WWII & the Cold War

Media intended to influence people's way of thinking, usually for a political purpose is called...

• alliance
• appeasement
• Nazism
• propaganda

How are dictators able  to rise to power after countries suffer hardships? 

• People want strong leaders to bring "change". 
• Dictators promise freedom. 
• Dictators allow everyone to vote. 
• Dictators promise to end fascism.

Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?

• U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
• U.S., Great Britain, and France
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Germany, France, and Japan

A mass murder of people based on in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious, politics, or culture is called...

• Holocaust
• Genocide
• Concentration Camp
• Nuremberg Laws

During the World War II, what did Adolph Hitler use concentration camps to do? 

• A.  conduct secret research to develop the A-bomb
• A.  carry out his Final Solution against the Jewish people
• A.  imprison Allied soldiers captured in battle
• A.  put Allied leaders on trial in a military court

By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 

• 2 Million
• 4 Million
• 6 Million
• 8 Million

What two nations were the "Super Powers" during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

Countries in which region fell under the influence of the Communist Soviet Union after WWII?

• Eastern Europe
• Western Europe

What symbolized the end of the Cold War?

• The Space Race
• The Arms Race
• Falling of the Berlin Wall
• Building of the Berlin Wall

Why was it called the "Cold War"?

• The war took place in the Ural Mountains where the climate is cold. 
• Both countries built many weapons, including nuclear bombs but they were never used.
• Both countries continuously used nuclear weapons.
• Soldiers were sick and had colds while they were fighting.