Duplicate of 2015 WW2 Test Review

Question 1

Germans fought a lightning war called ________.

Accepted Answer

blitzkrieg

Question 2

A major cause of Hitler's rise in Germany was:

Accepted Answer

the Great Depression

Question 3

Before WWII Western powers adopted a policy of _________ toward Hitler, giving in to keep peace

Accepted Answer

appeasement

Question 4

What event drew the US into World War 2?

Accepted Answer

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 5

Which treaty was violated with German, Italian, and Japanese aggression in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

Versailles

Question 6

Which two nations signed the Non-Aggression Pact?

Accepted Answer

Nazi Germany and USSR

Question 7

What policy failed to prevent Nazi Germany from expanding?

Accepted Answer

appeasement

Question 8

Why did the Soviet Union sustain a lot more casualties than the other countries in WWII.

Accepted Answer

Stalin's goals were to win, no matter the cost.

Question 9

The US dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of _____________

Accepted Answer

Hiroshima

Question 10

How many atomic bombs did the US drop on Japan?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 11

How did the Russians protect their land and property as the Nazis invaded?

Accepted Answer

Scorched Earth and Russian winter

Questions 11