WH_FinalReview_Part2

What was U.S. President Wilson’s big idea for preventing future wars like WWI?

• The League of Nations

• One World Government

• An Aryan State dominating Europe

• One Ring to rule them all in darkness and bind them

What happened to the German mark between 1914 and 1923?

• The German government cancelled the military.

• It became equal to the Dollar on world markets.

• It became worthless as inflation skyrocketed.

• All of the above

Which of the following played a major role in the start of the Great Depression?

• The rise of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party in Germany

• American annexation of the Rhineland.

• The Treaty of Locarno, which pledged to "renounce war as an instrument of national policy."

• An international crisis involving the US stock market, which crashed in October 1929.

By 1939, nearly all major states of Europe had become dictatorships. What country remained democratic

in 1939?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• Italy

• Spain

What actions did the Nazis take to "quickly bring all institutions under their control"?

• They purged democratic elements & Jews from the civil service

• They set up concentration camps for their opponents

• All political parties except the Nazis were abolished

• All of the Above

In what ways did Adolf Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles in 1935 & 1936?

• He created an air force

• He began a military draft to expand the army to 550,000 soldiers.

• He sent German Troops into Rhineland (bordering France)

• All of the above

How did Great Britain respond to Hitler's earliest moves, despite being violations of the Treaty?

• Britain began increasing the size of its submarine fleet.

• Britain imposed heavy sanctions, limiting Germany's ability to trade with outside countries.

• Britain threatened war and imposed a naval blockade of Germany's ports.

• Britain followed a policy of appeasement, satisfying reasonable demands in exchange for peace.

What happened on December 7, 1941?

• Japanese aircraft attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawai

• The United States declared war on Nazi Germany

• The League of Nations imposed economic sanctions against the United State

• A fire burned down the US capital building

The U.S. experience was quite different from that of the other major powers BECAUSE

• people's lives were disrupted by the war.

• the United States was not fighting on its own territory

• the United States was producing much of the military equipment.

• women were involved in the military.

What people group was the main target of the Nazi Holocaust?

• Germans

• Jews

• African Americans

• Austrians