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Chapter 25: Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the 1930's, economic and political problems led to totalitarianism, aggression, and:

a)

appeasement

b)

prosperity

c)

peace

d)

equal rights for all

2.

A political and legal system in which the government becomes more powerful by severely restricting the freedoms of its citizens is:

a)

libertarianism

b)

Republicanism

c)

Constitutional Democracy

d)

totalitarianism

3.

A leader who controls all aspects of political and economic life in a country is called a:

a)

President

b)

Prime Minister

c)

Dictator

d)

Chief Executive

4.

Which of the following did Hitler not do?

a)

Invade Poland

b)

Withdraw from the League of Nations

c)

Refused to continue paying reparations

d)

Invade Manchuria

5.

Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world when they did this in 1939?

a)

Signed a non-aggression pact

b)

declared war on Japan

c)

attacked the United States

d)

tested the first atomic bomb

6.

World War II is said to have officially begun with the:

a)

annexation of Austria

b)

invasion of Manchuria

c)

invasion of Poland

d)

dropping of the first atomic weapons

7.

Which of the following countries was not included in the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

Great Britain

8.

Which group of countries made up the Allied Powers?

a)

United States, Japan, Germany

b)

Italy, Germany, Great Britain

c)

Soviet Union, United States, France, Great Britain, China

d)

United States, France, Italy, Great Britain

9.

Which event kept Germany from completely dominating Europe?

a)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Battle of El Alamein

c)

Battle of Midway

d)

Battle of Britain

10.

The United States entered World War II as a result of:

a)

the attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Germany invading Poland

c)

Hiroshima being destroyed

d)

the invasion of Manchuria

11.

The liberation of France began on:

a)

Christmas

b)

D-Day

c)

the day Pearl Harbor was attacked

d)

the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima

12.

Which battle was the beginning of Germany's defeat in Russia?

a)

Battle of El Alamein

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Stalingrad

13.

Which allied victories marked the end of Japanese expansion (offensive gains) in the Pacific?

a)

Battle of Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal

b)

Battle of Kasserine Pass and Sicily

c)

Battle of Midway and Coral Sea

d)

Battle of Britain and the D-Day Invasion

14.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were:

a)

unaffected by World War II

b)

German strongholds in Belgium

c)

destroyed by atomic bombs

d)

the first cities taken in the invasion of Japan

15.

Which side had the capability advantage in 1941?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Powers

16.

Japan and Germany had what in 1941?

a)

atomic weapons

b)

control of South America

c)

more resources than the allies

d)

a strong desire to make peace

17.

Which of the following was not an American leader during World War II?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Harry S. Truman

18.

The dropping of atomic bombs on Japan:

a)

ended the war

b)

inspired Japan to keep fighting

c)

terrified Hitler

d)

only killed a few people

19.

By the end of the war, which side had the greatest advantages (in the 4 Factors of Group Success)?

a)

Allied Powers

b)

Axis Powers

20.

What was the Nazi extermination of millions of Jewish people and other "undesirables" called?

a)

The Great Leap Forward

b)

The 5 Year Plan

c)

The Holocaust

d)

The Manhattan Project

21.

Which group of Americans were placed in internment camps during World War II?

a)

German-Americans

b)

Japanese-Americans

c)

Italian-Americans

d)

African-Americans

22.

More Americans died during World War II than people from any other country.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

World War II improved US relations with the Soviet Union.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Some argue that World War II ended the Great Depression because:

a)

war production at home created jobs

b)

rationing limited what people could buy

c)

soldiers were being paid to fight

d)

the US went in to massive debt to pay for the war

25.

Which country suffered the greatest number of casualties during World War II?

a)

Japan

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Soviet Union