Intro to WWII Review

Benito Mussolini was a fascist dictator from which country?

• Germany

• Italy

• the U.S.

• Soviet Union

Which two countries surprised the world by signing a "nonaggression pact" in 1939?

• The U.S. & Germany

• The U.S. & the Soviet Union

• The Soviet Union & Germany

• Germany & France

What is a "nonaggression pact"?

• A treaty to end a longstanding war between two countries

• A promise between two countries not to fight each other

• A formal economic alliance

• A declaration of war between two countries

WWII started when Hitler invaded which Eastern European country?

• Poland

• Ukraine

• The Soviet Union

• Czechoslovakia

The political system/ideology promoted by dictators like Hitler & Mussolini is called:

• Agnosticism

• Fascism

• Socialism

• Communism

In the mid-1930s, the Allies kept giving Hitler what he wanted and not fighting him on any of his actions. This diplomatic strategy is called:

• Containment

• War

• Appeasement

• Domino Theory

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union throughout WWII?

• Adolf Hitler

• Vladimir Lenin

• Vladimir Putin

• Josef Stalin

Which Asian nation formed an alliance with Italy & Germany due to common enemies, desire for power, etc.?

• China

• Japan

• South Korea

• Vietnam

Britain had a weak prime minister who gave in to Hitler's demands throughout the 1930s. This prime minister was:

• Charles de Gaulle

• FDR

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

Hitler had much pent-up aggression in response to which treaty, which placed blame, sanctions, army restrictions, etc. on Germany after WWI?

• Treaty of Traverse de Sioux

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Tordesillas

• Treaty of Versailles