Unit 7 Part 1

Which of the following statements are true about WWII?

• The most deadly conflict in American History

• The most deadly conflict in human history

• This event got the USA out of the Great Depression

• This event lasted over 10 years with both sides using nuclear weapons

Match the following with its cause of WWII.

• Propaganda

• No one in the world has money, when this happens you sometimes elect leaders who promise a lot and come with a lot of nonsense

• Treaty of Versailles

• The leaders of Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia, and kind of America have authority unlike any other leader in recent memory

• Economic/Global Depression

• Germany blamed for the problems of WWI, lost army, and money. Caused Hitler to rise to power and promise revenge.

• Rise of Totalitarian leaders

• Use of media to sway everyone's opinion to form one singular idea

Match the following

• Hitler

• Russia

• Tojo

• Italy

• Stalin

• USA

• Roosevelt

• Germany

• Mussolini

• Japan

The government that Mussolini and Hitler favored, because it allowed for total government control, was strongly anti-communist, and ruled by fear is known as what?

• Democracy

• Republicanism

• Liberalism

• Fascism

Japan's involvement in WWII is odd because they were not in Europe, but they aligned with Germany and Italy's desire for power and land. What area did Japan want to invade?

• Korea - Seoul

• China - Manchuria

• Pearl Harbor - Hawaii

• Russia - Stalingrad

Which of the following explains the Molotov-Ribbentrop (Non-Aggression) Pact between Russia and Germany?

• A trade agreement between the Soviet Union and the Germany.

• A declaration of war against Poland by both nations.
• Germany would not fight Russia, if Russia would not fight Germany.

• A military alliance between Germany and Japan that allowed Russia to stay neutral.

Hitler was also offered the Munich Pact, which failed due to it simply appeasing Adolf Hitler. Which of the following is the best definition of Appeasement?

• Being allowed to do whatever you want to do, with no consequence to your actions.

• Being allowed to do what you want to do, so long as it gets approved by the correct authorities.

• Being allowed to do what you want, through a deal and an understanding that it cannot keep happening without repercussions.

• Making a deal with someone to allow yourself to avoid the possibility of being taken over in a hostile Coup.

Match the following countries to their WWII alliance.

Groups:

(a) Axis Powers

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(b) Allied Powers

• Great Britain/UK/England

• Imperial Japan

• Russia/USSR

• Fascist Italy

• Bad Guys

• Nazi Germany

• France

• USA