What did the Allies do with Germany after surrendering?

Divided control among themselves

How did militarism cause WW2?

Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles

What did the nonagression pact guarantee?

Soviet Union & Germany wouldn't go to war against each other

What happened to Japan following surrender?

United States occupied the country

How was nationalism a cause for WW2?

Hitler wanted to create an entirely Aryan population

How were the Allies able to defeat Germany?

Surrounded Germany on all sides

How was imperialism a cause of WW2?

Hitler wanted to expand east towards the Soviet Union

What was the purpose of the "island hopping campaign"

For the United States to get as close to Japan as possible

Keeping an unsatisfied power happy to prevent war

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1
What did the Allies do with Germany after surrendering?
Let them rebuild on their own
Appeased Germany
Drafted a new constitution
Divided control among themselves
2
Why did Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb?
There weren't enough soldiers left to fight
Japanese were building their own bomb
It would save American lives
Americans ran out of regular bombs
3
How did militarism cause WW2?
Hitler surprised his enemies with heavy forces
Hitler built up his navy upsetting England
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles
Countries began spending more money on their military
4
What does Blitzkrieg mean?
Stalemate
Shock Warfare
Lightning War
Guerilla Warfare
5
What did the nonagression pact guarantee?
Soviet Union remained neutral in war
The Soviet Union would join the war with Germany
Soviet Union and Germany went to war with each other
Soviet Union & Germany wouldn't go to war against each other
6
What type of policy did Japan follow in the Pacific?
Retaliatory
Communist
Nazi
Expansionist
7
Which area did Hitler militarize even though he was not supposed to?
Slovakia
Rhineland
Sudetenland
Danzig
8
What happened to Japan following surrender?
United States occupied the country
Placed economic sanctions
Tried them for crimes against humanity
Divided control among themselves
9
How was nationalism a cause for WW2?
Hitler would defend Germany no matter what
Hitler believed he needed to make Germans proud again
Hitler wanted to create an entirely Aryan population
Hitler wanted to prove Germans were strong after WW1
10
Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
11
Which of the following was a location of a Nazi death camp?
Berlin
Auschwitz
Warsaw
Dresden
12
Who did Nazis target during the Holocaust?
Japanese
Ethnic Germans
Italians
European Jews
13
What was the name of the agreement made between Hitler and Stalin?
Treaty of Stalingrad
Nonaggression Pact
Berlin Conference
Moscow-Berlin Axis
14
How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust
6 Million
10 Million
1.1-1.5 Million
16 Million
15
Why would governments bomb innocent civilians in cities during war?
Cities were easy targets
Force enemies to surrender
Increase the cost of rebuilding after war
Increase the casualties of war
16
Where were all of the Nazi death camps found?
Poland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Germany
17
How were the Allies able to defeat Germany?
Germans had exhausted their troops and gave up
Dropped the atomic bomb
Surrounded Germany on all sides
Used blitzkrieg against German forces
18
How was imperialism a cause of WW2?
Hitler wanted to expand east towards the Soviet Union
Hitler wanted to expand west towards France
Hitler wanted to expand south towards Italy
Countries were competing for land in Africa and Asia
19
What was the name of the alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan
Triple Alliance
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Triple Entente
20
What was the purpose of the "island hopping campaign"
For the United States to get as close to Japan as possible
For Japan to keep expanding its empire island by island
For the Soviets to get as close to Japan as possible
For England to continue expanding its empire
21
Who did the Germans use the blitzkrieg strategy against first?
Finland
Poland
France
Soviet Union
22
Which area did Hitler demand from Czechoslovakia?
Slovakia
Sudentenland
Danzig
Rhineland
23
How did the Allies address the crimes committed during the Holocaust?
Marshall Plan
Yalta Conference
United Nations
Nuremberg Trials
24
Why did the United States enter WW2?
Fall of France
The Zimmermann Note
Invasion of Poland
Pearl Harbor
25
What is appeasement?
Expanding and spreading your countries influence
Keeping an unsatisfied power happy to prevent war
Defending your country in a time of need
Making truces with other countries

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