Review Post World War I

What was the purpose of the mandate system? A It was intended to prepare territories for future independence. B It established permanent systems of government for the territories. C It weakened the economies of countries that were supporting the territories. D It was supposed to prepare territories for unification with the controlling country.

The mandate system was established by the A Soviet Union B League of Nations C Warsaw Pact D Ottoman Empire

Which nation experienced the greatest economic turmoil as a result of the Great Depression? A United States B Germany C Italy D Great Britain

What German political party blamed Jews and Communists for the Great Depression? A Nazi party B Wiemar party C Social Democrats D Socialist party

Under the mandate system, which Middle Eastern territory was controlled by Britain? A Lebanon B Palestine C Turkey D Syria

What was a flaw of the League of Nations? A It was established to prevent future wars. B It was a cooperative organization C The United States never joined. D There were representatives from all the European powers.

Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany? A Herman Goering B Otto Von Bismark C Joseph Stalin D Adolf Hitler

What event helped to create the Great Depression? A Hitlers rise to power B Germany's failure to pay war reparations C Stock Market Crash of 1929 D Failure of the League of Nations

Which region did Japan invade after the beginning of the Great Depression in order to gain iron, coal, and other industrial raw materials? A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4

The anti-semitism that led to the Holocaust developed most prominently in A Militaristic Japan B Fascist Italy C Nazi Germany D the Soviet Union

Which country invaded the darker-shaded area of this map in the 1930s? A Mongolia B Korea C India D Japan

Which country did Japan invade in 1933 to acquire its natural resources? A Philippines B Sakhalin Island C Manchuria D Indonesia

The League of Nations was formed to accomplish what main objective? A Help economically troubled nations B Stop the spread of Communism C Prevent future wars D Fight wars of aggression against dictators

All of the following increased during the Great Depression EXCEPT A business failures B unemployment C global trade D bank closings

This headline would most likely have appeared in A the Soviet Union B Italy C the United States D Germany

Which militarist came to power in Japan and accelerated the Japanese expansionist policies? A Hideki Tojo B Jiang Jieshi C Mao Zedong D Emperor Hirohito

Under Stalin's Five Year plans, all of the following occurred in Russia EXCEPT A the Soviet Union industrialized B a free market economy took hold C the collectivization of farms D the starvation of millions of Russian peasants

What dictator took these actions before World War II? A Joseph Stalin B Francisco Franco C Benito Mussolini D Adolf Hitler

All of the following aided Adolf Hitlers rise to power EXCEPT A anti-semitism B inflation and depression C extreme nationalism D an alliance with communist Russia

What contributed to the cause of the Great Depression? A I, II, and V B I, III, and IV C III, IV, and V D I, III, and V

Who was the first fascist dictator of Italy? A Otto von Bismarck B Giuseppe Garibaldi C Benito Mussolini D Camillo Cavour

Which leader is best described by the list? A Joseph Stalin B Mao Zedong C Karl Marx D Vladimir Lenin

Between 1934-1939, Joseph Stalin's Great Purge tried to eliminate A Communists and Fascists B traditional religious beliefs C all capitalist parts of the Soviet economy D political foes and opponents to the Communist Party

Where did the Great Depression take place during the 1930s? A Only in the United States and Europe B Only in the United States and Germany C All over the World D Only in industrialized countries

What body does this table describe? A World Trade Organization B Congress of Vienna C International Monetary Fund D League of Nations

Who did the Nazi Party blame for the economic collapse of Germany after World War I? A Russian Communist B England C France D European Jews

Which African nation did Benito Mussolini invade in an effort to create a new Roman empire? A Libya B Congo C Ethiopia D Kenya

Which event best completes the chart and shows the proper cause-effect relationship? A The Stock Market Crash of 1929 B Roosevelt introduces the New Deal C Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany D The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

During the decades before World War II, industrialization in Japan led to a growing demand for A natural resources B universities C democracy D immigrant labor

This quote demonstrates Adolf Hitler's belief in A the equality of all men B the risk of war C the glorification of war D a master race

Which nations fell under the control of a totalitarian dictator during the 1920s or 1930s? A I, III, IV, and VI B I, II, III, and V C III, IV, V, and VI D I, III, IV, and V

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the United States' Great Depression? A Urbanization B High protective tariffs C Stock Market Crash D Excessive expansion of credit

Which document is the source of this quotation? A A speech made by the German president B A trade agreement signed by Germany C A peace treaty that ended World War I D A verdict of the International Military Tribunal

Which phrase completes this diagram? A The Axis defeat in World War II B The Charter of the United Nations C The formation of the European Union D The Allied victory in World War I