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Test # 80B5

1. The Dawes plan helped Germany

a. to rearm during the 1930’s;

b. helped to control inflation in the 1920’s;

c. led to the naming of Hitler as Chancellor;

d. destroyed the Communist Party in Germany

2. The major turning point in the Pacific/Asia were battles of

a. Stalingrad & El Alamein;

b. Midway and Guadalcanal;

c. Battle of Pacific & Iwo Jima;

d. D-Day & Battle of Britain .

3. During the 1920’s and 1930’s, England and France:

a. had difficulty maintaining a politically center government while the right and left of center parties demanded power;

b. ruled by conservatives who were able to return the country to economic prosperity by holding down the right and left of center parties.

c. were controlled by right of center governments;

d. were controlled by left of center governments;

4. Which of the following statements is true about the inter-war period?

a. Ireland becomes independent, while Pakistan does not;

b. Pakistan becomes independent, while Ireland does not;

c. India leaves the Commonwealth;

d. both re main British colonies.

5. The Popular Front in Spain was a coalition elected in 1936 that?

a. represented the Fascists party;

b. represented the Communist party;

c. represented a coalition of left wing groups;

d. represented a coalition of center groups.

6. The Spartacus rebellion in 1918 of Socialists occurred in what country?

a. Italy;

b. Germany;

c. Austria;

d. Turkey.

7. Hitler was born in

a. Germany;

b. Bavaria;

c. Austria-Hungary;

d. Italy.

8. The Falange was

a. German military intelligence organization;

b. Italian secret police;

c. Russian spy network;

d. Spanish fascist organization.

9. The Weimar Constitution was called for

a. a Prime Minister and Chancellor;

b. a President and Vice-President

c. a President and Chancellor

d. a President and Prime Minister; to lead the German government.

10. What is true about the German Parliamentary elections from 1919 to 1933?

a. The Communists won all of the major elections;

b. the Nazi party won m ore and more seats;

c. the Nazi party won the 1932 Presidential election;

d. the Social Democrats won m ore and more seats.

11. Which are the correct dates for World War II in Europe?

a. 1941-1946;

b. 1940-1946;

c. 1938-1945;

d. 1939-1945.

12. He was the man who organized the Holocaust, and was the SS’s leading authority of Judaism. He was captured, tried and executed by the Israeli Government in 1962. He was?

a. Adolf Hitler;

b. Herman Goring;

c. Adolf Eichmann;

d. Ernst Rohm.

13. In 1940, when France fell to the Nazi armies, a new state was set up at

a. Vichy

b. Paris

c. Bordeaux

d. Calais

14. After the German Army captured Poland, but before the fall of France the war became known as:

a. Blitzkrieg;

b. Phony War;

c. Lazy War

d. Easy Kampf.

15. Einsatzgruppen were

a. mobile killing units

b. military classifications

c. a city in east Germany

d. a new type of tank

16. The father of Cubism was

a. Marcel Duchamp;

b. Salvadore Dali;

c. Pablo Picasso;

d. Henri Matisse.

17. What is true about Hitler’s anti -Semitic policies?

a. He felt that Jews were a race not just a religious group;

b. He allowed prominent Jews to stay in important positions provided they

paid off Nazi officials;

c. He took an active and personal part in the planning and carrying out

of the mass execution of Jews;

d. He prohibited the German Army from killing Jews in France.

18. The painting of “Nude Descending the Stairs, a visual attempt to capture movement in a painting was painted by?

a. Marcel Duchamp;

b. Pablo Picasso;

c. Salvadore Dali;

d. Henri Matisse.

19. All the following concepts are part of Fascism, EXCEPT:

a. Economic socialism;

b. Anti-intellectualism;

c. Single party rule;

d. Survival of the fittest.

20. The military dictator who came into power in Spain during the 1930's was

a. Benito Mussolini;

b. Hector Suzea

c. Generalissimo Franco;

d. Heinrich Himmler.

21. What happened on June 6, 1944

a. V-E Day;

b. V-J Day

c. Normandy invasion;

d. Germany invasion of France.

22. All the following are true concerning post-war British history, EXCEPT

a. Great Britain liquidated its vast overseas empire; b. the Labor and Conservative Parties have both had major times when they controlled the government;

c. adverse economic conditions forced Great Britain to curtail drastically its domestic welfare program;

d. adverse economic conditions forced Great Britain to curtail drastically its defense programs.

23. In 1945 a new leader took over as British Prime Minister. He was a member of the Labour party. He was

a. Winston Churchill

b. Clement Atlee

c. Neville Chamberlain

d. Harlod MacMillan.

24. The Fourth Republic in France was brought to an end by two colonial wars. In which two were they?

a. Vietnam and Cambodia;

b. Algeria and Palestine;

c. Palestine and Vietnam;

d. Vietnam and Algeria.

25. What was true about Hitler’s early life?

a. his mother, Martha, died when he was a baby;

b. his father, Hans, died when he was a baby;

c. his mother was Katherine, lived to see Hitler leader of Germany;

d. his father, Alois was verbally and physically abusive.

26. “Kristalnacht”, known as the night of the broken glass, was

a. a celebration of Hitler’s first year in power;

b. the destruction of the Polish churches in Germany;

c. the smashing of the Russian air force at the start of the German invasion;

d. the burning and looting of Jewish businesses and synagogues.

27. It was called the “Night of the Long knives.” It was 1934 when Hitler agreed with the German Army to eliminate

a. Himmler and the SS

b. Himmler and the Black shirts

c. Rohm and the Brown shirts

d. Hess and the red shirts

28. The U. S. Version of the Russian T-34 was produced in record numbers by America. It was also called the M-4 tank but was popularly called the “General

a. Lee;

b. Grant

c. Sherman

d. Washington.

29. “Rosie the Riveter” worked in the U. S. factories during World War II to keep production going. Who worked in the German factories?

a. Helga the Tanker;

b. Jews;

c. slave workers from foreign countries;

d. lower class German women.

30. It was called “The systematic, bureaucratic annihilation of 8 million people by the Nazi regime and their collaborators as a central act of the state during World War II.” It was the

a. definition Mr. Sidoli gave us for the Holocaust;

b. quotation Churchill used to describe the German’s policies against Russia;

c. Hitler’s description of the Russian government’s attack on Germans;

d. text’s explanation of Germany’s attack on its eastern enemies.

31. The Nazi's five major extermination camps (Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, and Auschwitz) were located in what is now _____ territory.

a. German;

b. Polish;

c. Russian;

d. French.

32. Organizationally, the United Nations is made up of a number of parts. The most important may be ------------ where troops can be authorized, and where one veto vote can bring inaction from the whole body.

a. General Assembly;

b. the Security Council;

c. World Court;

d. Trusteeship Council

33. The “Island Hopping Campaign” refers to

a. General MacArthur’s plan to avoid the important Japanese islands and hop to the next island of American interest;

b. England’s policy to supply it armies in North Africa during World War II;

c. France’s policy of selecting which islands to free in the pacific after World War II;

d. America’s decision to build a bridge to Europe during the early days of World War II.

34. Which came first

a. V-E Day;

b. V-J Day;

c. V-8 Day;

d. V-WW II Day.

35. Der Fü hrer is to Adolf Hitler as, -------- is to Benito Mussolini

a. El Caudillo;

b. La Mancha;

c. ll Mondo;

d. Il Duce.

36. Fascism in Italy

a. was less racist than Germany;

b. came after fascism in Germany;

c. was aided by fascist forces from Spain;

d. lasted longer than fascism in Germany.

37. Which of the following associates all the following statespersons with their correct country?

a. Gerhard Schroeder-Germany, Jacques Chirac-France, Silvio Bertusconi-Italy;

b. John Major-UK, Jacques Chirac-France, Silvio Bertusconi-Italy;

c. John Major-UK, Jacques Chirac-France, Vladimir Putin-Russia;

d. Gerhard Schroeder-Germany, Vladimir Putin-Russia, John Major-UK.

38. According to the text, this very important American cultural icon was declared “a dangerous foreigner” in Nazi Germany. Who was he?

a. Batman;

b. Superman;

c. Mickey Mouse;

d. Donald Duck.

DO NOT PUT THE LAST TWO TIME LINES ON THE SCANTRON SHEET!!!

PLACE THEM AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH TIMELINE

39-44. Place in order of their occurrence:

39. _____ A. Germany invades France

40. _____B. Germany takes the Sudetenland

41. _____ C. Germany signs Non-Aggression Pact with Russia

42. _____ D. Japan invades Manchuria

43. _____ E. Germany “anschluss” with Austria

44. _____ F. Germany re-occupied the Rhineland

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45-50. Place in order of occurrence.

45. _____ A. Munich Conference

46. _____ B. Hitler becomes Chancellor

47. _____ C. Hitler joins the German Army

48. _____ D. Reichstag Fire

49. _____ E. Germany invades Poland

50. _____ F. Hitler writes Mein Kampf

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