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Totalitarian Leaders and WWII

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He was the fascist leader of Italy during WWII.
a)
Mussolini
b)
Hitler
c)
Stalin
d)
Tojo
2.
All of the following were causes of WWII EXCEPT
a)
Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
b)
Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles
c)
Militaristic, nationalistic leaders in Germany, Italy & Japan
d)
Major destruction caused by WWI
3.
Fascism includes all of the following EXCEPT
a)
a form of government that believes the state is more important than the individual
b)
maintains control of industry and the economy
c)
is ruled by a charismatic dictator who suppresses opposition
d)
a form of government in which parliament represents the citizens in which they serve
4.
Which was a characteristic of Germany under Adolf Hitler AND the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin?
a)
an official foreign policy of isolationism 
b)
governmental control of the media 
c)
public ownership of business and industry
d)
the absence of a written constitution
5.
Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are characteristics of
a)
parliamentary democracies 
b)
totalitarian regimes 
c)
republics
d)
constitutional monarchies
6.
During the mid-1930’s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia?
a)
government ownership of universities 
b)
one-party system that denied basic human rights 
c)
encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts 
d)
emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons
7.
Prime Minister and leader of Japan's military during WWII.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Yoko Ono
c)
Emperor Akihito
d)
Tojo Hideki
8.
Anti-semitism
a)
prejudice against or hatred of Jews
b)
accepting of different races
9.

Forcibly taking over of private farms and creating a system of state farms

a)

capitalism

b)

lend lease

c)

collectivization

d)

the new deal

10.

What did Benito Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, promise Italians?

a)

Rebuild Italy and create a new Rome

b)

a strong democratic government

c)

democratic elections every four years

d)

nothing

11.

How did economic conditions of the 1930s help Hitler rise to power?

a)

spoke out against corruption

b)

Hitler was a millionaire who put people to work

c)

6 million Germans were jobless, and Hitler promised to restore German pride.

12.

Strong nationalistic and expansionist feelings led Japan to invade ________________ in 1931.

a)

Russia

b)

Vietnam

c)

Manchuria

13.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
14.
Name given to anti-Jewish violence in November of 1938
a)
Gestapo
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Auschwitz
d)
Dachau
15.
What was the name of Stalin's political party?
a)
Communist
b)
Socialist
c)
Nazi
d)
Fascist
16.
The Great Purge was a campaign to eliminate
a)
traditional religious beliefs
b)
opposition to Stalin's power
c)
opposition to the Communist Party
d)
shortages of food, housing and consumer goods
17.
Fascist or Communist:  Soviet Union
a)
Communist
b)
Fascist
18.
Fascist or Communist:  Italy
a)
Communist
b)
Fascist
19.
True or False:  The League of Nations stepped in and stopped Japan and Italy from invading China and Ethiopia
a)
True
b)
False
20.

What is the name given to Hitler's killing of 6 million Jewish people during World War II?

a)

The Gestapo

b)

The Blitz

c)

The Great Terror

d)

The Holocaust

21.

What was Hitler's war tactics called?

a)

The Blitzkrieg

b)

The Great Terror

c)

The Gustapo

d)

The Blitz

22.

The Nuremberg Laws were based on

a)

hatred of Jews

b)

taking basic human rights away

c)

anti-Semitism

d)

all of the above

23.

Which slogan is associated with the Bolshevik (Russian) Revolution?

a)

"An eye for an eye"

b)

"Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

c)

"Take up the White Man's Burden"

d)

"Peace, Land, Bread"

24.

Forced famine in Ukraine (1932–1933) was a direct result of...

a)

Czar Nicholas’s involvement in World War I

b)

Vladmir Lenin’s New Economic Policy

c)

Joseph Stalin’s collectivization

d)

Nikita Khrushchev’s removal from power

25.
What did Stalin call his programs that were meant to catch Russia's industry up with the rest of the world?
a)
5 Day Plans
b)
5 Month Plans
c)
5 Year Plans
d)
5 Decade Plans
26.

The persons pictured were the World War II leaders of the

a)

Axis Powers

b)

League of Nations

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

27.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

28.

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

a)

League of Nations

b)

Axis Powers

c)

The Allies

d)

Central Powers

29.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

30.

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day Invasion

31.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

32.

Political and economic conditions in Europe following World War I and Fascism were causes of

a)

worldwide prosperity

b)

increased job opportunities

c)

World War II

d)

the Spanish American War

33.

What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict with Germany?

a)

policy of appeasement

b)

policy of nullification

c)

policy of aggression

d)

policy of enactment

34.
Which of these is described below? *signed at the end of WWI *required Germany to pay Allies for damages caused by the war*required Germany to reduce the of its miliary
a)
the New Deal
b)
the United Nations
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
35.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes

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