Causes of the Second World War

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Who was assigned the responsibility of economic recovery by Hitler?

Q. Which country was not the founder of NAM?

1. Egypt
2. India
3. Yugoslavia
4. Myanmar

Q. Which treaty laid out the terms of agreement between the victorious Allies and Germany after World War I?

1. Treaty of Paris
2. Treaty of Versailles
3. The Peace of Westphalia
4. Treaty of Tordesillas

Q. Assertion (A): The US dropped the atomic bomb in Japan to dominate in the war.
Reason (R): The United Nations was formed on the 24th of October, 1945, in a bid to restore and maintain world peace.

Select the correct option:

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true, but R is false.
4. A is false, but R is true.

Q. Which of the following options was a primary reason for Britain's initial support towards Nazi Germany?

1. To encourage the spread of communism.
2. To help the expansion of its ally, Russia.
3. To suppress the spread of communist ideas.
4. To instigate WWII in order to gain more territory.

Q. What was the name of the secret state police formed by Hitler?

1. Jungvolk
2. Braune Hemden
3. Gestapo
4. Nazi Military

Q.

Why did USA withdraw loans during great depression ? How did it affect world economy ?

Q. Why did Britain encourage Nazis and Germany initially?

1. To promote communist ideas
2. To help Russia
3. To suppress communist ideas
4. To start World War I

Q. Which of the following is/are among the reason(s) behind the failure of the League of Nations?

1. Lack of military power
2. Supremacy of nationalism over collective peace
3. The league had a world-wide membership that diluted its power
4. Lack of support from nations like Britian, France, and Germany

Q. Which of the following economic crises immediately preceded World War II?

1. Great Recession
2. Coin Exchange Crisis
3. Great Depression
4. The General Crisis

Q. Which of the following is not a reason for the Second World War?

1. Treaty of Versailles favoured Germany
2. Failure of the League of Nations
3. Fear of socialism and the USSR
4. Germany’s revenge

Q. Although the final documents differed greatly, the Treaty of Versailles borrowed several ideas from Woodrow Wilson's declaration of .

1. Fourteen Points
2. Armistice
3. Independence

Q. Which event is generally considered to be the first aggressive act of World War II?

1. Germany’s attack on Britain
2. Germany’s attack on Austria
3. Germany’s attack on Russia
4. Germany’s attack on Poland

Q. Why did US enter the Second World War?

1. Germany attacked Pearl Harbour.
2. Germany introduced atom bombs.
3. Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour.
4. Japanese introduced atom bombs.

Q. Anti-Semitism refers to the hatred of, and hostility towards which of the following category of people?

1. Muslims
2. Russians
3. Gypsies
4. Jews

Q. Who suggested building a barrier around West Berlin to prevent East Germans from escaping?

1. Nikita Khrushchev
2. Joseph Stalin
3. Ronald Reagan
4. Mikhail Gorbachev

Q. __________ is considered as the immediate cause of the Second World War.

1. Germany's defence pact with Poland
2. Germany attacking Poland
3. Italy's defence pact with Poland.
4. Germany attacking Britain