World War II Part 1

Question 1

The Pearl Harbor surprise attack was devised by_________.

Accepted Answer

Isoroku Yamamoto

Question 2

______promised that if Czechoslovakia handed over Sudetenland, he would not take any more territory.

Accepted Answer

Hitler

Question 3

What did the Japanese military plan to do after leading a revolt in which they took control of the government?

Accepted Answer

conquer all of Asia

Question 4

According to the agreement dividing up Poland, Germany would occupy the west and ______ would occupy the east.

Accepted Answer

the Soviet Union

Question 5

How did Hitler betray the Nonaggression Pact he signed with Stalin?

Accepted Answer

invading the Soviet Union

Question 6

President Roosevelt worked secretly with________and allowed British spies to work within the U.S.

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 7

The______prohibited arms shipments/loans to nations at war.

Accepted Answer

Neutrality Acts

Question 8

Consequences of Nazi persecution of Jews include:

Accepted Answer

expulsion from jobs and schools

Question 9

Japan committed serious atrocities, killing 200,000 civilians in the Chinese city of_______.

Accepted Answer

Nanking

Question 10

The deliberate killing of an entire people on the basis of race, politics or culture is known as ___________.

Accepted Answer

genocide

Question 11

The Allied Powers consisted of:

Accepted Answer

U.S., Britain, Soviet Union

Question 12

After Germany invaded the Soviet Union, communist sympathizers in the Roosevelt administration wanted him to:

Accepted Answer

take action against Germany

Question 13

Under the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, Germany and the Soviets agreed to:

Accepted Answer

never attack each other

Question 14

All of the following is true concerning the Battle of Britain, except:

Accepted Answer

Germany successfully launched a land invasion of Britain

Question 15

A few days after Congress declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy declared war on_____.

Accepted Answer

the U.S.

Question 16

The Japanese government encouraged the growth of______for factories, mines and national defense.

Accepted Answer

heavy industry

Question 17

All of the following is true of the Holocaust, except:

Accepted Answer

Only Polish Jews were persecuted

Question 18

The day after many U.S. ships and planes were destroyed and 2400 people were killed, Congress declared war on ________.

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 19

________is granting concessions to maintain peace.

Accepted Answer

appeasement

Question 20

Japan signed the ___________, creating an alliance with Germany and Italy.

Accepted Answer

Tripartite Pact

Question 21

In Nazi Germany, Jews were forced to live in specially designated areas known as _____________.

Accepted Answer

ghettos

Question 22

The Axis Powers consisted of:

Accepted Answer

Japan, Germany, Italy

Question 23

The________was meant to destroy the U.S. fleet in Hawaii.

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor attack

Question 24

After being forced to surrender their valuables, Jews were subjected to all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

placed into key positions of power in Germany

Question 25

The Japanese military conquered ____without the permission of the Japanese government.

Accepted Answer

Manchuria

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