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Which of the following is the best example of militarism?
England building a powerful navy to defend their colonies.
The French singing their national anthem to their flag
France's alliance with England to defend if attacked
The British teaching English to Indians in their colony.
What was the event that led to The United States joining World War II?
The forming of an alliance.
The sinking of the Lusitania.
The Zimmerman Telegram
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Germany, Italy and Japan were known as what alliance during WWII?
Axis powers
Allies
Central Powers
Entente Powers
This was known as the killing of 6 million Jews, political opponents and other minorities.
Bombing of Hiroshima.
The Holocaust
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The battle between Russians and Germans.
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands allowing him to annex Austria and Czechoslovakia. What type of policy was this?
aggression
advancement
internment
appeasement
Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Adolf Hitler
Nicholas II
Josef Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
What were the causes of WWI?
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Isolationism
Militarism, Colonization, Annexation, Appeasement
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Impractical
What was the "spark" that led to World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassination of Archduke Marmaduke
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdahand
Assassination of Archduke Kaiser Wilhelm
Russia, Great Britain, and France were all part of what alliance during WWII?
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Neutral Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were all a part of the _______________during WWI.
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Neutral Powers
When was WWI fought?
1910-1918
1904-1914
1914-1918
1918-1929
Britain, France, United States and Russia made up which Alliance in WWI?
The Axis Powers
The Triple Alliance
The Allied Powers
Central Alliance
A time period when there was high unemployment, low output and a shortage of supplies which spread throughout the world. This was a contributing cause of WWII.
The Great War
Bankruptcy
Black Tuesday
World Wide Depression
Governments that exercise total control, encourage nationalism (country over the individual), have a strong military, and often promotes racism.
Command Economy
Facist
Totalitarian
Communist
In this type of government, all resources and businesses are owned and operated by the government, there is a dictator, and a strong military to support the strong central government. Resources are equally distributed.
Command Economy
Facist
Totalitarian
Communist
Who started communism in Russia ?
Vladimir Lennin
Joseph Stalin
Karl Marx
Vladimir Putin
What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent a war with Germany?
policy of appeasement
policy of mollification
policy of wimpiness
policy of refusal
How did Germany show aggression in Europe prior to the start of WWII?
By building a wall around Germany
By taking over France, Russia, and Great Britain
By taking money from Russia
By taking over Austria and Czechoslovakia
Payment for war damages is called...
reparations
appeasement
militarism
fascism
Place the following events in sequence: A) Pearl Harbor is bombed; B) Hitler invades Poland; C) Hitler takes over part of Czechoslovakia;
B, C, A
C, A, B
A, B, C
C, B, A
A primary difference between fascism and communism is:
Communists force citizens to be poor and equal; fascists have private ownership and treat people equally.
Fascist allow the private ownership of property & holds extreme nationalistic views; communists government owns property & evenly distributes resources
Fascists allow for freedom of the press and personal freedoms; communists do not allow personal freedoms and ownership of property
Communists allow freedom of speech; fascists don't
Who did Hitler blame for Germany's loss in WWI and their economic problems?
He feared that Jews would soon outnumber Aryans in Germany
He resented Jewish opposition to the Wiemar Government
He believed that socialist and the Jews were to blame
He was a strong supporter of German Christian churches
When was WWII fought?
1929--1939
1939-1941
1939-1945
1929-1941
Who was the czar of Russia and was overthrown during the Russian Revolution?
Nicholas II
Charles III
Ivan IV
Joseph I
Who is this leader of the Bolsheviks and over threw the Czar to create a communist country?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Gavrilo Princip
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the leader after Lenin died and ran the Soviet Union through WWII?
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Trotsky
What is an EFFECT of the Russian Revolution?
Food shortages and 12 hour work days continued
The Czar's military forces fire on unarmed serfs who are protesting on what is known as Bloody Sunday
Serfs wanted more land rights and protested for them
Russia drops out of WWI and signs a peace treaty with Germany
As a result of the Treaty Germany?
Germany lost its colonies
Germany lost parts of its own land
Germany had to pay a large sum of money
All of the above
The practice of "giving in to aggression" in order to avoid war.
Genocide
Mein Kampf
Appeasement
Blitzkrieg
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe after WWII
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe after WWII
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe after WWII
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected after WWII
This British passenger ship was sunk by a German U-Boat, killing many people including Americans which helped draw the US into WWI
USS Maine
Lusitania
The Titanic
The USS Eisenhower
The Zimmerman Telegram can best be described by which of the following?
Great Britain promised the U.S. that they would help them gain territories in Europe
Mexico vowed to help the U.S. and the Allies in World War I
Germany asked Mexico to declare war on the U.S. to regain lost territories
Russia withdrew from the war due to the revolution that was occurring in the country
How did Hitler help to improve economic situation in Nazi Germany?
Increase houses for the people in Germany
Decrease number of taxes to help the poor
Increase the amount of imports to foreign countries
Decrease unemployment rate by building up the military
Who is Joseph Goebbels?
The Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany
The Minister of Anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany
The Minister of Appeasement in Nazi Germany
The Minister of Lebrausraum in Nazi Germany
Who came to power in Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles and the world wide depression?
Musolini
Stalin
Hitler
Trump
An effect of the Great Depression in 1929 was...
A large number of people were admitted to the hospital
A large number of banks and businesses excelled and increased trade leading to the rise of Hitler
A large number of global banks and businesses failed leading to WWII
A large number of banks and businesses moved to Canada for economic prosperity and led to WWI
German people admired Hitler after WWI because he promised to ___________.
Create a communist, totalitarian government
Bring Democracy to Germany
Make Germany powerful and successful again
Create chaos and bring anarchy to Germany
Who was aligned with Austria-Hungry in WWI?
Italy, Germany and the Ottoman Empire
Germany, The Ottoman Empire
Italy, Great Britain & France
France, Great Britain and the US
A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied and extreme nationalism is present is called
direct democracy
monarchy
representative democracy
fascism
The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during
World War II was called
the Progressive Movement
Internment camps
the Marshall Plan
the Holocaust
Which of the following was NOT a new weapon/technology during WWI?
airplanes
machine guns
atomic bomb
poison gas
What is propaganda?
A message that is intended primarily to serve the interests of the messenger
A message that is intended primarily to serve the interests of the viewers.
A message that is intended primarily to oppose the interests of the messenger.
A message that is intended primarily to oppose the interests of the viewers.
What caused the U.S. to join the war?
Ethan Chang convinced them.
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
The attack on Wake Atoll.
There was little food left.
Who won the war?
The U.S.
The Allied Forces
Axis
Saba's Pizza and Co.
What were 3 motivations for exploration
Gold and Natural Resources
Shutting down trading post
Spread Christianity
Competition for land (Empire)
The economic motives for imperialism (colonization) for growing empires include _________.
a desire to spread Christianity
a need for military bases around the world
a need for raw materials to be used in factories
a desire to gain glory
Hitler-Stalin Pact or agreement in 1939 that also goes by the name the _____________. It was an agreement to avoid war between the two countries.
Fascist Pact
Non-Aggression Pact
Battle Pact
League of Nations
Britain and France used this as strategy called ______________, which means giving in to keep the peace to avoid war.
Appeasement
Peace
Non-aggression Pact
United Nations
On December 7, 1941 at 7:55 A.M. what was the tragic incident that occurred to the United States causing it to enter WWII.
Pearl Harbor
Pentagon
World Trade Center
Iwo Jima
On September 21, 1938 at the _________________, Britain and France agreed to allow Hitler to take the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia.
Munich Conference
Versailles Conference
Nuremburg Trials
League of Nations Conference
