Unit 5 Section 1 WWII

What was life like in the Weimar Republic after World War I? Select the two correct answers. (8.14, 8.14.a)

• The German economy and government were thriving.

• Germans faced high unemployment and malnutrition.

• Germans were proud of the outcome of World War I.

• The German currency became almost worthless.

• Germans became united within the republic.

Which of the following is a component of Nazi ideology? (8.14, 8.14.a)

• The Germans created their own economic hardship.

• So-called non-Aryan people should be removed from Germany.

• Agriculture should be collectivized into large government-owned farms.

• Enemies should be exiled or executed after being subjected to show trials.

What did these two men have in common? (8.14.a, 8.14.f)

• They encouraged communist policies.

• They favored having more than one strong political party.

• They prioritized having a trusted set of advisers around them.

• They championed an extreme form of nationalism and opposition to democracy.

Which industry resisted Stalin’s Five-Year Plan to achieve a socialist economy in Russia?

• agriculture

• coal

• oil

• steel

Which was one of the effects of the Nuremberg Laws? (8.2, 8.14, 8.14.a, 8.14.f)

• Germans were required to attend Hitler’s propaganda rallies.

• Nazis were ordered to destroy Jewish businesses.

• Jewish people were stripped of their citizenship.

• Jewish people were forced to live in ghettos.

Which event is represented on this map, and what was the result of this event? (8.6, 8.6.a, 8.14, 8.14.b)

• the German invasion of Poland and the Soviet Union, which led to fascism

• the German and Soviet invasions of Poland, which led to appeasement

• the Polish invasion of the Soviet Union, which caused the Axis alliance to form

• the German and Soviet invasions of Poland, which caused Britain and France to declare war

Why did French and British forces move to the coastal town of Dunkirk in northern France in 1940?

• The city was under siege by the Nazis.

• Nazi soldiers were advancing into France.

• They wanted to dismantle France’s puppet government.

• A French government-in-exile was being set up there.

What happened during the Blitz? (8.14.b)

• The United States was convinced to enter the war.

• The Germans bombed Britain for months until it fell.

• Britain was invaded, and soon after, so was France.

• The British successfully defended themselves from German aerial bombing.

What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts? (8.14.c)

• to organize powerful isolationist groups in America

• to keep the United States out of future conflicts

• to protect the United States against the Nazis’ military advance

• to declare that the United States would stand up against German military aggression

What was Roosevelt’s purpose in giving this speech?

• to win the presidential election

• to mourn the losses at Pearl Harbor

• to prepare Americans to join the war

• to win U.S. support for the newly formed United Nations

• to offer support and inspiration to those people already fighting against fascism