World War II Unit Test
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Points scored may differ from the grading guidelines because of teacher review. Contact your program teacher if
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1. In what way was the Nazi-Soviet Pact similar to the treaty that created the Axis? (1 point)
(0 pts) It established a military alliance.
(1 pt) It enabled the signers to engage freely in aggressive actions.
(0 pts) It was violated by Hitler.
(0 pts) It was an act of appeasement.
1 /1 point
2. Japan's invasion of Manchuria supports which conclusion? (1 point)
(1 pt) Current methods of diplomacy were not stopping imperial aggression.
(0 pts) The only way to keep peace with aggressive nations was to cede certain lands.
(0 pts) The Japanese planned to seize Americans holdings in the Pacific.
(0 pts) The equal military strength of Japan and China promised to create a stalemate in the East.
1 /1 point
3. Which statement identifies one cause for Hitler’s popularity among the German people in the years
before World War II?
(1 point)
(1 pt) He challenged the terms of the unpopular Treaty of Versailles.
(0 pts) He pursued diplomatic relations with former enemy nations.
(0 pts) He obtained needed economic aid from neutral countries such as the United States.
(0 pts) He won forgiveness of German debt from the First World War.
1 /1 point
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, 4. Which action best represents the policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France prior to the start
of World War II?
(1 point)
(1 pt) allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement
(0 pts) signing the Nazi-Soviet Pact binding Hitler and Stalin to peaceful relations
(0 pts) sending troops to fight with the Liberals during the Spanish Civil War
(0 pts) forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war
1 /1 point
Hitler knows that he will have to break us . . . or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe
may be freed.
Use the quotation to answer the question.
5. Based on the information given, the words were most likely spoken by whom? (1 point)
(0 pts) Franklin Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
(0 pts) Dwight Eisenhower before D-Day
(0 pts) Neville Chamberlain after signing the Munich Pact
(1 pt) Winston Churchill after the Dunkirk evacuation
1 /1 point
6. What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor? (1 point)
(0 pts) They wanted to invade the United States.
(1 pt) They wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference.
(0 pts) They wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Britain.
(0 pts) They wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii.
1 /1 point
7. Why did France surrender to Germany? (1 point)
(0 pts) France was unable to fund its war effort.
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Jeremiah Stephenson is reviewing answers for this assessment.
Points scored may differ from the grading guidelines because of teacher review. Contact your program teacher if
you have any questions.
Correct Partial Credit Incorrect
1. In what way was the Nazi-Soviet Pact similar to the treaty that created the Axis? (1 point)
(0 pts) It established a military alliance.
(1 pt) It enabled the signers to engage freely in aggressive actions.
(0 pts) It was violated by Hitler.
(0 pts) It was an act of appeasement.
1 /1 point
2. Japan's invasion of Manchuria supports which conclusion? (1 point)
(1 pt) Current methods of diplomacy were not stopping imperial aggression.
(0 pts) The only way to keep peace with aggressive nations was to cede certain lands.
(0 pts) The Japanese planned to seize Americans holdings in the Pacific.
(0 pts) The equal military strength of Japan and China promised to create a stalemate in the East.
1 /1 point
3. Which statement identifies one cause for Hitler’s popularity among the German people in the years
before World War II?
(1 point)
(1 pt) He challenged the terms of the unpopular Treaty of Versailles.
(0 pts) He pursued diplomatic relations with former enemy nations.
(0 pts) He obtained needed economic aid from neutral countries such as the United States.
(0 pts) He won forgiveness of German debt from the First World War.
1 /1 point
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, 4. Which action best represents the policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France prior to the start
of World War II?
(1 point)
(1 pt) allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement
(0 pts) signing the Nazi-Soviet Pact binding Hitler and Stalin to peaceful relations
(0 pts) sending troops to fight with the Liberals during the Spanish Civil War
(0 pts) forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war
1 /1 point
Hitler knows that he will have to break us . . . or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe
may be freed.
Use the quotation to answer the question.
5. Based on the information given, the words were most likely spoken by whom? (1 point)
(0 pts) Franklin Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
(0 pts) Dwight Eisenhower before D-Day
(0 pts) Neville Chamberlain after signing the Munich Pact
(1 pt) Winston Churchill after the Dunkirk evacuation
1 /1 point
6. What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor? (1 point)
(0 pts) They wanted to invade the United States.
(1 pt) They wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference.
(0 pts) They wanted to stop the United States from selling war materials to Britain.
(0 pts) They wanted to seize the natural resources of Hawaii.
1 /1 point
7. Why did France surrender to Germany? (1 point)
(0 pts) France was unable to fund its war effort.
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