Question

1. why did stalin not finish college?
2. name two economic programs that stalin began.
3. what was the result of the great terror?
4. what was not an option for stalin, no matter the cost?
5. who was blamed for germany’s post - war problems?
6. what situations in germany allowed for the growth of the nazi party?
7. what decision of hitler’s began world war two?
8. what drained germany’s resources?
9. what was the role of mussolini’s black shirts?
10. what title did mussolini take as dictator?
11. in the pact of steel, italy joined with what other country?
12. what was the fate of mussolini?
13. what part of the military did tojo command?
14. what countries did tojo order air strikes on?
15. on december 7, 1941 tojo ordered an attack on what?
16. what was the fate of hideki tojo?
17. mao zedong was a founding member of what political party?
18. who won the civil war in china?
19. what was the result of mao’s “great leap forward” program?
20. how many people died as a result of the “cultural revolution”?
21. why did churchill decide to leave his military career?
22. what launched churchill’s political career?
23. as prime minister, how did churchill inspire the people?
24. what was churchill’s trademark?
25. roosevelt was the only us president to do what?
26. what caused roosevelt to be confined to a wheelchair?
27. what was the name of roosevelt’s political program that helped america great depression?
28. what was significant about the timing of roosevelt’s death?

Explanation:

Answer:

1. He was expelled for missing exams or failing to pay tuition (often attributed to his revolutionary activities).
2. Five-Year Plans and Collectivization.
3. Widespread purges, executions (approx. 700,000 to 1.2 million), and imprisonment in Gulag labor camps.
4. Failure or surrender.
5. Jews, Communists, and the "November Criminals" (leaders of the Weimar Republic).
6. Economic instability (Great Depression), high unemployment, and resentment over the Treaty of Versailles.
7. The invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939.
8. The costs of World War II and the Allied strategic bombing campaign.
9. To use violence and intimidation against political opponents (primarily socialists and communists).
10. Il Duce.
11. Germany.
12. He was captured and executed by Italian partisans in April 1945.
13. The Imperial Japanese Army.
14. The United States, China, and various Southeast Asian nations/territories.
15. Pearl Harbor.
16. He was executed by hanging for war crimes in 1948.
17. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
18. The Chinese Communist Party (Mao Zedong).
19. Widespread famine resulting in tens of millions of deaths and economic collapse.
20. Estimates vary widely, typically ranging from hundreds of thousands to several million.
21. To pursue a career in politics.
22. His election to Parliament as the MP for Oldham in 1900.
23. Through his powerful oratory and radio broadcasts.
24. His "V for Victory" hand gesture and his cigar.
25. Serve more than two terms (he was elected to four).
26. Polio (paralytic illness).
27. The New Deal.
28. He died just weeks before the end of WWII in Europe (V-E Day).