Social Studies Final

Question 1

A political system in which the government controls every aspect of citizens

Answer 1

totalitarianism

Question 2

a political system in which the government is seen as more important than individuals
Fascist governments are typically militaristic and headed by a strong leader

Answer 2

fascism

Question 3

A leader who gained complete control of Italy in 1922.

Answer 3

Benito Mussolini:

Question 4

A fiery public speaker, he inspired huge audiences by vowing to restore Germany to prosperity and a position of international power. Leader of the Nazi Party

Answer 4

Adolf Hitler

Question 5

The Emperor of Japan

Answer 5

Hirohito

Question 6

dictator of the Soviet Union.

Answer 6

Joseph Stalin

Question 7

The Prime Minister of Great Britain for the majority of the war.

Answer 7

Winston Churchill

Question 8

President of the US during the majority of the war.

Answer 8

FDR

Question 9

Takes over for FDR after his death, becomes US president at the end of WWII.

Answer 9

Harry Truman

Question 10

What did FDR die from

Answer 10

Polio

Question 11

Germany was suffering the effects of the global depression.
In addition, many Germans were furious about the Treaty of Versailles, which forced Germany to make crippling reparation payments for its role in World War I. Germans were angry and turned to a dictator, Adolf Hitler. (What did these events lead up to/cause)

Answer 11

World War II

Question 12

Hitler’s Socialist Party

Answer 12

Nazis

Question 13

In 1931, Japan invaded and conquered a region in China called Manchuko. They invaded the capital _______ , in which 300,000 Chinese lives were lost.

Answer 13

Nanjing

Question 14

Germany, Italy, Japan

Answer 14

Axis Powers

Question 15

Britain, France, USA, China, Soviet Union

Answer 15

Allied Powers

Question 16

A policy of avoiding war with an aggressive nation by giving in to its demands

Answer 16

Appeasement

Question 17

When Germany invaded the Rhineland, Austria, and the Sudetenland. Czech leader look up to _____ and ______ who didn’t help.

Answer 17

France and Britain

Question 18

Who created/was credited for creating the first atomic bomb

Answer 18

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Question 19

Great Britain and France pledges to defend ____?

Answer 19

Poland

Question 20

Hitler signed a ________ with Stalin so the Soviet Union would stay out of the conflict initially

Answer 20

nonaggression pact

Question 21

What happened September 1st 1939?

Answer 21

Hitler’s troops and tanks rushed into Poland. This was the start of World War II.

Question 22

lightning war

Answer 22

blitzkrieg

Question 23

Germany was given the ______ if they promised to not take anymore land

Answer 23

Sudetenland

Question 24

German troops then invaded France, trapping hundreds of thousands of Belgian, British, French soldiers at the French port city of

Answer 24

Dunkirk

Question 25

RAF meaning

Answer 25

Britain’s Royal Airforce

Question 26

Luftwaffe meaning

Answer 26

Germany’s air force

Question 27

New technology used by the RAF to defend England in the Battle of Britain

Answer 27

Radar

Question 28

allowing the president to aid any nation believed vital to US defense.
The US sent billions of dollars’ worth of aid in the form of weapons, tanks, airplanes, and food to Britain, China, and other allied countries.

Answer 28

Lend-Lease Act

Question 29

In June of 1941, Hitler violated the _____ he made with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union
The Soviets soon joined the Allies, and fought against Germany.

Answer 29

non aggression pact

Question 30

What happened Dec 7th 1941

Answer 30

Pearl Harbor