Winston Churchill guided which country against the Nazis in WWII?
Great Britain.
100
What country did Germany invade to start World War II?
Poland.
100
Adolf Hitler's hatred of the Chinese led to the Holocaust - TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE - Adolf Hitler had intense hatred of the Jews.
100
In 1939, the Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact with —
Germany.
100
Which nation became an economic power in Asia after World War II?
Japan.
200
What years did World War II begin and end?
1939 - 1945.
200
Which plan provided millions of dollars worth of aid to war torn Europe?
Marshall Plan.
200
German aircraft over London would have been seen during which WWII fight?
The Battle of Britain.
200
The Soviet Union entered World War II —
After being invaded by Germany.
200
The weakness of the United Nations was a key factor leading to World War II - TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE! The weakness of the LEAGUE OF NATIONS was a key factor leading to WWII.
300
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the United States' Great Depression? High protective tariffs///Urbanization///Excessive expansion of credit///Stock Market Crash
Urbanization
300
During the decades immediately after World War II, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Poland were dominated by the Soviet Union - TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE.
300
The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious or cultural group is known as —
Genocide.
300
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?
Hiroshima (Japan)
300
The term "Holocaust" refers to the —
German extermination of six millions Jews.
400
Japan eliminated its military after World War II because its security was guaranteed by what country?
The U.S.
400
The term appeasement refers to giving in to an aggressor to avoid war — TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE!
400
Hitler blamed the Versailles Treaty and its effect on the German people for each of the following EXCEPT — Jewish domination of the government///the rise of the Fascist state///the Great Depression///the loss of Germany's place in the world
the rise of the Fascist state.
400
The building of the Berlin wall was a major event of WWII - TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE! The Berlin Wall was built AFTER WWII!
400
An alliance with communist Russia aided Adolf Hitlers rise to power - TRUE or FALSE?
FALSE! Germany did not have an alliance with the Soviet Union until AFTER Adolf Hitler came to power.
500
In which country did the Pol Pot use genocide to remove the educated, artists, technicians, former government officials, monks and minorities?
Cambodia.
500
In which country did the Hutu commit genocide upon the Tutsi?
Rwanda.
500
Which African nation did Benito Mussolini invade in an effort to create a new Roman empire?
Ethiopia.
500
Under Stalin's Five Year plans, all of the following occurred in Russia EXCEPT — a free market economy took hold///the starvation of millions of Russian peasants///the collectivization of farms///the Soviet Union industrialized
a free market economy took hold.
500
Which four allied countries occupied Germany after 1946?