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Interwar Period and World War II Test
I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Answer the following questions by placing a CAPITAL letter of the correct answer on the line
beside the question. Worth 2 Points
1. _____ Mustafa Kemal Ataturk worked to make Turkey a modern nation by
A. Forming an alliance with Greece
B. Increasing Muslim influence on the government
C. Making the government completely secular
D. Allowing European powers to help
2. _____ Which of the following is most closely associated with the Israeli-Arab Conflict?
A. Balfour Declaration
B. Kyoto Protocol
C. Communist Manifesto
D. Treaty of Versailles
3. _____ The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act resulted in
A. A strong Japanese economy
B. Economic prosperity in Europe
C. A drastic decrease in world trade
D. An increase in American exports
4. _____ Fascism is the belief that
A. Democratic unity leads to national strength
B. Nationalism is rooted in ethnic superiority
C. The good of the nation is more important than individual rights
D. A classless society run by workers develops a strong government
5. _____ Which of the following contributed to the stock market crash of 1929
A. Increasing reliance on credit
B. drop in Japanese silk prices
C. Equal distribution of wealth
D. Tight government bank controls
6. _____ The goal of Stalin’s Five Year Plans was to
A. build labor camps
B. increase factory ownership for the works
C. quickly industrialize Russia
D. remove all opposition to communism
7. _____ Which of the following is the meaning of the terms means ‘Truth’ or ‘Soul’ Force,
Gandhi’s term for his independence movements.
A. Ahimsa
B. Satyagraha
C. Bapu
D. Mahatma
8. _____ The goal of the Nuremberg Laws was to
A. Rebuild the German army and empire
B. Remove Jews from mainstream German society
C. Protect Jews and Jewish businesses from attack
D. Officially appoint Hitler as chancellor of Germany
9. _____ One way in which the conquest of Manchuria by the Japanese (1931) and the conquest of
Ethiopia by Italy (1935) are similar is that these actions
A. Marked the end of the aggressive expansion of these nations
B. Demonstrate the weakness of the League of Nations
C. Reestablished the balance of power in the world
D. Led to the Long March
10. _____ “People would prefer their own bad government rather than submit to the good government of a
foreign power”
Which concept is characterized by this statement?
A. Nationalism
B. Communism
C. Socialism
D. Militarism
11. _____ Which function of the United Nations is based on the concept of collective security?
A. Providing health services
B. Coordinating global peacekeeping
C. Monitoring educational programs
D. Assisting in agricultural research
12. _____ Which of the following countries was NOT a member of NATO or the Warsaw Pact?
A. Czechoslovakia
B. Greece
C. East Germany
D. Yugoslavia
13. _____ During World War II, what did Winston Churchill say was the turning point of the war?
A. The Battle of El Alamein
B. U.S. joining the allies
C. Russia joining the Allies
D. D-Day invasion
14. _____ Who was the leader of the allied forces in Europe?
A. Douglas MacArthur
B. George Patton
C. George C. Marshall
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
15. _____ This man was the leader of the U.S. Occupation of Japan after WWII
A. Douglas MacArthur
B. George Patton
C. George C. Marshall
D. Dwight D. Eisenhower
16. _____ The Nuremberg Trials are considered an important event in the 20th century because they
A. brought an end to genocide forever
B. condemned the use of nuclear weapons
C. ruled on provisions for the postwar occupation of Germany
D. established principles of responsibility for human rights violations
17. _____ The Marshall Plan was designed to do which of the following
A. Strengthen the alliances from after the war
B. Force the losing nations to help rebuild areas destroyed in the war
C. Fund economic recovery in war-torn European nations
D. Promote the spread of militarism
18. _____ Which of the following battles was the final battle leading up to the dropping of the atomic
bomb in Japan?
A. Manila
B. Iwo Jima
C. Midway
D. Okinawa
19. _____ Where did Gandhi begin to practice his non-violent protests?
A. Great Britain
B. Pakistan
C. India
D. South Africa
20. _____ Which battle is considered the turning point in World War II in the Pacific Theater?
A. Okinawa
B. Midway
C. Iwo Jima
D. The Phillipines
21. _____ Which of the following mandates was not controlled by Great Britain?
A. Palestine
B. Iraq
C. Syria
D. Transjordan
II. Fill in the Blank
Directions: Fill in the Blank in the sentence with the correct answer. The number of blanks corresponds
to the number of words in the answer. Worth 2 Point each.
1. _________________, meaning ‘Great Soul’, was the moniker given to Mohandas Gandhi.
2. Through the _____________________ of farmland, the Soviet Union acquired 90% of all
farmland in its borders under Joseph Stalin
3. ‘Buying on the _________________’ is the term used for buying stock with borrowed money.
4. The Nazi Party elected _________________ _________________ their leader in 1921.
5. Benito Mussolini and his _________________ ________________ marched on Rome in 1922
6. Germany annexed Austria and ______________________ before invading _____________ in
1939, starting World War II.
7. The Shah was the ruler of _________________ during the Interwar Period
8. Ibn Saud was the founder of _____________ _______________, a country known today for it’s
oil.
9. The term ‘Nazi’ is short for ________________ ________________, the political ideology of the
party.
10. The United States’ military tactic in the Pacific Theater was known as ________________
______________.
11. World War II ended in the Pacific Theater with the use of the atomic bomb on the cities of
_________________ and ________________.
12. After World War II, _______________ was divided into four sections and governed by the Allies,
and ______________ was divided into two sections, East and West.
13. While Hirohito was the Emperor of Japan, it was General ____________ _____________ who
really controlled the country.
14. The Battle of ______________________ is considered the turning point in Germany’s invasion of
the USSR.
15. The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6th, 1944 is referred to as __________________.
16. ____________ _________________ and __________________ both became dominant world
economies after World War II.
17. Winston Churchill said that an ‘____________ _______________’ had fallen on Europe after
World War II.
18. _________________ _______________________ was the president of the US at the beginning of
the war, while _____________ ___________________ was the president at the end.
19. Major Japanese Leader of World War II were tried and hanged for their role in the
__________________ _________________ ________________, and the inhumane treatment of
American prisoners of war.
20. Neville Chamberlain is often blamed for Great Britain’s policy of _____________________
leading up to World War II.
21. _________ ____________ was the leader of the Khmer Rogue in Cambodia, which was
responsible for the genocide of many peoples.
22. List the six Genocides we learned about in class (Worth 1 point each)
23. List two reasons for Japanese imperialism in between the World Wars (Worth 2 points each)
24. What does NATO stand for?
25. Who are the 5 Permanent Members of the UN Security Council? (Worth 1 point each)
III. Map Activity
Directions: Complete the separate map activity, labeling the areas you are asked for. Worth 2 points each
IV. Short Essays
Directions: Complete the essay prompt on the board. Worth 10 points each