01 Feb 20. Italy became involved

Question 1

1. What was the result of the Vietnam War?

A. The United States defeated and dismantled the government of North Vietnam.

B. North and South Vietnam were united under communist rule.

C. China invaded and conquered Vietnam.

D. North and South Vietnam were united under democratic rule.

Question 2

2. What difficulty arose for Germany when it invaded the Soviet Union?

A. Germany hadn’t yet defeated France.

B. The Soviet army quickly moved into German territory.

C. Germany didn’t have plans ready for the invasion of the Soviet Union.

D. The start of hostilities opened a new front in the war.

Question 3

3. Which of the following best describes India’s Cold War stance of Nonalignment?

A. India didn’t pick sides between the Soviet Union and the United States.

B. India stayed neutral in regards to Pakistan.

C. India refused to enter into alliances with any nation.

D. India didn’t embrace either full communism or capitalism.

Question 4

4. In which of the following ways did Soviet women differ from American women in their involvement in World War II?

A. American women served in a combatant role.

B. American women worked in factories.

C. Soviet women worked in factories.

D. Soviet women served in a combatant role.

Question 5

5. _______ was the system of separating white and black people in terms of political and economic power in South Africa.

A. Glasnost

B. Apartheid

C. Colonialism

D. Nationalism

Question 6

6. _______ was the mobile motorized warfare that allowed Germany to overwhelm Poland quickly in World War II.

A. Anschluss

B. Blitzkrieg

C. Stalingrad

D. Barbarossa

Question 7

7. What name was given to the political competition between Western democracies and communist nations after World War II?

A. Communist War

B. Cold War

C. Political War

D. World War III

Question 8

8. How did French and British leaders react to Hitler’s annexation of the Sudetenland?

A. They demanded that Hitler give up the land or they would go to war.

B. They allowed these moves as long as Hitler promised to go no further.

C. They offered Hitler land in Poland to give up the land he took.

D. They declared war on Germany.

Question 9

9. US Senator Joseph McCarthy was best known for

A. voting for the Civil Rights Act.

B. an overzealous pursuit of suspected communists.

C. leading the call for war in Vietnam.

D. an overzealous pursuit of suspected fascists.

Question 10

10. What was the communist reaction to people fleeing East Germany?

A. Declaring war on West Germany

B. Reuniting Germany

C. A ban on all travel

D. Building the Berlin Wall

Question 11

11. The _______ Theory was the political theory that if one nation fell to communist control then neighboring nations would also fall to communism.

A. Korea

B. Communism

C. Neighboring

D. Domino

Question 12

12. Which conflict came first in World War II?

A. The Soviet Union and Poland

B. China and Japan

C. Germany and France

D. Britain and Germany

Question 13

13. What reason was given for the German annexation of Austria in 1938?

A. Austria violated the Treaty of Versailles.

B. To gain access to Austria’s mineral wealth

C. To drive Jewish people out of Austria

D. To unify German people in one nation

Question 14

14. What alliance did Italy belong to during World War II?

A. NATO

B. The Warsaw Pact

C. The Allies

D. The Axis Powers

Question 15

15. What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

A. To extend US territory to Japan

B. To encourage the spread of Communism

C. To fight the spread of Nazi Germany

D. To rebuild nations destroyed in World War II

Question 16

16. What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II?

A. It allowed American forces to attack western Germany.

B. It knocked the Soviet Union out of the war.

C. It was a major victory for the German forces.

D. It was the first large-scale Soviet victory.

Question 17

17. Which trade bloc was formed to create cooperation on oil prices?

A. ASEAN

B. European Union

C. NAFTA

D. OPEC

Question 18

18. A collaborating government known as the Vichy government worked with German conquerors in what country?

A. France

B. Spain

C. Poland

D. Italy

Question 19

19. Which of the following was a reason for the United States to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

A. American leaders wanted to test out the new weapon.

B. American leaders feared Japan would never surrender without horrible losses.

C. The United States would be unable to win the war with conventional warfare.

D. The war in Europe wasn’t concluded yet.

Question 20

20. Italy became involved in what nation’s civil war during the 1930s?

A. Germany

B. Ethiopia

C. Spain

D. France