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Causes of World War II

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of political philosophy gave rise to dictators with total power, who denied other individuals freedoms?

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Anarchism

d)

Fascism

2.

Which number represents the country that joined the Allies after being invaded by Germany?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

3.

Winston Churchill was to Great Britain as Joseph Stalin was to--

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

the Soviet Union

d)

Japan

4.

During the 1930's, American foreign policy emphasized neutrality, but this position changed when the United States began

a)

supplying weapons to Japan

b)

sending soldiers to Europe

c)

giving economic aid to the Allies

d)

firing on German warships

5.

The policy of avoiding involvement in the affairs of other countries is--

a)

nationalism

b)

socialism

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

6.

What country attacked the navy base pictured below on December 7, 1941?

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Japan

7.

What did Hideki Tojo, Adolph Hitler, and Benito Mussolini have in common?

a)

They established command-based economies

b)

They established dictatorships

c)

They were communists

d)

They followed racist ideologies

8.

What caused the United States to enter World War II in December, 1941?

a)

The German invasion of Poland

b)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

The dropping of atomic bombs

d)

Reports of the Holocaust in Germany

9.

Fascist Dictators:

  1. Adolf Hitler
  2. Hideki Tojo
  3. ?

Which name best completes the list?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

10.

This picture was taken in 1941. What is happening?

a)

The Lusitania was sunk by Germany.

b)

Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor

c)

The U.S.S. Maine was sunk in Havana Harbor

d)

9/11 terrorist attack

11.

How did the results of World War I cause World War II?

a)

The League of Nations declared war on Italy because World War I created problems between Germany and Italy.

b)

The war debt from World War I that Germany had to pay was one of the causes of the political and economic instability of Europe.

c)

President Wilson's peace plan called for the invasion of Germany if the country failed to pay its war debt.

d)

When Great Britain was blamed for World War I, Great Britain invaded France to demand payment for the war.

12.

Germany is to Adolf Hitler as Great Britain is to--

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini