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17.1 WW II

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed

a)

Other countries were trying to conquer Germany

b)

Germany’s people were superior to everyone else

c)

Germany’s natural resources were superior

d)

The Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany

2.

Which of the following was NOT a way Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

He created a new air force

b)

He expanded the German army

c)

He made an alliance with Turkey

d)

He moved troops into the Rhineland

3.

The policy of giving in to maintain peace is called

a)

Isolationism

b)

Neutralism

c)

Appeasement

d)

Militarism

4.

Germany and Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact that agreed to fight

a)

Fascism

b)

Democracy

c)

Communism

d)

Totalitarianism

5.

What was the action of Germany taking back and annexing Austria called?

a)

Lebensraum

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Anschluss

d)

Farfungroovin

6.

Why did Hitler take over Austria?

a)

Austria had valuable natural resources.

b)

He wanted to keep Austria away from other countries.

c)

Hitler believed Austria would attack Germany.

d)

Hitler viewed Austrians as Germans because they speak the German language.

7.

What did the Western nations hope to gain from the Munich Conference?

a)

Hitler's loyalty

b)

protection from Hitler

c)

peace

d)

declaration of war

8.

What mistake did Neville Chamberlain make at the Munich Conference

a)

Pressing Hitler to wage war

b)

Not appeasing Hitler

c)

Alienating the United States

d)

Believing Hitler would not advance beyond Czechoslovakia.

9.

Hitler made an agreement with Joseph Stalin because

a)

Hitler did not want another two front war.

b)

Germany wanted to combine with the Soviet culture.

c)

Hitler thought the Soviets would protect Germany from the West.

d)

Stalin respected the German leader.

10.

Which of the following began WWII?

a)

The defeat of Franco’s Nationalists

b)

The Anschluss

c)

Hitler’s attack on Poland

d)

Japan’s attack on the US

11.

Why did Japan seize Manchuria and north China?

a)

To obtain natural resources

b)

To create a separate state

c)

To defy the League of Nations

d)

To control the Japanese military

12.

What prompted Japan’s attack on the United States?

a)

Japan wanted to stop the shipment of goods to Europe

b)

Japan knew the United States had atomic bombs

c)

The United States threatened Japan with war

d)

United States banned the sale of oil and scrap iron to Japan

13.

Which of the following is Hitler?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which of the following is Stalin?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which of the following is Mussolini?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What was the purpose of the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?

a)

justify Japan expansion through liberation

b)

Establish trade with the Dutch East Indies Company

c)

Establish trade relations with the United States.

d)

Organization created to invade the Soviet Union.

17.

What date did the Japanese carry out their attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

11/11/1919

b)

09/03/1939

c)

12/07/1941

d)

05/09/1942

18.

What happened to American and Filipino forces in the Philippines after Japan invaded?

a)

They defeated the Japanese forces

b)

All American and Filipino troops were slaughtered.

c)

American and Filipino troops were forced to march 55 miles to POW camps.

d)

U.S. Naval forces rescued the troops