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WWII Notes Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is a government that has total control over the government and its people, but still allows the ownership of private property.

a)

fascism

b)

totalitarianism

c)

total war

d)

depression

2.

_______ is a strategy in which a nation channels all its resources toward the war effort

a)

fascism

b)

depression

c)

total war

d)

propaganda

3.

________ is an economic condition characterized by low business production and high unemployment

a)

fascism

b)

total war

c)

propaganda

d)

depression

4.

______ is a government that has total control over the government, its people, and the economy.

a)

fascism

b)

totalitarianism

c)

total war

d)

propaganda

5.

_________________ is spreading of ideas to promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause

a)

fascism

b)

totalitarianism

c)

propaganda

d)

depression

6.

Fascism in Europe during the 1920s and 1930s can best be described as:

a)

Laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise

b)

A political system that glorified the nation—strong national pride.

c)

A program of humanistic ideals emphasizing individual dignity

d)

A type of economic system that stressed a classless society

7.

Which was the major cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s?

a)

Investment in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure

b)

New global competition in manufacturing

c)

The spread of new consumer goods such as radios and automobiles.

d)

Over speculation on the stock market in the 1920s.

8.

What was one reason why totalitarian dictatorships gained power in Europe between World War I and World War II?

a)

Famine and AIDS had spread throughout Europe.

b)

Trade was banned between Western and Eastern Europe

c)

New democracies failed to meet the needs of many people during an economic depression.

d)

Monarchies were reinstated in many nations.

9.

The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundations for ______.

a)

Bolshevik revolution in Russia

b)

Rise of totalitarianism in Europe

c)

Rise of isolationism in Japan.

d)

WWII

10.

One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both:

a)

Opposed social change

b)

Supported communism

c)

Rejected militarism

d)

Glorified violence

11.

He was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII

a)

Stalin

b)

Mussolini

c)

Brock

d)

Hitler

12.

Many Italians supported the Fascist party because it

a)

promised a better life.

b)

was the only political party.

c)

pledged to unite Italy and Germany

d)

ended the influence of the Church.

13.
What President dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
a)
FDR
b)
Churchill
c)
Truman
d)
Stalin
14.

What was 'Island Hopping'?

a)

The US military strategy in the Pacific; capturing islands to advance towards Japan

b)

The process of terraforming islands to build military bases

c)

Hopping islands full of bombs to destroy them

d)

A vacation strategy to enjoy everything that Hawaii has to offer

15.

The invasion of which country in 1939 brought France and Great Britain into WWII?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Poland

c)

Denmark

d)

China

16.

What was an immediate effect caused by the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

The United States declared war on Japan and enters World War II

b)

The United States clung onto the ideas of isolationism more tightly

c)

The Japanese navy was decimated

d)

Nothing

17.

What was the name of the event when Germany bombed London?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

British Assault

c)

Blitzkrieg of Britain

d)

Enclosure of England

18.

What trials held German officials responsible for the Holocaust?

a)

Nuremburg Trials

b)

Berlin Trials

c)

Intolerable Trials

d)

Nazi Trials

19.

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.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Leyte Gulf

c)

Midway

d)

Pearl Harbor

20.
After WWI, the ____________________________ of the 1930s brought chaos and unemployment to Europe, which led to the rise of authoritarian dictators.
a)
Imperialism
b)
Treaty of Versailles 
c)
Great Depression
d)
Invasion of Nanking 
21.

Describe the causes of WWII:

a)

Treaty of Versailles, economic depression & totalitarian dictators

b)

WWI Peace Treaty Problems, New Military Technology

c)

Rise of dictators, Poor U.S. President

d)

Russia attacked Germany & took over Italy

22.

Which of these events led to the other three?

a)

The Treaty of Versailles

b)

Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

c)

Hitler takes Poland

d)

Germany falls into an economic Depression

23.
What is the name of the international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries.
a)
Justice League
b)
League of Nations
c)
United Nations
24.

At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

a)

aggression

b)

advancement

c)

internment

d)

appeasement

25.

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944 that was a major turning point in WWII?

a)

They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.

b)

They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

c)

The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.

d)

They took control of many Japanese islands.

26.

All of the following were leaders of the Axis Powers except?

a)

Hidecki Tojo

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Adolf Hitler

27.

Which of the following statements are true about the Axis powers in World War II? (choose 2)

a)

They were led by authoritarian leaders.

b)

They were led by a monarch.

c)

They held democratic elections to elect their leaders.

d)

Their surrenders allowed the Allied victory in 1945.