Rise of Fascism / World War II

Question 1

Imprisoned, Hitler wrote a book called "Mein Kampf", meaning "My ________"...

Accepted Answer

Struggle

Question 2

What Chinese city was the site of terrible, unspeakable actions by the Japanese in the 1930's?

Accepted Answer

Nanking

Question 3

Which Italian king refused to use the army against Mussolini's men?

Accepted Answer

King Victor Emmanuel II

Question 4

What was Mussolini's job before becoming a political leader in Italy?

Accepted Answer

journalist

Question 5

How was Nazi Fascism different from Italian Fascism?

Accepted Answer

All of the other answers

Question 6

In 1923, Hitler and his followers tried to attack a "beer hall" in which German city?

Accepted Answer

Munich

Question 7

Which of these terms does NOT describe Fascism?

Accepted Answer

communist

Question 8

The main part of the US embargo (1940) that Japan despised was....

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 9

How many fateful decisions did the Japanese make between 1937 and 1941?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 10

In 1933, what event happened that allowed Hitler to activate Article 48 in an emergency?

Accepted Answer

A fire at the Reichstag

Question 11

Which country was invaded by Germany in 1939, starting World War II?

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 12

Find the false statement about Adolf Hitler.

Accepted Answer

He won honors as a soldier in Franco-Prussian War

Question 13

One of Mussolini's most famous quotes about Fascism...?

Accepted Answer

"At least the trains run on time"

Question 14

What happened on Kristallnacht?

Accepted Answer

Jewish stores were destroyed by the German army

Question 15

Which European nation fought a Civil War over Fascism between 1936-1939?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 16

What was the biggest problem with the Weimar Republic?

Accepted Answer

Massive inflation

Question 17

Before the party gained power, the Nazi terrorist group was known as...

Accepted Answer

The Storm Troopers (SA)

Question 18

In which year did Mussolini come to power in Italy?

Accepted Answer

1922

Question 19

Which German was elected President in 1925?

Accepted Answer

Paul von Hindenburg

Question 20

When was the Pearl Harbor attack?

Accepted Answer

December 7, 1941

Question 21

What was the name of the new Japanese regime started in 1868?

Accepted Answer

Meiji

Question 22

What game do many members of this class play about 5-6 hours per day?

Accepted Answer

Fortnite

Question 23

The common features of Fascism brought together all of these countries except one...

Accepted Answer

France

Question 24

What did Japan do that was noteworthy in 1933

Accepted Answer

Left the League of Nations

Question 25

What tiny country did the Catholic Church get from Italy in a 1929 agreement?

Accepted Answer

Vatican City

Question 26

Japan had "rule by a few" - what is the word for this?

Accepted Answer

oligarchy

Question 27

In which year did the Nazi Party in Germany finally get national recognition?

Accepted Answer

1933

Question 28

Which Western European country did Japan make a surprising treaty with in 1902?

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 29

What was NOT an outcome from World War II

Accepted Answer

The Soviet Union fell apart

Question 30

Compared to Italy and Germany, Japan's participation in _________ was minimal...

Accepted Answer

World War I

Question 31

Under Mussolini, which religion became the official one of Italy?

Accepted Answer

Catholicism

Question 32

About how many people died in WWII?

Accepted Answer

60,000,000

Question 33

Locate the false statement about Nazi women...

Accepted Answer

They were expected to shop at Jewish stores

Question 34

A bad time for Japan's economy in the 1920's was caused mainly by what 1923 event?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo earthquake

Question 35

Fascism started in Italy with Benito Mussolini and his private army called...

Accepted Answer

The Black Shirts

Question 36

Japan achieved ___________, the first for a non-Western nation...

Accepted Answer

universal literacy

Question 37

What was Mussolini's nickname, translated as "The Leader"

Accepted Answer

Il Duce

Question 38

Italy's Fascism was marked by...

Accepted Answer

All of the other answers

Question 39

The Great Depression in Japan was __________ than it was in other nations...

Accepted Answer

shorter

Question 40

Japan's goals shifted in the early 1930's because which people became ELITE?

Accepted Answer

military men

Question 41

What laws, passed in 1935, excluded Jews from German citizenship?

Accepted Answer

Nuremberg Laws

Question 42

Under the Weimar Republic, the President could rule by decree. This was called Article ___...

Accepted Answer

48

Question 43

What decision by Germany in 1925 seemed to bring hope to the nation?

Accepted Answer

They joined the League of Nations

Question 44

Before World War I, Japan was aggressive with all of these countries except one - which one?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 45

Last year Samuel lost something in his room for hours before he left for summer - what was it?

Accepted Answer

His passport

Question 46

Where was Adolf Hitler born?

Accepted Answer

Austria

Question 47

Which part of China did Japan brazenly invade in 1931?

Accepted Answer

Manchuria

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