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Interwar Period

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the League of Nations?
a)
It was an alliance of Ethiopia.
b)
It was an organization that was create to promote peace across the world.
c)
It was an organization that promote economic stability.
d)
It was an organization that promotes war.
2.
Between 1930 and 1940 fascist regimes like Japan, Germany and Italy was similar in that each emphasized on ...
a)
empathy towards African nations
b)
the protection of human rights
c)
imperialism as a foreign policy 
d)
support for free expression
3.

What was the major flaw in the Allies' strategy of appeasement?

a)

It weakened their economies

b)

It allowed Germany and Italy to strengthen militarily

c)

It led to internal political turmoil

d)

It isolated them from other potential allies

4.

Which statement best describes the political situation in the Soviet Union immediately after Lenin's death in 1924?

a)

The nation adopted a constitutional monarchy.

b)

Trotsky and his followers assumed full control of the Communist Party.

c)

Popular elections were held to choose a new General Secretary.

d)

A power struggle developed among Communist Party leaders.

5.

A major goal of Joseph Stalin’s five-year plans was to

a)

encourage communist revolutions in the colonies of the European powers

b)

transform the Soviet Union into an industrial power

c)

expand the Soviet Union’s borders to include warm-water ports

d)

reduce the amount of foreign aid coming from the Western Hemisphere

6.

Totalitarian countries are characterized by

a)

free and open discussions of ideas

b)

a multiparty system with several candidates for each office

c)

government control of newspapers, radio and television

d)

government protection of people’s civil liberties

7.
What was the name of the work camps in Siberia where Stalin would send "enemies of the state"?
a)
Gulags
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Internment Camps
d)
Veritags
8.

What impact did the Treaty of Versailles have on Germany?

a)

it led to economic hardships and political instability

b)

it caused Germany to lose the First World War

c)

it destabilized the German monarchy, leading to the creation of the Weimar Republic

d)

it caused great anti-German sentiment, resulting in the war guilt clause

9.

What were the key beliefs of Hitler's ideology?

a)

Aryan supremacy, anti-Semitism, and territorial expansion

b)

Equality for all, democracy, and peace

c)

Worker's rights and social justice

d)

Religious freedom and cultural diversity

10.

Whom did Hitler blame for Germany losing the First World War and submitting to the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Erich Ludendorff

b)

Jews and communists

c)

the Freikorps

d)

German soldiers

11.

Q. Who were the Axis powers of World War II?

a)

Germany, Japan, Italy

b)

Mexico, United States, Australia, China

c)

United States, Great Britain, France, Russia, China

d)

Poland, Germany, China, Russia

12.

Q. What even started WW2?

a)

The invasion of Poland

b)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

The Battle of El-Alamein

d)

The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

13.

Q. At first, European leaders gave into Hitler's demands using what type of policy?

a)

agression

b)

advancement

c)

internment

d)

appeasement

14.
Which best describes the policies of Japan's government in the 1930s?
a)
The government embraced a policy of isolationism.
b)
The government adopted policies based on social democracy.
c)
The government became militaristic and expansionist.
d)
The government tried to return the country to an agricultural economy.
15.
Why did Japanese forces attack Manchuria?
a)
because their emperor ordered them to do so
b)
to keep Manchuria from attacking Japan
c)
to gain control of its rich natural resources
d)
to stop terrorist activity in the region
16.
How did Joseph Stalin punish Ukrainians who resisted collectivization?
a)
He closed churches in the region.
b)
He labeled them “enemies of the people.”
c)
He took away their land.
d)
He withheld all food from the region.
17.
Which of the following leaders led a campaign known as the Great Purge?
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Haile Selassie
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
18.
In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of
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 
19.

Nicknamed "Il Duce" leader of Fascist Italy during WW2, invaded Ethiopia and was proud of it. Started a group called Sons of the Wolf

a)

Hitler

b)

Mussolini

c)

Stalin

d)

Tojo

20.
What was the main goal of Stalin's Five-Year Plans?
a)
To modernize industry and agriculture
b)
To improve education and healthcare
c)
To promote cultural development
d)
To expand the Soviet Union's territory

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