WorksheetsWWII Notes Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
_____ is a government that has total control over the government and its people, but still allows the ownership of private property.
fascism
totalitarianism
total war
depression
_______ is a strategy in which a nation channels all its resources toward the war effort
fascism
depression
total war
propaganda
________ is an economic condition characterized by low business production and high unemployment
fascism
total war
propaganda
depression
______ is a government that has total control over the government, its people, and the economy.
fascism
totalitarianism
total war
propaganda
_________________ is spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause
fascism
totalitarianism
propaganda
depression
Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s can best be described as:
Laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise
A political system that glorified the nation—strong national pride.
A program of humanistic ideals emphasizing individual dignity
A type of economic system that stressed a classless society
Which was the major cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s?
Investment in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure
New global competition in manufacturing
The spread of new consumer goods such as radios and automobiles.
Over speculation on the stock market in the 1920s.
What was one reason why totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?
Famine and AIDS had spread throughout Europe.
Trade was banned between Western and Eastern Europe
New democracies failed to meet the needs of many people during an economic depression.
Monarchies were reinstated in many nations.
The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundations for ______.
Bolshevik revolution in Russia
Rise of totalitarianism in Europe
Rise of isolationism in Japan.
WWII
One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both:
Opposed social change
Supported communism
Rejected militarism
Glorified violence
He was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII
Stalin
Mussolini
Brock
Hitler
Many Italians supported the Fascist party because it
promised a better life.
was the only political party.
pledged to unite Italy and Germany
ended the influence of the Church.
What was 'Island Hopping'?
The US military strategy in the Pacific; capturing islands to advance towards Japan
The process of terraforming islands to build military bases
Hopping islands full of bombs to destroy them
A vacation strategy to enjoy everything that Hawaii has to offer
The invasion of which country in 1939 brought France and Great Britain into WWII?
Soviet Union
Poland
Denmark
China
What was an immediate effect caused by the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The United States declared war on Japan and enters World War II
The United States clung onto the ideas of isolationism more tightly
The Japanese navy was decimated
Nothing
What was the name of the event when Germany bombed London?
Battle of Britain
British Assault
Blitzkrieg of Britain
Enclosure of England
What trials held German officials responsible for the Holocaust?
Nuremburg Trials
Berlin Trials
Intolerable Trials
Nazi Trials
What battle, fought in June 1942, was the first major victory for the United States in the Pacific. It marked a turning point in the war with Japan.
Coral Sea
Leyte Gulf
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Describe the causes of WWII:
Treaty of Versailles, economic depression & totalitarian dictators
WWI Peace Treaty Problems, New Military Technology
Rise of dictators, Poor U.S. President
Russia attacked Germany & took over Italy
Which of these events led to the other three?
The Treaty of Versailles
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler takes Poland
Germany falls into an economic Depression
At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?
aggression
advancement
internment
appeasement
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944 that was a major turning point in WWII?
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
They took control of many Japanese islands.
All of the following were leaders of the Axis Powers except?
Hidecki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Which of the following statements are true about the Axis powers in World War II? (choose 2)
They were led by authoritarian leaders.
They were led by a monarch.
They held democratic elections to elect their leaders.
Their surrenders allowed the Allied victory in 1945.
