Name______________________________ Global Studies Unit Test #6 World War II

Date_______________ Mr. Blum

Directions: Read each choice carefully. Next, choose the answer that best answers the question or completes the sentence. Make sure the question number matches the number on your scantron. Dont leave any answer blank. se test!takin" strate"ies to eliminate wron" answers, and underline important parts of the question. 1) Which of these events in World War II happened first? A) Dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima B) Invasion of Poland C) D-Da invasion D) Battle of Britain !) In "#rope in the 1$%&'s( economic instabilit led to the A) rise of fascist dictatorships B) development of n#clear arms C) abandonment of colonial territories D) establishment of the )eag#e of *ations %) +ne ,a in ,hich the treat of *an-ing and the .reat of /ersailles are similar is that in both treaties the provisions called for A) monarchs to be ret#rned to their rightf#l places B) reparations to be paid b defeated enemies C) e0isting boarders to be maintained D) peace-eeping organi1ations to be established 2) Which political leader gained po,er as a res#lt of the failing econom of the Weimar 3ep#blic? A) Adolf Hitler B) 4rancisco 4ranco C) Benito 5#ssolini D) Charles de 6a#lle

7) Which conflict is most closel associated ,ith events in *an8ing( D#n-ir-( and

Hiroshima? A) 3#ssian 3evol#tion B) World War I C) World War II D) 9orean War :) .he rise of fascism in 6erman bet,een World War I and World War II is often associated ,ith the A) promotion of ethnic diversit B) appeal of the doctrine of nonviolence C) impact of the global economic depression D) establishment of a strong parliamentar s stem ;) +ne ,a in ,hich the con<#est of 5anch#ria b =apan and the anne0ation of C1echoslova-ia b 6erman in 1$%$ are similar is that these actions A) mar-ed the end of the aggressive e0pansion of these nations B) demonstrated the ,ea-ness of the )eag#e of *ations C) led to the )ong 5arch D) reestablished the balance of po,er in the ,orld >) D#ring World War II( the importance of the D-Da invasion of 1$22 ,as that it A) forced 6erman to fight on m#ltiple fronts B) made 6erman move their militar to the 3#ssian front C) ended the bombing of 6erman D) demonstrated 6erman militar dominance $) .he invasions of 3#ssia b 4rance in 1>1! and b 6erman in World War II ,ere #ns#ccessf#l in part beca#se of the A) 3#ssian alliances ,ith China B) fail#re of 4rance and 6erman to develop modern ,eapons C) harsh climate conditions in 3#ssia D) ine0perience of 4rench and 6erman militar leaders 1&) +ne reason the )eag#e of *ations failed as a ,orld organi1ation ,as that it A) s#pported the rise of fascist states B) lac-ed a militar force to settle conflicts C) dealt ,ith conflict b establishing naval bloc-ades D) enco#raged the anne0ation of territor b force 11) =apan's invasion of China in 1$%; and 6erman 's attac- on Poland in 1$%$ led

directl to A) the beginning of World War II in Asia and "#rope B) a conference at 5#nich for "#ropean leaders C) a meeting at ?alta bet,een the @nited Atates and the Aoviet @nion D) the ,ithdra,al of Britain and 4rance from "#ropean affairs 1!) Which action ill#strates the concept of genocide? A) the *a1i armies eliminating the =e,s and other gro#ps as part of Adolf Hitler's 4inal Aol#tion B) Adolf Hitler and =oseph Atalin signing a nonaggression pact in 1$%$ C) the British negotiating peace ,ith Adolf Hitler d#ring the 1$%> 5#nich Conference D) 6erman generals plotting against Adolf Hitler 1%) D#ring the late 1$th cent#r ( =apan's lac- of nat#ral reso#rces ,as one reason for =apan implementing a polic of A) collectivi1ation B) free trade C) socialism D) imperialism 12) 3ead the follo,ing <#otationB CDE?o# sho#ld ta-e steps no, to cease militar resistanceD +ther,ise( ,e shall resol#tel emplo this bomb and all o#r other s#perior ,eapons to promptl and forcef#ll end the ,arFECDD .his paragraph from a 1$27 Allied leaflet ,arned the A) C1echs of a 6erman invasion B) 9oreans of a 3#ssian invasion C) Americans in Ha,aii of a =apanese attacD) =apanese civilians of a @nited Atates attac17) What ,as one similarit bet,een 4rance d#ring the 1;$&'s and 6erman d#ring the 1$!&'s? A) Aevere inflation and #nemplo ment contrib#ted to the rise of radical political gro#ps B) Acientific developments improved the standard of living C) Widespread intolerance of the H#g#enots led to h#man rights ab#ses D) 5ilitar s#ccesses eliminated tensions ,ith neighboring co#ntries 1:) .he 1$%&'s depression in 6erman contrib#ted to the rise of the *a1i part beca#se A) economic hardships increased political instabilit

B) five- ear plans of the comm#nists failed C) the 3eichstag nationali1ed private propert D) the Weimar rep#blic imposed totalitarianism 1;) Which leader is most closel associated ,ith the rise of fascism in Ital prior to World War II? A) Ho Chi 5inh B) Winston Ch#rchill C) 5ao Gedong D) Benito 5#ssolini 1>) .he anne0ation of 9orea and =apan's invasion of 5anch#ria ,ere attempts b =apan to A) spread Ahinto beliefs B) protect h#man rights C) ac<#ire nat#ral reso#rces D) establish theocratic governments 1$) +ne similarit bet,een Adolf Hitler and Benito 5#ssolini is that both A) led fascist states B) s#pported comm#nism C) re8ected militarism D) remained in po,er after World War II !&) Which statement abo#t the ,orld,ide and 6reat Depression of the 1$%&'s is a fact rather than an opinion? A) Political leaders sho#ld have prevented the Depression B) World War I ,as the onl reason for the depression C) 6erman ,as h#rt more b the .reat of /ersailles than b the Depression D) .he economic #pheaval of the Depression had ma8or political effects !1) Which gro#p ,as acc#sed of violating h#man rights in the cit of *an8ing d#ring World War II? A) Americans B) Chinese C) 6ermans D) =apanese !!) +ne ,a in ,hich the Hitler ?o#th of 6erman ( the Bro,n Ahirts in Ital ( and the 3ed 6#ard of China are similar is that both organi1ations A) re<#ired #n<#estioning lo alt to the leader

B) led pro-democrac movements C) hindered imperialistic goals D) helped increase religio#s tolerance !%) =apan's invasion of 5anch#ria( Ital 's attac- on "thiopia( and 6erman 's blit1-rieg in Poland are e0amples of A) militar aggression B) appeasement C) containment D) the domino theor !2) 3ead the follo,ing passageB HCAevent tho#sand people ,ere -illed instantl ( and man more ,o#ld die I :&(&&& b *ovember and another ;(&&& b 1$7&D 5ost of them ,o#ld be victims of a ne, method of -illing I radiationCE .he sit#ation described in this passage ,as the direct res#lt of ,hich World War II event? A) Bombing of Hiroshima B) D-Da invasion of *ormand C) Attac- on Pearl Harbor D) Blit1 of )ondon !7) "thnic cleansing in Bosnia( the -illing fields of Cambodia J9amp#chea) and the concentration camps of World War II are all e0amples of A) religio#s conflicts B) international terrorism C) nationalist revolts D) h#man rights violations !:) Which statement abo#t both the Bolshevi- 3evol#tion in 3#ssia and the rise of fascism in 6erman and Ital is acc#rate? A) "conomic conditions led to political change B) Ind#striali1ation hindered national development C) 6oals ,ere achieved b peacef#l means D) Comm#nist ideals f#eled both movements !;) .he term appeasement is best defined as A) an attempt to avoid conflict b meeting the demands of an aggressor B) a declaration of ,ar bet,een t,o or more nations

C) a period of peace and prosperit ( res#lting in c#lt#ral achievement D) an agreement removing economic barriers bet,een nations !>) H5#ssolini Attac-s "thiopia J1$%7) H H6erman .a-es 3hineland Bac- J1$%:)E H6erman and 3#ssia Divide Poland J1$%$)E .hese headlines might be #sed to ill#strate the ,ea-ness of the A) @nited *ations B) Congress of /ienna C) Warsa, Pact D) )eag#e of *ations !$) What ,as reason that totalitarianism dictatorships gained po,er in "#rope bet,een World War I and World War II? A) 4amine and AIDA spread thro#gho#t "#rope B) 6overnments failed to meet the needs of the people C) .rade ,as banned bet,een ,estern and eastern "#rope D) 5onarchies ,ere reinstated in man nations %&) .he polic of Appeasement helped ca#se World War II beca#se this polic A) handed too m#ch po,er to the @nited *ations B) red#ced the armaments of ma8or "#ropean po,ers C) allo,ed the aggressive actions of 6erman to go #nchec-ed D) increased sea trade bet,een "ngland the @nited Atates %1) Which geographic factor pla ed the greatest role in preventing 3#ssia from being con<#ered b both *apoleon and Adolf Hitler? A) Deserts B) 3ivers C) Climate D) 5o#ntains

%!) .otalitarian co#ntries are characteri1ed b A) free and open disc#ssions of idea B) a m#ltipart s stem ,ith several candidates for each office

C) government protection of people's civil liberties D) government control of ne,spapers( radio( and television %%) 5an historians believe that the harsh terms fo#nd in the .reat of /ersailles helped lead to A) Ital 's #nification B) .#r-e 's moderni1ation C) revol#tions in 3#ssia D) World War II %2) Benito 5#ssolini( Adolf Hitler( and =oseph Atalin all set #p governments characteri1ed b the A) lac- of a ,ritten constit#tion B) #se of censorship( secret police( and repression C) s#pport of the people for parliamentar decisions D) elimination of heav ind#str %7) When "#ropeans leaders agreed to Hitler's demands concerning C1echoslova-ia in 1$%>( the ,ere s#pporting a polic of A) dKtente B) balance of po,er C) aggression D) appeasement %:) +ne similarit bet,een the pogroms in 3#ssia and the *a1i Holoca#st is that both A) violated h#man rights for =e,s B) prohibited government censorship C) limited the po,ers of "#ropean r#lers D) e0panded the po,er of labor #nions %;) 4ascist leaders in Ital and 6erman came to po,er in the 1$!&'s and 1$%&'s beca#se the A) s#pported the )eag#e of *ations B) e0ploited economic hardships to gain pop#lar s#pport C) maintained political conditions D) resisted all forms of e0treme nationalism %>) Which event is most closel associated ,ith the start of World War II in "#rope? A) Assassination of Archd#-e 4ran1 4erdinand B) B#ilding of the Berlin Wall C) Aigning of the 5#nich Agreement

D) Invasion of Poland b the *a1i forces %$) 3ead the follo,ing statements H=apan resigns from the )eag#e of *ations in 1$%%E H3ome-BerlinI.o- o A0is formed in 1$%:E H=apan invades China in 1$%;E H @nited Atates places embargo on the scrap iron( steel( and oil e0ports to =apan in 1$21E Which event belo, occ#rred immediatel after this series of developments above? A) 5anch#ria became a =apanese protectorate B) .he =apanese fleet ,as destro ed C) Pearl Harbor ,as attac-ed D) .he atomic bomb ,as dropped on Hiroshima 2&) Which event occ#rred first and led to the other three? A) World War I B) .he rise of fascism C) .he Bolshevi- 3evol#tion D) Aigning of the .reat of /ersailles 21) Which action ta-en b both Hitler and *apoleon is considered b historians to be a strategic militar error? A) Invading 3#ssia ,ith limited s#ppl lines B) Invading 6reat Britain b land C) Introd#cing combined gro#nd and naval assa#lts D) @sing con<#ered people as slave laborers 2!) .he holoca#st is an e0ample of A) conflict bet,een political parties B) geograph 's infl#ence on c#lt#re C) limited technological development D) violations of h#man rights

2%) /ie, the follo,ing eventsB 1) !) %) 2) HAtomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and *agasa-iE HAllies invade "#rope on D-Da E H6erman invades PolandE H=apanese attac- on Pearl HarborE

Which se<#ence sho,s the correct chronological order of these World War II events( from earliest to latest? A) 1-!-%-2 B) !-1-2-% C) %-2-!-1 D) 2-%-1-!

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