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World War II: The Road to War, 1931–1941
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1. The United States entered World War II after
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Germany invaded Poland.
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Italy attacked Ethiopia.
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Germany began bombing Britain.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked.
2. When Japan invaded Manchuria, it created a puppet state, or a
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nation that controls the foreign policy of another nation's government.
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nation that exists only to provide raw materials for another nation's industry.
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supposedly independent nation under the control of a powerful neighbor.
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largely democratic nation with a strong central government.
3. How did Hitler begin his assault on England?
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by invading at night across the English channel from France
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by attempting to establish air superiority with his Luftwaffe
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by deciphering the codes that Britain used to communicate with its military
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by mining the subway tunnels in London's Underground
4. During the early 1930s, Japan began a policy of
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domestic economic cutbacks.
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aggression against China and throughout Asia.
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aggression against Europe and the Soviet Union.
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democratization of government and privatization of industry.
5. Which country attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
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Germany
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Great Britain
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the Soviet Union
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Japan
6. By the time the United States entered the war in 1941,
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Germany had conquered most of Europe.
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Italy had already surrendered.
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the Soviet Union had joined the Axis powers.
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Britain was winning the war.
7. Blitzkrieg referred to a
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form of military attack.
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method of government.
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type of war ration.
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member of the German military.
8. The America First Committee opposed
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international economic competition.
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American aid to Britain's war effort.
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a military buildup in Japan.
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the Nazi regime.
9. One of the main goals of the Nazis was to
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form an alliance with the United States.
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bring communism to Germany.
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end German imperialism.
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eliminate Jews from German society.
10. Fascism emphasizes
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the diversity of ethnic groups and the importance of the individual.
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economic stability and social welfare programs.
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complete government ownership of land and property.
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a single nation or ethnic group and the supreme authority of a leader.
11. How did Britain and France respond to Hitler's demands for control over part of Czechoslovakia?
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They immediately attacked him.
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They negotiated for a financial settlement in exchange for the territory.
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They gave him the land in an attempt to keep the peace.
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They consulted the Czechoslovakian leaders before denying Hitler control.
12. Pearl Harbor is a
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U.S. Air Force base in the Pacific.
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U.S. Navy base in the Pacific.
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U.S. Air Force base in the Caribbean.
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U.S. Army base in the Caribbean.
13. One of the reasons for American isolationism in the 1930s was
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the domestic economic situation.
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the growing war in Europe.
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the increasing sophistication of military weaponry.
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the ongoing conflict between the Americans and the British.
14. The French Resistance opposed
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the French government before Hitler.
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Hitler's government during the German occupation of France.
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war in any form.
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the Allies in the Battle of Britain.
15. As Hitler began Germany's expansion, he signed a Nonaggression Pact with which of the following
countries?
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Italy
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Austria
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Poland
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the Soviet Union
16. Mein Kampf outlined the plans of
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the German government for gradual rebuilding after World War I.
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the Allies to defeat Hitler's war machine.
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Mussolini to organize gangs of fascist thugs.
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Hitler to strengthen Germany's military and expand its borders.
17. Adolf Hitler was the leader of which political party in Germany?
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the Reichstag party
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the Nazi party
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the Communist party
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the Republican party
18. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany after it invaded
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France.
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Italy.
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the Soviet Union.
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Poland.
19. Which three countries made up the Axis Powers?
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France, Britain, and the Soviet Union
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Austria, Germany, and Poland
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Germany, Italy, and Japan
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the United States, Britain, and France
20. Who was the dictator who ruled the Soviet Union during World War II?
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Karl Marx
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Josef Stalin
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Benito Mussolini
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Neville Chamberlain