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Start of WWII

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

a)

aggression

b)

advancement

c)

internment

d)

appeasement

2.

Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Charles de Gaulle

3.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

4.

Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Emperor Hirohito

5.

What treaty placed full blame on Germany for WWI?

a)

Versailles

b)

Paris

c)

Washington

d)

London

6.
Adolf Hitler's extreme ideology of anti-antisemitism, anti-communism, and Aryan superiority was laid out in what text?
a)
Mein Kampf
b)
Beer-Haul Pusch
c)
Pact of Steel
d)
5 Year Plan
7.
"The Holocaust" of World War II generally refers to the
a)
treatment of Chinese people by Japan in the late 1930s.
b)
bombing of the interior regions of Germany by Allied bombers.
c)
internment of Japanese-Americans in the United States during World War II.
d)
planned murder of Jews, gypsies, communists, and others by the German government.
8.

According to Marx, who were the "working class"?

a)

Proletariat

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Soviets

d)

Slaves

9.

The bourgeoisie were

a)

the "oppressed poor"

b)

the thriving middle class

c)

the wealthy owners of the means of production

d)

the strong working class

10.
What is a gulag?
a)
Army barracks
b)
Labor camp
c)
Weekend retreat
d)
Political asylum camp
11.
Communism is when nothing is owned privately and everyone shares everything. 
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What was the name of the group that believed communism should be introduced in Russia?
a)
The democrats
b)
The Bolsheviks
c)
The revolutionaries
13.
The strong and vibrant leader of the Bolshevik Revolution
a)
V. I. Lenin
b)
Josef Stalin
c)
Leon Trotsky
d)
Alexander Kerensky
14.
Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"?
a)
Karl Marx
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Leon Trotsky
15.

Which leader was MOST influenced by Marxist ideology?

a)

David Lloyd George

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

V.I. Lenin

d)

Woodrow Wilson

16.

In which country did communism become entrenched between WWI and WWII?

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Russia

17.

A poster displayed on a building in Moscow that depicts scenes encouraging communist values of hard work and heroic labor is an example of

a)

Censorship

b)

Commercialization

c)

Militarization

d)

Propaganda

18.

What German political party blamed Jews and Communists for the Great Depression?

a)

Socialist party

b)

Weimar party

c)

Nazi Party

d)

Social Democrats

19.

Who did the Nazi Party blame for the economic collapse of Germany after World War I?

a)

Russian Communists

b)

European Jews

c)

England

d)

France

20.

Which nations adopted a fascist system of government before World War II?

a)

Poland and Lithuania

b)

Russia and Japan

c)

Italy and Germany

d)

England and France