28 July 2010, 5:28 pm
1. The German, Italian, and Japanese drive to empire during the 1930s had roots in A) competition for African colonies. B) tensions between communism and capitalism. C) World War I. D) economic expansionism. 2. What form of government dominated Germany, Italy, and Japan in the 1930s? A) military occupation B) military dictatorship C) representative democracy D) monarchy 3. What was Mussolini’s main goal in the 1930s? A) more natural resources B) a “new Roman Empire” C) room for population growth D) a powerful Italian army 4. Which country did Hitler claim for Germany in 1938? A) Yugoslavia B) Austria C) France D) Poland 5. Which invasion in the late 1930s was followed by the mass murder of civilians? A) German invasion of the Rhineland B) Japanese invasion of China C) Italian invasion of Ethiopia D) German invasion of Czechoslovakia 6. What impact did the Hitler-Stalin Pact have on Germany? A) It allowed Germany to annex Austria. B) It protected Germany from attack from the east. C) Germany gained access to important Soviet resources. D) Germany was permitted to expand its eastern borders. The United States and Europe Before World War II 7. In the 1930s, Great Britain and France followed a policy of appeasement toward German and Italian aggression because they A) had a political alliance with Germany and Italy. B) believed this was the best way to control Hitler and Mussolini. C) did not want to be involved in conflict or war. D) had governments similar to Germany and Italy. 8. U.S. isolationists in the 1930s wished to avoid A) economic dependence. B) political ties. C) foreign aid. D) association with Nazis. 9. At the Munich Conference of 1938, Great Britain and France agreed to let Germany have A) Ethiopia. B) the Sudetenland. C) the Rhineland. D) Austria. 10. What nation did Italy invade in 1935? A) Greece B) Austria C) Ethiopia D) Switzerland 11. One reason why Great Britain, France, and the United States did not respond immediately to German and Italian aggression in the 1930s is that all three were A) distracted by leisure activities. B) focused on domestic anti-war movements. C) concerned about the threat of communism. D) suffering from economic depressions. 12. World War II broke out two days after Germany invaded which country? A) Poland B) Albania C) France D) Czechoslovakia The Course of World War II 13. What was the immediate cause of U.S. entry into World War II? A) Germany invaded the Netherlands. B) Great Britain sought to mobilize the Allies against Hitler. C) Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. D) Germany invaded Poland. 14. In what order were the Axis powers defeated in World War II? A) Germany, Japan, Italy B) Germany, Italy, Japan C) Italy, Germany, Japan D) Japan, Germany, Italy 15. What was a decisive factor in the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad? A) a prolonged harsh winter B) superior Russian technology C) Russian attack by land and sea D) United States intervention 16. In April, 1945, Germany was attacked from the A) north and west. B) east and west. C) east and south. D) north and south. 17. Why was Germany divided into two parts following World War II? A) to give the Soviet Union control of some of its natural resources B) the Allies wanted to weaken it C) the Germans could not agree on whether to accept communism D) to protect its ethnic minorities 18. The term “iron curtain” refers to the division between A) the Soviet Union and eastern Europe. B) democratic and communist nations in Europe. C) Axis and Allied powers. D) engaged and neutral nations in World War II.... Read More »
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