1.  In the 1920's American public opinion was

          A.  opposed to all international cooperation   B.  predominantly isolationist   C.  predominantly internationalist   D.  equally divided between isolationism and internationalism   E.  none of the above


2.  During the Spanish Civil War, Gerneral Franco received military aid from


          A.  Germany and Russia   B.  Germany and Italy   C.  Italy and France    D.  the United States and Great Britain   E.  none of the above


3.  The first city ever atom-bombed was

          A.  Hiroshima   B.  Munich   C.  Berlin   D.  Tokyo   E.  Nagasaki


4.  The United States Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles mainly because the treaty

          A.  contained the provision of the League of Nations   B.  made Germany assume sole guilt for the war   C.  required Germany to pay reparations   D.  provided for the return of Alsace-Larraine   E.  none of the above


5.  The term "appeasement" is often used to describe the 

          A.  Munich Pact   B.  Destroyer-Naval Base Deal   C.  Tripartite Pact   D.  Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis   E.  none of the above


6.  Which two countries were on our side in WWI and were our enemies in WWII?

          A.  Germany and Japan   B.  Italy and Japan   C.  Russian and Japan   D.  Austria and France   E.  Germany and Great Britain


7.  Republican leaders in the Senate opposed the unamended Treaty of Versailles because they

          A.  wanted Germany to pay reparations to the United States   B.  considered the treaty too harsh on Germany   C.  feared infringement upon American sovereignty   D.  feared a revival of German militarism   E.  none of the above


8.  An international policy whereby nations agree to take joint measures against an aggressor nation is called

          A.  unilateral action   B.  an offensive alliance   C.  benevolent neutrality   D.  collective security   E.  none of the above


9.  The two nations that emerged as major world power following WWII were

          A.  the United States and Great Britain   B.  the Unites State and China   C.  the Soviet Union and China   D.  Germany and the Soviet Union   E.  the United States and the Soviet Union


10.  European nations claimed that they were unable to pay their war debts because the United States did not


          A.  join the League of Nations   B.  sell them enough goods   C.  lower its tariff rates   D.  join the world court   E.  none of the above


11.  The Non-Aggression Pact of 1939, preceding the outbreak of World War II, was between

          A.  Germany and Poland   B.  Germany and the United States   C.  Germany and Russia   D.  Great Britain and the United State   E.  France and Great Britain


12.  Who said, "Never has so much be owed by so many to so few" after Great Britain's victory against the Wermacht in the Battle of Britain?

          A.  Douglas MacArthur   B.  Franklin D. Roosevelt   C.  Winston Churchill   D.  Josef Stalin   E.  Charles de Gaulle


13.  A nation the does not give aid to either side in a controversy is said to be

          A.  a belligerent   B.  a buffer state   C.  an aggressor   D.  a neutral   E.  none of the above


14.  World War II started in 1939 when Germany invaded

          A.  England   B.  France   C.  Poland   D.  Russia   E.  Belgium


15.  Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Force in Europe who led the invasion of Normandy?

          A.  Douglas MacArthur   B.  Dwight D. Eisenhower   C.  Erwin Rommel   D.  George Patton   E.  Bernard Montgomery


16.  The main purpose of the United States in the Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 was to 

          A.  stay out of war   B.  increase foreign trade   C.  cooperate more closely with the League of nations   D.  protect the rights of neutrals in wartime   E.  none of the above


17.  During the period 1939-1941, United States foreign policy can best be described as

          A.  consistently internationalist   B.  aimed at avoiding war at all costs   C.  moving steadily toward isolation   D.  moving from isolation to active aid for the Allies   E.  none of the above


18.  Who was the Prime Minister of Britain who made concessions to Hitler at the Munich Conference in 1938 and wrongly believed that he had actually achieved "peace in our time"?

          A.  Franklin Roosevelt   B.  Winston Churchill   C.  Charles de Gaulle   D.  Neville Chamberlain   E.  Joseph Goebbels


19.  Which of the following is NOT one of the aspects which should be considered for the critical viewing of documentary films?

          A.  point of view (of the producer/author/director)   B.  inferences   C.  persuasive techniques   D.  evidence (facts presented)   E.  none of the above


20.  President Roosevelt urged that the United States remain the "arsenal of democracy" when he called for the 

          A.  Neutrality Act of 1939   B.  Selective Service Act of 1940   C.  Destroyer-Naval Base Deal of 1940   D.  Lend -Lease Act of 1941   E.  none of the above


21.  Which leader decided to shorten the war in the Pacific and save American lives by ordering the use of the atom bomb against Japan?

          A.  Franklin Roosevelt   B.  Dwight D. Eisenhower   C.  Robert Oppenheimer   D.  Harry S. Truman   E.  William Leahy


22.  During the 1930's the leaders of Germany, Italy, and japan promoted a warlike attitude among their peoples by

          A.  stressing the huge indemnities required of them by the Treaty of Bersailles   B.  playing upon nationalist feelings   C.  condemning the League of Nations for refusing them membership   D.  pointing to their loss of territory as a result of WWI   E.  none of the above


23.  The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 authorize the President to

          A.  declare war against Germany   B.  trade destroyers for British naval bases in the Western Hemisphere   C.  supply equipment to the countries fighting  the Azis nations   D.  send an expeditionary force to Europe   E.  none of the above


24.  Who was the Commander of the Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific who in 1944 kept his pledge to return victoriously to the Phillipines, who received the Japanese terms of surrender, who became the commander of the U.S. occupation forces in Japan, and who later became leader of the United Nations' forces in Korea?

          A.  Dwight D. Eisenhower   B.  George Patton   C.  Douglas MacArthur   D.  Pappy Boyington   E.  John Marshall


25.  Germany's rearmament, starting in 1935, was

          A.  essential to the policy of collective security   B.  encouraged by France   C.  in violation of the Treaty of Versailles   D.  approved by the London Naval Conference   E.  none of the above


26.  A widely adopted means of solving the manpower problem in industry during World War II was to 

          A.  use forced labor   B.  raise the iummigration quotas   C.  employ women   D.  abolish relief payments   E.  none of the above


27.  Which term means that individuals exist only to serve themilitary goals of the state and where individual ritghts and freedoms were denied?

          A.  totalitarianism   B.  internment   C.  appeasement   D.  genocide   E.  facism


28.  Hitler argued that Germany should annex the Sudetenland to 

          A.  protect the German-speaking population   B.  reduce French influence in central France   C.  gain control of additional munitions factories   D.  prevent Communist seizure of he area   E.  none of the above


29.  The United States financed World War II by

          A.  borrowing from Britain   B.  confiscating factories engaged in defense production   C.  increasing tax rates and selling war bonds   D.  increasing tariff rates   E.  none of the above


30.  Which battle was the turning point of the war for Russia on the Eastern Front?

          A.  Leningrad   B.  Moscow   C.  Kiev   D.  Stalingrad   E.  Smolesk