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Topic 18: WW2 Review
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1
Who is the German army commander in North Africa during WW2?
Erwin Rommel
Douglas McArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
General Montgomery
2
What happened on Kristallnacht?
Jews in Warsaw fought back against German soldiers
Jews were deported from Germany to other European Countries
Jewish business, homes, and synagogues in Germany were violently attacked.
Jews were sent to concentration camps
3
What was one reason Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931?
Japan wanted to avenge its defeat by China in the First Sino-Japanese War.
Western imperial powers in China were threatening to invade Japan.
The Axis powers had agreed to divide up most of Europe and Asia.
Japanese militarists hoped to build an empire to rival Western empires.
4
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland?
They wanted to spread democracy.
They realized the policy of appeasement failed.
They wanted to oppose the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
They wanted to destroy Germany’s military buildup.
5
What event occurred on December 7, 1941 and was described as "a date which will live in infamy"?
The Signing of the Atlantic Charter
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Battle of Guadalcanal
The Bombing of Hiroshima
6
Germany’s rapid success in the first months of the war was largely due to the
superiority of German naval forces.
use of the blitzkrieg, which caught countries unprepared.
support of the League of Nations.
continuing appeasement policy of Britain and France.
7
What battle/invasion occurs on June 6, 1944 when Allies capture Normandy beaches back from the Germans?
D- Day
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Stalingrad
8
Who becomes the Fascist dictator in Spain after winning the Spanish Civil war in 1939?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Joseph Stalin
9
Why did President Truman agree to use the Atomic Bomb?
to bring the war to the quickest end, less American casualties
to punish Japan for Pearl Harbor
to destroy weapons plants in Japan
to revenge those who died in the Battle of Iwo Jima
10
How did the Munich Pact affect Europe?
It gave Hitler permission to rebuild the German military.
It further encouraged Hitler's aggressive policies.
It created an alliance between Germany and Russia.
It successfully appeased Hitler.
11
The Munich Conference came to symbolize the dangers of what?
Appeasement
militarism
Tariffs
Communism
12
Who was the American commander in Morocco, North Africa, who later becomes U.S. President?
Erwin Rommel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Montgomery
Harry Truman
13
The final defeat of the Nazis was due to the
ability of Allied forces to surround Germany.
capture of Hitler and his top generals.
weakening of the Nazi alliance with the Soviet Union.
German people turning against Hitler.
14
What was the Battle where the US destroys Japan's much of naval fleet. It is the Turning point in the Pacific front
D-Day
Battle of Midway
Battle of Britain
Battle of Stalingrad
15
Why were aircraft carriers important to winning the war in the Pacific?
They were small enough to move between the Pacific islands without exposure
They transported tanks to support infantry on the front.
They could travel at high rates of speed.
They had the ability to launch aircraft from their decks.
16
What prompted Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
Soviet Invasion of Poland
German invasion of Poland
Soviet invasion of Finland
17
How was the U.S. economy affected by the war effort?
Unemployment decreased.
Another depression started.
Consumer spending boomed.
Industries shut down.
18
What is a lesson that was learned from the Battle of Britain?
The British were inexperienced
The RAF (Royal Air Force) needed more planes.
the Germany's had very powerful airforce.
Hitler's advance could be blocked
19
As a result of the League of Nations doing nothing to stop Japan invading Manchuria...
Leaders of Hungary knew other countries would defend it
Japan gave up its attack on China
people saw that appeasement could prevent war
Germany and Italy were encouraged to expand their borders
20
What term was used to identify the WW2 alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Fascist Powers
Allied Powers
21
Why did Japan attack the United States?
The United States had sent troops to Southeast Asia to support Britain.
The United States was threatening to bomb the Japanese mainland.
The United States was interfering with Japan’s plan to expand its empire.
Japan wanted to gain control of Hawaii.
22
How did the collaboration of Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin help end World War II?
They agreed to focus efforts on the Pacific front first then European front
They offered moderate surrender terms to Germany to ensure a quick peace.
They adopted a unified strategy to defeat the Axis powers in Europe.
They established a system of trust among their countries’ governments.
23
What resulted from the action shown in this image?
a kamikaze attack on Pearl Harbor
the surrender of Germany
the end of World War II
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
24
Stalin and Hitler signed a pact to never attack each other.
False
True
25
At the beginning of the war, the Allied Powers were winning.
False
True
26
What was the policy of appeasement?
the move that Mussolini made to form an alliance with Germany
the U.S. desire to stay out of foreign affairs
the British & French decision to give into aggression to keep peace
the treaty between Germany and the Soviet Union
27
Unsuccessful German attack during WW2 from 1942 to 1943, was the furthest extent of German advance into the Soviet Union
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britain
28
What did the Allies strategy of "island hopping" in the Pacific involve?
attacks on all islands within 500 miles of Japan
attacks on all Japanese-held islands
attacks only on islands that were Japanese strongholds
attacks only on island that were not well defended
29
The United Nations was formed primarily to
create a single world government.
end imperialism.
punish war criminals.
prevent future wars.
30
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War Two, who vows the British will never surrender?
Margaret Thatcher
Neville Chamberlain
Tony Blair
Winston Churchill
31
How did World War I contribute to the events leading up to World War II?
Germans wanted to expand nation to regain territory in the Soviet Union.
Britain and France wanted to force Germany to make reparation payments.
The Soviet Union wanted to take over German territory in Eastern Europe.
Germans hated Versailles Treaty and supported Hitler’s actions to defy it.
32
What was the goal of Hitler's final solution?
It was a process to divide up his territories among his generals.
It was a way to amass more soldiers for the invasion of Russia.
Hitler’s goal to exterminate European Jews and other "inferior people"
It was a system for winning the war before the Americans entered.
33
Why were thousands of U.S. citizens along the West Coast put in internment camps during WW2?
They were of German descent and falsely labeled as enemies
They were Japanese descent and falsely labeled as enemies
They had known of the attack on Pearl Harbor in advance.
They were radoing helping info to the Germans
34
Which of the following was an effect of British resistance to Germany during the Battle of Britain?
It forced Hitler to surrender and ended fighting in Western Europe.
It persuaded other nations in Europe to rise up against Hitler.
It saved Britain from a German invasion.
It caused the United States and the Soviet Union to declare war on Germany.
35
Prior to 1941, Most Americans wanted to avoid involvement in World War 2.
True
False
36
What was an immediate effect of the Lend-Lease Act?
The Soviet Union declared war on Germany.
The United States provided critical aid to Great Britain & Soviet Union.
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War II.
Japan declared war against the United States.
37
"lightning war", a type of fast moving warfare used by German forces against Poland at the start of World War I?
Danke
Lebensraum
Lecker
Blitzkrieg
38
What was significant about the Battle of Midway?
It marked the end of the war for Japan.
It destroyed the whole Japanese army & navy.
It brought the U.S. into WW2
It turned the tide of the war in the Pacific against Japan.
39
What was the result of Germany's invasion of Poland?
Soviet forces invaded Poland
Soviet forces came to Poland's defense
Britain and France declared war on Germany
Britain and France sued for peace with Germany
40
Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Osaka and Tokyo
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Sapporo and Kyoto
41
Which action best represents the policy of appeasement followed by Britain and France prior to World War II?
forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war
signing the Nazi-Soviet Pact binding Hitler & Stalin to peaceful relations
sending troops to fight with the Liberals during the Spanish Civil War
allowing Hitler to annex the Sudetenland as part of the Munich Agreement
