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A.H. Chapter 24

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

-By 1937 the ___ was the world's second-largest industrial power.

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

2.

Adolf Hitler called himself "Der Fuhrer" which menas

a)

the Leader

b)

the King

c)

the Prime Minister

d)

the Dictator

3.

One of the reasons the new democratic governments that came about in Europe after World War I were not working was

a)

the people had chosen foreigners to run them

b)

the leaders had bad reputations

c)

there was too much poverty

d)

they had no democratic tradition

4.

After World War I the German government was a democratic government called

a)

Westinghouse Democracy

b)

Weimer Democracy

c)

Weimer Republic

d)

Westinghouse Republic

5.

To make the Soviet Union a great industrial power their leader put all economic activity under

a)

state management

b)

private ownership

c)

collectives

d)

social welfare

6.

Followers of Benito Mussolini were called

a)

Grey shirts

b)

Purple shirts

c)

Black shirts

d)

Brown shirts

7.

When Hitler and Mussolini signed a formal alliance it was called

a)

Rome-Berlin Allies

b)

Rome-Berlin Axis

c)

Rome-Berlin Conference

d)

Kellogg-Briand pact

8.

In 1938, Adolf Hitler began his quest to bring all German speaking people under one rule by taking control of the

a)

Sudetenland

b)

Rhineland

c)

Indo China

d)

Manchuria

9.

The reason Japan was trying to conquer other land is because

a)

they needed more room

b)

they needed more natural resources

c)

their dictator wanted to rule the world

d)

their rulers wanted a vacation spot

10.

Adolf Hitler wrote a book entitled "Mein Kampt" which means

a)

My Work

b)

My Vacation

c)

My Struggle

11.

Which two countries helped Francisco win control of Spain?

a)

Soviet Union and Italy

b)

Soviet Union and Germany

c)

Germany and Ital

d)

Britain and France

12.

In 1936, Adolf Hitler began his quest to bring all German speaking people under one rule by taking control of the

a)

Sudetanland

b)

Rhineland

c)

Indo China

d)

Manchuria

13.

In 1931 the Japanese military leaders launched a surprise attack and took control of _____.

a)

Sudentenland

b)

Rhineland

c)

Indo China

d)

Manchuria

14.

People so badly wanted to remain out of the war that an organization changed its color of uniforms to appear less militaristic, which organizaiton was that?

a)

Boys Scouts of America

b)

Girl Scouts of America

15.

Which of the following is not one of the Baltic States that Stalin annexed in 1939?

a)

Estonia

b)

Lithuaniz

c)

Belarus

d)

Latvia

16.

In 1935 the United States congress passed the _____ that outlawed arms sales and loans to nations at war.

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Isolation Acts

17.

The Kellogg-Briand pact was a treaty signed by many countries that declared that war would not be used "as an instrument of national policy"

a)

True

b)

False

18.

On August 23, 1939 Fascist Germany and _____ Russia committed never to attack each other.

a)

Republic

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Fascist

d)

Communist

19.

During the 1930's lots of books had been written about how the United States had been dragged into World War I by

a)

politicians and generals

b)

generals and arms dealers

c)

politicians and bankers

d)

arms dealers and bankers

20.

In July of 1937 Japan launched a new attack on China and the President did not help because of the Neutrality Acts.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In September of 1939 Congress passed a "cash-and-carry" provision which allowed warring nations to buy U.S. arms as long as they paid cash and transported them in their own ships.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) was able to make a stand partly because of a new invention that was

a)

radar

b)

electronic tracking device

c)

jet engine

d)

Morse code

23.

To poison the Jews they would use

a)

mustard gas

b)

meth gas

c)

beano gas

d)

cyanide gas

24.

On November 9 & 10, 1938 the Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany and it is known as the "Night of Broken Glass" which is what in German?

a)

Kristallagy

b)

Kristmas

c)

Kristallnacht

d)

Killer Hammer

25.

_____ was the largest of the death camps.

a)

Auschwitz

b)

Furstenberg

c)

Uckermark

d)

Ravensbruck

26.

The Germans built _____ dath camps in Poland.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

27.

The first death camp began operating in _____.

a)

1938

b)

1939

c)

1940

d)

1941

28.

The United States had learned that japan was preparing for a strike but we didn't know where or when and so Roosevelt sent a "war warning" to his military commanders and said "the U.S. is to watch and strike Japan first if you can."

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The United States reacted to Japan's aggression in Indo china by cutting off trade with japan, particularly cutting it off from the _____ it needed to fuel its war machine.

a)

water

b)

food

c)

weapons

d)

oil

30.

In July 1941 Japan started taking over French military bases in Indo China, which of the following is not a country that makes up Indo China

a)

Vietnam

b)

Manchuria

c)

Cambodia

d)

Laos

31.

The German U-boat attacks were called

a)

Wolf pack attack

b)

Tiger pack attack

32.

In June 1941 Hitler broke the agreement he had made in 1939 and invaded the _____.

a)

Japan

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

France

33.

The United States moves a step closer to war when Congress passed the _____ Act, which allowed the president to _____ arms and other supplies to "any country whose defense was vital to the United States"

a)

cash-and carry

b)

cash-and-deliver

c)

credit-and-carry

d)

lend-lease

34.

To build up our defenses Congress passed the Selective Training and Draft Act.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

On _____, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese.

a)

December 7, 1940

b)

December 7, 1941

c)

December 6, 1940

d)

December 6, 1941

36.

What major mistake did the Allies make in preparing to defend against Germany's attack on France?

a)

They failed t anticipate that the attack would take pace

b)

they expected an attack by ground forces rather than a naval assault

c)

they misinterpreted where the main invasion would take place

d)

they failed to set up minefields along the border of Germany

37.

stressed nationalism and placed the interests of the state above those individuals

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Third Reich

d)

Benito Mussolin

e)

Fascism

38.

leader of Italy

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Third Reich

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Fascism

39.

Soviet Union leader

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Third Reich

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Fascism

40.

the type of government Adolf Hitler set up in Germany

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Third Reich

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Fascism

41.

led a rebellion against Spanish Rule and eventually became their dictator

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Third Reich

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Fascism

42.

giving up principles to pacify an aggressor

a)

appeasement

b)

luftwaffe

c)

nationalism

d)

Adolf Hitler

43.

leader of Germany

a)

appeasement

b)

luftwaffe

c)

nationalism

d)

Adolf Hitler

44.

loyalty to one's country above all else

a)

appeasement

b)

luftwaffe

c)

nationalism

d)

Adolf Hitler

45.

a system of fortification built along France's eastern border

a)

appeasement

b)

luftwaffe

c)

maginot line

d)

nationalism

46.

German's air force

a)

luftwaffe

b)

Holocaust

c)

anti-semitism

d)

blitzkrieg

47.

lightening war

a)

luftwaffe

b)

Holocaust

c)

anti-semitism

d)

blitzkrieg

48.

the systematic murder of 11 million people across Europe

a)

luftwaffe

b)

Holocaust

c)

anti-semitism

d)

blitzkrieg

49.

hatred of the Jews

a)

luftwaffe

b)

Holocaust

c)

anti-semitism

d)

blitzkrieg

50.

the deliberate and systematic killing of an entire population

a)

genocide

b)

ghettos

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

u-boats

51.

segregated Jewish areas in certain Polish cities

a)

genocide

b)

ghettos

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

u-boats

52.

German submarine

a)

genocide

b)

ghettos

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

u-boats

53.

British prime minister in eagerness to avoid war believed Hitler and signed the Munich Agreement

a)

genocide

b)

ghettos

c)

Neville Chamberlain

d)

u-boats

54.

was a popular and vocal politician that argued against the Prime Minister over the Munich Agreement in House of Commons and then later became Prime Minister

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Nazism

55.

French general who fled to England when France fell to the Germans and set up a French government in exile

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Nazism

56.

Chief of Staff of Japan's Kwantung Army. Launched the invasion into China.

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Nazism

57.

characteristic of a political system in which the government exercises complete control over its citizens' lives

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Nazism

58.

the political philosophy based on extreme nationalism, racism, and militaristic expansionism

a)

Hideki Tojo

b)

Charles de Gaulle

c)

Totalitarian

d)

Winston Churchill

e)

Nazism

59.

Estonia

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

60.

Czechoslovakia

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

61.

Manchuria

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

62.

Rhineland

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

63.

Latvia

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

64.

Vietnam

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

65.

Norway

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

66.

France

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

67.

Cambodia

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

68.

Finland

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

69.

Ethiopia

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

70.

Poland

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

71.

Denmark

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

72.

Netherlands

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

73.

Luxembourg

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

74.

Austria

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

75.

Lithuania

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

76.

Sweden

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

77.

Belgium

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

78.

Laos

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Italy

79.

Japan

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

80.

Germany

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

81.

Soviet Union

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

82.

Britain

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

83.

Italy

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

84.

United States

a)

Axis

b)

Allies

85.

France

a)

Axis

b)

Allies