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WORLD WAR 2
WORLD WAR 2
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1
What served as a dress rehearsal for World War 2?
Japan invading Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
Hitler invading Poland
The Spanish Civil War
2
Main Goals Of The United Nations?
Improve, Predict, Control.
Provide Machinery, Humanity, International Peace.
Collective Defence, Crisis Management, Cooperative Security.
Efficiencey, Security, Growth.
3
"It is us today, it will be you tomorrow" was a quote from the leader of what country?
Poland
Germany
Ethiopia
Austria
4
The name of the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.
none of the above
Fat Man
Engola Gay
Little Boy
5
What event happened last?
Japan invades Manchuria
Italy invades Ethiopia
Germany invades France
Germany invades Poland
6
What was the Marshall Plan?
The idea that aid must be given to India to avoid starvation
The plan to give aid to Europe to avoid communism
The plan to invade Russia
The plan to produce more nuclear weapons that Russia
7
The Weimar Republic faces many problems immeditely after WW1 such as...
runaway inflation and many political parties
runaway inflation and one party rule
the inability to develop an atomic bomb
the lack of a Bill of Rights and women's suffrage
8
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of fascism ?
democracy
nationalism
dictatorship
militarism
9
What were the Nuremberg Trials?
A way to execute the Jews
Britain attack the US
The decline for Europe
War crime trials for the atrocities of the Nazis actions
10
What was Operation Barbarossa
Code name for the Battle of France
Successful Nazi attempt of invading the Soviet Union
Allied invasion off the coast of France
The Nazi's failed operation attempt of taking Soviet Union
11
Who was the lead scientist of the Manhattan Project?
Albert Einstein
FDR
Robert Oppenheimer
Harry Truman
12
Which of the following is NOT associated with Germany?
blitzkrieg
Lebensraum
Luftwaffe
island hopping
13
Which of the following did NOT happen in the Pacific?
Operation Torch
Pearl Harbor
island hopping
Iwo Jima
14
Which statement is true about the Battle of Britain?
Codename was Operation Barbarossa
the British used Radar to help detect the German planes
Chamberlain was a strong leader for the British
Germany gained air superiority
15
The Non-Aggression PAct was between what two countries?
USA and GB
Germany and Italy
Germany and Soviet Union
GB and France
16
The Atlantic Charter was a secret meeting between what two countries?
GB and USA
Germany and Italy
GB and France
Germany and Soviet Union
17
What does the Anschluss refer to?
Italy's invasion of Italy
Japan's invasion of Manchuria
Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia
Germany's annexation of Austria
18
Summarize the results of the Munich Pact
Hitler signed agreement with Stalin not to attack each other
Hitler was given the Sudetenland, and promised not to take any more
FDR and Churchill agreed to destroy the Nazis
GB and France declared war on Germany
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What does the term Lebensraum refer to?
Concentration Camps
Living space
Japanese Internment
The Final Solution
20
Which of the following is NOT a reason for appeasement
fascism less of a threat than communism
fearful of modern technology
economic issues
secret treaties
21
The Lend Lease Act stated that the USA...
supply weapons to countries whose defense was vital to theUS
send an expeditionary force to GB
declare war onGermany
trade destroyers for English naval bases
22
Who were the Axis powers?
Germany-Soviet Union-Italy
Japan-Italy-Germany
GB-France-Soviet Union
GB-USA-France
23
When was Pearl Harbor?
September 12, 1941
June 6, 1941
December 7, 1941
April 18, 1941
24
Who was the military commander at D Day
Truman
Mac Arthur
Eisenhower
Churchill
25
Which of these describe Mussolini?
Hitler's role model
father of fascism
All the above
a brutal dictator
26
Which represents a similarity in the careers of Napoleon and Hitler?
death in exile
lasting legal reforms
a program of anti-semitism
an invasion of Russia
27
In wake of their defeat, Japan was occupied and rebuilt by forces from...
France
USA
Great Britain
China
28
Who said this..."I saved the world from Armageddon"??
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
none of the above
Winston Churchill
29
What did the Germany military strategy blitzkrieg depend on?
"out-waiting" the opponent
a system of fortifications
surprise and overwhelming force
ability to make a long and steady advance
30
WW2 was mostly fought in ?
1930s
1920s
1950s
1940s