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3.1 Review AICE International

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Hitler claimed the Germans needed more "living space" or...
a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Lebensraum

c)

Anschluss

d)

Blitzkreig

2.
In this, Germany alone was blamed for starting WWI and was forced to pay reparations and reduce their military.
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Alsace-Lorraine
c)
Treaty of St. Germain
d)
Treaty of Versailles
3.
He was known as "il duce" and had followers called "blackshirts."
a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Francisco Franco

4.

In 1938, Hitler forcibly annexed/"Anschluss" his home country of...

a)

Austria

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Albania

d)

Germany

5.
Who was the dictator of Spain from 1930s-1970s! 
a)
Emperor Hirohito
b)
Josef Stalin 
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Benito Mussolini 
6.
Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Francisco Franco
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
7.

Hitler was not stopped when he participated in the Spanish Civil War because

a)

Hitler was seen as a force against Communism

b)

Hitler signed the Anti-Comintern Pact

c)

Hitler kept telling the Western powers that his intentions were for peace

d)

Hitler was too powerful by then, having achieved Anschluss

8.

Which one came first?

a)

Involvement in Spanish Civil War

b)

Munich Agreement

c)

Anchluss

d)

Conscription Announcement

9.

Which one came first?

a)

Franco-Soviet Agreement

b)

Anglo-German Naval Agreement

c)

Re-militarisation of Rhineland

d)

Invasion of Abynissia

10.

Which of the following did Hitler have to try twice?

a)

Takeover of Sudentenland

b)

Invasion of Czechoslovakia

c)

Anschluss

d)

Remilitarisation of Rhineland

11.

In March of __, German troops re-occupied the Rhineland territory, but Britain urged "appeasement" and did nothing.

a)

1934

b)

1937

c)

1935

d)

1936

12.

By choosing __ rather than action, Britain and France actually __ Hitler's power and __ more military actions.

a)

surrender, increased, enabled

b)

surrender, decreased, stopped

c)

appeasement, strengthened, encouraged

d)

appeasement, expanded, stopped

13.

What caused the stock market crash of 1929?

a)

prices increased and investors purchased more stock

b)

People panicked and quickly sold their stocks

c)

farmers could not produce enough food for the USA

d)

World War I caused the economy to fall

14.

Everyone rushed to sell stocks at one time causing the what of 1929?

a)

Civil War

b)

Stock Market Crash

c)

Revolutionary War

15.

At the Munich Conference, British Prime Minister __ agreed to let Hitler annex the __ territory, in hopes that it would stop Hitler's advances, but __ strongly disagreed.

a)

Churchill, Czechoslovakia, Chamberlain

b)

Churchill, Sudetenland, Chamberlain

c)

Chamberlain, Czechoslovakia, Churchill

d)

Chamberlain, Sudetenland, Churchill

16.
Which of these did the Fascists NOT promise to do?
a)
Restore national pride
b)
Revive the economy
c)
Punish those responsible for embarrassing them
d)
Keep the peace with other countries
17.
Joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party and made it popular, would eventually become German Chancellor and overthrow the Weimar Republic, established the Third Reich
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
18.
What was "Mein Kampf"?
a)
The Communist Bible
b)
Germany's economic recovery plan
c)
Action plan of the Nazis, written by Hitler
d)
A book banned in Germany during WWII for being too controversial
19.
What do Stalin, Hitler, and Mussolini have in common about their rule?
a)
They all created representative democracy
b)
Limited free speech and basic liberties
c)
Encouraged political parties
d)
Wanted 3 branches of government
20.
How did the economic depression during the 1930's affect Germany?
a)
It had no influence on Germany.
b)
It strengthened the German economy.
c)
It created job opportunities to the German people.
d)
It weakened the German economy.
21.
Why did fascism became popular in Germany?
a)
It provided Economic stability
b)
It provided solutions for the problems that Germans faced.
c)
Germans were looking for a Government that could get rid of poverty and get the German people back to work.
d)
Germans want a dictator that would control them and limit their freedom.
22.

Hitler believed his people needed "Lebensraum" which was?

a)

More military power to take control of the Jewish people

b)

Living space for the German, his cause to expand

c)

New voting system that made him most powerful in Germany

d)

The creation of the Gestapo his secret police force

23.
He "appeased" the German leader at the Munich Conference in 1938.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Neville Chamberlain
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
24.

What was about to happen right before Anschluss?

a)

Remilitarization of Rhineland

b)

A plebiscite held by Austrian Chancellor, Schuschnigg

c)

Munich Conference

d)

Annexation of Czechoslovakia

25.

Why is Anschluss important?

a)

Exposed Britain's weakness + formed alliance between Mussolini and Hitler

b)

This event triggered WWII

c)

This led to a civil war in Austria

d)

Because of this event, Schuschnigg got promoted

26.

Why did Hitler want Anschluss?

a)

Wanted to reunite all Germans and control all German-speaking areas

b)

He wanted to challenge Schuschnigg

c)

Because he missed his homeland, Austria

d)

He wanted to impress Britain and France with his expanding empire

27.

How did Austrian Chancellor try to stop Hitler?

a)

He declared war on Germany

b)

He didn't do anything

c)

He met with Hitler and tried to hold a plebiscite but before it could take place , he was forced into resignation

d)

He met with Britain and France to get assistance

28.

When did Hitler first try Anschluss? What stopped him?

a)

1932; Germany wasn't ready

b)

1930; Hitler wasn't the chancellor yet so didn't have much power

c)

1934; Mussolini sent troops to the Austrian border so the Nazis backed down

d)

1936; call for help in the Spanish Civil War

29.

What happened that enabled Hitler to successfully execute Anschluss?

a)

Germany became stronger due to increased military strength

b)

Hitler got Mussolini's support after working together in the Spanish Civil War

c)

Britain and France gave their approval

d)

Austrian Chancellor was assassinated allowing Hitler to freely take over

30.

Joseph Stalin was the dictator of this country

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Italy

31.

The German-Soviet non-aggression pact allowed

a)

both Germany and the Soviets to invade Poland

b)

a super power made up of the Soviet Union and Germany

c)

Germany to invade the Soviet Union

d)

The Soviet Union to invade Germany

32.

Appeasement allowed Germany to invade

a)

The Rhineland, Sudetenland, and Austria

b)

France, Italy, and Austria

c)

Soviet Union, Austria, Sudetenland

d)

Great Britain, France, and Japan

33.

Who was the war between in the Spanish Civil War?

a)

The Spaniards

b)

The Spanish

c)

The Republicans and the Nationalists

d)

The monarchy and the parliament

34.

Who won the Spanish civil war?

a)

No one.

b)

The Republicans.

c)

The Nationalists.

35.

Which was the final city the Nationalists had to capture before they won the war?

a)

Barcelona.

b)

Madrid.

36.

Which allies came to the active support of the Nationalists in Spain?

a)

Russia and Poland

b)

France and Britain

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

USA and Britain

37.

Whom did Germany and Italy help among the Spaniards?

a)

They supported anarchists in their fight to dismantle government.

b)

They sent military support to the Republicans.

c)

They sent military aid to Nationalists mostly in kind.

38.

The Spanish Civil War which started as a full-scale military revolt by Spanish conservative nationalists ______.

a)

resulted in toppling the Communist government and its leaders.

b)

suffered serious setbacks brought about by desertions and mutinies among the military ranks.

c)

succeeded in reversing liberal reforms and reverted back to conservative governance.

39.

What did the USSR contribute to the Spanish Civil War?

a)

They sent weapons and supplies to the Nationalists

b)

They sent weapons and supplies for the Republicans

c)

They sent volunteers to form the International Brigade.

40.

Germany, Italy, and Japan joined together to form the ___________ in 1936

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Munich pact

c)

Allies

d)

Axis

41.

Rapid invasion and surprise attacks used by the Germans known as a

a)

operation Barbossa

b)

conscription

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

Anschluss

42.

Describe what the League of Nations did to stop Germany, Italy, and Japan in the 1930's.

a)

Sent in soldiers

b)

Made them pay reparations

c)

Nothing

d)

Did air raids

43.
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
44.

What did Hitler use the Abyssinian Crisis to distract Britain and France from

a)

The Munich Agreement

b)

Anschluss

c)

The Anglo-German Naval Agreement

d)

The Remilitarisation of the Rhineland

45.

Why did Hitler want to take over the Sudetenland?

a)

It contained millions of German speaking people

b)

The land had been taken away from Germany in the Treaty of Versailles

c)

It contained all of the Czechoslovakian military defences

d)

All of the above