Unit 7

1. Unit 7

3. Question 1 - 10 What is a totalitarian state?

4. Answer 1 – 10 • C. a state in which the government controls every aspect of public and private life

5. Question 1 - 20 Who was the fascist leader of Italy?

6. Answer 1 – 20 • D. Benito Mussolini

7. Question 1 - 30 In the 1920’s and 1930’s, the rise of totalitarian governments in Germany, Italy, and Spain was largely the result of: a. the success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the U.S.S.R. b. severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I c. the active support of the United States d. movements demanding the return of the old monarchies

8. Answer 1 – 30 b. severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after World War I

9. Question 1 - 40 Fascism in Europe during the 1920’s and 1930’s is best described as a a. demonstration of laissez-faire capitalism that promoted free enterprise b. form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual c. type of economic system that stressed a classless society d. set of humanist ideas that emphasized the dignity and worth of the individual

10. Answer 1 – 40 b. form of totalitarianism that glorified the state above the individual

11. Question 1 - 50 Censorship, mass arrests, and a secret police force are most characteristic of a. parliamentary democracies b. republics c. totalitarian regimes d. constitutional monarchies

12. Answer 1 – 50 c. totalitarian regimes

13. Question 2 - 10 What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

14. Answer 2 – 10 c. the stock market crash of October 1929

15. Question 2 - 20 The harsh conditions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I helped lay the foundation for the: a. rise of fascism Germany b. uprisings during the French Revolution c. division of Korea along the 38th parallel d. Bolshevik Revolution in Russia

16. Answer 2 – 20 • a. rise of fascism Germany

17. Question 2 - 30 What was one reason the Nazi programs and policies of the early 1930’s appealed to many people in Germany? a. the people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation b. Germany had been denied membership in the United Nations c. a coup d’etat had forced communism on the German people d. the German people feared that the French of the British would soon gain control of the Polish corridor

18. Answer 2 – 30 a. the people were frustrated with their current economic and political situation

19. Question 2 - 40 During the mid-1930’s, which characteristic was common to Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and Communist Russia? a. government ownership of the means of production and distribution b. one-party system that denied basic human rights c. encouragement of individual freedom of expression in the arts d. emphasis on consumer goods rather than on weapons

20. Answer 2 – 40 • a. government ownership of the means of production and distribution

21. Question 2 - 50 Whose theory of relativity replaced Newton's comforting belief in a world run by absolute laws of motion and gravity?

22. Answer 2 – 50 • B. Albert Einstein

23. Question 3 - 10 What did the Allies' strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific involve?

24. Answer 3 – 10 a. attacks on all Japanese-held islands

25. Question 3 - 20 “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked” The text above comes from a speech made by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in response to which event: a. Battle of Stalingrad b. Attack on Pearl Harbor c. Attack on D-Day d. Battle of Britain

26. Answer 3 – 20 • b. Attack on Pearl Harbor

27. Question 3 - 30 The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?

28. Answer 3 – 30 • c. surprise and overwhelming force

29. Question 3 - 40 Which of the following was NOT an impact of the dropping of the Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? a. A change in the balance of power b. The end of World War II c. The beginning of the Cold War d. A renewal of fighting in the Pacific

30. Answer 3 – 40 • d. A renewal of fighting in the Pacific

31. Question 3 - 50 What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?

32. Answer 3 – 50 b. that Hitler's military could be stopped and RADAR was vital to war

33. Question 4 - 10 Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put in internment camps during the war?

34. Answer 4 – 10 • B. They were of Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies.

35. Question 4 - 20 • Which policy shows that appeasement does not always prevent war? a. British policy toward Germany in Munich during the 1930’s b. French policy in Indochina in the 1950’s c. United States policy toward Cuba in the early 1960’s d. Iraqi policy toward Iran in the 1980’s

36. Answer 4 – 20 a. British policy toward Germany in Munich during the 1930’s

37. Question 4 - 30 • “We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them on the landing ground, we shall fight them in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.” The text above comes from a speech made by Great Britain’s Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, to reinforce that the British would continue to fight against: a. Germany b. France c. Japan d. The U.S.

38. Answer 4 – 30 • a. Germany

39. Question 4 - 40 Select ALL that apply: Which of the following are associated with the Central Powers? a. Adolf Hitler b. Benito Mussolini c. Josef Stalin d. Winston Churchill

40. Answer 4 – 40 a. Adolf Hitler b. Benito Mussolini

41. Question 4 - 50 Select ALL that apply: Which of the following are associated with the Allies? a. Emperor Hirohito b. Winston Churchill c. Josef Stalin d. Adolf Hitler

42. Answer 4 – 50 b. Winston Churchill c. Josef Stalin

43. Question 5 - 10 Which of the following groups was NOT targeted by the Nazi regime? a. Jews b. Soviet POWs c. Poles d. Einzatsgruppen

44. Answer 5 – 10 • d. Einsatzgruppen

45. Question 5 - 20 What did the pogroms that occurred Europe do?

46. Answer 5 – 20 A. violently persecute Jews

47. Question 5 - 30 How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?

48. Answer 5 – 30 • a. Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.

49. Question 5 - 40 How were the Holocaust and Hitler's "Final Solution" related?

50. Answer 5 – 40 b. Holocaust is the term for the genocide that resulted from the plan called the "Final Solution."