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Review for 8th grade World War II unit
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1
The policy of appeasement was used by what group?
United Nations
Germans
Americans
League of Nations
2
The War Productions Board had to
Convert industries to war productions
Find individuals to serve in the military
Search for answers to German propaganda
Collect scraps to fund the war
3
What was created to add more soldiers to the American military?
Incentives
Nothing
Free Food
A Draft
4
Why did Japan attack the United States?
Americans attacked the Japanese living in Hawaii
America stopped trading with Japan
Japan was asked to by the Nazi government
Japan wanted to expand into California
5
The act of assembling and making both troops and supplies ready for war
Mobilization
Militarism
Imperialism
Disarmament
6
What does this photo depict?
Aerial Bombardment
Aquatic Assault
Island Bouncing
Island Hopping
7
What was America's stance towards Europe when World War II broke out?
Alliances
Isolationism
Neutrality
Militarism
8
The Manhattan Project led to the
Blitzkrieg
Fire Bombing
Atomic Bomb
Tanks
9
Germany chose to attack the Jews for
Germany's economy
Their wealth
The loss in World War I
Everything
10
The leaders of the Axis powers were known as?
Kings
Presidents
Monarchs
Dictators
11
What was V-E Day?
Victory in Japan
Victory in the East
Victory in Europe
The end of World War II
12
Following the Battle of the Bulge it became clear that
Germany could push the Allied forces back
The United States was too powerful
Russia was going to win without the Allies
Germany could not win
13
Who is this person?
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
14
Who is this person?
Rosie the Riveter
Marilyn Monroe
Lucy the Laborer
Sally the Sailor
15
Which battle is considered Germany's final offensive?
Battle of Leningrad
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
None of the above
16
Poland was divided between
The USSR and Italy
Germany and Poland
Germany and the USSR
Germany and Italy
17
What battle is considered to be the turning point in the European Theater?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britain
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
18
What battle resulted in the continuous bombing of London by the Luftwaffe?
Germany
France
Russia
Britain
19
Germany had a hard time defeating Russia because of
American intervention
Russian weaponry
German morale
Russian winters
20
Women were allowed to serve in the military in all of the following roles except
Typists
Infantry
Drivers
Nurses
21
Nazi Germany wanted to spread in all directions because Hitler wanted what?
Lebensraum
More Supplies
More People
Living Space
22
The Japanese attacked many nations in search of
Slaves
Raw materials
Gold
Power
23
D-day is remembered for being the largest...
Aquatic Assault
Aerial Bombardment
Ground Assault
Assault
24
World War II began in Europe when Germany
invaded Czechoslovakia
invaded Poland
invaded England
invaded France
25
What historical event does this photo depict?
The slaughter of the Japanese
Nativism
The internment of the Japanese
The expulsion of Japanese from the United States
26
What was Operation Overlord?
The invasion of North Africa
D-Day
The invasion of Normandy
The fall of Paris
27
The Lend Lease Act allowed the United States to
Provide the Axis with the necessary military supplies
Sell non war goods to all countries at war
Provide critical aid to the British
Stop the Germans from trading with the Western Hemisphere
28
What does this photo reveal about the internment of the Japanese?
Japanese Americans came home to ruins and despair
Japanese were warmly welcomed home after the war
The government would pay for all the damages done
Japanese Americans left the United States
29
What was the Holocaust?
The Murder of Russians
Genocide
The Murder of Jews
Kristallnacht
30
Japanese Americans were treated harshly in the US because of
Pearl Harbor
The attack on the Philippines
Invasion of New Zealand
Japan's Aggression
31
In which country were Jews targeted and eventually forced from their homes?
Palestine
Italy
Germany
Russia
32
What does this map reveal about Nazi Germany?
It could not expand to the lands that it wanted
England would not allow German expansion
It slowly spread its borders in all directions
It forcefully took over any territory surrounding it
33
The United States dropped the Atomic Bomb to avoid
War
Future Wars
American Casualties
War with Russia
34
What did Germany and Russia sign before World War II began?
Temporary Peace Treaty
Non-Aggression Pact
Alliance
Appeasement
35
What occurred on December 7, 1941
V-E Day
Operation Barbarossa
Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Poland
36
Who is this person
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
37
Which country was not on the Axis forces?
Germany
Italy
USSR
Japan
38
Which of the following did not happen for African Americans in World War II?
Many African Americans moved south to work in cities
The Tuskegee Airmen became the first African American pilots
Discrimination against African Americans was combatted
Whites and blacks trained together in the military
39
Most of the people who died in World War II were
Soldiers
Americans
Civilians
Russians
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What does the term blitzkrieg mean?
Fast War
Lightning War
Bombardment
Quick War
