World War II Part I:



World War II Part I:

The Results of WWI, The Rise of the European Dictators, The Start of WWII and

American Preparations for War

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1. What was America’s attitude regarding the events in Europe leading up to WWII:

a. We were anxious to enter the war as soon as possible

b. We supported the Axis powers and their thirst for expansion

c. We isolated ourselves from the conflict and appeased Axis expansion

d. We assisted the smaller countries of Europe in defending against the Nazis

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2. Based on the War Guilt Clause of the Versailles Treaty:

a. Germany willingly accepted blame for the war

b. Germany resented taking blame for the war and sought revenge

c. The Allies were able to stop the formation of the Nazi Party

d. Hitler stopped Nazi expansion across Europe

3. The affects of WWI on European small businesses was that ______:

a. many closed due to slow sales and owners at war

b. many new ones opened in order to support the war

c. no businesses opened or closed due to wartime law

d. many became international firms capable of billion dollar sales

4. Due to war debts and the destruction of property and business, many European countries:

a. had more money than they had at the beginning of the war

b. had economies that were thriving and generating profits

c. gained many customers overseas due to war relationships

d. went into deep economic depressions and lost much money

5. After WWI, geographically Europe changed in what way:

a. Central Power countries were divided and their colonies taken away

b. Allied countries, such Britain, nearly doubled in size

c. Was left exactly as it was prior to WWI

d. Only Russia had territories taken away, leading to Stalin’s rise to power

6. After the war in Europe, politically _____:

a. many countries were leaderless and in a state of chaos

b. the United States stepped forward and took democratic control of elections

c. France became the protector of most of the eastern European countries

d. Communism died out and most new countries voted for democratic leaders

7. All of the following were punishments of Germany after WWI except ___:

a. losing all of her overseas colonies

b. the inability to create a new navy

c. reparation payments to the Allied victors

d. the execution of it’s main leaders during World War I

8. One of Stalin’s main goals in taking over Russia was to ___:

a. create an economy based on agriculture in order to sell food to Europe

b. create an industrial economy in order to compete with the democratic nations

c. create a political party in which the people could freely elect their leaders

d. recapture the lands lost by Russia during World War I

9. Anyone resisting Stalin’s takeover of the country was subject to ___:

a. prison b. work camps c. execution d. all of the above

10. Part of Mussolini’s plan for leading Italy back to power was to ___:

a. gain an alliance with Great Britain for trade purposes

b. create an industrial economy in Italy capable of producing weapons of war

c. disband the military so that they would not gain new enemies

d. assassinate the Pope so that he could assume full leadership of the people

11. Mussolini’s plan for Italian expansion began with a war against _____:

a. France b. Ethiopia c. Armenia d. Bulgaria

12. The “War-Guilt Clause” of the Treaty of Versailles stated that ___:

a. Germany was fully to blame for World War I

b. Austria-Hungary was to be split in half as punishment for the war

c. France was to receive Germany’s overseas colonies as reward

d. Russia was to be awarded all of Asia as compensation for their losses

13. Hitler’s Mein Kampf outlined his quest for German glory through all of the following except ___:

a. an acceptance of a democratic party system in Germany

b. a renewed industrial effort in Germany

c. the racial purification of the German people

d. the recapture of all of Germany’s lost lands

14. An important part of Hitler’s plan was to build a massive army and weapons of war, which meant he needed to retake the lost industrial region know as ___:

a. the Sudetanland b. Slovakia c. the Rhineland d. Denmark

15. Collectively, Germany, Italy, and eventually Japan were called ___:

a. the Allied Powers

b. the Axis Powers

c. the Central Powers

d. the Aryan Nation

16. The Allied policy of “appeasement” was one in which ___:

a. world leaders allowed Hitler to suspend reparation payments

b. Jews and other undesirable individuals were executed

c. nations allowed Germany to make small gains in hopes it would stop

d. Italy invaded Albania without any response from Russia

17. France and Great Britain eventually prepared for war after Germany invaded ____ and Italy invaded _____:

a. Poland; Albania b. the Rhineland; Bulgaria

c. Austria; Russia d. China; Yugoslavia

18. The “non-aggression pact” between Germany and Russia stated that ___:

a. if Germany gave Russia its Pacific colonies, Russia would give them gold

b. if Russia allowed Nazi control of Bulgaria, Russia would gain Ethiopia

c. Russia and Germany would split Eastern Europe and not attack one another

d. Russia and Germany would split the African continent in half after WWII

19. During Hitler’s initial march across Europe, the US___:

a. Declared itself neutral b. Aligned itself with the Allied Powers

c. Aligned itself with the Axis Powers d. Prepared for war in Europe with a draft

20. Germany’s “blitzkrieg” referred to ___:

a. their fast strikes through the air and on land through Europe

b. their execution of Jews and other races during World War II

c. their partnership with Russia in splitting Europe

d. their alliance with Japan during World War II

21. The big appeal of both Hitler and Mussolini to their respective countries was that ___:

a. They promised revenge upon the Allies for penalties or disrespect after WWI

b. They promised to recapture the glory of their country’s past

c. They promised to rebuild their country’s economies

d. They promised their people all of the above

22. From France, Germany’s plan was to knock out Great Britain by ___:

a. planning a water assault through the English Channel

b. launching a tank attack through Scotland

c. allowing Great Britain to attack them through France and then surrounding them

d. launching large scale air raids over both military and civilian targets

23. Japan’s interest in the islands of the Pacific were due to ___:

a. anger and resentment from being overlooked at the end of WWI

b. a desire to spread their Communist form of government

c. economic needs for raw materials to support their industries

d. competition with the US over Pacific territories once belonging to Spain

24. ______ was Japan’s first imperialistic invasion of World War II:

a. China b. Hawaii c. Russia d. Pearl Harbor

25. To further its Pacific claims, Japan ___:

a. created an alliance with both Germany and France

b. created an alliance with Italy and agreed to no aggressions with England

c. created an alliance with both France and the United States

d. created an alliance with Germany and agreed to no aggressions with Russia

26. The Lend-Lease Act allowed the US to ___:

a. let the Allies borrow weapons of war

b. give money to Russia to build up their defenses

c. bomb Germany from bases in France

d. train its military for the support of England

27. Angered by the economic freeze of Japanese assets, and US support of China, Japan ___:

a. assassinated the US vice-president while he was visiting the Philippines

b. attacked the US Pacific fleet docked at Pearl Harbor

c. paid the US $50 million for its possessions in the Pacific

d. launched a mainland attack on California

28. In response to Japan’s Pacific attack, President ____ asked Congress for a declaration of war in December, 1941:

a. Wilson b. Reagan c. Truman d. Roosevelt

29. To avoid possible spying by Japanese in the US, Roosevelt allowed for ___:

a. prison camps for Japanese citizens b. mass executions of Japanese

c. shipping Japanese back to Japan d. bombing Japan with atomic bombs

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30. The poster above was used to help recruit new soldiers to fight in WWII. To which event is the poster referring to:

a. the bombing of Britain

b. the sinking of the Lusitania

c. the attack on Pearl Harbor

d. the invasion of Poland

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31. If four people were seated at dinner, an allied military man, an axis military man, an allied civilian and an axis civilian, who most likely would die:

a. allied soldier b. axis soldier c. axis civilian d. allied civilian

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32. If GDP is an indicator of the health of an economy, did the economies of the Allied and Axis countries grow or fall during WWII:

a. the Allied economy grew while the Axis economy fell

b. both the Allied and Axis economy grew

c. the Axis economy grew while the Allied economy fell

d. both the Allied and the Axis economy fell

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33. Who among the following would have supported the above statement:

a. Tuskegee Airmen

b. Navajo Code Talkers

c. Adolf Hitler

d. Benito Mussolini

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34. The indication here is that if you talk too much about the war effort:

a. you will help the Allied victory efforts b. soldier’s lives will be put at risk

c. you will be sent to jail d. talking is ok to spread strategy

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35. Which of the following countries of World War I was split into two separate countries as punishment for their part in the losing war effort:

a. Austria-Hungary b. Germany c. Russia d. France

36. On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?

A. a system of fortifications

B. "out-waiting" the opponent

C. surprise and overwhelming force

D. the ability to make a long, steady advance

37.Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and

division of Poland?

A. Italy

B. Spain

C. Italy and Japan

D. the Soviet Union

38. In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?

A. declared war on Germany

B. submitted to Hitler's demands

C. entered into a formal defense alliance

D. pressured the United States to enter the war

39. The purpose of the poster below is intended to convince Americans to _____:

A. contribute money towards war bonds

B. enlist in the military

C. keep secrets from foreign spies

D. conserve resources necessary for the war

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40. “How horrible, fantastic, incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far away country between people of whom we know nothing.” This quote is typical of an individual who would have supported ___:

a. Communism b. Expansionism

c. Appeasement d. Nazism

41. The purpose of the Selective Service Act was to:

a. require young men and women to serve in the military

b. require young men to make themselves available for military service

c. require young men to serve in the armed forces

d. require that young men and women are available for military service

42. The Tuskegee Airmen were:

a. an elite German Air Force unit b. armed guards who protected Mussolini

c. an African-American Air Force unit d. imported workers from Mexico

43. Part of the responsibility of the War Productions Board was to:

a. impose rationing policies on American citizens for essential goods

b. build tanks and guns necessary for the war effort

c. research and design an atomic bomb

d. decode Japanese war codes in the Pacific

44. Which of the following groups was responsible for developing an unbreakable American code to be used during WWII?

a. African-Americans b. Women

c. Native Americans d. Chinese-Americans

45. Many Americans contributed towards the war rationing effort by growing their own food in what were called:

a. Allied Gardens b. Victory Gardens

c. American Gardens d. Support-Your-Troops Gardens

46. The effects on the US economy caused by the start of WWII included:

a. lowering of unemployment and increased wages

b. rising unemployment and lower wages

c. less minorities allowed to work in major industries

d. women being pushed out of their jobs so that men could work in them

47. Money invested in the war by private citizens was encouraged through the sale of:

a. War Bonds b. War Comic Books

c. World War II Mementos d. War Film Videos

48. Japanese “internment” refers to:

a. executing Japanese-Americans in the US for suspected spying

b. imprisoning Japanese-Americans in work camps during the war

c. sending only Japanese-Americans to war against Japan

d. not allowing Japanese-Americans to fight in WWII against their homeland

49. [pic] This image from WWII represented:

a. New opportunities for women to fight on the front lines in the war

b. New opportunities for women to support the war in traditional male factory jobs

c. An opportunity for women to leave the workplace to raise families after WWII

d. A call for women to ask for the right to vote after WWII ended

50. With new found freedoms during WWII, what might you expect to occur afterwards:

a. minority groups to go back to second-class citizenry b. women to get the right to vote

c. all segregation to end immediately d. a widespread Civil Rights movement

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