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WWII test review for World History
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1
Three of these events caused WWII. Which event got underway after the war started?
The Holocaust
Germany's anger of the Versailles Treaty
the rise of facism
a worldwide depression
2
The Battle of Britain began when London was bombed by:
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
France
3
The US defeated the Japanese Navy in this battle which became a turning point in the Pacific.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of Okinowa
Battle of Guadalcanal
4
After the evacuation of Allied troops at Dunkirk, which Ally was occupied?
Spain
France
Italy
Britain
5
US foreign policy changed in the years before the war. Which one best completes the chart?
Manifest Destiny
Isolationism
Big Stick Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
6
To get within bombing range of Japan, MacArthur used this strategy:
Blitzkrieg
Siege
Island-hopping
Ring of Fire
7
Which of the nations does NOT belong to the Allies?
Italy
Britain
Canada
Soviet Union
8
Which Axis nation is NOT correctly paired with its leader?
Italy : Mussolini
Germany : Hitler
Japan : Chang Kai-Shek
9
During WWII which group of Americans saw racial barriers temporarily come down?
American Indians
Jewish immigrants
Irish Catholics
African Americans
10
Which group living along the West Coast was forced into Internment Camps during the war?
German
Russian
Italian
Japanese
11
Americans on the Home front did all of these things, EXCEPT one:
protested the war
planted victory gardens
rationed gasoline
bought war bonds
12
What caused widespread destruction and forced Japan to surrender, ending WWII?
Battle of Okinowa
The Doolittle Raid over Tokyo
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Kamikazi pilots bombing US ships
13
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed a secret deal to conquer and divide which nation?
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
14
Which of these quotes would all fascists agree with?
"Germans are the master race."
"A strong dictatorship is the best form of government."
"The purpose of government is to protect people's rights."
"Government should own all factories and farms
15
Which term describes the Allied response to Hitler's aggression leading up to the war?
Lend-Lease program
Appeasement
Reparations
National self-determination
16
Which phrase best completes the chart of Nazi policies that led to the Holocaust?
The Nazi-Soviet Pact to divide Poland
anti-Semitism and the Aryan "Master Race"
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin Bunker
The Warsaw Uprising of Jews
17
What event led FDR to say: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy..."?
German invasion of Poland
German attack on France
Japanese attack on China
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
18
Britain and France declared war on Germany after she invaded this nation:
Norway & Denmark
Sudetenland (Czech.)
Austria
Poland
19
Which of these nations does NOT belong to the Axis?
Japan
Soviet Union
Germany
Italy
20
Who is the famous character used to promote women working to support the war?
Rosie the Riveter
Ethel the Engineer
Amelia Earhart
Eleanor Roosevelt
21
A harsh winter proved fatal to Germany's invasion of the USSR. Name this turning point battle.
Battle of Stalingrad
Siege of Leningrad
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Kursk
