Journey Across Time National Edition

Chapter 21: World War II and the Cold War

Self-Check Quizzes

1
What is the term for when money loses value and businesses raise prices?
A)depression
B)inflation
C)margin
D)pensions
2
Under whose leadership was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) formed?
A)Vladimir Lenin
B)Joseph Stalin
C)Adolf Hitler
D)Benito Mussolini
3
How did the zaibatsus affect the social structure of Japan?
A)Farmers grew wealthy with the fall of prices worldwide.
B)Factory workers rebelled against the owners and refused to work.
C)Military leaders resented the power and wealth developed by the zaibatsus.
D)Farmers and workers were poorly paid, driving the division between the wealthy and the workers further apart.
4
Who was the Italian dictator who became allies with Hitler?
A)Benito Mussolini
B)Vladimir Lenin
C)Neville Chamberlain
D)Joseph Stalin
5
What country did the United States assist by preventing the Japanese from withdrawing money from U.S. banks and stopping the sale of oil, gasoline, and other natural resources?
A)Germany
B)China
C)Britain
D)Italy
6
In June 1942 U.S. troops won a major sea battle against Japan at __________.
A)Pearl Harbor
B)Egypt
C)Sicily
D)Midway Island
7
Who was the president of the United States at the time the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?
A)Harry S. Truman
B)Dwight D. Eisenhower
C)Franklin D. Roosevelt
D)William Leahy
8
The __________ pledged the United States to fight the spread of communism worldwide.
A)containment policy
B)Marshall Plan
C)Truman Doctrine
D)The Iron Curtain
9
Tensions were high in __________, where a Hindu leader ruled a Muslim population.
A)Pakistan
B)Kashmir
C)Bangladesh
D)India
10
__________ was the leader of Kenya when it gained independence in 1963.
A)Ahmed Sékou Touré
B)Jomo Kenyatta
C)Kwame Nkrumah
D)Nelson Mandela
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