WWII MHS B7

Question 1

Germany implemented a 2 ½ year siege at what city, causing terrible hardships for its citizens

Accepted Answer

Lenningrad

Question 2

When victory in Europe was near, the Allies met where to discuss the post war world?

Accepted Answer

Yalta

Question 3

Why did Japan attack the United States

Accepted Answer

The U.S. banned the sale to Japan of war materials

Question 4

Immediately following Pearl Harbor...

Accepted Answer

Japan had continued taking over many more territories

Question 5

Why did Hitler reach out to form the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact?

Accepted Answer

Hitler did not want to fight the war on two fronts

Question 6

World War II broke out after Germany invaded...

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 7

Blitzkrieg was characterized by

Accepted Answer

airplanes bombing, followed by tanks & soldiers

Question 8

Who was the leader of Great Britain after 1940?

Accepted Answer

Churchill

Question 9

Which of the following was an example of Japanese brutality towards prisoners of war?

Accepted Answer

Bataan Death March

Question 10

Which of the following was an example of a Battle won with the help of “General Winter”?

Accepted Answer

Stalingrad

Question 11

This battle is seen as the turning point in the war against Japan

Accepted Answer

Midway

Question 12

Like Napoleon, Hitler’s successes were halted by “General Winter” in his invasion of

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 13

At the Miracle of Dunkirk, Allied Soldiers escaped across which body of water

Accepted Answer

English Channel

Question 14

All of the following were leaders of countries that were part of the Allies, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 15

The invasion of the beaches of Normandy by the Allies was called

Accepted Answer

D-Day

Question 16

What policy was passed by the U.S. to give aid to countries vital to their defense?

Accepted Answer

Lend-Lease Act

Question 17

Hitler’s Operation Barbarossa invaded what country? He broke what agreement?

Accepted Answer

USSR; non-aggression pact

Question 18

What battle was defined by daily air bombing raids and fierce fighting in the air

Accepted Answer

Britain

Question 19

After their string of defeats following D-Day, the German counterattack is known as

Accepted Answer

the Battle of the Bulge

Question 20

Which of the following was a justification given for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan?

Accepted Answer

1 million more troops would be lost in an invasion of Japan

Question 21

Hitler launched an offensive aimed at the oil fields of? This advance was stopped where?

Accepted Answer

Southern Russia; Stalingrad

Question 22

This World War II general was known as the Desert Fox for his successes in N. Africa

Accepted Answer

Erwin Rommel

Question 23

The “puppet” government set up in Southern France was called

Accepted Answer

Vichy

Question 24

This United States General led troops in the Pacific Theater

Accepted Answer

Douglas MacArthur

Question 25

After the fall of France, which European country was the last resisting Hitler?

Accepted Answer

Great Britain

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