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World History Q3.2 Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true of the League of Nations?

a)

the league successfully prevented Germany from invading the Rhineland

b)

it was able to force Germany to pay all reparations

c)

The League was ineffective.

d)

The League ratified the Treaty of Versailles.

2.

One cause of the Great Depression was...

a)

high economic activity.

b)

low prices in Germany.

c)

poverty among the top levels of society in the U.S.

d)

the collapse of the American Stock Market

3.

Why did people accept dictatorial rulers during the Great Depression?

a)

Totalitarians appealed to people in desperate situations

b)

Nobody else wanted to lead the countries.

c)

Dictators took over by force.

d)

Most people preferred dictators over freedom.

4.

In a totalitarian state, individual freedoms are...

a)

In a totalitarian state, individual freedoms are...

b)

voted on every four years.

c)

denied in favor of strict government control.

d)

promoted through mass propaganda

5.

Which countries retained democratic traditions after The Great Depression?

a)

Italy and Russia

b)

Spain and France

c)

France and Britain

d)

Austria and Poland

6.

Why did other countries allow Hitler to send troops into the Rhineland?

a)

It was a demilitarized zone.

b)

Hitler practiced appeasement.

c)

Many Germans lived in the Rhineland.

d)

The Treaty of Versailles did not include the Rhineland.

7.

Which countries and areas was Japan determined to seize and control?

a)

North China and Manchuria

b)

Poland and Manchuria

c)

Czechoslovakia and Poland

d)

China and Germany

8.

Germany became allied with

a)

the United States and France.

b)

France and Great Britain.

c)

Italy and France.

d)

Japan and Italy.

9.

What event does this cartoon depict?

a)

Hitler's non-aggression pact with Stalin

b)

Hitler's approval of Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Europe's appeasement of Hitler

d)

All of the choices

10.

The Battle of Britain (Blitz) backfired because...

a)

Germany bombed civilian targets rather than military

b)

German bombs failed to explode.

c)

the British turned their attention to the Soviet Union.

d)

Germany canceled the bombing too soon.

11.

Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

to practice for much bigger, more important attacks

b)

to make the United States want to ally with Japan

c)

to force the US into WWII

d)

to destroy the U.S. Navy in the Pacific

12.

Hitler's lightning war early in the war gave him control of

a)

most of the Pacific.

b)

most of Europe.

c)

the United States and Italy.

d)

Northern Africa.

13.

At the beginning of the war, Germany's increased need for raw materials was satisfied by

a)

Germany's own resources.

b)

its war allies, Italy and Spain.

c)

the countries it defeated.

d)

a trading arrangement with the Soviet Union.

14.

The invasion of Normandy was important because

a)

Germany was forced to fight the war on two fronts

b)

the first front was too short to do any damage.

c)

there were too many countries involved for one front.

d)

it covered the most important country.

15.

W.48 The President of the United States during most of WWII was...

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

16.

W.48 Adolph Hitler was leader of Germany and Benito Mussolini was leader of Great Britain during WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

W.51 What was decided about the fate of Germany at the conclusion of WWII?

a)

It would be divided into 4 zones, each controlled by a different member of the allied forces

b)

Germany would be forced to pay massive reparations to the allied forces

c)

Germany would be offered self-determination in exchange for helping the US win the war against Japan

d)

Germany would cease being a nation

18.

W.51 Which of the following was created as the end of WWII neared?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The League of Nations

c)

NATO

d)

The European Union

19.

W.51 Which of the following did the US choose as the method for winning the war against Japan.

a)

dropping atomic bombs over Hiroshima & Nagasaki

b)

invasion of the Japanese mainland

c)

conditional surrender brokered by the Soviets

d)

joint invasion and occupation of Japan with the Soviets

20.

W.53 What event in WWII does this map show?

a)

The Siege of Leningrad

b)

The London Blitz

c)

Island Hopping

d)

Allied bombing of Dresden, Germany

21.

Which of the following statements best explains the fate of neutral nations during WWII?

a)

Most of the nations wishing to be neutral at the start of WWII were unable to remain so as the war progressed

b)

most nations joined a alliance of neutral nations led by the United States

c)

nations who were neutral at the start of the were able to successfully resist invasion of hostile forces

d)

France successfully defeated Nazi forces