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World War II Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which have the following were totalitarian states after WWI?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

France

d)

Japan

e)

Soviet Union

2.

Britain's and France's willingness to allow Hitler to repeatedly break provisions of the Treaty of Versailles to keep peace is.......

a)

Blitzkrieg

b)

Lebenrsaum

c)

Appeasement

d)

Kristallnacht

3.

What was Stalin's plan to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union called?

a)

Potsdam Proclammation

b)

Five Year Plan

c)

Final Solution

d)

Lebensraum

4.

What began a civil war in Russia?

a)

American Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Haitian Revolution

d)

Bolshevik Revolution

5.

Which organization was unsuccessful in stopping the aggressive behaviors of some countries after WWI?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

6.

Which of the following was the Nazi leader of Germany?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Hirohito

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolf Hitler

7.

What did Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito appeal to when gaining support after World War I?

a)

Lack of patriotic pride

b)

Nationalistic Pride

c)

Imperialist ideals

d)

Love of outsiders

8.

Which of the following would be found in a totalitarian system of government?

a)

Elections

b)

State-controlled media

c)

Separation of powers

d)

Multiple political parties

9.

After the Russian Revolution, the Russian government went from an Autocratic one to which type?

a)

Communist

b)

Fascist

c)

Democracy

d)

Oligarchy

10.

Which group was creating to unify all of the member countries against communist aggression?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

11.

Which international organization had 51 members when it started in 1945, had 192 members in 2012, and was created to foster international unity?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

12.

Which group was most associated with the "iron curtain"?

a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

League of Nations

d)

United Nations

13.

What term refers to Adolf Hitler's plan to exterminate all the Jews of Europe?

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Lebensraum

d)

Final Solution

14.

What is the vandalism of Jewish business and the destruction of synagogues in Germany?

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Final Solution

15.

The Cold War developed as a result of tensions between which two countries.....

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Great Britain

e)

United States

16.

Which group of people were the main targets of the Holocaust?

a)

Jews

b)

Christians

c)

immigrants

d)

women

17.

The Yalta Conference and the Potsdam conference proved that nations with different political ideologies could NOT cooperate.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What caused the United States to enter WWII?

a)

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

b)

Zimmerman Telegraph

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Germany's invasion of Poland

19.

What country to the United States play a role in rebuilding after WWII with hopes that it would remain a democratic ally?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Japan

d)

France

20.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

WWII ended in May of 1945.

b)

WWII in Europe ended in May 1945

c)

WWII in Asia ended in August of 1945

d)

WWII ended in Europe in August of 1945

e)

WWII ended in Asia in May of 1945