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Quiz about World War II as Cause and Effect

World War II as Cause and Effect Quiz

This quiz poses questions on WWII from the cause and effect angle.

A multiple-choice quiz by charlemagne. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
charlemagne

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,856

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
9361

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Question 1 of 10

1. What treaty ending WWI was a cause of German resentment before WWII? Hint

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty of Paris

Geneva Conference

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Question 2 of 10

2. What name is given to the German system of government from 1919-33? Hint

The Reichstag

Federal Republic of Germany

The German Republic

Weimar Republic

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Question 3 of 10

3. What German speaking region of Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand in 1938? Hint

Bavaria

Alsace

Sudetenland

Lorraine

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Question 4 of 10

4. What French premier accompanied British Prime Minister Chamberlain to a late 1930's conference with Hitler that has today become famous for the appeasement issue? Hint

Daladier

de Gaulle

Foche

P�tain

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Japanese attack at what U.S naval installation brought America into WWII?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which senior American staff officer and later Secretary of State (1947-49) oversaw the plan to rebuild war-torn Western Europe? Hint

Bradley

Eisenhower

Patton

Marshall

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these WWII participants did not have a zone of occupation in post WWII Germany? Hint

Britain

Soviet Union

United States

Italy

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what European city were the post-war trials of leading Nazis held? Hint

Nuremberg

London

Paris

Berlin

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Question 9 of 10

9. The post-WWII German question (occupation of Germany and re-unification) caused serious tensions between what two former Allies? Hint

US and USSR

Britain and France

US and Britain

US and France

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Question 10 of 10

10. What American Army General rode his success in WWII to the office of the presidency?

Answer: (One Word (last name only))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What treaty ending WWI was a cause of German resentment before WWII?

Answer: Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles placed sole blame for starting WWI on Germany and imposed reparations (that is, damages) that Germany was unable to pay. Germany also lost territory, especially to Poland.

2. What name is given to the German system of government from 1919-33?

Answer: Weimar Republic

The Weimar Republic (or more specifically the Weimar Constitution) allowed for the indefinite suspension of democratic government without safeguards in an emergency. The name 'Weimar Republic' is a nickname that was first used after the Nazis came to power.

3. What German speaking region of Czechoslovakia did Hitler demand in 1938?

Answer: Sudetenland

Hitler took the Sudetenland claiming ethnic Germans were being mistreated.

4. What French premier accompanied British Prime Minister Chamberlain to a late 1930's conference with Hitler that has today become famous for the appeasement issue?

Answer: Daladier

Daladier went with Chamberlain on the mission prompting Churchill's remark, 'Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonor, they chose dishonor.'

5. The Japanese attack at what U.S naval installation brought America into WWII?

Answer: Pearl Harbor

Luckily, the American carrier task force was out to sea.

6. Which senior American staff officer and later Secretary of State (1947-49) oversaw the plan to rebuild war-torn Western Europe?

Answer: Marshall

George C. Marshall, a Virginia Military Institute educated US Army general, planned the rebuilding of Europe.

7. Which of these WWII participants did not have a zone of occupation in post WWII Germany?

Answer: Italy

In 1943 Italy changed sides ...

8. In what European city were the post-war trials of leading Nazis held?

Answer: Nuremberg

In addition to the well-known trial, there were a further dozen follow-up trials, and there were also several trials in countries that had been occupied by the Nazis, such as Poland and France.

9. The post-WWII German question (occupation of Germany and re-unification) caused serious tensions between what two former Allies?

Answer: US and USSR

This erupted into the Cold War by 1948 (at the latest).

10. What American Army General rode his success in WWII to the office of the presidency?

Answer: Eisenhower

Source: Author charlemagne

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