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World War II Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did WW I affect Germany?

a)

It left Germany in the same state it was before the war

b)

It stabilized the German economy and gave money to the nation

c)

It split Germany into 2 countries and began a Cold War between the US and Germany

d)

It left Germany in economic trouble, the German people bitter, and paved the way for Hitler

2.

What is one way in which the government of the United States responded to the Great Depression?

a)

It joined the League of Nations to cooperate more closely with other nations.

b)

It created large numbers of public works programs.

c)

It eliminated the minimum wage for workers.

d)

It bailed out major corporations affected by the Great Depression.

3.

What was one likely reason for the emergence of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy and Spain during the 1920s and 1930s?

a)

popular demand for a return to monarchical rule

b)

severe economic and social problems following World War I

c)

the rise of communism in the Northern Hemisphere

d)

the failure of the United Nations to achieve peace in Europe

4.

Choose the World War II leader who is properly paired with the appropriate country

a)

United States-Franklin Roosevelt; Great Britain-Winston Churchill; USSR-Josef Stalin

b)

United States-Harry Truman; Great Britain- Neville Chamberlain; USSR- Charles deGaulle

c)

United States-Woodrow Wilson; Great Britain-Winston Churchill; Italy-Benito Mussolini

d)

Germany-Adolf Hitler; Great Britain- Josef Stalin; France- Charles de Gaulle

5.

Which geographic factor in Russia played a role in Napoleon’s defeat in 1812 and Hitler’s defeat during World War II?

a)

Siberian forests

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Arid land

d)

Harsh climate

6.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

a)

brought the war to an end

b)

brought the United States into the war

c)

ended U.S. interference in Asia and the Pacific

d)

tested the destructive power of its bombers

7.

Which of the following describes fascism?

a)

It was democratic

b)

It glorified blind loyalty to the state

c)

It promoted communist ideas

d)

It condemned warfare

8.

Which sequence of events is in the correct chronological order?

a)

Rise of Nazism  Treaty of Versailles  German invasion of the Soviet Union

b)

Treaty of Versailles  rise of Nazism  German invasion of the Soviet Union

c)

German invasion of the Soviet Union  rise of Nazism  Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Versailles  German invasion of the Soviet Union  rise of Nazism

9.

Which action illustrates the concept of genocide?

a)

the British negotiating peace with Adolf Hitler during the 1938 Munich Conference

b)

Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signing a nonaggression pact in 1939

c)

the Nazis eliminating the Jews and other groups as part of the Holocaust

d)

German generals plotting against Adolf Hitler

10.

What important principle was established as the result of the Nuremberg trials?

a)

Defeated nations have no rights in international courts of law

b)

Individuals can be held accountable for “crimes against humanity”

c)

Soldiers must follow the orders of their superiors

d)

Aggressor nations must pay war reparations for damages caused by war

11.

The United Nations was created primarily to

a)

prosecute persons accused of war crimes

b)

contain the spread of communism

c)

channel relief aid to war-torn nations

d)

provide a means of solving international problems

12.

The end of the war in the Pacific area was controversial because of

a)

the U.S. use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

the economic devastation that would occur to the rest of Japan

c)

the refusal of the United States to consider any alternatives

d)

the international objection to the killing of innocent civilians

13.

One similarity between Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini is that both

a)

supported communism

b)

rejected militarism

c)

led fascist states

d)

remained in power after World War II

14.

The term Holocaust refers to the

a)

bombing of Britain

b)

mobilization for war

c)

massacre of more than 6 million Jews

d)

turning point of the war in North Africa

15.

Which of the following is accurate about the impact of the global economic depression following WW I?

a)

Latin America was barely affected because it had little industrialization

b)

high prices for consumer goods was made worse by high unemployment

c)

only the countries defeated in WW I felt the affects of the depression

d)

the impact of the depression was limited to Europe and the Americas