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6. During the 1930s, Hitler, Mussolini, and the military
Multiple Choice
leaders of Japan
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the
a.
had a monopoly on world trade.
statement or answers the question.
b.
began invading neighboring lands.
1. What did Italy, Germany, and Japan have in common in
c.
organized the League of Nations.
the 1930s?
d.
bolstered national pride by calling for free eleca.
They overturned traditional governments and estions.
tablished democracies.
b.
They were economic giants and together controlled world trade.
c.
They sought to solve their nations’ problems
through conquest.
d.
They angered other nations by their persecution of
the Jews.
2. Which was part of American policy during the early
years of World War II?
a.
denouncing Britain and France for declaring war
on Germany
b.
following a foreign policy of appeasement
c.
remaining neutral while making war supplies
available to Britain
d.
terminating all trade agreements with warring
nations
3. Joseph Stalin dominated the Soviet Union using the tactics of
7. During the early years of World War II, the United States
a.
organized several peace talks between the Allies
and the Axis powers.
b.
stopped trading with all nations at war.
c.
tried to remain neutral while supplying weapons
to Britain and France.
d.
sent military and economic aid to all nations at
war.
8. Stalin modernized agriculture in the Soviet Union
through
a.
capitalism.
b.
nationalization.
c.
collectivization.
d.
socialization.
9. Lebensraum was the term Hitler used that meant
a.
appeasement and neutrality.
a.
a dream of German domination of all Europe.
b.
coaxing and persuasion.
b.
c.
gifts of food and land.
a dream of German domination of the Soviet Union.
d.
terror and purges.
c.
more power for Germany over Italy.
d.
more living space for the Germans.
4. The Axis Powers were named for the “axis” between
which two European capitals?
10. After Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and made a
pact with Stalin, he invaded
a.
Poland.
a.
London and Paris
b.
Paris and Berlin
b.
France.
c.
Berlin and Rome
c.
England.
d.
Berlin and Warsaw
d.
Japan.
5. The Japanese leaders believed they could cripple the
American naval fleet
11. Great Britain held out against the German attack at the
Battle of
a.
in the Dutch East Indies.
a.
Dunkirk.
b.
in Manchuria.
b.
Stalingrad.
c.
at Pearl Harbor.
c.
Britain.
d.
at Shanghai.
d.
Paris.
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12. The America First Committee wanted to
a.
enter the war.
b.
block any further aid to Britain.
c.
bomb Japan.
d.
attack Germany.
13. How did Mussolini use gangs of Fascist thugs in Italy?
a.
to guard Allied prisoners
b.
to invade Ethiopia
c.
to draw up new laws
d.
to terrorize his opponents
14. What historical event contributed to the rise of fascism
in both Italy and Germany, and to the rise of totalitarianism
in the Soviet Union?
18. Why did two Chinese leaders, Jiang Jieshi and Mao
Zedong, unite?
a.
to help form the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity
Sphere
b.
to fight the Japanese
c.
to defend the Burma Road
d.
to set up a puppet state in Manchuria
19. In September 1940, Japan allied itself with
a.
the Axis Powers.
b.
the Allies.
c.
the Chinese.
d.
the Dutch East Indies.
20. During the 1930s, the United States focused largely on
a.
preparing for war.
a.
the Spanish Civil War
b.
domestic affairs.
b.
the Russian Revolution
c.
international affairs.
c.
the Nuremberg Party rally
d.
international and domestic affairs.
d.
World War I
21. Congress passed Neutrality Acts that were designed to
15. Hitler signed a Nonaggression Pact with
a.
support other neutral states around the world.
a.
Britain.
b.
support other nations in the Western Hemisphere.
b.
the Soviet Union.
c.
limit international involvement.
c.
France.
d.
allow nations to purchase weapons on credit.
d.
Poland.
16. Hitler used which of the following military strategies
when invading Poland?
22. Which militant Japanese general became prime minister
in October of 1941?
a.
Tojo Hideki
a.
a sitzkrieg
b.
Hirota Koki
b.
the Maginot Line
c.
P’u-I
c.
a blitzkrieg
d.
Manchukuo
d.
U-boat attack
17. Who inspired the British people to resist the German
invasion?
23. Which of the following was an example of deficit
spending during the war?
a.
raising taxes to finance government programs
b.
using a “pay-as-you-go” method of collecting income taxes
a.
Charles de Gaulle
b.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c.
Winston Churchill
c.
freezing prices to head off inflation
d.
Jose Stalin
d.
using borrowed money to finance war production
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24. What led the government to evacuate Japanese Americans from the West Coast?
a.
long-held prejudice, and fears inflamed by the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
b.
terrorist attacks by immigrants living on the West
Coast
c.
fear for the safety of Japanese Americans on the
West Coast
d.
refusal of the Nisei to accept United States citizenship
25. Financing the war with borrowed money was an example of
a.
the cost-plus system.
b.
deficit spending.
c.
the Gross National Product.
d.
wartime conversion.
26. On the home front during the war years,
a.
racial discrimination in employment practices
ended.
b.
the Jim Crow system was banned by executive
order.
c.
segregation ended in northern cities.
d.
African Americans took direct action to promote
racial equality.
27. The Selective Training and Service Act required military service registration for all males between the ages of
a.
18 and 40.
b.
21 and 36.
c.
21 and 40.
d.
18 and 56.
28. What was the main war strategy that Roosevelt and
Churchill first agreed on?
a.
to concentrate on chasing the Axis Powers out of
Africa
b.
to concentrate on fighting the Japanese in the Pacific
c.
to concentrate on winning the war in Europe
d.
to defend Great Britain against invasion
29. After the Allies gained control of Africa, what was their
next target?
a.
France
b.
Japan
c.
the Pacific
d.
Italy
30. The Germans were finally halted in their advance into
the Soviet Union at
a.
the Battle of the Bulge.
b.
the Kasserine Pass.
c.
the Battle of Stalingrad.
d.
Normandy.
31. The Battle of the Bulge was
a.
the battle in which the least number of American
troops fought.
b.
the largest battle fought in Western Europe during
World War II.
c.
the largest battle ever fought in the Soviet Union.
d.
a minor World War II battle compared to many
others.
32. During World War II, African American soldiers
a.
fought in segregated units.
b.
fought alongside white soldiers.
c.
were not allowed to fight.
d.
fought in the army only.
33. Which of the following took place on D-Day?
a.
the last fight to get American supplies across the
Atlantic to Britain
b.
the first British and American landings in North
Africa
c.
the start of the Allied invasion of Italy
d.
the landing of Allied forces on France’s Normandy
coast
34. In what part of the world were the battles of the Coral
Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal fought?
a.
the Atlantic
b.
the Asian mainland
c.
the Pacific
d.
the Italian peninsula
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35. What finally brought an end to World War II?
a.
a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands
b.
the appeasement of Germany
c.
a U.S. naval blockade of Japan
d.
the dropping of atomic bombs by the United
States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
36. V-E Day, May 8, 1945, marked
41. What was the “final solution to the Jewish question,”
announced by the Nazis at the Wannsee Conference?
a.
kill all the Jews
b.
compromise with Jewish leaders
c.
force all Jews to emigrate
d.
draft all Jews into the German army
42. The goal of the Manhattan Project was to
a.
the start of the largest landing by sea in history.
a.
develop an atomic bomb.
b.
the Allied attack on North Africa.
b.
devise a strategy for invading Japan.
c.
the end of the war in Europe.
c.
build eight new aircraft carriers.
d.
the end of the war in the Pacific.
d.
defend New York City from submarine attacks.
37. Why did President Franklin Roosevelt create the Office
of War Mobilization?
43. Because of the war, large numbers of women began to
work as
a.
to replace the Office of Price Administration
a.
household servants.
b.
to centralize agencies dealing with war production
b.
cooks and sales clerks.
c.
to build up wartime morale
c.
steelworkers and welders.
d.
to reduce the government’s role in war production
d.
factory managers.
38. The United States began to emerge from the depression
as a result of
a.
freezing rents and prices.
b.
producing goods for the Allied forces.
c.
increasing production of consumer goods.
d.
allocating raw materials.
39. To meet the demand for war material, the American
government
44. Which of the following best describes Japanese kamikazes?
a.
one-man submarines that attacked American ships
at Pearl Harbor
b.
guerrilla fighters who hid in caves on the Pacific
islands
c.
bomb-loaded planes whose pilots deliberately
crashed into targets
d.
guards at the prisoner-of-war camps operated by
the Japanese
a.
took over the largest industries.
b.
built factories to be run by soldiers.
c.
hired foreign workers.
a.
the Philippines.
d.
directed the war production of businesses.
b.
France.
c.
Pearl Harbor.
d.
the Soviet Union.
40. As a result of war production, employment increased
and
a.
union membership rose.
b.
the cost of living dropped.
c.
taxes decreased.
d.
workers by the millions left unions.
45. With the words “I shall return,” General Douglas
MacArthur promised to come back to
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54. government savings notes bought by Americans to help
finance World War II
Matching
Match each name with his or her description below. You
will not use all the names.
a.
Tojo Hideki
b.
Adolf Hitler
c.
Joseph Stalin
d.
Charles de Gaulle
e.
Francisco Franco
f.
Blackshirts
g.
Winston Churchill
h.
Benito Mussolini
i.
Neville Chamberlain
j.
Jiang Jieshi
46. Fascist Party leader who became dictator of Italy
47. leader of the Nazi Party in Germany
48. leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
49. British prime minister during World War II
50. British prime minister who signed a peace accord in
Munich
51. general who became prime minister of Japan
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will
not use all the items.
a.
GI
b.
war bonds
c.
rations
d.
D-Day
e.
carpet bombing
f.
victory gardens
g.
U-boats
h.
kamikaze
i.
island hopping
j.
Liberty ships
52. vessels built in the United States that usually carried
troops or war supplies
53. technique by which planes scattered large numbers of
bombs
55. home projects that raised vegetables during World War
II
56. referred to U.S. servicemen
57. suicide plane
58. effort launched to invade Western Europe
ESSAY
1. In a well developed paragraph using no fewer than 6
complete sentences and not using any text-speak:
How did American involvement in World War II change the
outcome of the war?