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America in World Wars Quizizz

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term used to describe a policy of glorifying the armed forces and keeping an army prepared for war?

a)

nationalism

b)

militarism

c)

imperialism

d)

patriotism

2.

What was the immediate result of trench warfare?

a)

an easy victory for the Allied Powers

b)

fewer casualties on both sides

c)

neither side was able to advance (massive deadlock)

d)

an easy victory for the Central Powers

3.

Covenant of the League of Nations (1919)

In order to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace

and security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, . . . in the

dealings of organized peoples with one another agree to this covenant of the

League of Nations.


The Beginning of World War II

1931: Japan attacks Manchuria.

1933: Japan withdraws from the League of Nations.

1933: Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

1935: Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles.

1936: Italian forces occupy Ethiopia.

1937: Germany occupies Sudetenland.

1937: Japan attacks China.

1938: Germany occupies Austria.

1939: Germany invades Poland.

1939: Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on

Germany.

1941: Japan bombs Pearl Harbor


Using the timeline, evaluate the effectiveness of the League of Nations in

achieving international peace

a)

The League of Nations prevented many conflicts from happening

b)

The League of Nations was successful in stopping conflict in Asia, but not in Europe

c)

The League of Nations was unable to prevent conflict throughout the world

d)

The League of Nations was not successful because of Hitler's demands for land

4.

Which of the following groups of words best characterizes the causes of World War I?

a)

Imperialism, Nationalism, Militarism and Alliances

b)

Individualism, Humanism, Imperialism and Secularism

c)

Communism, Fascism and Socialism

d)

War, Boom and Bust

5.

In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of what?

a)

the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union

b)

severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I

c)

the active support of the United States

d)

movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

6.

Which policy shows that appeasement does not always prevent war?

a)

British policy toward Germany in Munich during the 1930’s

b)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c)

Germany seizing Alsace Lorraine

d)

United States stopping oil and gas shipments to Japan

7.

A major goal of France and Great Britain at the Conference of Versailles following World War I was to do what?

a)

create a politically unified Europe.

b)

keep Germany from rebuilding its military forces.

c)

restore pre-war imperial governments to power.

d)

help Germany rebuild its industrial economy

8.

In what way did the Treaty of Versailles establish conditions that led to the outbreak of World War II?

a)

It called for eliminating the League of Nations an organization for resolving future conflicts

b)

It gave Germany too much power by letting it keep land conquered in World War I

c)

It weakened the Allied countries by making France, England, and Russia reduce the size of their armies

d)

It imposed harsh reparations payments on Germany, which led to economic and political instability

9.

How did the event shown above change how war was fought?

a)

Cities can now be destroyed quickly and easily

b)

Civilians were now killed for the first time

c)

Alliances were no longer played a key role in war

d)

Militarism was unnecessary as armies were no longer needed

10.

What was collectivization in Russia?

a)

Industrialization in Russia

b)

Taking over factories to be controlled by the state

c)

Taking over of farmland to control farming by the state

d)

Stalin forced labor

11.

What was the primary reason that World War I was considered the first modern war?

a)

Trench Warfare

b)

Industrialization with new technology in weapons

c)

More countries involved in the war

d)

Military dictatorships

12.

Who founded the USSR in Russia and implemented communism as the political and economic system because of the increased poverty throughout the country?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Adolph Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

13.

What was the Great purge in the Soviet Union directed by Joseph Stalin?

a)

Industrialization by Stalin throughout Russia

b)

Controlling farming/agriculture throughout Russia

c)

Exiled and killed millions of people throughout the USSR

d)

Opened factories 24 hours a day

14.

What is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict, especially in World war I and II?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Alliance

c)

Appeasement

d)

Propaganda

15.

What is a biased or misleading way to promote or publicize a political point of view?

a)

Propaganda

b)

Nationalism

c)

Militarism

d)

Inflation

16.

Joseph Stalin ran a what type of government in the Soviet Union during his power?

a)

Alliance

b)

Militarism

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Nationalist

17.

Who was made to pay reparations, lost territory, and blamed for World War I?

a)

Austria-Hungary

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

18.

What do historians agree is the event that set WWI into motion (caused the war)?

a)

the Triple Entente

b)

alliances

c)

the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

d)

imperialism

19.

Imperialism is:

a)

seeking to expand influence and power by taking over other

countries

b)

a type of alliance

c)

the result of mistrust

d)

competing to see who has the most power

20.

Archduke Ferdinand was the heir to the throne of:

a)

Germany

b)

Serbia

c)

France

d)

Austria-Hungary

21.

______________ declared war on ___________ one month after the

assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

a)

Austria-Hungary, Russia

b)

Austria-Hungary, Serbia

c)

Serbia, Austria-Hungary

d)

Germany, Austria-Hungary

22.

When did World War I take place?

a)

1914-1916

b)

1912-1918

c)

1914-1918

d)

1918-1920

23.

What other name has World War I been known by?

a)

The War of the Century

b)

The Serbian War

c)

The War of the Worlds

d)

The Great War

24.
What is the name of the trials that judged Nazis after World War 2? (Sage)
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Holocaust Trials
c)
The cases of World War 2
d)
The 1945 Trials
25.
Which country lost the most people during World War 2?
a)
The United States
b)
Germany
c)
The Soviet Union
d)
China
26.
The "Big Three" in World War One were:
a)
France, Italy, Russia
b)
Italy, United States, Great Britain
c)
a biography of Jesse Owens
d)
Great Britain, France, United States
27.
"Triumph of the Will" is:
a)
a Nazi propaganda film
b)
a book written by Adolph Hitler
c)
a biography of Jesse Owens
d)
the true story of William Shatner
28.
How did World War Two begin in Europe?
a)
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
b)
The Germans invaded Poland
c)
The Rebels blew up the Death Star, killing thousands of innocent workers
d)
Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated in Serbia
29.
What is the name given to the event that occured in 1938 Germany, in which Jewish shops and synagogues were vandalized and destroyed?
a)
The Night of the Long Knives
b)
The Wannsee Conference
c)
The Final Solution
d)
Kristallnacht
30.
The leaders of the Allies during World War Two were made up of the the following countries
a)
The United States, Great Britain, The Soviet Union
b)
The United States, Great Britain, France
c)
Great Britain, The Soviet Union, France
d)
Germany, Italy, Japan
31.
What is the name of the treaty that ended World War One?
a)
The Peace of Paris
b)
The Treaty of Versailles
c)
The Treaty of Validations
d)
The Oslo Accords
32.
What number best approximates the number of people killed in the Holocaust?
a)
5 million
b)
12 million
c)
20 million
d)
1 million
33.
What event did Hitler use to solidify power in Germany in the 1930s?
a)
The Reichstag Fire
b)
The Nuremberg trials
c)
The Treaty of Versailles
d)
Kristallnacht
34.
What country was on the losing side of both world wars?
a)
The Soviet Union
b)
Germany
c)
France
d)
Italy
35.
In what year did World War 2 end?
a)
1939
b)
1918
c)
1945
d)
1865
36.
How did the Pacific Theater of WW2 end?
a)
The United States dropped Nuclear Weapons on Japanese cities
b)
The Russians and Americans invaded Japan from opposite directions
c)
Soon after the Germans surrendered, the Japanese surrendered 
d)
Japan sunk into the ocean, just like Atlantis
37.

What is an alliance?

a)

An agreement between nations to defend one another.

b)

An agreement between nations to trade with one another.

c)

When nation's pick teams to fight against.

d)

Groups of countries that finished nationalism.

38.

The U.S. sent thousands of troops to France in 1918 and this was a major cause for the Allied Powers to win the war. The Germans surrendered and signed a treaty at

a)

Appamattox Court House

b)

Versailles

c)

London

d)

Gettsyburg

39.

THE ECONOMIC DEPRESSION BEGAN AROUND THE END OF______________

a)

1928

b)

1929

c)

1930

d)

1927

40.

At the beginning of the war, the United States had a policy of _______________

a)

involvement

b)

bombing

c)

neutrality

d)

shooting

41.

Which event replaces the question mark?

a)

German invasion of Poland

b)

British evacuation from Dunkirk

c)

Soviet victory at Stalingrad

d)

Allied invasion of Europe

42.

The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when

a)

(1) the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender

b)

(2) Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany

c)

(3) Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”

d)

(4) the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo

43.

What would be the best title for this chart?

a)

Events During World War I

b)

Totalitarian Regimes Between the Wars

c)

Economic Problems Between the Wars

d)

Causes of World War II

44.

A pause in fighting that both sides agree to

a)

armistice

b)

treaty

c)

casualties

d)

reparations

45.

People who are killed or injured during a battle

a)

armistice

b)

propaganda

c)

casualties

d)

rationing

46.

Taking over other countries and turning them into colonies

a)

imperialism

b)

colonialism

c)

neutral

d)

isolationism

47.

Pride in one’s country

a)

nationalism

b)

facism

c)

isolationism

d)

imperialism

48.

Organized spreading of certain ideas

a)

neutral

b)

propaganda

c)

isolationism

d)

reparations

49.

“lightning war”, the German style of fighting

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

blockade

c)

rationing

d)

imperialism

50.

A dictatorship government that emphases extreme nationalism

a)

fascism

b)

isolationism

c)

nationalism

d)

imperialism

51.

To remain out of any conflict

a)

neutral

b)

isolationism

c)

meanie

d)

rationing

52.

Limiting how much of a product an individual could buy

a)

casualties

b)

rationing

c)

reparations

d)

armistice

53.

Payments for war damages

a)

reparation

b)

money

c)

propaganda

d)

armistice

54.

How did World War II impact African Americans' and Tejanos' fight for equality?

a)

It strengthened their resolve to achieve equal rights after the war.

b)

It ended their fight, as they achieved equality during the war.

c)

It convinced them to use different methods to achieve equal rights.

d)

It allowed them to make considerable progress toward equality.

55.
invaded Poland in 1939, had a “Final Solution” for the Jews
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Adolph Hitler
c)
George Marshall
d)
John Hay
56.
 led the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944
a)
John Hay
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
George Marshall
d)
Woodrow Wilson
57.
 groups that were persecuted and killed in the Holocaust
a)
Mexican-Americans
b)
Tuskegee Airman
c)
Navajo Code-Talkers
d)
Jews, Poles, Slavs, etc.
58.
symbol of women working in factories during WWII
a)
Rosie the Riveter
b)
Nisei Regiments
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Woodrow Wilson
59.
president who authorized the use of atomic bombs on Japan
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
President Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Harry Truman
60.
president who started the Lend-Lease program
a)
President Taft
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Harry Truman
61.
president who came up with the Fourteen Points
a)
President Taft
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
62.

Which of the following dictators were fascists? (Select all that apply)

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Joseph Stalin

e)

Benito Mussolini

63.

Which of the following dictators were communists?

a)

Emperor Hirohito/Gen. Hideki Tojo

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussoloni

e)

Joseph Stalin

64.

Which of the following dictators ran a militirized empire?

a)

Emperor Hirohito/Gen. Hideki Tojo

b)

Francisco Franco

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Benito Mussolini

e)

Joseph Stalin

65.

Which of the following was worshiped as a god by his people?

a)

Emperor Hirohito

b)

Adolf Hitler

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Benito Mussolini

66.

In order to stop Hitler from continuing to expand, Neville Chamberlain and the League of Nations chose the policy of ______________ (giving him a little land that he had already taken in hopes that he would be satisfied).

a)

Appeasement

b)

Treaty writing

c)

War

d)

Communism