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1. The ______________dropped a bomb on a United States naval base at Pearl Harbor near Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
a. German Air Force
b. Italian Air Force
c. Japanese Air Force
2. _____________ was the German philosopher who wrote about the adversity between the social classes called the Communist Manifesto.
a. Johannes Gutenberg
b. Vladimir Lenin
c. Karl Marx
3. Which of the following is the name for Germany's rapid attack on Poland also known as a "Lightning War" on September 1, 1939.
a. blitzkrieg
b. ambush
c. sabotage
4. The loyalty and pride one has for its own country is called _____________.
a. nationalism
b. federalism
c. democracy
5. A form of government led by a single person is called _____________.
a. communism
b. fascism
c. dictatorship
6. Which of the following is a political system where all of the property and wealth is shared equally by all of the members of that society?
a. communism
b. fascism
c. dictatorship
7. Which of the following is a system of government that is led by a dictator and is often controlling and oppressive?
a. socialism
b. fascism
c. communism
8. What name was given to the alliance of nations that worked together to settle their disputes peacefully?
a. Alliance of Nations
b. League of Alliance
c. League of Nations
9. The ______________ was the extreme economic slump that America and Europe experienced when people suffered devastating financial hardship.
a. Great Recession
b. Great Depression
c. Great Economic Recline
10. What is the name of the time when nations tried to maintain military strength without resorting to direct warfare?
a. the Renaissance Period
b. the Cold War
c. the Period of Enlightenment
11. Genocide is the destruction of an ethnic group or nation.
a. True
b. False
12. A(n) ___________ is an inhumane or oppressive ruler who exercises absolute power without self-restraint.
a. emperor
b. dictator
c. tyrant
13. Which of the following means to reach an agreement or compromise through discussion?
a. deliberate
b. negotiate
c. correspond
14. Franklin D. Roosevelt formed new programs called __________________, which brought relief to the people facing economic hardships caused by the
Great Depression.
a. the New Deal
b. the Reformation
c. the Patriot Act
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Social Studies: World War II - Quiz
