World War 2

What was a key cause for the rise of fascism in nations such as Italy and Germany?

• collectivization

• economic hardship

• genocide

• secret treaties

Which type of government is characterized by extreme nationalism, censorship, militarism, and dictatorship?

• fascist

• direct democracy

• constitutional confederation

• parliamentary democracy

Why were the Japanese unable to decipher the messages of the Navajo code talkers?

• The code consisted of a series of whistle-like noises.

• The code talkers had an advanced code machine.

• They used the Navajo language, which had no written alphabet.

• They used a math code based on the Navajo numeric system.

How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

• 1 million
• 6 million
• 100'000
• 60 million

What was a concentration camp?

• a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned 
• A place where prisoners of war are placed
• A camp where people go to do work for the government
• A camp for students that have a hard time focusing on school

Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called

• apartments
• projects
• ghettos
• government housing

Which leader is responsible for the killing of six million Jews during the Holocaust?

• Joseph Stalin
• Vladimir Lenin
• Adolph Hitler
• Otto von Bismarck

In 1935, the ____ denied Jews German citizenship, segregated Jews from society and also established degrees of “Jewish-ness” based on family ancestry.

• The Enabling Act
• The Nuremberg Laws
• The Reich Fire Decree
• The Wannsee Conference Laws

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group is called

• Holocaust

• Genocide

• Concentration Camp

• Nuremberg Laws

Nazis believed Germans were racially superior and Jews were ______ .

• prejudiced
• unkind
• inferior
• respected