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