Module 5 Review (World History)

Joseph Stalin gained power in the Soviet Union following which leader’s death?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Leon Trotsky

• Nicholas II

• Grigory Rasputin

A militant political movement that emphasizes loyalty to the state and obedience to its leader is known as…

• Communism

• Totalitarianism

• Fascism

• Socialism

Benito Mussolini was given control over the Italian government following which event?

• World War I

• The March on Rome

• The Beer Hall Putsch

• Italian Unification

Which of the following is a key point that Hitler addressed in his book, Mein Kampf?

• He believed that Germans (“Aryans”) were the master race.

• He believed that non-Aryan people (Jews, Slavs, Gypsies) were inferior to Aryans.

• He believed that the German people needed more living space (lebensraum), which would be accomplished by taking over Europe.

• All of the above

The Nuremberg Laws and Kristallnacht were examples of ________________, which means hatred of Jews.

• racism

• prejudice

• anti-semitism

• racial profiling

Which of the following events is an example of Axis Aggression prior to World War II?

• Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia

• Japan’s invasion of China

• Germany’s invasions of the Rhineland, Austria, and the Sudetenland

• All of the above

What is the name of the strategy Neville Chamberlain used to try to keep Adolf Hitler happy in an effort to prevent war in Europe?

• Appeasement

• Aggression

• Anschluss

• Anti-Aggression

The United States initially remained out of World War II because of the policy of…

• Appeasement

• Isolationism

• Staying Out of Europe’s Business

• Pacifism

World War II began on September 1, 1939 when Germany and the Soviet Union invaded…

• Belgium

• Switzerland

• Poland

• Austria

Which of the following countries did NOT fall to Germany between the invasion of Poland and the Battle of Britain?

• Belgium

• The Netherlands

• Switzerland

• France