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USH-U10-WWII-Part 1

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is associated with the "Brown Shirts"?

a)

Italy

b)

Poland

c)

USSR

d)

Germany

2.

In which system does the government control ALL the factors of production in the economy (all the factories, all the stores, all the natural resources, etc...) and there are NO private property rights?

a)

communism

b)

fascism

c)

nationalism

d)

jingoism

3.

It irritates Mr. Barr that the "official" start date of WWII is September 1, 1939 because that discounts the many things that happened before that date SUCH AS........ When Japan invaded _____________.

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Rhineland

c)

USA

d)

Manchuria (China)

4.

Italy invaded _____________ prior to the "official" start date of Sept 1, 1939.

a)

Austria

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Japan

d)

Manchuria (China)

5.

What's the MAIN thing FASCISM has that COMMUNISM doesn't have?

a)

brutal dictators

b)

no political parties allowed

c)

privately owned businesses

d)

large militaries

6.

On September 1, 1939, Germany used a "blitzkrieg" attack to conquer _________ within 1 month.

a)

Austria

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Norway

d)

Poland

7.

Who did Hitler consider to be the "master race" in his famous book?

a)

Jews

b)

Semites

c)

Slavs

d)

Aryans

8.

The Soviet Union was our ally in WWII but our enemy in the Cold War of the 1950s-1990s. What was it's name before the Revolution of 1917 that caused it to drop out of WWI?

a)

Russia

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Serbia

d)

Romania

9.

At the Munich Agreement, the European powers decided to not punish Hitler for invading the nations he had by 1938. This policy came to be known as __________.

a)

assimilation

b)

segregation

c)

appeasement

d)

nazism

10.

When we talk about the Weimar Republic that suffered severe economic problems after WWI that helped lead to the rise of fascism, who are we talking about?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

Italy

d)

Russia

11.

What was the main thing that upset Germany and drove them to invade half of Europe?

a)

The outcome of the Treaty of Versailles (WWI)

b)

America's decision to put an oil embargo on Japan

c)

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor (12-7-41)

d)

The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

12.

Which TWO things upset Germany so much with the outcome of WWI that helped lead to WWII?

a)

Germany gained land from Poland

b)

Germany had to pay reparations

c)

Germany accepted the "war guilt" clause

d)

Germany made peace with Russia

13.

Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with __________, which was a non-aggression pact.

a)

Italy

b)

Japan

c)

Belgium

d)

Soviet Union

14.

The 5 Year Plans of Stalin & The USSR were about....

a)

collectivizing farming & abolishing private farms

b)

giving all the people enough to eat thru welfare programs

c)

exterminating the Jewish race from existence

d)

reclaiming land lost in the Pacific in their imperial era

15.

Who was the British Prime Minister who famously said "There will be peace in our time" and is associated with being an "appeaser" towards Hitler at the Munich Agreement?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Francisco Franco

16.

Between WWI & WWII this country's government was called the "Weimar Republic" and suffered from hyperinflation and a struggling economy.

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Russia

17.

Which of the following fueled Germany's rage and caused it to want revenge after WWI?

a)

The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

b)

The Treaty of Versailles

c)

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

America's oil embargo on Japan

18.

The Nuremberg Laws took rights and citizenship away from _______.

a)

Jews

b)

Russians

c)

Japanese

d)

Americans

19.

When German soldiers destroyed Jewish businesses & burned Synagogues it was known as...

a)

Nuremberg Laws

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Holocaust

d)

Blitzkrieg

20.

Roosevelt pushed for laws that would help our Allies in Europe without actually going to war. Which was NOT one of those laws?

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Nuremberg Laws

d)

"Destroyers for Bases" Deal

21.

Which of the following best describes America's response to the beginning of WWII (Before the Pearl Harbor attack)

a)

jingoism

b)

appeasement

c)

neutrality

d)

totalitarianism

22.

Which of the following was land NOT conquered by Hitler & Germany?

a)

Manchuria

b)

Austria

c)

Rhineland

d)

Sudetenland

23.

Which country gave Hitler the most trouble in the war (Prior to Dec 1941)

a)

Poland

b)

Norway

c)

France

d)

Soviet Union (Russia)

24.

The purpose of the Selective Service System was to...

a)

ration war supplies

b)

draft military personnel

c)

increase industrial productivity

d)

replace factory workers

25.

FDR's speech "December 7, 1941. A day that will live in infamy" was in response to.....

a)

Hitler invading Poland

b)

Japan attacking America

c)

Italy attacking Ethiopia

d)

Russia claiming Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania

26.

The Tri-Partite Pact included all the following EXCEPT....

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Poland

d)

Italy

27.

The Fascist dictator of Italy during WWII was...

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

28.

Why did the Japanese attack the USA at Pearl Harbor in 1941?

a)

bc we declared war on Germany

b)

they wanted to control Hawaii & California

c)

they disliked our oil embargo that blocked their expansion

d)

bc we dropped an atomic bomb on them

29.

Which of the following is associated with the "Black Shirts"?

a)

Italy

b)

Poland

c)

USSR

d)

Germany

30.

The leader of Japan during WWII was

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

31.

Which of the following is most associated with communism?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

USSR (Soviet Union)

d)

Japan

32.

Which of the following DOES NOT apply to Germany during WWII?

a)

fascist

b)

totalitarian

c)

Nazism

d)

communist

33.

Which country was NOT practicing IMPERIALISM at the start of WWII?

a)

Italy

b)

United States

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

34.

The COLLECTIVES were __________ owned by _______________ in the USSR.

a)

farms / private individuals

b)

factories / the government

c)

farms / the government

d)

factories / private individuals

35.

The Reichstag was which part of Germany's government?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Military

36.

Hitler's book, Mein Kampf, included his support for all EXCEPT.....

a)

nationalism

b)

communism

c)

eugenics

d)

national socialism

37.

Anti-semitism was prejudice and discrimination against...

a)

Russians

b)

Poles

c)

Jews

d)

Germans

38.

The "Third Reich" refers to which nation?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

Soviet Union

39.

It irritates Mr. Barr that the "official" start date of WWII is September 1, 1939 because that discounts the many things that happened before that date SUCH AS........ When Italy invaded _____________.

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Rhineland

c)

USA

d)

Manchuria (China)

40.

After Germany invaded ________ they controlled the north part of the country. The South was a puppet government set up at Vichy

a)

Austria

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

France

d)

England

41.

Which military branch was primarily used in the Battle of Britain (Germany vs England)?

a)

army

b)

navy

c)

air force

d)

marines

42.

With whom did America do the "bases for destroyers" deal?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Austria

d)

Switzerland

43.

On which day was Pearl Harbor bombed by Japan in 1941?

a)

Dec 1

b)

Dec 7

c)

Dec 17

d)

Dec 27

44.

Executive Order 8802 did what?

a)

desegregated public schools

b)

ended discrimination with defense contractors

c)

ordered the killing of all Jedi

d)

allowed blacks the right to vote

45.

Germany laid siege to this Soviet city and starved over 1 million people.

a)

Moscow

b)

Leningrad

c)

Yekaterinburg

d)

Vladivostok