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Unit 2: World War Two (Part 1)
Unit 2: World War Two (Part 1)
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1
Which of the following political philosophies emphasizes the importance of a specific ethnic group or the nation?
Totalitarianism
Capitalism
Fascism
Communism
2
Britain & France allowed Hitler to take the Sudetenland as long as he did not invade more countries as part of the ___.
Munich Pact
Yalta Pact
Potsdam Pact
Paris Pact
3
Which group of American citizens were interned during WWII?
Japanese Americans
German Americans
Russian Americans
Italian Americans
4
Hitler wanted to invade Great Britain, but couldn't do so in the same way he had previously invaded France because...
France was located to the east and Britain was located to the west
Great Britain was on another continent
Great Britain was surrounded by water
France had surrendered immediately
5
Which two countries signed a "Nonaggression Pact," which stated they would not attack each other for ten years?
Soviet Union and Germany
Soviet Union and Italy
Italy and Germany
Japan and United States
6
Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
George Marshall
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
7
Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Axis Powers?
Germany
Soviet Union
Japan
Italy
8
The German strategy that emphasized speed and firepower, and which translates to "lightning war," was called ____.
Blitzlicht
Blitzwurfel
Blitzkrieg
Blitzreise
9
Which form of government concentrates all power in the hands of one person or a single political party?
Capitalism
Fascism
Communism
Totalitarianism
10
What were Americans encouraged to do in order to conserve food?
Fast on Sundays
Plant victory gardens to grow their own food
Skip breakfast each morning
Have fewer children
11
"The Home Front" refers to...
The portion of a battlefield where soldiers sleep, eat, and relax
Battles that took place between Japan and the US on American soil
The effort of Americans at home to support the war effort
The struggle for housing in the US
12
Which of the following is NOT a behavior Americans were encouraged to engage in by propaganda posters in the US?
Using ration coupons to buy food
Buying war bonds
Spreading false information to the enemy
Obtaining a job in war-related industries
13
Which of the following was NOT a way that Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles?
Joined the League of Nations
Expanded the military
United with Austria
Directed troops into the Rhineland
14
The United States attempted to maintain a foreign policy of _____ at the start of the war.
Pacifism
Interventionism
Militarism
Isolationism
15
Many Germans did not view Adolf Hitler as _____, or intending to cause harm, when he first became a public figure.
benevolent
virtuous
charismatic
malicious
16
The US government tried to keep goods affordable for Americans at home by...
providing welfare checks to all citizens.
using materials that were cheap but unsafe.
importing everything Americans needed from other countries.
setting price limits.
17
American women helped the war effort MOST by...
Making propaganda posters
Fighting in combat
Joining the workforce
Growing victory gardens
18
France "fell" to the German army in just 35 days, an event that marked the __, or highest point, of Germany's expansion.
apex
abyss
trough
nadir
19
Which of the following refers Stalin's campaign to get rid of political opponents and others who were a "threat?"
The Great Picket
The Great Purge
The Great Repeal
The Great Exile
20
Which of the following political philosophies focuses on government ownership of property and economic control?
Fascism
Totalitarianism
Capitalism
Communism
21
The United States officially entered the war after ____.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
France fell to Germany
Germany invaded Poland
Britain was bombed
22
Britain and France pursued a policy of ____, allowing Hitler to gain territory without any backlash.
Appeasement
Laissez-Faire
Armistice
Acceptance
23
Which naval base did the Japanese bomb to try and eliminate the threat of the United States in the Pacific?
Saratoga Springs
Fort Meade
Whidbey Island
Pearl Harbor
24
Which term refers to the temporary imprisonment of members of a specific group?
Pogrom
Concentration
Persecution
Internment
25
Americans were shocked when they learned that London had been utterly destroyed by German _____ in 1940.
Carpet bombing
Submarines
Nuclear weapons
Chemical weapons
26
Which of the following countries did Hitler NOT try to invade?
Britain
Ethiopia
France
Poland
27
One of the main goals of the Atlantic Charter was to ensure that the people of a nation have the right to...
Choose their own form of government
A clean environment
Receive equal pay for equal work
Obtain an education
28
African Americans during WWII...
Were not permitted to advance in rank in the armed forces
Were banned from joining the armed forces
Had to fight in segregated units of the armed forces
Were given equal treatment in the armed forces
29
Hitler ultimately decided to postpone the invasion of Great Britain after...
Germany's airforce was defeated at the Battle of Britain
Great Britain agreed to let Germany annex Scotland
Great Britain had fought back fiercely and refused to give up
Germany signed a nonaggression pact with Great Britain
30
Which of the following is another way in which the US government tried to manage the nation's economy during WWII?
Hiring children to work in factories
Banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol
Monitoring the use of natural resources
Outsourcing jobs to other countries
31
The US government tried to ensure that demand for ammunition, weapons, tanks, etc. was met by...
forcing people to work against their will.
inventing automated technology for the first time ever.
hiring foreign workers.
requiring consumer industries to make goods needed for the war.
32
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
George Marshall
Joseph Stalin
33
Which country attempted to build an empire in Southeast Asia?
Italy
Germany
Japan
Soviet Union
34
Hitler _____, or hesitantly, agreed to the Munich Pact, but eventually broke the promise a few months later.
enthusiastically
emphatically
resoundingly
reluctantly
35
Who was the British Prime Minister during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
George Marshall
36
Why were these people temporarily imprisoned?
Suspicion that they would become spies for Japan
So that they could be put to work
To provide housing after their communities were bombed
For their own protection in the event of an enemy attack
37
The Atlantic Charter was created by...
Churchill and Hitler
FDR and Churchill
Hitler and Stalin
Mussolini and Stalin
38
Which of the following countries made up the Allied Powers?
Britain, France, US
France, US, Czechoslovakia
Britain, France, Spain
Britain, Austria, France
39
The United States attempted to help the Allies while remaining isolationist by...
Loaning them weapons
Befriending Axis leaders
Sending troops
Negotiating a peace treaty
