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WWII Pre-Test

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Into which country did Japan expand in the 1930s?

a)

China

b)

Germany

c)

Persia

d)

Saudi Arabia

2.

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

a)

isolationism

b)

Axis Powers

c)

fascism

d)

Mein Kampf

e)

Manchuria

3.

Adolf Hitler's autobiography

a)

isolationism

b)

Axis Powers

c)

fascism

d)

Mein Kampf

e)

Manchuria

4.

resource-rich province of China invaded by the Japanese

a)

isolationism

b)

Axis Powers

c)

fascism

d)

Mein Kampf

e)

Manchuria

5.

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.

6.

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

a)

Jews

b)

Germans

c)

Christians

d)

Muslims

7.

Which of the following is a weapon of totalitarianism?

a)

free elections

b)

uncensored mass media

c)

tolerant treatment of all ethnic groups

d)

police terror

8.

This style of government owns everything. No private ownership.

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Both

9.

What is a totalitarian state?

a)

A state in which the people have a direct say in their government

b)

A state in which the people elect representatives to the legislature.

c)

A state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life.

d)

A state in which the working class is glorified and has the greatest voice in government.

10.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
11.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
12.
name of the genocide against the Jews by the Nazis
a)
Holocaust
b)
Night of Broken Glass
c)
Great Purge
d)
Great Leap Forward
13.
What were the names of the two cities that were destroyed by the atomic bombs?
a)
Pearl Harbor and Hawaii 
b)
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
c)
France and Italy
d)
Washington D.C and New York City