31 Jan Berlin Wall built

HY1020 Western Civilization II

Unit VII Assessment

Question 1

Place these causes of the war into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.

Mussolini takes power in Italy

Stalin takes power in Russia

Great Depression begins

Hitler takes power in Germany

Japan occupies French Indochina

Question 2 Place these events of the Western Theatre into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.

Kristallnacht begins

Invasion of Poland

Battle of Britain

Battle of Stalingrad

Storming of Normandy

Question 3 Place these events of the Pacific Theatre into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Battle at Midway

Battle at Leyte Gulf

Battle at Iwo Jima

Bombing of Hiroshima

Question 4 Place these Cold War events into chronological order; all answers must be correct to receive full credit.

Israel founded

NATO formed

Death of Stalin

Berlin Wall built

Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 5 Discuss the spread of communism after WWII. Include a description of how the USSR and at least one other communist power emerged. Discuss what is meant by “superpower” and the context of such a political entity after the Second World War.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.

Question 6 Describe how the evolution of political philosophies in the West caused, and eventually determined, the outcome of the Second World War. Be sure to include economic, social, and political factors in regard to the movement of armies, participation in the conflict, and the role of alliances.

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.