs

• d) It joined the League of Nations to cooperate more closely with other nations

Which describes a totalitarian government?

• use of censorship, secret police, and repression

• elimination of heavy industry

• lack of a court system

What was the direct effect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?

• ended U.S. interference in Asia and the Pacific

• tested the destructive power of its bombers.

• brought the United States into the war.

• brought the war to an end.

Which of the following identifies an economic cause of the Great Depression?

• Manufacturers developed new consumer products, such as radios and automobiles.

• Speculators drove stock prices to unrealistic levels, leading to a crash.

• France built the Maginot Line, and Germany rearmed in defiance of the Versailles Treaty.

• France and Britain insisted that Germany pay reparations for causing WW I.

How did WWII impact European society?

• it weakened democracy in Western Europe

• it eliminated class barriers based on wealth.

• it led to the rise of modern government and social welfare for citizens.

What was the cause of World War II?

• Manifest Destiny

• tension between the United States and the Soviet Union

• the Age of Imperialism

• the harshness of the Treaty of Versailles

Which of the following events is a failed act of appeasement, represented by the lollipops in the cartoon?

• German invasion of Britain

• German invasion of the USSR

• Violation of the Munich Pact

• D-Day invasion of Normandy

What was the main reason for the vote shift in votes shown in the table?

• an increase in popularity of the Treaty of Versailles

• the burning down of the Reichstag building

• Hitler's imprisonment after a failed Nazi uprising in Munich

• the spread of the Great Depression to Germany

Which action illustrates the concept of genocide?

• the British negotiating peace with Adolf Hitler during the 1938 Munich Conference

• German generals plotting against Adolf Hitler

• The Nazis eliminated the Jews and other groups as part of the Holocaust.

• Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signed a non-aggression pact in 1939.