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Quiz -WHIS-The Rise of Dictators

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hitler achieved the rank of ______ in the German Army.

a)

General

b)

Captain

c)

Private

d)

Corporal

2.

Idea that a country should focus on its own problems and avoid international commitments

a)

isolationism

b)

imperialism

c)

fascism

d)

nationalism

3.

Adolf Hitler's autobiography

a)

It's Time For A Change

b)

Make Germany Great Again

c)

How to Become A World Leader

d)

Mein Kampf

4.

Resource-rich province of China invaded by the Japanese

a)

India

b)

Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

Manchuria

5.

Many military officers in Japan believed Japan was destined to dominate _____________ .

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

East Asia

d)

Europe

6.

In 1928 the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin began a massive effort to _______________ .

a)

overthrow communism.

b)

industrialize his country.

c)

educate the peasants.

d)

increase trade.

7.

One of the new political parties to rise during the political and economic chaos in Germany after World War I was the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the ____________ .

a)

Socialist Party

b)

Nazi Party

c)

Fascist Party

d)

Bolshevik Party

8.

In the Soviet Union under Stalin, family-owned farms were turned into ___________, or government owned farms.

a)

concentration camps

b)

collectives

c)

cooperatives

d)

factories

9.

Shortly after the Spanish Civil War began, Hitler and Mussolini pledged to cooperate on several international issues. This new relationship was known as the ____________ Axis.

a)

Rome-Berlin

b)

Berlin-Tokyo

c)

Short

d)

Long

10.
Hitler’s secret police force was called the…?
a)
Red Shirts
b)
Black Shirts
c)
Brown Shirts
d)
Pink Shirts
11.
One of these is NOT a goal of Hitler’s for Germany.
a)
Unit all German speaking people
b)
Regain lost lands
c)
Create a master German race called Aryans
d)
Give land back to Italy
12.

The ruler of the Soviet Union

a)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Joseph Stalin

13.
The Versailles Treaty is blamed for ....
a)
The rise of Fascism in Germany
b)
The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
WW1
14.
Who was the Fascist Dictator of Italy? 
a)
Illisomo Franco
b)
Guiseppe Garabaldi
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Giani Versaci
15.

Who became the military leader of Japan in the 1930's

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Bruce Lee

d)

Sun Yat Sen

16.

Anti-Semitism is a hostility and prejudice towards what group?

a)

Jews

b)

Germans

c)

Christians

d)

Muslims

17.

Industrialization led to a desire for what in Japan?

a)

Workers

b)

Stronger government

c)

Steel

d)

Raw materials

18.

A form of government in which the state owns all means of production and provides for people’s needs

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazi

19.

A form of government in which all citizens share in the running of the government

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazi

20.

National Socialists German Workers Party

a)

German Communist

b)

German Democrats

c)

Free Corp Party

d)

Nazi Party

21.

A form of government led by a dictator in which opposition and criticism is forcibly oppressed by the military

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Nazi

22.

Any government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measures.

a)

Communism

b)

Nazi

c)

Fascism

d)

Totalitarian State

23.

a camp where prisoners of war are detained, used as labor or killed

a)

Anti-Semitism

b)

Collectivization

c)

Concentration Camp

d)

Totalitarian State

24.
What was the time period where Adolf Hitler had 6 million Jews killed because he wanted a pure Aryan Race?
a)
Holocaust
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Rwanda Genocide
25.
What happened September 11, 1938 when Adolf order the Jewish businesses and synagogues to be destroyed?
a)
Lieben
b)
Schmerzhaft
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Glucklich
26.
What was the plan that Adolf and his advisors came up with to get rid of the Jews or anyone who resisted?
a)
Final Solution
b)
Starve them
c)
Beat them
d)
Killed them
27.
When Hitler marched into Berlin and tried to take the government over by force. What was the called in 1923?
a)
Night of the Long Knives
b)
Beer Hall Putsch
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Nuremberg Trials
28.
Who was the President that appointed Hitler to be his Vice Chancellor?
a)
Schmidt
b)
Schneider
c)
Fischer
d)
Hindenburg
29.
What was the day that Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker?
a)
April 10, 1941
b)
Feb 12, 1938
c)
April 30, 1945
d)
May 20, 1945
30.
Who was in-charge of the SS killing squads?
a)
Herman Gorring
b)
Rudolph Hess
c)
Adolf Eichmann
d)
Heinrich Himmler
31.
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
32.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
33.
What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?
a)
a yellow star of David
b)
a sign that said Jew
c)
Black clothes
d)
A yellow cross
34.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
35.
The Kristalnacht ("Night of Broken Glass") resulted in all of the following except
a)
synagogues burned
b)
Jewish businesses destroyed
c)
Jewish children expelled from schools
d)
perpetrators were prosecuted
36.

When speaking about the "Holocaust," what time period are we referring to?

a)

1937-1945

b)

1925-1930

c)

1945-1950

d)

1970-1975

37.
What does the term genocide mean?
a)
the killing of all the pets in a country
b)
The murder of all the children in a country
c)
The murder of a particular gender of people like all the males
d)
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
38.

What career did Hitler originally want?

a)

Artist

b)

Politician

c)

Teacher

d)

Writer

39.

After the war, Hitler joins the German Workers Party, which becomes popular thanks to his speeches where he blames all of Germany's problems on the Jews and...

a)

Communists

b)

Nationalists

c)

Socialists

d)

Capitalists

40.

What "unconquerable" symbol does Hitler choose for his political party?

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

What terrorist attack does Hitler blame on a Dutch communist causing fear throughout Germany?

a)

Reichstag (German Congress) is burnt down

b)

Assassination of President Hindenburg

c)

Bombing of several newspaper offices

d)

Attacks on Jewish synagogues

42.

What did the Enabling Acts do?

a)

Took all freedoms away from German people

b)

Created laws protecting civil rights

c)

Stopped all immigration into Germany

d)

Made anti-Jewish speech illegal

43.

What were the reasons for Japan imperialism?

a)

Desire of the Meiji Reformers to resist domination by Western Powers

b)

Japan realised that an imperial power needed an empire of its own to survive

c)

Japan believed that it had a right and duty to use force to make China and Korea adopt the path of progress before they were taken by the West.

d)

All the above

44.

Gandhi went to South Africa to become a lawyer.

a)

True

b)

False

45.
What was the first goal of the Indian National Congress?
a)
Modernizing farming methods
b)
Bringing more industry to India
c)
An end to segregation and independence from the British Empire
d)
Ending religious wars between Hindus and Muslims
46.
What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?
a)
Refusing to follow laws that were seen as unjust or unfair
b)
Violence aimed to frighten the British
c)
Following all British laws
d)
Ignoring the problems of the Untouchables
47.
Which product did Gandhi boycott?
a)
Tea
b)
Salt
c)
Wool
d)
Sugar
48.
What was Gandhi's plan of dealing with British Laws?
a)
Attacking the British Army
b)
Street Riots and Hunger Strikes
c)
Non-violent civil disobedience 
d)
None of the above
49.
Which American activist was inspired by the teachings of Gandhi?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Malcom X
c)
Princess Diana
d)
Harriet Tubman
50.
The taking over of another country by force is called...
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Alliances
d)
Appeasement
51.
When did India gain Independence?
a)
15 August 1947
b)
21 February 1965
c)
31 January 1978
d)
11 October 1956
52.
What religion did Gandhi practice?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Sikhism
d)
Judaism 
53.
Where did Gandhi study to be a lawyer?
a)
India
b)
South Africa
c)
America
d)
Britain
54.

The purpose of Mohandas Gandhi's actions such as the Salt March and the textile boycott was to

a)

begin a cycle of armed revolution

b)

draw attention to critical issues

c)

increase the strength of the military

d)

resist the power of religious leaders

55.

After the fall of the last dynasty, who was named president of China's new republic?

a)

Sun Yatsen

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Yuan Skikai

d)

Chiang Kai-Skek

56.

After the Revolution of 1911, immediately China fell under Communist rule

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The Communists mainly won control of China because they were supported by the peasants

a)

True

b)

False

58.

After the last emperor was overthrown, what two political parties emerged in China?

a)

Nationalist & Communist

b)

Communist & Democratic

c)

Republican & Democratic

d)

Whigs & Tories

59.

Who was the leader of the Communist party?

a)

Chiang Kai-Shek

b)

Sun Yat-Sen

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

60.

What did the Communist party promise to bring to China?

a)

Government own all land, property, and business

b)

Improve peasants living conditions

c)

Command economy

d)

All of the above

61.

May Fourth Movement of China started at

a)

rural areas

b)

Britain

c)

Peking

d)

Beijing

62.

Benito Mussolini fought in what war after parting ways with the socialist party?

a)

Hutu Uprising

b)

Mussolini never fought in battle

c)

World War II

d)

World War I

63.

What political party did Mussolini help to establish in Italy?

a)

Fascist Party

b)

Communist Party

c)

Socialist Party

d)

Democratic Party

64.

Who were the 'Black Shirts'?

a)

An elite fighting force in the Italian army during World War II

b)

The secret police that gathered intelligence for Mussolini

c)

Members of the Fascist Political Party in Italy

d)

Any enemy of the state

65.

Benito Mussolini was known by what nickname after he took power as dictator of Italy?

a)

Al Frado

b)

Big Daddy M

c)

Il Duce

d)

El Jefe

66.

How did Benito Mussolini die?

a)

He was executed and hung upside down at a gas station

b)

He escaped to Austria where he died in battle

c)

He had a heart attack while hiding out in France

d)

He tripped while marching and was run over by a tank

67.

Which British Prime Minister believed in appeasement?

a)

Lord Halifax

b)

Neville Chamberlain

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Andy Brashear

68.

The area of Czechoslovakia inhabited by ethnic Germans coincided with the country's western border, that formed a mountainous U shape. What was the name given to this region?

a)

Bohemia

b)

Silesia

c)

The Sudetenland

d)

Moravia

69.

Most people in Britain supported the Policy of Appeasement.

a)

True

b)

False

70.
By 1938, Hitler rebuilt his military in Germany.  What treaty did he violate with this action?
a)
The Munich Agreement
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
d)
Treaty of Paris
71.

How did the policy of appeasement lead to WWII?

a)

European powers let Germany get away with aggressive maneuvers until it was too late

b)

It caused the global economic depression

c)

France let Germany invade with little resistance

d)

It prevented Germany from developing its military, thus angering German leadership

72.

How were Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia similar?

a)

All means of production were owned by the government

b)

All had one-party systems that used censorship and propaganda to maintain their power.

c)

All encouraged the exercise of individual freedom of expression in the arts

d)

All emphasized production of consumer goods rather than weapons.

73.

What is NOT a characteristic of totalitarianism?

a)

citizens have individual rights and freedoms

b)

single leader with unlimited control

c)

the government controls the media

d)

elimination of political opponents

74.

What was the basis for fascism?

a)

Communist ideas

b)

extreme nationalism

c)

rights for the individual

d)

the Aryan race

75.

Implemented the policy of dekulakization

a)

Brezhnev

b)

Stalin

c)

Khrushchev

d)

Lenin

76.
Which of the following is a manifestation of communism in the USSR?
a)
Hyper-nationalism
b)
Uniform currency
c)
Participation in the stock market
d)
Collectivized farms
77.
What was the Great Purge?
a)
the Holocaust (genocide of Jews in Germany)
b)
Execution and imprisonment of political dissidents in Stalin's Soviet Union
c)
Transition from capitalism to communism in the USSR
d)
Bombing of Guernica in Spain
78.
Which of the following describes Germany's economy in the interwar period?
a)
Stagnant
b)
Inflation
c)
Prosperous
d)
Communist
79.
How did nationalism inspire WWII?
a)
A Serbian nationalist wanted independence from Austria-Hungary, so he assassinated their heir
b)
Germany believed it was rightfully better than other countries so it just annexed whatever territory it wanted  
c)
Nationalism leads to communism and other nations wanted to destroy Communism
d)
Nationalist countries believe in a balance of power through warfare
80.
Which word best describes Germany's democracy before the rise of Hitler?
a)
Strong
b)
Weak
c)
Non-existant
d)
Growing
81.
After World War I in 1918, who/ which political group ruled Germany? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Kaiser Wilhelm II
c)
Weimar Government
d)
Joseph Stalin
82.
When did Hitler become the Chancellor of Germany?
a)
1932
b)
1933
c)
1934
d)
1935
83.
Besides the Jews, which groups are also persecuted by the Nazis? 
a)
Gypsies, women, handicapped and disabled
b)
Gypsies, homosexuals, youths and disabled
c)
Gypsies, homosexuals, handicapped and disabled
d)
Gypsies, women, youths and disabled
84.
How did Hitler help to improve economic situation in Nazi Germany? 
a)
Increase houses for the people
b)
Decrease number of taxes
c)
Increase the amount of imports
d)
Decrease unemployment rate
85.
Based on Hitler's propaganda posters, how did he prove that he is the most suitable leader of Germany? 
a)
Short moustache, a strict looking Hitler with clenched fists, using symbols and Nazi flag
b)
Simple colours, short moustache, a strict looking Hitler with clenched fists
c)
Short slogans, people laughing behind Hitler, using symbols and Nazi flag
d)
Short slogans, a determined-looking Hitler standing in front of many Germans, using symbols and Nazi flag
86.
In 1935, which law did Hitler pass to exclude Jews from the German society? 
a)
Nuremburg Laws
b)
Numerical Laws
c)
Star of David Laws
d)
Kristallnacht Laws
87.
Who is Joseph Goebbels?
a)
 Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany 
b)
 Reich Minister of Anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany 
c)
 Reich Minister of Appeasement in Nazi Germany 
d)
 Reich Minister of Lebrausraum in Nazi Germany 
88.

What did Hitler do upon President Hindenburg's death?

a)

He arranged for a new Presidential elections to take place

b)

He proclaimed himself the Fuehrer, supreme leader of Germany

c)

He allowed Germany to return to a constitutional monarchy

d)

He became the new President and appointed a new Chancellor

89.

Who had persuaded Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as Chancellor and promised they could control him?

a)

Erich Ludendorff

b)

Franz von Papen

c)

Kurt von Schleicher

d)

Joseph Goebbels

90.
How did Hitler convince Hindenburg to pass the Reichstag Fire Decree?
a)
Convinced Hindenburg he needed more powers if he was to be able to restore Germany to greatness
b)
Convinced Hindenburg that Germany was under attack from communists and he needed more powers to deal with them
c)
Claimed that the existing Weimar constitution was not fit for purpose and that without suspension of civil liberties he could do nothing for Germany
d)
Won 288 seats in the Reichstag but was still not able to govern Germany effectively
91.

Who was the leader of the SA?

a)

Heinrich Himmler

b)

Joseph Goebbels

c)

Ernst Röhm

d)

Hermann Goering

92.

The Lend-Lease Act was mostly between what two countries?

a)

Great Britain & Soviet Union

b)

Great Britain & United States

c)

United States & Soviet Union

d)

France & United States

93.
What was the reaction of the United States to the attack?
a)
They declared war on Japan the next day
b)
They fled back to the US coast and let Japan have Southeast Asia 
c)
They asked Great Britain for help 
d)
They waited several months to see what would happen next 
94.
On what date did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?
a)
December 7, 2016
b)
December 7, 1916
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
December 14, 1971
95.
Where is Pearl Harbor?
a)
Japan
b)
Hawaii
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
China
96.
What did the US do to try and make Japan stop attacking China?
a)
bombed them
b)
cut off supplies of food
c)
cut off supplies of iron, steel, and oil
d)
nothing
97.
Who was the US President at the time of Pearl Harbor?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Bill Clinton
98.
About how many Americans died in the attack on Pearl Harbor?  
a)
240
b)
24000
c)
24
d)
2400
99.

The invasion of which country started World War II?

a)

Poland

b)

Belgium

c)

France

d)

Czechoslovakia

100.
On June 22, 1941 Operation Barbarossa is launched. This is when:
a)
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
b)
Allies attack Italy
c)
Germans attack USSR
d)
Allies invade Normandy (D Day)

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