Transcript CW05 - QuizGoOver - John Bowne High School

Friday – March 13, 2015
Mr. Lombardi
Aim: How can we use our last quiz
to study for up-coming exams?
Do Now: Answer the following:
1. How did the conclusion of WWI
lead to the outbreak of WWII?
2. How could WWII have been
avoided?
3. How did WWII end?
Blitzkrieg
D – Method of fast-moving air-and-land warfare.
Collectivization
A – Giving up small, privately-owned farms in
return for a large, state-owned farm.
Kamikaze
C – Japanese aircraft making a deliberate
suicidal crash on an enemy target.
Fascism
B – Government in which a dictator has total
control of government and society.
Communism
E – Government in which all property and
wealth is owned in a classless society.
1. Why did Communist revolutions
occur in Russia in 1917?
Communist revolutions occurred in Russia in
1917 because the people felt that the Czar
(Nicholas II) was an incompetent leader. The
serfs wanted more land, more food, and to not
be involved in WWI. The Bolshevik Party
(Communists led by Vladimir Lenin) promised to
give “peace, land, and bread” to all.
2. Discuss positive and negative
goals/accomplishments of Joseph Stalin in the
Soviet Union.
Joseph Stalin realized that the Soviet Union (USSR)
was about 50-100 years behind Western European
nations in terms of industrialization. In an effort to
“catch up”, Stalin initiated two five-year plans to
make up for their deficiency. He also used the
method of collectivization in an effort to increase
production in agriculture. However, Stalin was also
very paranoid and killed anyone that he felt was a
threat to his government (with the help from the KGB
– the secret police). This was known as the Great
Purge or Great Terror.
3. Why was the Weimar Republic so
unstable in its early days?
After the First World War, the world was faced with
an economic depression. The German people
blamed their problems on the Treaty of Versailles.
The Weimar Republic was weak and failed in
meeting the needs of the people and solving the
problems brought about by the depression. There
were food shortages and money became virtually
worthless.
4. How did totalitarian dictators such as Joseph
Stalin (U.S.S.R.), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and
Adolf Hitler (Germany) gain the support of their
country’s people?
Totalitarian dictators such as Joseph Stalin
(U.S.S.R.), Benito Mussolini (Italy), and Adolf Hitler
(Germany) gained the support of their country’s
people by using propaganda, encouraging women
to have as many babies as possible, manipulating
the youth of their nations, censoring media that
criticizes their leadership, and giving very powerful
speeches to vulnerable crowds.
5. Define appeasement and explain the
effectiveness of this policy (did it work?
Why or why not?).
Appeasement is the foreign policy of pacifying an
aggressive nation with hopes of avoiding further
conflicts. Great Britain agreed to allow Hitler to take
the Sudetenland as long as he would not have a
desire for any more land (in order to avoid a Second
World War). This policy was not effective as it only
made Hitler want more areas such as the rest of
Czechoslovakia and Poland.
6. Why was there a Second World War
in 1939?
There were many reasons why a Second World War
occurred. One reason is that The Treaty of
Versailles gave such a harsh punishment to
Germany, that a strong leader (Hitler) came to
power and tried to go against the treaty wherever
possible. Another reason is that the Allied Powers
tried to appease Hitler, but the land they allowed
him to take did not satisfy him as he would
eventually invade Poland.
7. How did Japan and the United States
get involved in World War II?
As Japan was attempting to industrialize
(modernize/westernize), they needed raw
materials. Japan became an imperial power
and annexed Manchuria from China. The
United States viewed this as an act of
aggression and placed an embargo on Japanese
trade. Japan responded to this
threat/ultimatum by bombing the US Naval
Base in Pearl Harbor.
8. How did World War II end in both,
Europe and the Pacific?
World War II ended in Europe when the Allied
Powers surrounded the Capital of Germany
(Berlin). Hitler knew he was going to lose the war
and decided to commit suicide instead of being
captured or killed by the Allies. The war ended in
the Pacific when the Allies created the Potsdam
Declaration which called for Japan to surrender.
Japan did not comply with this request and the
United States dropped two atomic bombs on
Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki), followed by a
massive air strike on Tokyo.
9. Why is America’s use of the atomic
bombs in 1945 such a controversial
subject?
America’s use of the atomic bombs on Japan is still
a debatable topic even though it happened almost
70 years ago. Many people believe the use of the
bomb was an inappropriate action since it was
used on civilian cities. However, many people
would argue that Japan was warned about the
bombs and chose not to surrender.
10. Describe the Nuremberg Trials after
World War II and explain the results of
the trials.
After World War II, surviving Nazi officials were
accused of committing unprecedented war
crimes and were put on trial. For most of those
who were tried, the verdict was “guilty” for
committing “crimes against humanity” during
the Holocaust.
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