Unit 15 - World War II

Kristallnacht

A night where Jewish businesses were destroyed and citizens were killed.

Totalitarianism

A system of government that requires citizens to submit to the leader

Fascism

An extreme right wing government

Axis Nations

Italy, Germany and Japan in WW II

started the process of retaking occupies France.

The Normandy landings-

True

True or False: Adolf Hitler had a solid plan to get Germany out of the depression in the 1920s and 1930s.

False

True or False: Anti-Semitism is the idea that citizens should support Jewish citizens and fight against the discrimination.

False

True or False: Fascism is an extreme left wing government.

False

True or False: Hideki Tojo was the Japanese naval commander during World War II.

True Correct, Japan was not formally recognized.

True or False: Japan felt they had been treated unfairly by the Treaty of Versailles.

True

True or False: The Treaty of Versailles was a main cause of World War II.

False

True or False: The ideas of Adolf Hitler were immediately accepted by the German people.

True

True or False: World War II was caused in part by the rise of fascist governments.

Allied Nations

United States, Britain, Soviet Union in WW II

Mussolini allied with Germany and Japan to create the Axis powers. Mussolini maintained a fascist form of government in Italy. Mussolini invaded and conquered Ethiopia and Albania. Correct! All of the above are correct.

What role did Benito Mussolini play in World War II?

The British abandoned appeasement and declared war against Germany.

What was the effect of the German invasion of Poland in 1939?

All three countries invaded other countries within ten years of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. False, while all three countries invaded other nations it was not until the 1930's.

Which of the following is NOT on commonality between the three fascist countries.

Soviet Union While the Soviet Union was allies with Germany for a bit, they were communist.

Which of the following nations was NOT a fascist government in the 1930s?

Churchill sent troops to help fight the Battle of Stalingrad.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic or achievement of Winston Churchill?

Germany was not asked to pay reparations to the victorious nations.

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Treaty of Versailles for Germany?

The invasion convinced Britain to declare war on the Soviet Union.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the German invasion of the Soviet Union?

Stalin allowed freedom of speech against the war effort.

Which of the following was NOT done by Josef Stalin in World War II?

The US cut off the Japanese supply of oil.

Which of the following was a cause of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor?

Over six million Jews were murdered. Jewish business, graveyards, and other sites were destroyed. Jewish citizens were forced to live in ghettos. Correct! All of the above are correct.

Which of the following was an effect of the Holocaust?