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WorksheetsUnit 12 Test Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which form of government contains the characteristics listed below?
- a one-party state
- a single all-powerful ruler
-extreme nationalism
Democratic
Theocratic
Totalitarian
Constitutional
The harsh conditions outlined in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to what?
The Rise of Nazism in Germany
The Rise of Mussolini in Italy
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
The Rise of Militarism in Japan
I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
-Albert Einstein
What danger is being referred to in the quote above?
The destructiveness of waging war with atomic weapons
The use of blitzkrieg tactics in military engagements
The conflict over control of the world’s oceans
The risk of terrorism by non-state groups
Which statement below BEST explains impact did D-Day have on World War II?
The Allies opened up a second front in Western Europe.
The Allies were able to stop Nazi air attacks on London.
The Soviets no longer had to fight.
The Soviet Union defeated Nazi forces at Stalingrad.
What event caused the United States to enter World War II?
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Sinking of the Lusitania
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What is the goal of the United Nations and the purpose for its creation?
To eliminate hunger and disease across the world
To intervene and prevent any instances of genocide
To maintain world peace and encourage nations to cooperate
All of the above
Germany became one vast torture chamber. Cries of its victims were heard round the world and brought shudders to civilized people everywhere.
-Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson,
International Military Tribunal, 1945
The statement above most likely refers to what event?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Holocaust
The dropping of atomic bombs
The Blitzkrieg
Joseph Stalin
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
What is something this list of leaders had in common?
Each leader was democratically elected by the people.
Each leader established a totalitarian form of government.
Each leader sought to create a communist style economy.
Each leader made the protection of human rights a priority.
After Pearl Harbor, Japan dominated the Pacific. What battle helped the US regain naval superiority in the region?
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Okinawa
This statement reflects the British belief that which of the following policies would prevent another world war?
Appeasement
Isolation
Reparation
Containment
After the US joined the war, what did American and British leaders decide would be their highest priority?
Sending armies to fight on the Russian Front
Recapturing Pacific islands lost to the Japanese
Striking directly at the Japanese main island
Aiding the Allied Powers and defeating Germany
Cause of the Great Depression of the 1930's
Widespread purchasing of cars
Agricultural boom
Over-speculation on the stock market
American loans to Germany
What was Roosevelt’s purpose with this speech to Congress?
To persuade Congress to declare war on Japan
To persuade Congress to authorize the dropping of the atomic bomb
To persuade Congress to end all trade with Japan
To persuade Congress to condemn Japan’s aggression against China
Increased government activity in the economy during the Great Depression led to what?
The economy led to a decline in the popularity of Marxist ideas.
Workers had more power and confidence in the economy.
The economy immediately turned around thanks to intervention.
The people elected totalitarian leaders for their countries.
Why were mass demonstrations of SS troops marching through Berlin a common aspect of the Nazi regime?
The Nazis wanted to impose military order on the German people.
The Nazis wanted to show Germany’s economic superiority to the world.
The Nazis wanted to demonstrate Hitler’s support for the Aryan youth movement.
The Nazis wanted to generate enthusiasm and pride for Hitler and the Nazi state.
Why was the event in the photograph a major turning point in WWII?
Allied forces heavily bombed the coast of France and forced a German surrender.
The United States dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities, leading to Japan’s surrender.
Japanese imperialist policies caused it to attack and occupy the Philippines to expanded territory.
Nazi Germany used blitzkrieg warfare to surprise attack and quickly conquer Britain.
Which statement below demonstrates a characteristic of fascism?
Fascism glorifies the state above individual rights.
Fascism emphasized the need to multiple parties in government.
Fascism promotes international cooperation among nations.
Fascism encourages tolerance in others’ political beliefs.
Why did Japanese leaders attack Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese wanted to impress the Axis Powers.
The Japanese hoped to prevent the US from entering the war.
The Japanese felt threatened by the US blockade of oil in the Pacific.
This was the first step in a planned invasion of the United States.
Based off the reading and President Truman's words above, why did Truman authorize use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
He worried that Japan might strike the US first.
The war was costing way more than the US anticipated.
The American people were tired of the war and began protesting.
He hoped to prevent high US casualties from a land invasion of Japan.
What does this political cartoon express about the relationship between Hitler and Stalin prior to World War II?
Hitler and Stalin formed an alliance as leaders of the Axis Powers prior to WWI.
Hitler and Stalin were united in the commitment to fight the West and defeat the Allied Powers.
Hitler and Stalin met at the Yalta conference and agreed to attack all democratic nations.
Hitler and Stalin signed the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, promising not to attack each other.
Hitler’s “Final Solution” in the Holocaust was to persecute and eliminate which portion of the population?
European Jews
Middle Eastern Arabs
Asian immigrants
Aryan youth
Which of the following statements regarding Germany under Hitler is true?
Most Germans barely felt the effects of Nazism.
The Nazis kept firm control over Germany but instituted policies of tolerance and inclusiveness
The Nazis controlled the government but stayed out of the economy.
The Nazis controlled all aspects of German life.
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grands, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.
This iconic WWII speech was passionately given by which world leader?
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
What is the best title for this map?
Natural Resources of China
Dominance of Manchukuo
Japanese Imperial Expansion
East Asian Trade Routes
Based on the information in this diagram, which factor gave rise to Nazi power in Germany?
Expansion of Germany’s colonial empire.
Global prosperity and trade
Political and economic instability
Success of the Weimar Republic
What was the Manhattan Project?
The Japanese plot to invade the US.
The German strategy to conquer the US.
The Allied plan to assassinate Hitler.
The US project to develop the atomic bomb.
Which statement below, demonstrates why the Holocaust is considered a unique event in modern European History?
Jews of Europe have rarely been victims of persecution.
Civilians were rarely killing during the Battle of Britain.
The genocide was meticulously planned and required the cooperation of many people.
Hitler hid his anti-Semitic feelings until after his election.
