World War II Name:Final TEST Date:__ out of 100 points Humanities’ Teacher Name:

Directions: Carefully complete all sections of this test. Show your integrity. When done, turn it in to your Humanities’ teacher.

I. The Leaders. Match each leader of WW II with his country. (10 points)

___ 1. United States - right up until the end of war A. Francisco Franco

___ 2. Great Britain - negotiated before war B. Joseph Stalin

___ 3. Germany - during Weimar Republic C. Emperor Hirohito

___ 4. Italy D. Neville Chamberlain

___ 5. Germany E. Benito Mussolini

___ 6. Japan F. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

___ 7. Spain G. Adolf Hitler

___ 8. Soviet Union/USSR H. Winston Churchill

___ 9. United States - near end of war I. Harry S. Truman

___ 10. Great Britain - during of war J. Paul von Hindenberg

II. The “ISMs” for each Country. Match each “ism” with its country. (5 points)

___ 1. Communism A. United States

___ 2. Fascism B. Israel

___ 3. Nazism C. Italy

___ 4. Zionism D. Soviet Union

___ 5. Isolationism E. Germany

III. The “ISMs.” Match each “ism” with its definition. (10 points)

___ 1. Militarism A. sense of intense pride and loyalty to one’s OWN country

___ 2. Fascism B. practice of extending the POWER of a nation by direct territorial acquisition of colonial empires

___ 3. Nazism C. founded by MUSSOLINI in 1921, supported a military-dominated government in control of ALL aspects of society

___ 4. Totalitarianism D. a RELIGION developed among the ancient Hebrews and characterized by belief in one transcendent God

___ 5. Judaism E. an international movement orig. for the establishment of a JEWISH national or religious HOMELAND in Palestine

___ 6. Anti-Semitism F. a theory advocating elimination of private property- goods are owned in COMMON and are available to all as needed

___ 7. Imperialism G. glorification of ARMED strength and aggressive ARMED PREPAREDNESS

___ 8. Nationalism H. doctrines held by the National Socialist German Workers' party (a totalitarian principle of government, state control of all industry,

racial superiority, and supremacy of the FUHRER)

___ 9. Communism I. political concept that the citizen should be TOTALLY subject to an ABSOLUTE state authority

___ 10. Zionism J. HATRED of Jews

IV. Vocabulary. Match each vocabulary word with its definition. (15 points)

___ 1. culmination A. an organized MASSACRE of helpless people; such a massacre of Jews (originated in Russia)

___ 2. collaborator B. the act of weakening, exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack; a REDUCTION in numbers usually as a result of death

___ 3. genocide C. bears the BLAME for others; the object of irrational hostility

___ 4. reparations D. more living SPACE or room for ARYANS

___ 5. pogrom E. to COOPERATE with or willingly assist an enemy of one's country and especially an occupying force

___ 6. scapegoat F. to instruct especially in fundamentals: TEACH; to sway to a certain point of view or principle

___ 7. indoctrinate G. LIGHTNING war; conducted with great speed and force; violent surprise offensive of closely coordinated air and ground forces

___ 8. attrition H. to BRING to a HEAD or to the highest point

___ 9. lebensraum I. leader of the Third Reich or Nazi Germany

___ 10. expropriation J. PAYMENT of damages; money paid by a DEFEATED nation for damages sustained by another nation as a result of war

___ 11. restitution K. the action of the state in TAKING or modifying the property rights of an INDIVIDUAL in the exercise of its POWER or

sovereignty

___ 12. blitzkrieg L. the act or practice of KILLING or permitting the death of hopelessly SICK or “INJURED” individuals

___ 13. complicity M. deliberate and systematic destruction of an ENTIRE racial, political or cultural group

___ 14. euthanasia N. an act of RESTORING; making good or for some injury OR wrong

___ 15. Fuhrer O. association or PARTICIPATION in or as if in a wrongful act; GUILT

V. Hitler’s Rise to Power. Place the letter of the BEST answer in the blank. (21 points)

___ 1. Adolf Hitler’s military career beganA. during World War OneB. at the Beer Hall PutschC. during KristallnachtD. at the Battle of the Bulge

___ 2. Many of Hitler’s ideas about the Jews can be traced to a book called Jews and Their Lies (1543) written by

A. Julian StreicherB. Joseph GoebbelsC. Martin LutherD. Josef Mengele

___ 3. Hitler’s attempt to overthrow (Nov 1923) the Weimar Republic was A. KristallnachtB. the Beer Hall PutschC. Maginot LineD. the Anschluss

___ 4. Hitler’s book written while he was in jail is called Mein Kampf (Jul 1925) ORA. My CourageB. My StruggleC. My SolutionD. My Hatred

___ 5. The jail in which Hitler served his time was all of the following EXCEPT ONEA. Landsberg PrisonB. a suite of many roomsC. provided as many visitors as Hitler desiredD. would not allow Hitler the use of the gardens

___ 6. This building was burned by a drifter from Holland, but USED to Hitler’s advantage later ... A. the Reichstag or Parliament buildingB. the Bastille or public prisonsC. Alcatraz, the birdman’s conservatoryD. Grynszpan or the Polish embassy building

___ 7. This Act in March of 1933 gave Hitler ALL the power of the government or marital law

A. Nuremberg LawsB. Enabling ActC. KristallnachtD. Operation Barbarossa

___ 8. The leaders of the Weimar Republic didn’t “care” that Hitler became Chancellor because they thought they A. would receive “favors” from himB. would turn him over to the “authorities”C. could control him as a “puppet”D. could hold back his most “horrid” impulses

___ 9. “In a society where one can burn _____, then one can burn bodies” (May 1933)A. lawsB. animalsC. synagoguesD. books

___ 10. The Nuremberg Laws (Sept 1935) included all of the following EXCEPT ONEA. boycotts of Jewish businessesB. Jews could not marry non JewsC. Jews could not vote or own propertyD. no travel visas were to be granted to Jews

___ 11. Kristallnacht on November 9 and 10, 1938 wasA. the day(s) when crystal was confiscated from Jewish homes and templesB. the night(s) that the collaborators burned books written by Jewish authorsC. the night(s) of broken glass, when businesses and synagogues were destroyedD. the day(s) of organized boycotts and brandings of store fronts

___ 12. Hershel Grynszpan attempted to assassinate a German ambassador in France in reaction to his parents being harmed

A. at Dachau concentration campB. at a boycott of their grocery storeC. during a book burningD. during Kristallnacht

___ 13. Anschluss (Mar 1938) was a German “union” with A. AustriaB. CzechoslovakiaC. PolandD. Alsace-Lorraine

___ 14. The Sudentenland, or Hitler’s next conquest in March of 1939, wasA. AustriaB. SwitzerlandC. CzechoslovakiaD. Sweden

___ 15. The policy that Neville Chamberlain and others decided on as they faced Hitler in Sept 1939 was called

A. AppeasementB. BarteringC. ConciliationD. Gratification

___ 16. This policy (in #15) A. tried to prevent Hitler from taking any land at all, any where in EuropeB. gave Hitler certain “German-speaking” lands in order to stop himC. reprimanded Hitler and his imperialistic and militaristic motives D. forced Hitler and his government to continue to pay reparations and to disarm

___ 17. When Hitler invaded this third country, the world reacted ...A. Soviet UnionB. Great BritainC. FranceD. Poland

___ 18. Which TWO countries declared war after Hitler invaded the country in #17?A. Great Britain and FranceB. Poland and RussiaC. Sweden and SwitzerlandD. the United States and Great Britain

___ 19. Hitler’s “Final Solution to the Jewish Problem” was in effectA. genocide or complete destructionB. deportation to other countriesC. mass emigrationD. the creation of a Jewish state

___ 20. Hitler’s “tools” in his rise to power included all of the following EXCEPT ONE

A. charismaB. scapegoatingC. restitutionD. propaganda

___ 21. Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945 after HitlerA. disarmed, gave himself up and left Eva Braun behindB. shot himself in the head in his underground bunkerC. was captured by the partisans who had been plotting against himD. was poisoned by a staff member who picked the wrong mushroom from the forest

VI. World War II. Place the letter of the BEST answer in the blank. (29 points)

___ 1. Who was placed in INTERNMENT camps in the United States during WWII?A. German-AmericansB. Japanese-AmericansC. Spies and TraitorsD. Jews and Jehovah’s Witnesses

___ 2. Il Duce was another name forA. HitlerB. MussoliniC. HirohitoD. Stalin

___ 3. Which THREE Allied leaders met OFTEN during WWII?A. Franco, De Gaulle, TrumanB. Hitler, Stalin, HirohitoC. Churchill, Stalin, RooseveltD. Truman, Chamberlain, De Gaulle

___ 4. The START date for World War II wasA. 1861B. 1917C. 1939D. 1941

___ 5. The U.S. ENTRY into World War II wasA. 1861B. 1917C. 1939D. 1941

___ 6. The FOUR major ALLIES wereA. France, Australia, Great Britain, CanadaB. Great Britain, Soviet Union, US, FranceC. Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, GreeceD. Austria, Belgium, New Zealand, Argentina

___ 7. The THREE major AXIS powers wereA. Soviet Union, Japan, GreeceB. Japan, Germany, AustriaC. Soviet Union, Germany, SpainD. Germany, Italy, Japan

___ 8. The most famous piece of propaganda on the homefront in the US was most likelyA. The WAVEs or army nursesB. Mary MagdaleneC. Rosie the RiveterD. the Hun or Home

___ 9. The most damaging piece of Nazi propaganda aimed at the Jews was most likelyA. The Poisonous MushroomB. Medical ExperimentsC. Scientific “Proof” of superiorityD. Anschluss Annie, the Aryan

___ 10. Propaganda is BEST defined as an attempt toA. force someone to a particular partyB. coerce agreement among political leadersC. model “proper” behavior and moral valuesD. sway the collective attitudes or ideas

___ 11. Marginalization is BEST defined during this time period as an attempt toA. make a specific group of people seem less than anotherB. make good use of the Maginot Lines of self defenseC. choose the best avenues for an enemy attackD. evade the enemy through use of a narrow margin of arms

___ 12. Which country began WWII in an “alliance” with Nazi Germany, then shifted?

A. SwedenB. PolandC. Soviet UnionD. Austria

___ 13. What were the Einsatzgruppen?A. mobile killing units that followed troopsB. a specific kind of poison used to gas peopleC. the policy of boycotting Jewish businessesD. a world wide reaction against Hitler and his ideas

___ 14. Which of the following groups of people did Hitler NOT hate vehemently?A. HomosexualsB. Jehovah’s WitnessesC. CommunistsD. AryansE. Gypsies

___ 15. Which group of people could produce almost undecipherable CODE?A. the NavajoB. the GermansC. the ChineseD. the Russians

___ 16. What was the Manhattan Project?A. a huge battle for the control of the Atlantic OceanB. Hitler’s hatred of all American citiesC. an attempt to protect New York from attackD. the production of the atomic bomb

___ 17. Kamikaze meansA. divine windsB. unconditional surrender of the enemyC. Hirohito’s “final solution” for the ChineseD. shell shocked or “war crazy”

___ 18. Operation Barbarossa wasA. Russia’s withdrawal from the warB. Hitler’s planned attack on its ally, RussiaC. a particularly effective EinsatzgruppenD. the Battle of Midway

___ 19. The three theatres or “fronts” of WWII wereA. Pacific, Western, Eastern

B. Germany, Australia, AtlanticC. Belgium, Africa, CanadaD. Africa, Germany, Italy

___ 20. Island-hopping refers to the US policy ofA. touching down on an island only long enough to refuelB. skipping all the islands and zeroing in on mainland JapanC. taking only the islands which would be strategically importantD. skipping in and out of the islands in powerful submarines

___ 21. The “death march” where the US lost 10,000 soldiers or POWs out of 70,000 in the Philippines was called

A. ArgonneB. BataanC. CalliouD. D-Day

___ 22. Which US president ordered the use of atomic bombs?A. RooseveltB. TrumanC. ReaganD. Ford

___ 23. What was the name of the plane that carried the atomic bombs?A. Enola GayB. Fat ManC. Little BoyD. Kamikaze

___ 24. On which two Japanese cities were the bombs dropped?A. Tokyo and TarumiB. Kobe and HidekoC. Hiroshima and NagasakiD. Iwo Jima and Java

___ 25. The worst battle in the Soviet Union wasA. the Battle of the BulgeB. the siege of StalingradC. D-Day or Normandy BeachD. the Battle of Okinawa

___ 26. Kamikaze also refers toA. weather conditions during battlesB. Japanese fighter pilots

C. an ocean currentD. Chinese collaborators

___ 27. Which organization replaced the League of Nations after WWII?A. NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)B. En RonC. the Hague, or world courtD. UN (United Nations)

___ 28. Which concentration camp was the first to be established for journalists and dissidents?

A. AuschwitzB. BuchenwaldC. ChelmoD. Dachau

___ 29. World War II ENDED inA. 1919B. 1934C. 1945D. 1947

VII. Chronology. Arrange the following events in order from FIRST to LAST by placing the appropriate number next to the event. (10 points) *HINT: use your TEST to aid you in this endeavor!

___ A. The US enters WWII

___ B. United Nations is founded

___ C. Hitler as a Lance Corporal - his first military experience

___ D. World War II ends

___ E. the Beer Hall Putsch

___ F. Enabling Act

___ G. Anschluss of Austria

___ H. the Versailles Treaty

___ I. World War II begins

___ J. Kristallnacht