Duplicate of World War II Quiz!

America needed to help to the nations fighting against totalitarianism.  So, America became --

Japanese cities where the atomic bombs were dropped.

Nazi Germany’s systematic murder of European Jews and other “undesirables”

The main idea of this 1941 cartoon is that Japan, Italy, and Germany-

The headlines would best describe what part of WWII?

Camps in America where Japanese-Americans were held after Pearl Harbor b/c they were feared to be conspiring with Japan

A strategy of selectively attacking or by passing specific enemy-held islands.

Read this quote from Hitler's "Mein Kampf". The quote can be used to explain which of the following actions of Hitler?

Why did the American government relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps after Pearl Harbor?

Which countries were the AXIS powers?

A technique used to influence people to do something or think a certain way.

Top-secret name give to America's attempt to build an atomic bomb.

What was an important result of Germany invading the Soviet Union?

The political cartoon was a commentary on the Yalta Conference.  What was the purpose of it?

For months Germany dropped bombs over England

Germany's lightning war tactic used during WW2.

The situation described in this passage was the direct result of which World War II event?

Massive allied invasion of Normandy; turning point for Allies in France

President who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima to end the war in 1945.

Communist leader of the Soviet Union who was a member of the Allied Powers in WW2.

The policy that France, Britain, & Italy chose to follow at the Munich Conference is known as

 Prime Minister Britain after the war begins.  He was always against the policy of appeasement.

The above quote by Adolf Hitler can be summarized by which statement.

 What was the result of the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?

This battle was a turning point on the war in the east; Russia began the offensive

Name given to the months after WWII began where Germany and France sat at the Maginot Line without attacking each other

The cartoon  represents Japan bombing Pearl Harbor.  What day was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

Battle that was a turning point in the Pacific, US began offensive moves to retake islands.

What does “a date which will live in infamy” mean in the speech below by FDR?

The political cartoon to the right shows Stalin and Hitler’s agreement to-

Prime Minister of England that supported the practice of appeasement. Famously stated: "Peace of our time" 

This paragraph from a 1945 Allied leaflet warned the

The cartoon references one of the biggest mistakes made by Germany in World War II.  It was to-

Which policy practiced by the US at the beginning of WWII is being questioned in this cartoon?

The leaders in this 1936 cartoon are depicted as “spineless” because they-

Which headline is most closely associated with the cities of Hiroshima/Nagaski

Militarist General of Japan. He made the decision to launch the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Totalitarian leader of Nazi Germany. Member of the Axis Powers in WW2.

Limiting the use of certain resources on the home front so that they can be used for the war effort

These headlines might be used to illustrate the weakness of what peacekeeping group--

The cartoon is a commentary on the Germany’s Blitz on Britain. It is saying-

What was the immediate result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?  

Which countries were the main ALLIED powers?

President of the United States when Pearl Harbor was bombed.  Member of the Allied Powers in WW2.

Fascist leader of Italy who wanted to return Italy to the former glory of the Roman Empire.

What event marked the beginning of WWII on September 1, 1939?

According to the document, what makes FDR believe that the Americans will win absolute victory?