World History Unit 10 Test Review

Question 1

In his book, Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler discussed all of the following topics EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Called for the unity of the German people through a democracy

Question 2

WWII began as soon as Hitler invaded _________.

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 3

Why did Hitler target the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of Germany’s troubles?

Accepted Answer

Hatred of Jews, or anti-Semitism, was a key part of Nazi ideology

Question 4

The annexation of the Sudetenland refers to..

Accepted Answer

Hitler’s seizing of a German-speaking portion of Czechoslovakia

Question 5

The image above immortalizes which important World War II battle?

Accepted Answer

Iwo Jima

Question 6

When Germany elected Hitler in 1933, the country was

Accepted Answer

Full of economic and political unrest

Question 7

Which best describes the United States in the years between the world wars from 1919 to 1939?

Accepted Answer

US had $ from mass production in the 20s but struggled w/ depression later

Question 8

After the war’s end, the Nazi leading officials were held accountable for their crimes of humanity here.

Accepted Answer

Nuremberg Trials

Question 9

A night when thousands of Jewish homes, businesses, storefront, and synagogues were destroyed.

Accepted Answer

Kristallnacht

Question 10

Douglas MacArthur's plan for post-war Japan included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 11

Hitler set up _______ _____, where over 11 million were tortured, used as medical experiments, lit on fire, and killed.

Accepted Answer

Concentration Camps

Question 12

1) Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the early 1930s?

Accepted Answer

All three successfully invaded other nations

Question 13

At this 1943 conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin developed a plan to defeat Nazi Germany and its allies

Accepted Answer

Tehran Conference

Question 14

France was defeated by Germany...

Accepted Answer

France immediately surrendered and didn’t put up a fight

Question 15

The definition of “a systematic and purposeful killing off of an entire population.”

Accepted Answer

Genocide

Question 16

How is totalitarianism different from other forms of authoritarian governments?

Accepted Answer

Totalitarian gov control every aspect of life, including what people think

Question 17

The Treaty of Versailles contributed to the economic collapse of Germany after World War I by

Accepted Answer

requiring that Germany pay high war reparations

Question 18

Which of the following men seceded FDR as President of the US and is remembered for his decision use the A-bomb?

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman

Question 19

3) All of the following joined the Axis Powers EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 20

Which of the following led the Nazis to carry out the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 21

70,000 people were killed instantly, and many more would die...Most victims of radiation…This is talking about...

Accepted Answer

bombing of Hiroshima

Question 22

Totalitarian governments in Germany, the Soviet Union, and Italy used what methods to control their population?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 23

During World War II, the Germans relied on "blitzkrieg" which was

Accepted Answer

lightning war tactics that used the air force & tank to conquer territories

Question 24

Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to

Accepted Answer

work on the development of an atomic bomb

Question 25

What was the name of the organization set up after WWII that included both of the superpowers?

Accepted Answer

The United Nations

Question 26

All of the following embraced fascism EXCEPT…

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 27

The term appeasement is best defined as

Accepted Answer

an attempt to avoid conflict by meeting the demands of an aggressor

Question 28

Hitler’s decision to kill off all the Jews.

Accepted Answer

Holocaust

Question 29

Which of the following was a reason explaining why Hitler chose Austria as the first country to annex in 1938?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 30

The Potsdam Conference of 1945 marked the beginning of diplomatic conflict between the US and the Soviet Union because…

Accepted Answer

Truman was suspicious of Stalin's actions in eastern Europe.

Question 31

The location of the first atomic bomb used in war

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima

Question 32

To expand the power of Italy, Mussolini ordered an invasion of:

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 33

All of the following joined the Allies EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 34

Describe Hitler’s relationship with Stalin around 1942.

Accepted Answer

Hitler broke the Non-Aggression pact by invading the Soviet Union

Question 35

After World War I, inflation in Germany was ___________.

Accepted Answer

Really high

Question 36

The event that marks the beginning of the Allied invasion of Europe

Accepted Answer

D-Day

Question 37

The battle that was the last German offensive in WWII

Accepted Answer

Battle of the Bulge

Question 38

The event that drew the United States into WWII

Accepted Answer

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Question 39

The turning point for the US war effort in the Pacific and a major US victory

Accepted Answer

Battle of Midway

Question 40

Which is true of the Japanese invasion of China and attack of the city of Nanking in 1937?

Accepted Answer

The Japanese committed atrocities against Chinese soldiers citizens & women

World History Unit 10 Test Review

Questions 40

World History Unit 10 Test Review

Questions 40