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WWII Part 2
Test Description: Part 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is totalitarianism?
A
strong, parliamentary system of government
B
government that controls nearly all aspects of people's lives
C
total social support including health and old-age pensions
D
socialist government
2) The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of World War I. How did the signing of this treaty lead to the outbreak of World War II?
A
The treaty helped Great Britain takeover Germany and reestablish itself as the only major superpower and cause resentment in
B
The treaty did not lead to the outbreak of World War II
C
The treaty caused resentment and economic hardship in German which led to the rise of Hitler
D
The treaty led to the global economic crash known as the Great Depression which caused democratic governments to obtain power
3) One of the greatest atrocities in history occurred during World War II when the Nazis instituted the systematic killing of over 6 million Jews and other ethnic groups. What is the name given to this horrific ordeal?
A
Nuremberg Laws
B
Concentration Camps
C
Blitzkrieg
D
The Holocaust
4) What were the aggressive actions taken by the Axis Powers prior to the outbreak of World War II?
A
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
B
Bombing of US embassies in Italy, Spain, and France
C
Invasion of Poland, China, and the USSR
D
Invasion of Ethiopia, Manchuria, and the Rhineland
5) Europe struggles to recover from the Great War. Factories switch from war to consumer production. Americans invest wildly in the stock market. U.S. stock market crashes. Banks and Businesses fail. This list describes?
A
The reasons for European imperialism.
B
The powder keg which ignited World War I.
C
The argument for women’s suffrage.
D
The causes and spread of the Great Depression.
6) The Great Depression caused a lot of hardships for people throughout the world. There was a lack of employment, a lack of government assistance, and inflation was extremely high. What types of political thinking resulted from these hardships?
A
Communism and socialism
B
Fascism and militarism
C
Democracy and capitalism
D
Theocracy and monarchy
7) What was the immediate effect of the United States dropping the Atomic Bombs on Japan?
A
European nations spoke out against the use of such weapons and nuclear weapons were banned
B
Japan immediately surrendered and World War II ended
C
The Soviet Union signed a peace treaty with the United States and the US became the lone superpower
D
Germany vowed to fight to the death against the Americans and the nuclear age began
8) All of the folowing were causes and reason for the spread of the great depression except
A
Factories switch from war to consumer production.
B
Americans invest wildly in the stock market.
C
U.S. stock market crashes.
D
Countries issued too many war bonds during World War I
9) In the War in the Pacific, American forces used a strategy of moving toward Japan by taking control of one island at a time. What was that strategy called?
A
Operation Overlord
B
trenching
C
guerilla warfare
D
island hopping
10) What was President Truman's solution to ending the war quickly in the Pacific?
A
drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
B
command all U.S. naval forces to retreat back to the United States
C
hire private ship owners to assist in the war efforts
D
sign an appeasement treaty with Japan
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