#1: during world war ii, some governments created a system to ration the distribution of certain resources such as petroleum. how did this new system of regulation affect the distribution of resources in the united states? a: it granted more privileges to wealthy business owners. b: it provided more goods and services to the working class c: it limited the number of goods individuals could purchase. d: it supplied members of the upper class better quality goods. #2: which of the following contributed the most to the rise to power of totalitarian leaders in italy and germany in the 1930s? a: certainty about the future b: stability in the aftermath of war c: serious economic problems d: abundant natural resources #3: which of the following is a characteristic of communism, but not racism? a: individual liberties are frequently sacrificed for the greater good of society b: in theory, the workers control production and share property c: government tends toward totalitarian control of people's lives d: dictators often rule #4: what did stalin do to consolidate his power? a: killed dissidents b: allowed free elections c: closed all prison camps d: created the communist party #5: what was the immediate effect of america's use of atomic weapons in august 1945? a: it gave the us military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland japan b: it brought about the unconditional surrender of japan and ended the second world war c: it brought about unconditional surrender of germany and stopped the soviet union from occupying berlin d: the use of atomic weapons resulted in massive ‘kamikaze’ style counter offensive from the japanese military