YAWP Ch. 24 Reading Exam with Accurate Solutions
1. Which event marked Japan’s initial expansion into Manchuria and set off a prolonged
conflict in Asia?
a) Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 b) Mukden Explosion on September 18, 1931
c) Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941 d) Shanghai fall on November 26, 1937
2. Which factor most empowered Japanese military leaders in the early 1930s?
a) Communist control of the emperor’s council b) League of Nations military
guarantees
c) Massive U.S. aid to the civilian cabinet d) Diplomatic isolation from global
institutions
3. The term Rape of Nanjing refers to which of the following?
a) An economic blockade against Nanjing b) A treaty that ceded Nanjing to Japan
c) A propaganda campaign by d) Mass killing and rapes during Nanjing’s
Chinese Nationalists sack
4. By 1940, how was the Japanese navy characterized relative to other world navies?
a) Largest and nuclear-powered fleet b) Third-largest and technologically
advanced
c) Smallest and least modern fleet d) Fifth-largest with outdated vessels
5. Which statement best describes U.S. public sentiment in the 1930s regarding wars abroad?
a) Immediate alliance with Chinese Nationalists b) Military guarantees to European
democracies
c) Strong interventionism due to World War I d) Retreat to isolationism after World War I
, 6. What immediate institutional consequence followed the League of Nations’ demand that
Manchuria be returned to China?
a) League expelled both combatants in 1934 b) China withdrew from the League in 1933
c) United States joined the League in 1932 d) Japan withdrew from the League in 1933
7. Which policy did Hitler emphasize in Mein Kampf to justify eastward expansion for
resources and settlement?
a) Isolationism from foreign affairs b) Autarky through colonial trade
c) Lebensraum for German peoples d) Neutrality within European borders
8. Appeasement in the late 1930s most clearly refers to what action by Britain and France?
a) Invading German territories directly b) Granting concessions to avoid war
c) Rearming at unprecedented speed d) Forming immediate anti-Nazi coalition
9. Which agreement temporarily aligned Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union before
the invasion of Poland?
a) Locarno Treaties b) Munich Agreement
c) Treaty of Versailles d) Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
10. Which statement best describes the Battle of Britain’s outcome and significance?
a) Stalemate, invasion postponed b) RAF victory, blocking invasion
c) RAF defeated, enabling Sea Lion d) Naval win, landings proceed
11. What was Operation Sea Lion intended to achieve?
a) Invade the Soviet Union b) Bombard London nightly
c) Invade the British Isles d) Occupy Northern France
12. Which statement reflects Hitler’s repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles before the war?
a) Acceptance of disarmament clauses b) Recognition of League mandates
c) Demilitarized border expansion d) Rhineland remilitarization
1. Which event marked Japan’s initial expansion into Manchuria and set off a prolonged
conflict in Asia?
a) Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937 b) Mukden Explosion on September 18, 1931
c) Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941 d) Shanghai fall on November 26, 1937
2. Which factor most empowered Japanese military leaders in the early 1930s?
a) Communist control of the emperor’s council b) League of Nations military
guarantees
c) Massive U.S. aid to the civilian cabinet d) Diplomatic isolation from global
institutions
3. The term Rape of Nanjing refers to which of the following?
a) An economic blockade against Nanjing b) A treaty that ceded Nanjing to Japan
c) A propaganda campaign by d) Mass killing and rapes during Nanjing’s
Chinese Nationalists sack
4. By 1940, how was the Japanese navy characterized relative to other world navies?
a) Largest and nuclear-powered fleet b) Third-largest and technologically
advanced
c) Smallest and least modern fleet d) Fifth-largest with outdated vessels
5. Which statement best describes U.S. public sentiment in the 1930s regarding wars abroad?
a) Immediate alliance with Chinese Nationalists b) Military guarantees to European
democracies
c) Strong interventionism due to World War I d) Retreat to isolationism after World War I
, 6. What immediate institutional consequence followed the League of Nations’ demand that
Manchuria be returned to China?
a) League expelled both combatants in 1934 b) China withdrew from the League in 1933
c) United States joined the League in 1932 d) Japan withdrew from the League in 1933
7. Which policy did Hitler emphasize in Mein Kampf to justify eastward expansion for
resources and settlement?
a) Isolationism from foreign affairs b) Autarky through colonial trade
c) Lebensraum for German peoples d) Neutrality within European borders
8. Appeasement in the late 1930s most clearly refers to what action by Britain and France?
a) Invading German territories directly b) Granting concessions to avoid war
c) Rearming at unprecedented speed d) Forming immediate anti-Nazi coalition
9. Which agreement temporarily aligned Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union before
the invasion of Poland?
a) Locarno Treaties b) Munich Agreement
c) Treaty of Versailles d) Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
10. Which statement best describes the Battle of Britain’s outcome and significance?
a) Stalemate, invasion postponed b) RAF victory, blocking invasion
c) RAF defeated, enabling Sea Lion d) Naval win, landings proceed
11. What was Operation Sea Lion intended to achieve?
a) Invade the Soviet Union b) Bombard London nightly
c) Invade the British Isles d) Occupy Northern France
12. Which statement reflects Hitler’s repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles before the war?
a) Acceptance of disarmament clauses b) Recognition of League mandates
c) Demilitarized border expansion d) Rhineland remilitarization
