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09 Europe Between the Wars and the Second World War Online Quiz Questions

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20 questions

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During the Russian Revolution, workers’ and soldiers’ councils wielded influence alongside the Provisional Government. What were these councils called collectively?

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In what year did Russia become the largest republic in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

True or false

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Japan’s full-scale war against China began before its attack on Pearl Harbor.

A
True
B
False

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After Tsar Nicholas II abdicated, the took power but kept Russia in World War I.

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Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 opened the .

True or false

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After Lenin’s death, Stalin consolidated power and imposed forced collectivization of agriculture.

A
True
B
False

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What did the secret agreement in the August 1939 Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact provide for?

A
It committed Germany and the Soviet Union to fight together against Britain and France.
B
It included a secret agreement to divide parts of Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
C
It required Germany to give the Sudetenland back to Czechoslovakia.
D
It ended Germany’s military expansion in Europe.

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After Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, which response by Britain and France began the European war?

A
They declared war on the Soviet Union after it invaded eastern Poland.
B
They declared war on Germany before it invaded Poland.
C
They declared war on Germany two days after its invasion of Poland.
D
They declared war on Italy when Germany annexed Austria.

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Which combination of aims best explains Germany’s invasion and occupation of the Soviet Union?

A
To restore the monarchy and return land seized during the Russian Revolution.
B
To seize territory and resources and impose Nazi racial rule.
C
To force the Soviet Union to join the Axis powers as an equal partner.
D
To open a route for an immediate invasion of Japan.

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Which features match the material’s description of fascism? Select all that apply.

A
It rejected liberal democracy.
B
It supported independent labor movements as a check on the state.
C
It promoted obedience to a powerful leader.
D
It treated political violence and militarism as tools of national renewal.
E
It sought to strengthen democratic institutions by limiting executive power.

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Which developments helped the Allies turn the tide against the Axis in Europe? Select all that apply.

A
The Soviet victory at Stalingrad helped shift the Eastern Front westward.
B
The Soviet victory at Kursk helped shift the Eastern Front westward.
C
The Normandy landings brought the European war to an end in June 1944.
D
The Normandy landings opened a major western front.

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On what date did Allied landings in Normandy open a major western front in Europe?

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In what year did Benito Mussolini come to power in Italy?

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Which description best captures a central feature of fascism in interwar Europe?

A
It rejected liberal democracy and promoted obedience to a powerful leader.
B
It supported independent labor movements and aimed to abolish national governments.
C
It favored political pluralism and rejected the use of militarism.
D
It sought to spread workers' councils while preserving multiparty democracy.

True or false

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The August 1939 nonaggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union included a secret agreement to divide parts of Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.

A
True
B
False

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A historian argues that economic hardship helped extremist movements gain support but did not make dictatorship inevitable. Which development best supports this interpretation?

A
The economic recovery of the mid-1920s made extremist movements impossible.
B
The Depression deepened unemployment and instability, creating opportunities for extremist movements without making dictatorship inevitable.
C
The Depression immediately ended political conflict by restoring prosperity.
D
The Depression affected Germany only after a stable dictatorship had already been established.

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Which event led Britain and France to declare war on Germany in September 1939?

A
Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938 prompted Britain and France to declare war immediately.
B
The Soviet Union's invasion of eastern Poland began the European war before Germany invaded.
C
Germany's invasion of Poland led Britain and France to declare war two days later.
D
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 led Britain and France to declare war.

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What most clearly distinguished Nazism from fascism as a broader authoritarian movement?

A
Its commitment to independent labor movements and political pluralism.
B
Its rejection of nationalism in favor of international cooperation.
C
Its focus on restoring democratic institutions after wartime rule.
D
Its central commitment to racial ideology and antisemitism.

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Which group consisted of the principal Axis powers during the Second World War?

A
Germany, Britain, and Japan formed the principal Axis powers.
B
Germany, Italy, and Japan formed the principal Axis powers.
C
Italy, the Soviet Union, and the United States formed the principal Axis powers.
D
Germany, France, and the Soviet Union formed the principal Axis powers.

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Explain how the course of the Second World War helped make the Holocaust possible. Why is it inaccurate to treat the Holocaust as separate from the war?