WorksheetsUnit 5B Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
An accurate statement about the Great Depression of the 1930s is that
a massive response by the Federal Government under the Hoover administration failed to bring about recovery
the trade barriers erected by major nations helped to keep the Depression confined to the United States
failed banking policies, consumer demand, and excessive use of credit combined to bring about the economic collapse
agriculture was the only sector of the economy to escape the effects of the Depression
There were several causes of the Great Depression. One was ______ and the other was _______.
(a)
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression
announcement of the Marshall Plan
beginning of World War II
reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940
passage of the Social Security Act
"When faced with economic and political chaos, the people will choose security over freedom, even if this choice involves an almost complete loss of liberty." Which is the best example of a society that made the choice described in this quote?
Japan since the end of World War II
Germany between World Wars I and II
the United States during the 1930s
the United States during the 1770s
What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930s appealed to many people in Germany?
The German people feared that the French of the British would soon gain control of the Polish corridor.
A coup d'état had forced communism on the German people.
Germany had been denied membership in the United Nations.
The people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation.
In Germany and the Soviet Union during the 1930s, economic stability led to the
establishment of the League of Nations
abandonment of colonial territories
rise of totalitarian dictatorships
development of nuclear arms
Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union can best be characterized as a period of
censorship and terror.
religious freedom and tolerance.
humanism and democracy.
democratic reform and nationalism.
Select the statement that best demonstrates a factor that contributed to the rise of totalitarian governments in Europe before World War II.
As with fascism, the rise of Islamic totalitarianism has partly to do with its populist appeal to the class resentments of an economically oppressed population and to anger at political subordination and humiliation. - Ellen Willis
In 1939, American President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to the start of World War II in Europe by
selling military supplies to the Allied nations.
attempting to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the hostilities.
urging continued appeasement of aggressor nations.
asking Congress to end the war.
"...The key-stone of the Fascist doctrine is the conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative. Individuals and groups are admissible in so far as they come within the State. Instead of directing the game and guiding the material and moral progress of the community, the liberal State restricts its activities to recording results. The Fascist State is wide awake and has a will of its own. For this reason it can be described as 'ethical'..."
Benito Mussolini, Fascism: Doctrine and Institutions,
Howard Fertig, 1932
Which statement expresses the main idea of the passage?
The establishment of an empire will cause division and chaos.
The state gets its authority from the power of individuals.
The state is more important than the individuals within it.
The people have a right to overthrow ineffective governments.
- Japan resigns from the League of Nations, 1933
- Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis formed, 1936
- Japan invades China, 1937
- United States places embargo on scrap iron, steel, and oil exports to Japan, 1941
Which event occurred immediately after this series of developments?
the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima
the Japanese fleet was destroyed
Pearl Harbor was attacked
Manchuria became a Japanese protectorate
The German Invasion of which country is often considered the start of World War II in Europe.
(a)
The World War II military action shown on the map above was significant because it
forced Germany to fight the Allies on eastern and western fronts.
caused Germany to resort to unrestricted submarine warfare.
led directly to the war crime trials in Nuremberg.
took pressure off the war in the Pacific.
"Seventy thousand people were killed instantly, and many more would die - 60,000 by November and another 70,000 by 1950. Most of them would be victims of a new method of killing - radiation..."
- Ronald Takai
The situation described in this passage was the direct result of which World War II event?
Blitz of London
Attack of Pearl Harbor
D-Day Invasion of Normandy
Bombing of Hiroshima
During World War II, which geographic features contributed most to the Soviet Unions defense agains the German Invasion?
Mountainous territory and desert areas
Size and Climate
Atlantic ports and rivers
Deposits of many natural resources
Who were the Allied Powers?
Who were the Axis Power?
What was the Holocaust?
Why is the Normandy Invasion (D-Day) considered the "beginning of the end"?
Because the United States' forces were not intelligent
Axis forces were able to take the beaches of Normandy by the end of June 6, 1944
Germany was now caught between Allied forces from the west and the Soviet Union forces from the East
Axis forces began a long plan of deception
How many atomic bombs did America drop on Japan and what were the names of the cities?
4 - Kobe, Nara, Nagoya, and Okinawa
2 - Hiroshima and Nagasaki
3 - Osaka, Yokohama and Kyoto
1 - Tokyo
