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Modern US History Review of our World Wars Unit
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1
Hitler and Germany wanted to dominate what area of the World?
South America
Africa
Northern Europe
Asia
2
In WWII this alliance was called the Axis Powers and included which nations?
Japan, United States, and France
Germany, France, and Great Britain
United States, Italy, and Spain
Japan, Italy, and Germany
3
Which of the following was the result of the Selective Service Act?
Men were required to register for Military service
Women could serve in combat positions
African Americans could not become Army officers
Troops were segregated by race
4
Before the US entered WWI, Woodrow Wilson won re-election with the slogan?
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too"
"He kept us out of the war"
"Make America Great Again"
"I like Ike"
5
Known as Il Duce or the leader in WWII?
Hideki Tojo
Woodrow Wilson
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
6
The result of this led Hitler to call off the invasion of Britain indefinitely?
D-Day
Battle of Britain
Guadalcanal
Pearl Harbor
7
What reason did Senators give for rejecting entry into the League of Nations?
It would drain American finances
It would drag the US into European conflicts
It would lead to international instability
It would interfere with free trade agreements
8
In the Battle of the Somme this resulted in the loss of 1.2 million men?
Blitzkrieg
Militarism
Trench Warfare
War of attrition
9
The espionage and sedition acts affected freedom of speech because they
forced the repeal of the First Amendment
forced civilians to register for military service
promoted biased idea's designed to sway peoples thinking
allowed the government to silence unpatriotic ideas
10
Because militarism was a cause of WWI, the Treaty of Versailles did not allow Germany to:
have colonies
enter into trade agreements
have an army
join any alliances
11
World War 1 was primarily fought where?
North Africa
France
England
Pearl Harbor
12
This long term cause of WWI involved the development of armed forces and their use in diplomacy
Imperialism
Alliance System
Nationalism
Militarism
13
Hitler's Nazi party was matched by Mussolini's________ party?
Green
Independent
Fascist
Socialist
14
Which of the following did Adolf Hitler oppose?
Treaty of Versailles
Atlantic Charter
Munich Pact
Lend Lease Act
15
Rosie the Riveter represented what to the United States?
Women who entered combat in WWII
Women who grew victory gardens
Women who worked as nurses in WWII
Women who replaced men in factories during WWII
16
This cause of war involved competitiveness and antagonism between nations.
Alliance system
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
17
What leader led Facism in Italy in WWII?
Adolf Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Woodrow Wilson
18
This British prime minister signed the Munich Pact?
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Woodrow Wilson
Charles DeGaulle
19
This term means the extermination of a specific group of people, as done by the Nazi's in WWII?
Invasion
Genocide
Blitzkrieg
Appeasement
20
Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union into an industrial power?
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
21
At what age are men required to register with the selective service?
45
18
16
21
22
This man's assassination sparked World War I?
Winston Churchill
John Lennon
Charles DeGaulle
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
23
In WWI the US President was who?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
24
What act by Hitler brought France and Great Britain to war with Germany?
Invasion of the Rhineland
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Austria
Invasion of France
25
The political policy that supports the idea that the US should stay out of world affairs is?
Protectionism
Isolationism
Americanization
Appeasement
26
This nation ceased to exist after it was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union?
France
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Austria
27
By signing the Munich Pact, Britain and France agreed to take this policy toward Germany?
Containment
Embargo
Most favored nations trade agreement
Appeasement
28
In following a policy of appeasement, Great Britain and France did what?
submitted to Hitler's demands
pressured the US to join the war
entered into a defense alliance
declared war on Germany
29
Who led the United States at the end of WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Harry Truman
30
Linked to industrialization, this long term cause of war involved a contest for colonies?
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
System of alliances
31
Who made the decision to drop the Atomic bomb in WWII?
Ronald Reagan
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
32
This attack brought the United States into World War II on December 7, 1941?
Guadalcanal
D-Day
Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor
33
In World War I France, Great Britain, and Russia were called what?
Central Powers
Allies
Axis Powers
Vietcong
34
This German military strategy of "lightning" war was first used in Poland?
War of attrition
Guerrilla warfare
Trench Warfare
Blitzkrieg
35
What was the Lend Lease Act?
A statement of war aims by Franklin Roosevelt and Churchill
An order to shoot German U-boats on sight
A non aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union
A policy that allows the US to provide arms to our allies
36
In WWI Germany was lead by who?
Kaiser Wilhelm
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
37
Who rejected Wilson's Fourteen Points peace plan to end WWI?
League of Nations
Allied leaders
US Senate
Germans
38
The policy that kept the United States out of war for three years was called?
Americanization
Incorporation
Nationalism
Neutrality
39
Which of the following are the three theaters of war in WWII?
Carribean, South America, and West Africa
United States, Africa, and Siberia
Europe, Africa, and Pacific
Pacific, Africa, and South America
40
This British Prime Minister was against the Munich Pact that Neville Chamberlain signed?
Charles DeGaulle
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
Woodrow Wilson
41
Germany, Italy, and Japan were called this alliance in WWII?
NATO
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Allies
42
Which of the following did British Prime Minister Winston Churchill oppose?
The Atlantic Charter
Treaty of Versailles
The Munich Pact
Lend Lease Act
43
What leader led Germany in WWII
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Kaiser Wilhelm
Benito Mussolini
44
This British liner was sunk by a German U-Boat (Submarine)?
America
Lusitania
Titanic
Bismark
45
Benito Mussolini of Italy wanted to be the dominant power where?
Siberia
North Africa and the Meditteraenean
North America
South Pacific
46
In WWI this alliance included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire?
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Allied Powers
Vietcong
47
Which nation signed a non-aggression pact with Hitler and Germany before WWII?
China
Italy
United States
Soviet Union
48
What caused widespread starvation in Germany?
severe drought
British blockade of the English Channel and the North Sea
devaluation of German currency
allied bombing of German farms
49
This contained a suggestion of an alliance between Mexico and Germany that anger the US public?
Trench Warfare
Zimmerman Note
Watergate
Teapot Dome Scandal
50
The Japanese goal in WWII was to be the dominant power where?
United States
Europe
Pacific Ocean
Africa
51
In 1938, this country was Germany's first target?
France
Japan
Russia
Austria
52
Who led the United States at the beginning of WWII?
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
53
D-Day was necessary for which of the following reasons?
To free the Jews from their struggle in Germany
To conquer the British Isles and free the British
To defeat Hitler in North Africa
To regain a foothold in Europe to establish a western front
54
What did the United States use to overcome the threat of German U-boats?
airplanes
fleet of American submarines
Convoys or fleets of merchant ship guarded by naval ships
Tanks
55
The area between two enemy trenches was called this because men faced certain death there?
"No man's land"
enemy front
"War of attrition"
"Appeasement"
56
The Japanese attacked the US colonies in this area of the world immediately after Pearl Harbor?
Phillipines
Australia
Europe
Caribbean
57
WWI may have involved only two nations, Austria-Hungary and Serbia, if not for what?
The system of secret alliances
The convoy system
The system of propaganda
The system of trade agreements
58
This nation won the Battle of Britain?
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
United States
59
The Ottoman Empire is made up of these countries today?
Germany, France, and Spain
Turkey, Iraq, and Iran
Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina
China, Tibet, and Mongolia
60
Another term for the D-Day invasion is what?
Operation rolling thunder
Operation all out effort
Operation Overlord
Operation blitzkrieg