Chapter 27 Study Guide

1. What was the first country Benito Mussolini invaded?

• Albania
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• India

2. Adolf Hitler established a single party that suppressed opposition. This action made Germany which of the following?

• a totalitarian state
• a Communist country
• a capitalist country
• a military state

3. Which country invaded Manchuria in the 1930s?

• China
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan

4. Which agreement freed Hitler to use force against Poland without fear of Soviet intervention?

• Munich Conference
• Soviet-German Nonaggression Pact
• Versailles Treaty
• Neutrality Act

5. France and Great Britain declared war on Germany after which of the following?

• invasion of Ethiopia
• invasion of Poland
• invasion of the Soviet Union
• invasion of the United States

6. Allied troops retreated to the port of Dunkirk after the collapse of which area?

• Belgium
• Denmark
• Norway
• the Netherlands

7. After the fall of France, what stood in the way of Adolf Hitler’s domination of western Europe?

• Belgium
• Egypt
• Great Britain
• Greece

8. Frustrated by his failure in Great Britain, where did Hitler launch an attack?

• France
• South Africa
• Soviet Union
• United States

9. When did American neutrality end?

• after the attack on France
• after the attack on Great Britain
• after the attack on Mexico
• after the attack on the United States

10. What did many people do because of rationing?

• die of starvation
• eat in restaurants
• steal food
• plant victory gardens