Unit 4 Review - US History

What is totalitarianism?

• a political theory in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs (there is no private property)

• A political movement that stresses extreme nationalism and autocratic rule

• A theory of government in which a single party or leader controls the economic social and cultural lives of its people

• Government which works fairly for all people equally (the totality of the country)

What is fascism?

• The form of government used by the United States

• Right-wing totalitarianism which stresses extreme nationalism

• Left-wing totalitarianism in which the state owns everything. There is no private property

• The form of government used by the Soviet Union

Between World War I and World War II, was the United States more in favor of isolationism or interventionism?

• Isolationism

• Interventionism

Which of the following did Japan attack on December 7, 1941?

• Midway

• The Soviet Union

• Berlin

• Pearl Harbor

Which three countries comprised the Axis powers (our enemies in WWII)?

• Italy, U.S.S.R., Germany

• England, France, United States

• Italy, Japan, United States

• Germany, Italy, Japan

What was Germany trying to achieve with the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?

• Confuse the other allied powers into believing Germany was not going to expand further than they already had

• Split up Poland and limit the involvement of the Soviet Union to avoid a two-front war

• Ally with the Soviet Union for all eternity

• None of the above

What was Blitzkrieg?

• A form of propaganda used by the United States

• A strategy used by the Soviet Union to increase morale

• A war strategy for speedy invasions, also called "lightning war"

• A part of the Holocaust which involved keeping Jews in small areas of a city

Fill in the blank: The Doolittle Raid was a successful morale boost in the ________ Theatre.

• European

• Pacific

• African

• Eastern

How did roles for women change during WWII?

• They became military leaders

• They worked in factories

• They were sent to the front lines

• They were not affected

Why were Victory Gardens such an important part of the War effort at home?

• They provided food for soldiers

• They boosted civilian morale and freed up agricultural goods to go to troops

• They were a form of protest

• They were used for military training