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Remote Learning Week 1 Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 32mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these World War II events happened first?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

D-Day invasion

c)

invasion of Poland

d)

dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

2.

Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, Italy’s attack on Ethiopia, and Germany’s blitzkrieg in Poland are examples of

a)

military aggression

b)

appeasement

c)

containment

d)

the domino theory

3.

Which geographic factor enabled the German blitzkrieg to succeed?

a)

swift running rivers

b)

mountain ranges

c)

relatively flat terrain

d)

tropical climate

4.

The policy of appeasement helped cause World War II because this policy

a)

reduced the armaments of major European powers

b)

gave too much power to the United Nations

c)

increased sea trade between England and the United States

d)

allowed the aggressive actions of Germany to go unchecked

5.

These headlines might be used to illustrate the weakness of the

a)

United Nations

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

League of Nations

6.

Which title best completes the partial outline?

a)

Importance of Rivers as Invasion Routes

b)

Stalemate of Trench Warfare

c)

Use of the Northern Plain for Conquest

d)

Role of Naval Blockades in Wars

7.

Which sequence of events is in the correct chronological order?

a)

rise of Nazism --> Treaty of Versailles --> German invasion of the Soviet Union

b)

Treaty of Versailles --> rise of Nazism --> German invasion of the Soviet Union

c)

German invasion of the Soviet Union --> rise of Nazism --> Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Versailles --> German invasion of the Soviet Union --> rise of Nazism

8.

Which geographic factor was most significant in helping the Soviet Union withstand German attacks in World War II?

a)

The Ural Mountains served as a barrier to advancing German armies.

b)

Distance and harsh winters disrupted German supply lines.

c)

Extensive food-producing areas kept the Soviet armies well fed.

d)

Numerous ports along the Arctic Sea allowed for the refueling of Soviet transport ships.

9.

Which factor most influenced Japan’s expansion efforts in the 1930s and 1940s?

a)

competition with Russia for territory

b)

limited amount of industrial resources on Japan’s home islands

c)

revenge for the bombings of Tokyo

d)

a desire to reclaim territory that historically had been Japanese

10.

Which title best completes this time line?

a)

Communist Takeover of China

b)

Annexation of Korea

c)

Chinese Cultural Revolution

d)

Japanese Militarism

11.

Hitler’s actions as expressed by this cartoon led Stalin to

a)

adopt a policy of appeasement

b)

take over Germany’s industry

c)

join the Allies in the fight against Germany

d)

reduce the size of the Soviet army

12.

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

a)

Natural forces can disrupt human planning.

b)

Seasonal differences can be safely ignored.

c)

Warm-water ports are necessary for survival.

d)

Faulty maps can have negative consequences.

13.

With which of the following nations did the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression pact in 1939?

a)

Italy

b)

Poland

c)

Germany

d)

Great Britain

14.

Which of the following brought Great Britain and France into World War II?

a)

the invasion of Poland

b)

the invasion of Finland

c)

the invasion of Denmark and Norway

d)

the division and annexation of Poland

15.

The Germans FIRST successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on

a)

France

b)

Poland

c)

Finland

d)

the Soviet Union

16.

Congratulations! Your first week of Remote Learning is complete!

How was it?

(on a scale of 1-5)

a)

5 Amazing! 😃

b)

4 Pretty good, but not perfect 😀

c)

3 Okay, meh... 😐

d)

2 Not so well, still confused ☹️

e)

1 Horrible! No idea what's going on 😔