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Chapter 13: A World in Flames, 1931-1941

A World in Flames

1
Italians were drawn to Mussolini’s Fascist ideals because he promised that __________.
A)all citizens would share in ownership in the production, distribution, and exchange of goods
B)fascism would protect Italy from communism and restore Italy’s social order
C)individuals’ rights would be given precedence over the strength of the nation
D)the government would withdraw from foreign affairs and adopt an isolationist position
2
The European governments established in Italy, Russia, and Germany after World War I shared all of the following features EXCEPT __________.
A)they were communist governments
B)they were expansionistic governments
C)they were dictator governments
D)the governments tolerated no opposition
3
Isolationists applauded the Neutrality Act of 1935 because ___________.
A)it outlawed war, an action which many Americans believed would end war forever
B)it addressed the issue that many European nations had reneged on their war debts
C)it addressed arms sales, an issue that many Americans believed had helped bring the United States into World War I
D)it declared that the United States would remain neutral in the event of foreign wars
4
How did European leaders respond to Hitler’s plans to unite the German-speaking regions of Europe?
A)They called for a democratic vote within those regions.
B)They approved of his peaceful plan to gather the regions under the German flag.
C)They agreed to his demands, thinking that this would avoid war.
D)They organized troops to defend those regions against German control.
5
Why did the Soviets enter into a non-aggression pact with Germany?
A)because their leaders shared the same political philosophies
B)because Hitler threatened to invade the USSR
C)because the Soviets did not seek to expand their empire
D)because Germany and the USSR agreed to divide Poland once it was conquered
6
In the early stages of World War II, the MOST important defense that Britain had against German bombing was __________.
A)the British navy
B)the British air force
C)the British army
D)the support of the United States military
7
What spurred Hitler to order the violent attacks against Jews that became known as Kristallnacht?
A)the murder of a German diplomat
B)the passage of the Nuremberg Laws
C)the refusal by the Cuban government to allow the SS St. Louis to dock in Cuba
D)the solution that Nazi leaders had reached at the Wannsee Conference
8
What was the Nazis’ “final solution of the Jewish question”?
A)to round up Jews and shoot them
B)to force Jews into trucks and kill them with exhaust fumes
C)to round up Jews and send them to concentration and extermination camps
D)to round up Jews and deport them to other nations
9
While proclaiming the United States neutral, Roosevelt helped Britain in all of the following ways EXCEPT __________.
A)by ordering the United States Navy to protect British cargo ships in the Atlantic
B)by providing Britain with old American destroyers in exchange for bases
C)by revising the neutrality laws to allow the United States to sell arms on a cash-and-carry basis
D)by crafting the Lend-Lease Act that allowed the United States to provide military supplies to the Allies
10
What motivated the Japanese to formalize their alliance with Germany and Italy?
A)the United States’s lend-lease aid to China
B)the United States's embargo on strategic materials
C)failed peace negotiations between the United States and Japan
D)the signing of the Atlantic Charter by the United States and Britain
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