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WorksheetsChapter 13: A World in Flames
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The First country to have a Fascist form of government
a)
Germany
b)
Soviet Union
c)
France
d)
Italy
2.
The Italian term IL Duce & the German term Der Fuhrer both mean this in their respective languages
a)
The Leader
b)
The Emperor
c)
The Ruler
d)
The Conqueror
3.
The name given to Benito Mussolini's fascist supporters in Italy
a)
Brownshirts
b)
Decemberists
c)
Blackshirts
d)
Proletariat
4.
The official name of the German fascist party more commonly known as the Nazi Party
a)
Nationalist Socialist Worker Party
b)
Social Democratic Party
c)
Bavarian Workers Party
d)
Nationalist German Party
5.
Adolf Hitler directly violated the Treat of Versailles by mobilizing German troops in this region of Western Germany that borders France and Belgium
a)
Rhineland
b)
Swabia
c)
Bavaria
d)
Prussia
6.
The civil war in this country, which lasted from 1936 to 1939, became a battle over the major ideologies in Europe, Fascism & Communism
a)
Greece
b)
France
c)
Sweden
d)
Spain
7.
Name given to the American Volunteer military brigade that fought with/alongside the Republicans & Socialist in the above-mentioned country's civil war
a)
Teddy Roosevelt Brigade
b)
Abraham Lincoln Brigade
c)
George Washington Brigade
d)
Thomas Jefferson Brigade
8.
Capital of China during the 1920's & 1930's. Site of a brutal invasion by the Japanese military in 1937.
a)
Beijing
b)
Nanjing
c)
Shanghai
d)
Yangzhou
9.
Anschluss was the term for Germany's annexation of this country in 1938.
a)
Austria
b)
Hungary
c)
Poland
d)
France
10.
The agreement signed between Germany, Italy, France, & Great Britain that allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland
a)
Berlin Pact
b)
Rome Pact
c)
Munich Pact
d)
Paris Pact
11.
The German's first used their military tactic of blitzkrieg during the invasion of this country in 1939
a)
Russia
b)
Yugoslavia
c)
Austria
d)
Poland
12.
The Nazi puppet government in France was based out of this city, thus the name given to the puppet government in France
a)
Marseilles
b)
Lyon
c)
Vichy
d)
Nice
13.
What was the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact?
a)
A non-aggression pact signed between Nazi Germany & the Soviet Union
b)
An agreement between the Soviet Union & Great Britain to defend Europe from Fascism
c)
The pact that officially established the Axis Powers
d)
An agreement between Germany & Czechoslovakia that ensured Czech independence
14.
The German code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Shield
d)
Operation Barbarossa
15.
The Neutrality Act of 1935
a)
Advocated the U.S. send arms to any country considered "vital to the defense of the United States"
b)
Extended the "Cash & Carry" policy to allow arms to be sold to countries at war
c)
Made it illegal for Americans to sell arms to any country at war
d)
Established "cash & carry" policy for non-military supplies to foreign nations at war
16.
The Lend-Lease Act
a)
Established "cash & carry" policy for non-military supplies to foreign nations at war
b)
Made it illegal for Americans to sell arms to any country at war
c)
Extended the Cash & Carry policy to allow arms to be sold to countries at war
d)
Advocated the U.S. send arms to any country considered "vital to the defense of the United States"
17.
The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between the U.S. and this nation which both nations would be committed to a postwar world of democracy & freedoms
a)
Great Britain
b)
Ireland
c)
France
d)
Soviet Union
18.
The Japanese gained control of Indochina, which is a region made up of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, after this nation fell tot he Nazi's in 1940
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Belgium
d)
The Netherlands
19.
Name given to the laws passed by the Nazi's in 1935 that stripped Jews in Germany of their citizenship & forbade the marriage between Jews & non-Jews
a)
Heidelberg Laws
b)
Bonn Laws
c)
Nuremberg Laws
d)
Hamburg Laws
20.
This concentration camp was one of the largest located in Germany.
a)
Treblinka
b)
Auschwitz
c)
Buchenwald
d)
Dachau
21.
"Night of Broken Glass", Nov. 9-10, 1938 term given to the attack on Jewish businesses & synagogues in Nazi controlled Austria, as well as Germany
a)
Lebensraum
b)
Sitzkrieg
c)
Einsatzgruppen
d)
Kristallnacht
22.
Term given to the Nazi mobile killing units used by the Nazis during their invasion of Eastern Europe
a)
Kristallnacht
b)
Lebensraum
c)
Einsatzgruppen
d)
Sitzkrieg
23.
What was the significance of the Wannsee Conference held in Jan. 1942?
a)
Paved the way for the election of Hitler to become German Chancellor
b)
It was the secret agreement between Germany & the Soviet Union to divide up Poland
c)
It was the first meeting between the leaders of Germany, Italy, & Japan
d)
Where the decision to implement the "final solution" to the Jewish problem in Nazi-held Europe was made
24.
The largest concentration/extermination camp in Poland
a)
Treblinka
b)
Buchenwald
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Dachau
25.
What was the significance of the Enabling Act
a)
Outlawed the Nazi Party in Germany 1928
b)
Permitted Hitler's government to pass laws without the consent of the legislative body
c)
The U.S. Government officially recognized the legitimacy of the Nazi government in Germany
d)
It officially brought together the nations of Germany & Austria as one unified country
26.
All of the following countries were part of the Axis Powers EXCEPT
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
27.
Name given to the western part of Czechoslovakia, home to a large German-speaking population
a)
Moldova
b)
Tyrol
c)
Sudetenland
d)
Prussia
28.
What was the finding of the Nye Committee?
a)
The U.S. should help stop the spread of fascism at all costs
b)
The American arms industry pushed the U.S. into WWI
c)
That staying neutral when it comes to conflict in Europe was impossible
d)
That the Lend-Lease Act was unconstitutional
29.
German term meaning "lightning war"
a)
Lebensraum
b)
Gestapo
c)
Internationalism
d)
Blitzkrieg
30.
Northeast region of China, taken over by the Japanese in 1932, renamed Manchuko
a)
Mongolia
b)
Manchuria
c)
Nanjing
d)
Beijing
31.
Hawaiian Port that was headquarters for the U.S. Pacific Naval Fleet
a)
Honolulu
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Guam
d)
Waikiki
32.
The idea that trade between nations creates prosperity & helps prevent war
a)
appeasement
b)
loyalists
c)
neutrality
d)
internationalism
33.
Name given to the various groups of the left who fought in the Spanish Civil War
a)
Loyalists
b)
Military
c)
Militia
d)
Patriots
34.
Nazi secret police established to identify & pursue those who did not follow the laws of the Nazi regime
a)
Einsatzgruppen
b)
Gestapo
c)
Lebensraum
d)
Fascists
35.
German term meaning "living space"; Nazi concept that entailed expanding Germany's borders
a)
Lebensraum
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
Einsatsgruppen
d)
Gestapo
36.
Policy of giving into one's demands to avoid a larger conflict
a)
Avoidance
b)
Weakness
c)
Loyalist
d)
Appeasement
37.
Governmental philosophy that places an importance of the nation above the value of the individual
a)
Communism
b)
Fascism
c)
Militarism
d)
Socialism
38.
Term for the systematic murder of European Jews at the hands of Nazi
a)
Mass Murder
b)
Genocide
c)
Holocaust
d)
Mein Kampf
39.
Emperor of Japan
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Tojo Hideki
c)
Hirohito
d)
Francisco Franco
40.
German industrialist who saved the lives of over 1,000
a)
Heinrich Himmler
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Wendell Wilke
d)
Oskar Schindler
41.
Japanese Prime Minister from 1941-1945
a)
Tojo Hideki
b)
Chiang Kai-Shek
c)
Hirohito
d)
Mao Zedong
42.
Fascist dictator of Spain
a)
Cesar Chavez
b)
Pablo Picasso
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Charles Lindbergh
43.
Fascist Dictator of Italy
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Neville Chamberlin
c)
Wendell Willkie
d)
Pablo Picasso
44.
Prime Minister of Great Britain at the Munich Conference
a)
Neville Chamberlain
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Margaret Thatcher
d)
Wendell Willke
45.
Spanish Painter who painted Guernica
a)
Mozart
b)
Monet
c)
Picasso
d)
Rembrandt
46.
Pilot who was a member of the America First Committee
a)
Orville Wright
b)
Amelia Earhart
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
47.
Fascist/Nazi dictator of Germany
a)
Heinrich Himmler
b)
Oskar Schindler
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Benito Mussolini
48.
British Prime Minister of Great Britain through most of World War II
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Wendell Willke
d)
Neville Chamberlain
49.
Nationalist President of China
a)
Hirohito
b)
Tojo Hideki
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Chiang Kai-shek
50.
Republican nominee for President in 1940
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Hervert Hoover
c)
Wendell Willke
d)
Harry Truman
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