1. Unit 11: World War II -Test Review

2. 1.Fascism Ideology: Use of violence and terror Extreme nationalism Censorship and government control of news Blind loyalty to leader

3. 2. What does fascism promote? A political system that glorified the nation above the individual Nationalism and militarism Appealing to national pride

4. 3. Communism Ideology:

5. 4. Examples of military aggression: Japan’s invasion of Manchuria Italy’s attack on Ethiopia Germany’s blitzkrieg in Poland

6. 5. Motive behind Japan’s policy of imperialism: A lack of natural resources

7. 6. Causes of the Great Depression & reasons why it spread to Europe: Speculation on the stock market in the 1920’s

8. 7. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Because the U.S. placed an embargo on the scrap iron, steel and oil exports to Japan in 1941.

9. 8. How did totalitarian dictatorships gain power in Europe? New democracies failed to meet the needs of many people

10. 9. How are Hitler and Mussolini similar? They both glorified militarism and violence

11. 10. What leader worked closely with President Roosevelt? Winston Churchill

12. 11. Manhattan Project: Was the development of the atomic bomb

13. 12. The New Deal: Public works projects Financial help for farmers and business Welfare and relief programs Designed to bring much needed economic relief during the Great Depression

14. 13. Kristallnacht “Night of shattered glass” This event happened after the Nuremberg Laws were passed in Germany. Nazi’s attacked Jewish business and Synagogues.

15. 14. Totalitarian Government: A country and its government are ruled by a one-party system Enforcement through police terror Absolute authority from dictator Advanced military technology

16. 15. US Atomic Bombs: Helped in World War II Idea for the atomic bomb came from Albert Einstein’s famous equation, E = mc 2

17. 16. Similarity between the pogroms in Russia and the Nazi Holocaust: Both violated the human rights of Jews

18. 17. Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union Stalin denied basic human rights to many

19. 18. Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany after what document was signed? After the Treaty of Versailles was signed ending WWI Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany Hitler then has troops invade Poland

20. 19. What geographic feature in Russia made invasions unsuccessful? Harsh winter climate

21. 20. American and British leader’s highest priority in WWII was to what? Invade Europe and defeat Germany Then the U.S. would go after Japan

22. 21. When Roosevelt gave his speech to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor, what did he want to do? The speech persuaded Congress to declare war on Japan