Term 4 Flashcards
What is the key belief of communism?
A) Private ownership of businesses
B) A classless society
C) A democratic government
B) A classless society
Which of the following is a key feature of capitalism?
A) No private ownership
B) A classless society
C) Private ownership of businesses
C) Private ownership of businesses
What is a common political feature of communist countries?
A) Multi-party democracy
B) One-party rule
C) Absolute monarchy
B) One-party rule
The Cold War was a period of tension between which two opposing sides?
A) China and Japan
B) The Soviet Union and Western countries
C) Germany and France
B) The Soviet Union and Western countries
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Cold War?
A) Propaganda
B) Direct military battles between the USA and USSR
C) Arms races
B) Direct military battles between the USA and USSR
What was the main purpose of an ICBM?
A) To deliver nuclear warheads over long distances
B) To transport goods internationally
C) To carry military troops into battle
A) To deliver nuclear warheads over long distances
What does MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) mean?
A) One country could survive a nuclear war
B) A nuclear war would lead to total destruction for both sides
C) Only the Soviet Union had nuclear weapons
B) A nuclear war would lead to total destruction for both sides
How is a hydrogen bomb different from an atomic bomb?
A) It is much less powerful
B) It uses nuclear fusion instead of nuclear fission
C) It does not release radiation
B) It uses nuclear fusion instead of nuclear fission
What is anti-Semitism?
A) Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people
B) A political movement supporting democracy
C) A type of economic system
A) Hostility or prejudice against Jewish people
What was a pogrom?
A) A law that gave Jews more rights
B) A violent attack against an ethnic minority
C) A Nazi propaganda campaign
B) A violent attack against an ethnic minority
What is a stereotype?
A) A truthful and detailed description of a person or group
B) A widely held but often untrue belief about a group of people
C) A type of Nazi law
B) A widely held but often untrue belief about a group of people
What did the Nuremberg Laws do?
A) Gave Jews more rights in Germany
B) Stripped Jews of their rights as German citizens
C) Banned all propaganda in Germany
B) Stripped Jews of their rights as German citizens
What was Kristallnacht?
A) A peace treaty between Germany and Jewish leaders
B) A law protecting Jewish businesses
C) A night of widespread attacks on Jewish businesses and synagogues
C) A night of widespread attacks on Jewish businesses and synagogues
Who were the SS?
A) Elite Nazi troops involved in carrying out the Holocaust
B) A group of Jewish resistance fighters
C) A Soviet secret police force
A) Elite Nazi troops involved in carrying out the Holocaust
What was a concentration camp?
A) A place where political prisoners and undesirables were imprisoned and forced into hard labour
B) A military training facility
C) A refugee camp for displaced people
A) A place where political prisoners and undesirables were imprisoned and forced into hard labour
Who was Heinrich Himmler?
A) Head of the Nazi economy
B) Head of the SS
C) Nazi Minister for Propaganda
B) Head of the SS
What was Reinhard Heydrich known for?
A) Leading the Nazi economy
B) Being the architect of the Final Solution
C) Opposing the Nazi government
B) Being the architect of the Final Solution
What was Goebbels’ role in Nazi Germany?
A) Minister for propaganda
B) Head of the SS Einsatzgruppen
C) Leader of the German military
A) Minister for propaganda
What does the term “Fuhrerprinzip” refer to?
A) The Nazi belief in strict obedience to a single leader
B) A principle of democracy
C) A Nazi economic policy
A) The Nazi belief in strict obedience to a single leader
What was a ghetto during World War II?
A) A safe zone for Jewish refugees
B) A walled-off area where Jews were forced to live
C) A Nazi military base
B) A walled-off area where Jews were forced to live
Who were collaborators in Nazi-occupied Europe?
A) People who resisted the Nazi government
B) Local people who helped the Nazis carry out atrocities
C) Allied soldiers
B) Local people who helped the Nazis carry out atrocities
What does the term “systematic” mean in the context of the Holocaust?
A) An unplanned and chaotic approach
B) A methodical and planned way of doing something
C) A random set of actions
B) A methodical and planned way of doing something
Who was Hermann Goering?
A) Head of the Nazi economy
B) A Soviet spy
C) A Jewish resistance leader
A) Head of the Nazi economy
How did the Holocaust primarily occur?
A) Through spontaneous, unorganized attacks
B) Through a carefully planned and systematic process
C) By accident
B) Through a carefully planned and systematic process
