Ch. 22 WWII Test

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During World War II, the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan was known as the

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Axis Powers.

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The world was shocked in August 1939 when Hitler announced that Germany had signed a nonaggression pact with...

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the Soviet Union.

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Hitler’s militarizing the Rhineland violated which treaty? Options: Versailles, Warsaw, Kellogg-Briand, Potsdam

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Versailles

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France and Britain declared war following his invasion of

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Poland.

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After which of the following did a sitzkrieg occur in military operations during World War II? Options: attack on Pearl Harbor, invasion of Poland, invasion of Italy, invasion of Russia

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invasion of Poland

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The Germans defeated France in 1940 because the French...

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did not expect Hitler to come through the forests of the Ardennes.

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After Hitler conquered France, resistance continued through the Free French movement led by

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Charles de Gaulle.

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Who followed Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Britain?

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Winston Churchill

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What was the turning point of the Pacific War for the Americans? Options: the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, the landing on Iwo Jima, Pearl Harbor attack

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the Battle of Midway

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What British prime minister believed he had achieved peace by yielding to Hitler’s expansionistic plans in Czechoslovakia?

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Neville Chamberlain