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World War II

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dictator of Germany

a)

Hitler

b)

Stalin

c)

Mussolini

d)

Roosevelt

2.

Benito Mussolini of Italy and the rise of Adolf Hitler in Germany are most closely associated with –

a)

The development of fascism

b)

An emphasis on the democratic traditions

c)

A return to conservative religious practices

d)

The desire for containment

3.

Describe the Holocaust

a)

A ship that sank during World War II

b)

A model car that Henry Ford made famous

c)

A radio show that became popular during the Great Depression

d)

Jewish people killed in Camps

4.

What caused the Great Depression of 1929

a)

People lost their jobs and could not affordable housing or food

b)

Food Shortage

c)

The collapse of the U.S. economy after the stock-market crash

d)

Dust Bowl

5.

Black Tuesday Began on the date of

a)

October 29, 1929

b)

October 29, 1929

c)

July 2, 1929

d)

October 8, 1929

6.

Adolf Hitler rose to power in the 1930s partly because of…

a)

political instability caused by independence movements

b)

extreme hardships brought about by economic decline

c)

political coups supported by foreign allies

7.

Where were the two atomic bombs dropped?

a)

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

b)

France and New England

c)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

d)

Tokyo and Hong Kong

8.

Blitzkrieg is a tactic that is used for Military Aggression

a)

True

b)

False

9.

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

a)

Famine and cholera had spread throughout Europe

b)

Trade was banned between Western and Eastern Europe

c)

Monarchies were reinstated in many nations

d)

Governments failed to meet the needs of many people

10.

Dictator of Germany-Hitler and Italy- Mussolini could be seen as a Fascism Dictatorship

a)

True

b)

False

11.

After WWI concluded, which of the following countries was forced to accept blame for starting the war?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Serbia

d)

Austria-Hungary

12.

What did Japan’s invasion of Manchuria, Italy’s attack on Ethiopia, and Germany’s blitzkrieg in Poland have in common?

a)

They illustrated the policy of appeasement

b)

They were planned to preserve the balance of power

c)

They were examples of military aggression

d)

They were attempt at protecting ethnic minorities

13.

The Nuremberg Trials are considered an important development in the rule of law because they…

a)

Established principles of responsibility for violations of human rights

b)

Brought an end to genocide

c)

Condemned the use of nuclear weapons against civilians

d)

Ruled on provision for the post war occupation of Germany