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WorksheetsUSII.7a -Causes of WWII
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?
a)
Fascism
b)
Socialism
c)
Communism
d)
Anarchism
2.
How did American policy gradually change with the advancing of World War II?
a)
out of isolationism into direct involvement in the war
b)
became more isolated from world events
c)
refused economic aid to Allies
d)
became allies with Germany and stayed neutral
3.
Winston Churchill was to Great Britain as Joseph Stalin was to —
a)
England
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Japan
4.
During the 1930s, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began
a)
supplying weapons to Japan
b)
supplying weapons to Germany
c)
supplying weapons to Italy
d)
giving economic aid to the Allies
5.
The policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries is —
a)
nationalism
b)
socialism
c)
isolationism
d)
imperialism
6.
What was the primary difference in opposing governments at the beginning of World War II?
a)
Strong vs weak
b)
Neutral vs involved
c)
Isolationist vs imperialist
d)
Dictatorships vs democracies
7.
What country attacked the navy base pictured below on December 7, 1941?
a)
Japan
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Soviet Union
d)
England
8.
What did Hideki Tojo, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini have in common?
a)
They were communists.
b)
They were dictators
c)
They lived in Germany
d)
They belonged to the same book club
9.
What caused the United States to enter World War II in December, 1941?
a)
The German invasion of Poland
b)
Reports of the Holocaust in Germany
c)
The dropping of an atomic bomb
d)
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
10.
Which dictator is incorrectly matched to a country?
a)
Soviet Union — Joseph Stalin
b)
Italy — Francisco Franco
c)
Japan — Hideki Tojo
d)
Germany — Adolf Hitler
11.
Fascist dictators are Hitler, Tojo, and
a)
Truman
b)
Mussolini
c)
Churchill
d)
Chamberlain
12.
Which Allied nation was NOT a democracy?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Germany
d)
Canada
13.
The dictatorships of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are described as fascist because
a)
Both of them had a Jewish parent
b)
each assumed total power and individual freedoms were denied.
c)
They both shared power with the legislative branch and the Judicial,l branch
d)
Both of them had a father who was king before them.
14.
This picture was taken in 1941. What is happening?
a)
The Lusitania was sunk by Germany.
b)
The USS Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor
c)
Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
9/11 terrorist attack
15.
Germany is to Adolf Hitler as Great Britain is to -
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
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