Unit 10 History Test

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The Lend-Lease Act was adopted prior to U.S entry into World War II primarily because this act would *

help Allied nations without the United States entering the war.

This propaganda poster illustrates what aspect of Stalin's totalitarian rule in the Soviet Union? *

his five-year plans for industry

This image illustrates the impact on Germany of *

hyperinflation.

Which of the following people would be most favored by Mussolini's fascist system? *

owners of steel and iron companies

In this speech, President Roosevelt is discussing the reasons behind what action? *

passing the Lend-Lease Act

Which of the following is an example of silent resistance? *

people who discreetly hid targets of Nazi persecution in their homes, offices, and warehouses

Stalin promoted socialist realism in order to *

show Soviet life positively and promote hope in a Communist future.

One appeal of Fascism to Italians was its promise of *

stable government.

The above passage is most closely connected with which of Hitler's goals? *

territorial expansion

This map could be used to show the results of *

the Anschluss.

Which military action is described in the following text? *

the Battle of the Coral Sea

This speech, delivered at a meeting of the League of Nations, was prompted by what event? *

the Italian invasion of Ethiopia

This graph can best be used to illustrated *

the causes of the "Terror Famine."

Which of the following is an example of wartime cooperation between Hitler and Mussolini? *

the conquest of France

What event led Chamberlain to make this speech? *

the invasion of Poland

The fascist government in Italy and the communist government in the Soviet Union were most similar in *

the methods they used to ensure loyalty.

Which of the following actions was a direct violation of the treaty that ended World War I? *

the remilitarization of Germany

In this photograph, taken in the Sudetenland in October 1938, who are these women greeting? *

German troops who are annexing part of Czechoslovakia.

Which of the following statements best describes Nazi ideology? *

Germans come from a superior race and need to destroy their enemies.

How did World War I contribute to the events leading up to World War II? *

Germans hated the Versailles Treaty and supported Hitler's actions to defy it.

What nation was the aggressor in the action described here? *

Germany

Which of the following was a result of Germany's involvement in the Spanish Civil War? *

Germany was able to test out the capabilities of its weapons.

Which was a cornerstone of Hitler's anti-Semitic beliefs? *

He believed that Jews were to blame for Germany's defeat in World War I.

Which action of Hitler was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles? *

He built up the German military.

How did Hitler establish a totalitarian state in Germany? *

He disbanded other political parties and made Germany a one-party state.

Why did Stalin target the Russian Orthodox Church? *

He saw the Church as a threat to his power.

Why did emerging knowledge about the extent of the Holocaust help increase demand and support for a Jewish homeland? *

It convinced people that Jews needed and deserved a country of their own.

In what way was the Nazi-Soviet Pact similar to the treaty that created the Axis? *

It enabled the signers to engage freely in aggressive actions.

How did the Munich Pact affect Europe? *

It further encouraged Hitler's aggressive policies.

How did the Nazi-Soviet Pact help advance Stalin's goals for the Soviet Union? *

It gave him a chance to expand Russian territory in Eastern Europe.

What long-term impact did the fighting shown on this map have on the war in Europe? *

It opened up a second front in Europe, as Stalin had requested.

What was the chief appeal of fascism to Italians after World War I? *

It promised a strong and stable government.

Which of the following was an effect of British resistance to Germany? *

It saved Britain from a German invasion.

Which action of the Soviet government resulted in the event described in this quote? *

It seized all the grain to meet industrial goals.

How did the Spanish Civil War affect other European countries? *

It spurred other nations to join in the conflict.

Which of the following best describes the conditions in Italy after World War I that helped Mussolini come to power? *

Italians tired of social unrest and economic instability.

Following World War I, Italian nationalists were outraged that

Italy did not receive all the territory it had been promised.

What was one reason Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931? *

Japanese militarists hoped to build an empire to rival Western colonial empires.

Which of the following statements represents an example of silent Jewish resistance? *

Jewish people meeting in secret to celebrate their religion and culture.

Which sentence fits into the blank space on this chart? *

Kristallnacht took place.

Based on the information on the map below, which of the following nations was still under Axis control at the time the war in Europe ended? *

Norway

Which best describes the sequence of events in Hitler's campaign against the Jews of Germany? *

Nuremberg Laws issued, persecution begins, concentration camps created, death camps created

What method did Germany's totalitarian government use to spread Hitler's beliefs? *

Schoolbooks were rewritten to reflect the racial views of the Nazi Party.

Which of the following is the best example of a command economy? *

Stalin's five-year plans in the Soviet Union

What was one result of the Yalta Conference? *

Staling pledged to enter the war against Japan.

Why was Operation Sea Lion a failure? *

The German air force was unable to defeat the British air force.

Which statement best describes economic conditions in the Weimar Republic after World War I? *

The German government printed extra money to pay workers, causing hyperinflation.

Why did support for Hitler increase in the early 1930s? *

The German people wanted a strong leader to end economic woes.

What was an immediate effect of the Lend-Lease Act? *

The United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.

Which of the following weakened the Weimar Republic? *

The Weimar government tried to help workers by printing more money, which caused the German mark to lose value.

Why did the Western democracies respond to aggression with a policy of appeasement? *

The Western democracies wanted to avoid the horrors of another war.

In what ways did Stalin's terror tactics harm the Soviet Union? *

The country lost many intellectual and military leaders.

What conclusion is best supported by this chart? *

The policy of appeasement did not succeed in achieving its goals.

What was the impact of the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway? *

These Japanese defeats meant that Japan was no longer able to mount offensives in the Pacific.

How did the collaboration of Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin help end World War II? *

They adopted a unified strategy to defeat the Axis powers in Europe.

Which statement best describes a similarity between fascist and communist governments? *

They both used terror and indoctrination to keep power.

Which of the following actions did the Nazis take specifically to implement Hitler's "Final Solution?" *

They built six special camps in occupied Poland.

As the western front of the war progressed and France was liberated, what was the result of the Big Three Allied leaders' meeting at Yalta? *

They decided the Soviet Union should enter the war against Japan.

How did Stalin's five-year plans affect industry and agriculture? *

They decreased the output for agriculture but improved industry.

How did the battles of Midway and the Coral Sea differ from earlier naval battles? *

They did not involve direct confrontations between enemy ships.

Why were aircraft carriers important to winning the war in the Pacific? *

They had the ability to launch aircraft from their decks.

Like Hitler, how were the new dictators in Eastern Europe able to gain power? *

They promised order and stability at a time of economic unrest.

What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor? *

They wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference.

What is the primary reason that concentration camps were created in 1933? *

They were used as detention centers for political prisoners.

Which of the following is a reason why Western countries refused to accept more refugees in the late 1930s? *

Western countries were burdened with the effects of the Great Depression.

How was the Munich Pact an act of appeasement? *

Western democracies gave in to Hitler's demands of annexing the Sudetenland.

Based on the information given, these words were most likely spoken by *

Winston Churchill after the Dunkirk evacuation.

This quotation most accurately reflects *

Winston's Churchill's response to the Munich Pact.

This cartoon depicts the situation in Europe *

after D-Day.

Which action best represents the policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France prior to the start of World War II? *

allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement

Stalin used the Great Purge and "show trials" to eliminate *

anyone he saw as a threat to his power.

Why did Communists target the Russian Orthodox Church? *

because people's loyalties lay with the Church rather than the state

This photograph illustrates Stalin's goal of *

breaking the power of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Stalin's 'five-year plans' were aimed at *

building heavy industry and improving transportation.

The incident described here was a key moment in Hitler's *

campaign of anti-Semitism.

In the Soviet Union under Stalin, the kulaks led much of the opposition to *

collectivization

Which of the following factors helped the Allies win World War II? *

controlling wartime production goals at home

Which of the following statements correctly describes Hitler's "Final Solution"? *

creation of extermination camps for European Jews

Which pairing of letters accurately matches the leader and the action taken by the leader? *

d)-g)

The goal of the Nuremberg Laws was to *

deprive German Jews of citizenship and other basic rights.

The goal of Comintern was to *

encourage the ideals of the Communist Party and worldwide revolutions.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a totalitarian government? *

extreme nationalism

Under Mussolini, Italy became a *

fascist dictatorship.

What policy did Stalin follow to bring agriculture under state control? *

forced collectivization

According to Eisenhower, why did he make it a point to visit Buchenwald? *

to counter any false claims that the Holocaust never happened

What was the primary purpose for the shift in manufacturing from goods to military resources? *to ensure that production was sufficient to fight the war

to ensure that production was sufficient to fight the war

What was the main goal of the D-Day invasion? *

to force Germany to fight on two fronts

Germany's rapid success in the first months of the war was largely due to the *

use of the blitzkrieg, which caught countries unprepared.

When they met at Yalta, the Big Three disagreed about *

what the political future of Eastern Europe would be.

What was one consequence of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union? *

Churchill agreed to support Stalin.

What can be inferred from these words, spoken by Winston Churchill in 1938? *

Churchill did not believe the policy of appeasement would achieve its goals.

In what ways did fascists differ from communists? *

Communists wanted to spread communism internationally, while fascists wanted to strengthen their own nations.

Which of the following contributed to the rise of authoritarian rule in Eastern Europe? *

Ethnic rivalries caused unrest within independent nations.

Why did France surrender to Germany? *

France was overrun by German and Italian forces.

Which listing represents the order in which these Allied nations joined the war against the Axis powers? *

(1) France and Britain; (2) the Soviet Union; (3) the United States

Which of the following best describes the Communist party in the Soviet Union? *

A few elite groups became the party's rulers.

Two of the three Allied leaders shown in this photograph had earlier cooperated by signing the *

Atlantic Charter.


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