US History Chapter 20 Review

Question 1

The man who was the fascist leader of Italy

Answer 1

Benito Mussolini

Question 2

The man who was the leader of the Soviet Union

Answer 2

Joseph Stalin

Question 3

The emperor of Japan

Answer 3

Hirohito

Question 4

The Leader of Nazi Germany

Answer 4

Adolf Hitler

Question 5

Propaganda

Answer 5

Information used to influence one’s thoughts/beliefs.

Question 6

Fascism

Answer 6

Political system with one strong leader and requires strict devotion to the nation.

Question 7

What was Mein Kampf

Answer 7

Book Hitler wrote in prison outlining his plans for Germany

Question 8

Communism

Answer 8

An Economic and political system, one party government, and state ownership of all property, factories, and transportation systems

Question 9

The goals of Stalin’s Five Year Plans

Answer 9

Industrialize the Soviet Union

Question 10

The nation that was involved in the German Anschluss

Answer 10

Austria

Question 11

The Sudetenland that Hitler demanded

Answer 11

Czechoslovakia

Question 12

Explain the policy of Appeasement

Answer 12

Giving in to unjust demands in order to avoid all-out conflict

Question 13

What did Hitler promise at the Munich Agreement?

Answer 13

He demanded the city of Danzig.

Question 14

What 2 nations signed the non-aggression pact

Answer 14

Germany and the Soviet Union

Question 15

How did WWII begin after Germany invaded which country on Sept. 1, 1939.

Answer 15

Poland

Question 16

What was the Blitzkrieg

Answer 16

Massed tanks combined with waves of aircraft and paratroopers to break through and encircle enemy positions. (AKA: a 3 wave war strategy)

Question 17

What was the technological advantage that the British had during the Battle of Britain.

Answer 17

The Radio

Question 18

Who was Winston Churchill?

Answer 18

The British Prime Minister who used the radio to rally his nation during the German Blitz from 1940-1941

Question 19

2 reasons why the U.S. tried to cling Neutrality

Answer 19

Isolationism Policy (following WW1) of staying out of foreign conflicts. The Great Depression

Question 20

What did the Lend-Lease act provide

Answer 20

U.S. can lend-lease weapons/money to nations considered vital to the defense of the U.S.

Question 21

Tripartite Pact

Answer 21

Germany, Italy, Japan.

Question 22

Which Nation did Japan invade in 1931 for resources?

Answer 22

China

Question 23

U.S. response to Japanese aggression during the 1930’s

Answer 23

War

Question 24

Why did the Japanese choose Peal Harbor as the Attack site

Answer 24

U.S. put economic sanctions on Japan and cut off oil sales too.