WorksheetsThe Interwar Years and WW II
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why is the Holocaust considered genocide?
The German government established ghettos for Jewish people.
The German government transported Jewish people away from their homes and countries.
The German government acted with the intention of eliminating an entire race of people.
The German government prevented Jewish people from owning or operating any businesses or factories.
Why was the League of Nations unable to fulfill its purpose?
It lacked the power or military strength to halt aggression.
It lacked a budget to pursue efforts for peaceful cooperation.
It prevented American and British efforts to stop German aggression.
It did not have the ability to extend membership to additional nations after 1924.
What was the German government's response to having to pay war reparations after World War I?
They refused to pay.
They printed massive amounts of money which led to rapid inflation.
They paid off their debt with gold.
They issued a trade embargo on Allied governments.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the First World War on Germany?
People had to ration food.
Had to pay billions in reparations.
Lost overseas colonies.
The country was divided in two.
-Led by a dictator with complete power.
-Forcibly suppresses opposition and criticism.
-Emphasizes aggressive nationalism and often racism.
What type of government do these characteristics describe?
Communism
Fascism
Monarchy
Theocracy
Which of the following events would Mein Kampf be associated with?
Hitler's Nazism in Germany
Mussolini's Fascism in Italy
Stalin's dictatorship in the Soviet Union
Churchill's wartime commission in Britain
Most Nazi concentration and extermination camps were located in which modern-day countries?
Italy and Germany
Poland and Ukraine
Germany and Poland
Germany and Russia
How did countries try to reduce the possibility of future wars after the First World War and the Second World War?
By introducing atomic weapons
By getting rid of national navies
By establishing international organizations
By reducing the size of armed forces
How did President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" speech influence the peace after World War I?
Germany agreed to his fourteen points but France refused.
Many of his points were implemented by most nations in Europe.
Each of his fourteen points was incorporated into the Treaty of Versailles.
The Treaty of Versailles only implemented his one point to form an international organization.
Which of the following was one factor that contributed to many European nations experiencing an economic depression in the decade following WW I?
a strong sense of nationalism
the expense of recovery and reparations
the growing influence of communism
the lack of international economic agencies
How did the U.S. government respond to the global depression in the 1930s?
Congress acted to reduce government regulations of financial institutions.
President Roosevelt implemented a massive government spending program.
The U.S. Armed Forces expanded rapidly to provide jobs to the unemployed.
The U.S. Treasury Department required all currency to be backed by equal amounts of silver in American banks.
Which characteristic of German society in the 1930s best demonstrates it was a totalitarian state?
The military rapidly declined in influence.
Rationing limited the products civilians could buy.
The government imposed heavy tariffs on imports.
A charismatic dictator controlled much of the mass media.
Which national leaders headed Allied governments during World War II?
Roosevelt, Stalin and Mussolini
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
Churchill, Mussolini and Tojo
Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo
Why was the German invasion of the Soviet Union a military disaster?
The Soviet Union had prepared a swift counter-attack.
German planes could not fight the technically superior Soviet aircraft.
The harsh winter halted the invasion and devastated German forces.
Soviet tanks could cross the vast distance faster and better than German tanks.
Which of the following government systems is best characterized by government control over all aspects of people's lives.
Totalitarianism
Capitalism
Democracy
Republic
Developed in the years just prior to the Second World War, which medical invention was responsible for reducing infections among wounded Allied soldiers?
Morphine
Antibiotics
Polio vaccine
Blood transfusions
How did Albert Einstein contribute to the understanding of physics?
He was able to calculate the strength of gravity.
He used mathematics to describe the structure of the atom.
He was the first to accurately calculate the speed of light.
He devised a new understanding of space and time.
What is the main purpose of this propaganda poster?
to promote sympathy for the Japanese
to rally support for American involvement in the war
to punish those who wanted to forget about Pearl Harbor
to remind Americans that Germany was its main enemy
The Nuremberg Laws identified a Jewish person as an individual who...
went to synagogue every week.
celebrated Jewish holy days.
had Jewish ancestors.
had traveled to Palestine.
How did the Treaty of Versailles help pave the way for the Nazi party to gain control of Germany?
by limiting the territory of Germany
by making the German people pay for the war
by assigning Germany total responsibility for the war
by creating resentment and anger among the German people
Operation Overlord, the landing of Allied troops in German-controlled France, is more commonly referred to as...
D-Day
VE Day
VJ Day
Y-Day
