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WorksheetsWORLD HISTORY WWII
Total questions: 52
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What Were The 4 Terms Of The Versailles Treaty In Regards To Germany?
a)
Bow, Repair, Avail, and Trees
b)
Bowman, Rock-star, Avatar, Territory
c)
Blame, Reparations, Army, Slaves
d)
Blame, Reparations, Army, Territory
2.
Who Created The Five-Year Plan?
a)
Truman
b)
Stalin
c)
Czar Nicholas II
d)
Mussolini
3.
Who Was Czar Nicholas II?
a)
Leader of Democratic Russia
b)
Leader of Soviet Russia
c)
American Soldier
d)
President of The United States
4.
What Type Of Government System Did Mussolini Support?
a)
Communism
b)
Facism
c)
Democracy
d)
Capitalism
5.
What Is Totalitarianism?
a)
State Controls All Aspects of Life and Government
b)
The People Control The Government
c)
Anarchy
6.
Who were the Bolsheviks?
a)
Czar Nicholas' small group of supporters
b)
They protested the war and were essentially the Communist party.
c)
They supported the War and were later considered the Communist party.
d)
leninThey were Rasputin's friends.
7.
During what decade did the Great Depression occur?
a)
1910's
b)
1920's
c)
1930's
d)
1940's
8.
Who rose to power as a dictator in Germany in 1933?
a)
Paul von Hindenburg
b)
Otto von Bismarck
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Konrad Adenauer
9.
What was the name of Hitler's political party that came to dominate Germany?
a)
NAZI
b)
Soviet
c)
Fascist
d)
Democrat
10.
What was the name of Stalin's totalitarian party that ruled Russia?
a)
NAZI
b)
Soviet
c)
Fascist
d)
Nationalist
11.
What is the official religion of communist dictatorships?
a)
Atheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
12.
What did Stalin call his programs to increase production in the Soviet Union?
a)
5 Year Plan
b)
The Great Leap Forward
c)
The Khmer Rouge
d)
The Great Society
13.
Which of the following is the best example of communism?
a)
A govt. encourages people to start a business, but the govt. can tell them what to produce.
b)
People can start their own business, and produce whatever they want.
c)
The govt. controls all the factories, and distributes the profits to the workers equally.
d)
A factory owner can make more money than their employees, but not that much more.
14.
Which of the following is true about Communism?
a)
You have two cows and the government TAKES BOTH and GIVES you the milk
b)
You have two cows and GIVE one to your neighbor
c)
You have two cows and the government TAKES BOTH and SELLS you the milk
d)
You milk both cows, sell the milk and buy a bull and build a farm
15.
Nazi beliefs on women
a)
That women should contribute to the industrial efforts
b)
That women are stronger mentally and dictates the family
c)
Women are to be devoted to domestic pursuits
d)
That women are required to have at least one male heir
16.
Why Did Jewish Germans Wear The Yellow Star of David?
a)
Nuremberg Laws required Jews to wear this
b)
A symbol Jews picked to represent their religious beliefs
c)
Yellow because the Germans thought of Jews as cowards
d)
Part of the Gestapo plan to pick on Jews
17.
Who is the Italian dictator who comes to power after WWI & what was his political philosophy called?
a)
Adolf Hitler, Nazism
b)
Joseph Stalin, Marxism
c)
Donald Trump, Trumpism
d)
Benito Mussolini, Fascism
18.
What Asian nation began aggressive imperialism of neighboring nations in the 1930s - including Manchuria and the Nanking Massacre?
a)
China
b)
Korea
c)
Vietnam
d)
Japan
19.
Which of the following was NOT true about Adolf Hitler's rise to power?
a)
He was a decorated war hero in WWI
b)
He took over the government in a violent overthrow of the Weimar Republic
c)
He was appointed Chancellor by President Hindenburg
d)
He used a fire at the Reichstag to play off fears of anti-Semitism
20.
Stalin disposed of anyone that went against him and his communist ideas during the
a)
Great Purge
b)
Great Depression
c)
Great Gatsby
d)
Great War
21.
Stalin Helped The Soviet Union by...
a)
restoring the Pope to power.
b)
turning Russia into an industrial nation
c)
listening to the people.
d)
allowing ownership of private property.
22.
Which definition best fits totalitarianism?
a)
A government controlled by a church
b)
One party or person controls the whole country
c)
A government where the people vote on all issues
d)
A government with a king or a queen
23.
What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact (1926) outlaw?
a)
Religious Conversion
b)
War
c)
Tariffs
d)
Espionage
24.
Which is true of the American economy of the 1920's?
a)
Many riots and rebellions broke out
b)
The economy was booming and America prospered
c)
America experienced a horrible depression
d)
America fought with Canada over borders
25.
During what decade did the Great Depression mainly occur?
a)
1910's
b)
1920's
c)
1930's
d)
1940's
26.
Who rose to power to become dictator of Italy in 1922?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Josef Stalin
27.
The March on _______ in 1922 saw Mussolini seize power in Italy.
a)
New Vista
b)
Vienna
c)
Milan
d)
Rome
28.
What title did Mussolini take in Italy?
a)
lil Deuce
b)
il Duce
c)
il Grande Formaggio
d)
il Superuomo
29.
What were members of the Italian fascist party called?
a)
Brown Shirts
b)
Blue Shirts
c)
Black Shirts
d)
Red Shirts
30.
Which group did Hitler blame for all of Germany's problems?
a)
Aryans
b)
Gypsies
c)
Jews
d)
Slavs
31.
Who took over Russia after the death of Vladimir Lenin?
a)
Solzhenitsyn
b)
Tojo
c)
Stalin
d)
Trotsky
32.
What was it called when small farms were joined together to form huge farms that everyone worked on?
a)
Friendship Farming
b)
Collective Farming
c)
Big Agriculture
d)
Sharma Farming
33.
What was the name of the book Hitler wrote in prison that outlined his racist ideas and how Germany should be unified?
a)
Mein Durchfall
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Meine schlecten Tag
d)
Mein stinkende Schuhe
34.
A new book is released that talks about how democracy is the best type of government. The government seizes the book and burns it. Why was the book burned?
a)
Propaganda
b)
To keep warm
c)
Censorship
d)
Free speech
35.
The Reichstag Fire was
a)
Accidental
b)
blamed on the Communists
c)
of no political importance
d)
organised by Social Democrats
36.
The Night of the Long Knives
a)
Death to All People
b)
Pleased The German Army
c)
decimated the Schutzstaffel
d)
weakened Hitler's power
37.
What ideology means anti-Jewish
a)
Anti-Semetism
b)
Sexism
c)
Classism
d)
Nationalism
38.
Where empire did Mussolini want to recreate?
a)
Aryan
b)
Roman
c)
Greek
d)
Russian
39.
Under Mussolini's rule in Italy ...
a)
A democracy was put in place
b)
The socialists came into power
c)
There was a one-party dictatorship
d)
Free speech was encouraged
40.
Many Italians supported the Fascist party because it
a)
Promised to improve the economy
b)
Was the only political party
c)
Pledged to unite Italy and Germany
d)
Ended the influence of the Church
41.
Which of the following is a weakness of the Weimar Republic except
a)
lack of a democratic tradition
b)
many people blamed them for the humiliation and defeat after the Treaty of Versialles of Germany
c)
few political parties
d)
created a modern liberal democracy
42.
The breaking up of European Empires led to
a)
unstable governments
b)
population growth
c)
the creation of the Weimar Republic
d)
the Dawes Plan
43.
The episode of anti-Jewish violence that took place throughout Germany on November 9, 1938 was known as
a)
Kristallnacht.
b)
Mein Kampf.
c)
the Night of the Long Knives.
d)
SchultzStaffel.
44.
When Hitler took power, most Germans
a)
joined the Nazi Party.
b)
participated demonstrations against the Nazi regime.
c)
supported, or at least accepted, Nazi rule.
d)
attempted to flee the country.
45.
After WWI, the Weimar Republic faced many severe problems, including
a)
the lack of a bill of rights and suffrage for women.
b)
runaway inflation and one-party rule.
c)
runaway inflation and many political parties.
d)
the inability to develop a multi-party system.
46.
How did Hitler come to power in 1933?
a)
by a coup d'etat
b)
by legal election
c)
with support of the army
d)
with help from Communists
47.
Germany mainly suffered what problems during the Great Depression?
a)
Inflation and unemployment
b)
Attacks from France and British embargoes
c)
Austrian immigration and communist revolutions
d)
Overproduction of industry and coal strikes
48.
The Triple Alliance during World War I consisted of . . .
a)
The U.S, Britain, and France
b)
Russia, Germany, and Japan
c)
Italy, Japan, and Germany
d)
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey
49.
Hitler's political theories are based on what?
a)
Liberal wing of attitude
b)
Pure forms of communism
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
A partial acceptance of Jewish bankers
50.
In 1900, the largest empire in Eastern Europe was:
a)
Spain
b)
Austria-Hungary
c)
Poland
d)
Germany
51.
Which two nations did Fascism become popular in?
a)
Russia and France
b)
Italy and Germany
c)
Japan and China
d)
Korea and Portugal
52.
Which political party was Joseph Stalin a member of?
a)
Bolshevik (communist) party
b)
Blackshirts
c)
Soviet Union Fascist Party
d)
The Lenin Party
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