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WorksheetsWWII Mastery Check
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
In 1923, Adolf Hitler, the future leader of Nazi Germany declared: "The day must come when a German government shall summon up the courage to declare to the foreign powers: The Treaty of Versailles is founded on a monstrous lie. We fulfill nothing more. Do what you will! If you want a battle, look for it!"
This excerpt would help support which idea?
Hitler believed the League of Nations would help Germany
Hitler believed Germany was responsible for starting WWI
Hitler used German resentment toward the Treaty of Versailles to gain power
Hitler wanted the World War I Allies to live up to what they promised in the Treaty of Versailles
Which two countries were the first to declare war on Germany in WWII?
USA and Great Britain
France and Great Britain
Italy and Japan
USSR and France
In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?
It called for eliminating the League of Nations an organization for resolving future conflicts
It gave Germany too much power by letting it keep land conquered in World War I
It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies
It imposed harsh reparations (payments) on Germany, which led to economic and political instability
In 1939, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany as a direct result of what German action?
D-Day
Invasion of America
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of USSR
In 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain chose to adopt a policy of appeasement toward Hitler’s aggression against Czechoslovakia. What did this mean?
He gave into Hitler in order to avoid war
Great Britain immediately declared war on Germany
Great Britain assassinated Hitler
Star Wars
Which of the following events during World War II brought the United States into WWII?
D-Day
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Japan
Pearl Harbor
Which event is most closely associated with the start of World War II in Europe?
the assassination of an archduke
building of the Berlin Wall
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
German invasion of Poland
Who were the members of the Axis Powers?
Japan, Italy, USSR
Japan, Italy, and Germany
Germany, Italy, and the USSR
Germany, America, and Japan
Who were members of the Allied Powers?
Japan, USA, Great Britain
Italy, Japan, and the USA
Japan, Italy, and Germany
USSR, Great Britain, France, and the USA
Which term best describes the strategy used by the USA to defeat Japan in the Pacific Ocean?
island hopping
blitzkrieg
lightning war
land hopping
Which type of government holds complete and total authority over citizens and all aspects of their lives?
democracy
anarchy
republicanism
totalitarianism
Which term best describes the payments Germany made to the Allies after WWI?
taxes
debts
reparations
damages
Who was the leader in charge of the Soviet Union?
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
What tactics do governments use in order to persuade citizens to believe a certain idea of cause?
advertising
political cartoons
propaganda
commercials
What did the dictators of WWII have in common?
They were ineffective and easily dismissed by Great Britain and France.
They were ineffective speakers and didn't allow their citizens freedom.
They were excellent speakers, holding complete control over their citizens.
They were effective speakers and allowed their citizens multiple freedoms.
Which term best describes a government that exerts total control over the lives of its citizens?
democracy
anarchy
capitalism
totalitarianism
Which country's invasion started WWII in Europe?
Germany
Poland
Spain
Great Britain
Prior to Pearl Harbor, which term best describes the USA's policy toward international affairs?
isolationsism
exceptionalism
internationalism
militarism
Japanese Americans were interned as a result of what major event?
Germany invading Poland
Pearl Harbor
The Appeasement Policy
the death of Franklin Roosevelt
According to Executive Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated to internment camps?
People of Japanese ancestry
People of German ancestry
People of Native American ancestry
People of Polish ancestry
What were the names given to the American camps that housed Japanese Americans during WWII?
concentration camps
labor camps
internment camps
What international organization was created after the end of WWII?
League of Nations
United Nations
Justice League
Red League
What is the purpose of the United Nations?
to ensure international peace and stability
to regulate worldwide oil prices
to regulate trade
to provide a global police force
Choose all the characteristics that apply to communism.
prices dictated by supply and demand
government maintains complete control over prices
socioeconomic classes don't exist
entrepreneurship is encouraged
Choose all the characteristics that apply to capitalism.
government controls prices
supply and demand dictate prices
little to no government control over the economy
socioeconomic classes are eliminated
Which of the following terms best describes the systematic killing of Jewish peoples and other minorities during WWII?
Holocaust
genocide
suicide
homicide
