Unit 5 – Test 1

World War II

Modern World History

Mr. Androstic

2011-2012

1. Benito Mussolini was the leader of what European nation?

  1. Russia
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Italy

2. What demilitarized zone in west Germany was occupied by the Nazi army in 1936?

  1. the Netherlands
  2. the Rhineland
  3. the Sudetenland
  4. Austria

3. What military strategy of Germany was used to quickly defeat nations such as Poland and France?

  1. bombing raids
  2. outflanking
  3. blitzkrieg
  4. guerilla warfare

4. Neville Chamberlain and Eduard Daladier practiced what policy of giving into Hitler’s demands?

  1. appeasement
  2. isolationism
  3. internment
  4. rearmament

5. How were Japanese residents in the western U.S. treated after Pearl Harbor?

  1. they were deported from the U.S.
  2. they were executed in mass numbers
  3. they were assaulted by mobs
  4. they were interned in concentration camps

6. Which nation was NOT possessed by Germany in 1942?

  1. Austria
  2. France
  3. Bulgaria
  4. Great Britain

7. The invasion of which European country began WWII?

  1. Poland
  2. France
  3. Great Britain
  4. Austria

8. Who was elected prime minister of Great Britain in 1940?

  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Neville Chamberlain
  3. Benito Mussolini
  4. Clement Attlee

9. Which nation allied themselves with Germany and Japan in forming the Axis Powers?

  1. Ottoman Empire
  2. Russia
  3. France
  4. Italy

10. What position was Hitler appointed to in 1933?

  1. chancellor
  2. prime minister
  3. dictator
  4. president

11. The first nation annexed (seized by) Germany was

  1. the Rhineland
  2. France
  3. Poland
  4. Austria

12. Which nation was hurt the most by the Treaty of Versailles?

  1. Germany
  2. Austria
  3. Ottoman Empire
  4. Bulgaria

13. At the ______Conference, the British and French appeased Hitler by giving him the Sudetenland.

  1. Paris
  2. Yalta
  3. Munich
  4. Potsdam

14. Adolf Hitler’s autobiography, which describes his political and social views, is called

a.  Sheesten Fenster

b.  Achtung Leibenstraum

c.  Mein Kampf

d.  Sturm Abtelung

15. What was the biggest reason Japan wished to become an imperial power?

  1. establishing friendly relations with Axis Powers
  2. less dependence on other nations for natural resources
  3. vengeance against China
  4. none of the above

16. The Munich Conference was held to decide control over what strip of land in the Northwest region of Czechoslovakia?

  1. the Netherlands
  2. the Rhineland
  3. the Sudetenland
  4. Austria

17. The United States followed the policy of ______prior to World War II, staying out of world affairs.

  1. island hopping
  2. isolationism
  3. internment
  4. appeasement

18. What law was passed by the Reichstag, allowing Hitler to become dictator for four years, and having total control of Germany?

  1. Reich Act
  2. Nuremberg Laws
  3. Enabling Act
  4. Sedition Act

19. Hitler led the National Socialist Party, or the ______Party.

  1. Communist
  2. German Workers
  3. Nazi
  4. Fascist

20. On what date was the attack of Pearl Harbor?

  1. September 2, 1945
  2. December 7, 1941
  3. June 6, 1944
  4. May 8, 1945

21. Which of these leaders led a communist system of government?

  1. Churchill
  2. Hitler
  3. Mussolini
  4. Stalin

22. One weakness of the Axis Powers when the U.S. entered WWII was that

  1. they had strong control of the nations they occupied
  2. they were spread thin across a large area
  3. they had excellent equipment
  4. none of the above

23. Which of the following was NOT a policy of the Nazis before WWII?

  1. Catholicism as the official German religion
  2. build-up of the military
  3. development of an Aryan race
  4. secret police used to squash opposition

24. What term means the forced relocation and imprisonment of a group of people?

  1. industrialization
  2. appeasement
  3. internment
  4. isolationism

25. Which of the following does NOT describe the conditions in Japanese internment camps?

  1. detainees constantly tried to prove their loyalty by cooperating with the guards
  2. food, clothing and blankets were rationed out to detainees
  3. prisoners were forced to labor until they were near death
  4. only American born detainees could be promoted to leadership roles

SHORT ANSWER:

Choose one of the two questions below to answer in a short answer format. Be sure to include the following: a thesis sentence (rewording the question) to explain what you will write about and explanation of at least three supporting details. Your answer will be worth 20 points – four points for each (of three) supporting details with an explanation, four points for writing in complete sentences, and four points for your thesis sentence (which should be at the beginning of your answer).

Question 1: How did Hitler expand the German empire in the 1930s when Germany was prohibited from doing this? (by the Treaty of Versailles ending WWI)? Additionally, why did Britain and France allow him to do this?

Question 2: How dominant was Germany in the early stages of World War II? Be sure to include the German fighting strategy that was so successful, as well as an idea of how large the empire grew (maybe mentioning nations Hitler conquered).