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Test Description: WWII Review based on South Carolina 7th Grade Social Studies standards
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What best describes the actions of military dictatorships in the late 1930s?
A
Dictatorships began to have more control of the people
B
They began openly committing acts of aggression
C
These military dictatorships wanted to avoid war at all costs
D
They were trying to spread democracy around the world
2) Benito Mussolini was able to appeal to the emotions of Italians. What best describes why Italians were bitter after WWI?
A
Mussolini and other Italians believed that Italy did not receive enough land after World War I.
B
Italians believed that Germany was not punished harshly enough.
C
Italy was upset about losing World War I.
D
They felt the League of Nations was going to help Germany rebuild.
3) Germans became angry at the Treaty of Versailles for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A
Forced to accept reparations from the war through the War Guilt Clause.
B
Jews were responsible for Germany losing the war.
C
Germans felt it stripped them of territory
D
Forced Germany to pay huge reparations to Britain, France and Russia.
4) Which of the following was not true of Italy during the development of WWII?
A
The League of Nations issued sanctions which controlled Italy.
B
Italy attacked Ethiopia.
C
Mussolini established a Fascist Party.
D
A totalitarian government was established.
5) Which of the following best describes what Germany, Italy, and Japan established using military aggression prior to WWII?
A
Empires
B
European Union
C
Democratic Union
D
League of Nations
6) In 1935 the United States Congress passed the ______ to prevent the US from taking sides in the WWII conflict.
A
Atlantic Charter
B
Neutrality Acts
C
Good Neighbor Policy
D
Lend Lease Act
7) Why did the US decide to stay isolated from foreign affairs?
A
Citizens felt they were dragged into WWI
B
Citizens felt they should concentrate on domestic (US) problems
C
All are true
D
Congress passed neutrality acts preventing the US from taking sides
8) All of the following were failures of the League of Nations, EXCEPT
A
They could only voice disapproval when Japan invaded Manchuria.
B
They protested Mussolini's attack on Ethiopia, but did nothing to stop the Italians.
C
They did not prevent Hitler from militarizing his country and then occupying the Rhineland
D
They passed Neutrality Acts to keep countries out of war.
9) Britain and France responded with a policy of appeasement to prevent future world wars. What is appeasement?
A
It was the unification of Germany and Austria.
B
To give in to the demands of an unhappy nation to avoid war.
C
An area of land where no German troops were allowed.
D
Warlike acts against other nations.
10) When Hitler demanded the Sudetenland, European leaders met and agreed to the Munich Pact. Which statement best describes the Munich Pact?
A
Hitler promised to give the Rhineland back, in exchange for the Sudetenland.
B
It was an agreement between leaders to declare war on Germany.
C
In the Munich Pact, Mussolini agreed to turn against Hitler and side with the Allies.
D
It was an agreement to give Hitler the Sudetenland, if he agreed to stop taking land.
11) On Sept 1, 1939, Hitler stunned the world by invading Poland. What military strategy did the Germans use for the first time?
A
Hand-to- hand combat
B
Blitzkrieg
C
Trench Warfare
D
Appeasement
12) As Japan committed acts of aggression in China, the League of Nations condemned them. What was Japan's response to this?
A
Japan responded by destroying the League of Nations
B
They apologized to the world
C
They left the League
D
Their military gave up power and turned it over to the people
13) Where did Germany suffer their first defeat of the war?
A
The Battle of Paris
B
Warsaw, Poland
C
The Battle of Britain
D
At Normandy
14) Why did Congress pass the Lend- Lease Act and amend the Neutrality Acts in 1941?
A
To limit the amount of military equipment and supplies sent overseas.
B
To allow a means for the United States military to build military bases on foreign soil.
C
To permit landlords to lend or lease housing for American troops overseas.
D
To allow the United States to lend military equipment and supplies to any nation the president said was vital to the defense
15) The United States strategy of attacking and invading one Japanese held island at a time was called____?
A
Atoll invasions
B
Island hopping (leap frogging)
C
Island warfare
D
Pacific Strategy
16) How did Japan respond to President Roosevelt's decision to stop the sale of oil to Japan?
A
They tried to re-join the League of Nations.
B
They did not respond
C
They launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor
D
The Japanese sent troops to help Germany defeat Britain
17) General Dwight Eisenhower led the invasion known as D-Day. What best describes this invasion?
A
The invasion took place in Japan, and was a response to Pearl Harbor.
B
he Allies landed in the North Africa and began moving towards Italy.
C
The Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, and eventually spread out all over Europe.
D
The Allies made the invasion look real, but it really wasn't.
18) What difficult decision did President Harry Truman have to make regarding the war in Pacific?
A
The decision Truman faced was whether or not to use the atomic bomb on Japan.
B
He had to decide whether or not to remain allies with Britain and France.
C
Truman needed to decided whether or not to invade China.
D
He had to decide whether or not to surrender to the Japanese.
19) Which WWII battle marked the turning point for fighting in the Pacific against the Japanese?
A
Battle of Stalingrad
B
Battle of the Bulge
C
Battle of Iwo Jima
D
Battle of Midway
20) What ended the war in the Pacific?
A
The invasion of China by the US
B
D-Day
C
The dropping of the atomic bomb on two Japanese cities
D
The surrender of the Nazis
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