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