WWII Europe Review

WWII Europe Review

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This picture shows a battleship on fire in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. What was the primary outcome

of the event shown in this picture?

• World War II broke out in Europe.

• President Roosevelt signed the Atlantic Charter with Winston Churchill.

• The United States became involved in World War II.

• The Allied Powers decided to form the United Nations.

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• Examples of German-Italian Cooperation

• French Responses to the Rise of Nazism

• Ways in Which Hitler Violated the Treaty of Versailles

• Important Successes of the League of Nations

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What were the two major 'theaters' of World War II?

• European & African

• European & Pacific

• European & South American

• European & North American

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This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

• Blitzkreig

• Island-hopping

• Trench warfare

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Which national leaders headed Allied governments during World War II?

• Roosevelt , Stalin, and Mussolini

• Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin

• Churchill, Mussolini, And Tojo

• Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo

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Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

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What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.

• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.

• They took control of many Japanese islands.

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Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.

• Japan surrendering

• The atomic bombings

• Germany surrendering

• the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

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Which country had to accept blame for WWI?

• England

• France

• Austria

• Germany

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This word means pride in one's country; it was a cause of WWI.

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Nationalism

• Imperialism

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Why did Hitler sign a non-aggression treaty with Stalin on the eve of WWII?

• To allow Germany to invade Poland without Soviet opposition

• To prevent the League of Nations from acting to stop the war

• To show that Hitler had changed his views on communism

• To ensure that Germany had direct access to the Baltic Sea

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"Hitler stood unmoved.. The audience was breathless under his spell. This man expressed their thoughts, their feelings, their hopes. Every word he said was true" - A German Girl's Autobiography

Which of the following helps illustrate a reason Hitler was able to assume power?

• Hitler assured his audience that Jews were a societal problem

• Hitler informed his audience of the need to invade France

• He was a charismatic and persuasive speaker

• Hitler promised to unite all ethnic Germans

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Why did the U.S. mainland suffer little physical damage during WWII?

• The policy of isolationism discouraged foreign attacks.

• Latin America provided a buffer zone from acts of aggression by others.

• Geographic isolation still kept America protected from most of the fighting.

• U.S. military fortifications prevented attacks on U.S. soil.

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It is estimated that over _________ people died AT THE TIME of the bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki... including several American POWs.

• 1 million

• 500,000

• 100,000

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President Roosevelt said December 7, 1941 was a day that will live in

• infirmary

• infamy

• infamous

• informal

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Which of the following was not a land conquered by Hitler?

• France

• Great Britain

• Poland

• Sudetenland

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What strategy did France and Great Britain attempt to use at the Munich Conference in an attempt to stop Adolf Hitler from going to War?

• pacifism

• appeasement

• militarism

• fascism

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Who was the Japanese Prime Minister and military leader who orchestrated the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii December 7, 1941

• Hirohito Tojo

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Bruce Lee

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Appeasement is...

• When a country lets another country have its way in order to avoid a fight.

• When a country uses violent actions against other countries.

• When a larger, more powerful country uses politics or military action to take over a smaller country.

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President Harry Truman’s decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was primarily based on his belief that

• an invasion of Japan would result in excessive casualties

• Germany would refuse to surrender in Europe

• an alliance was developing between Japan and the Soviet Union

• Japan was in the process of developing its own atomic weapons

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Who were the two presidents of the USA during WWII?

• Obama and Trump

• Kennedy and Johnson

• FD Roosevelt and HS Truman

• Martinez and Weinheimer

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What happened on Dec. 7, 1941?

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

• Allies invaded France

• Hitler became the leader of Germany

• none of the above

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The massive air battle that took place in 1940 over the United Kingdom was called.

• The battle of the Budlge

• The Battle of Britain

• D-Day

• The Battle of Stalingrad

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If someone were to yell at you "What is Blitzkrieg" what would you say?!?!

• Lighting Warfare used by the Germans

• Human wave warfare used by the russians

• Fire supremecy warfare used by the Americans

• My favorite band!

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Dislike or hatred towards Jews

• Ghetto

• Genocide

• Anti-Semitism

• Denial

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The systematic torture and murder of 6 million Jews and other undesirables by the Nazis is called:

• Aryan

• Concentration Camps

• Holocaust

• Hitler Youth

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Which of the following is NOT a form of totalitarianism?

• Dictatorship

• Nazism

• Communism

• Democracy

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When the League of Nations let Hitler keep some of the land he took over as long as he promised not to expand any farther, this was called:

• The Selective Service Act

• Appeasement

• Blitzkrieg

• Aggression

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Which of these groups were NOT taken to concentration camps?

• Jews

• Aryans

• Communists

• Homosexuals

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This act gave the US President the power to send equipment to aid the allies prior to our entering the war

• The Lend-Lease Act

• The Atlantic Charter Act

• The War Powers Act

• The Help a Friend Act

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Germany used these "lightening fast" raids to quickly overtake their enemy

• blitzkrieg

• luftwaffe

• scorched earth

• victory garden

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This alliance was formed by the British, France, Soviet Union, and US?

• The Allied powers

• The Axis powers

• The Central powers

• The Bad guys

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This alliance was formed by Germany, Italy, and Japan

• The Allied powers

• The Axis powers

• The Central powers

• The Bad guys

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Individual freedoms are denied and complete power is given to the government

• communism

• racism

• capitalism

• fascism

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Leader who gains complete control of a country's government

• fascism

• dictator

• president

• chancellor

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Look at the photo. Who is person number 3?

• Winston Churchill

• FDR

• Harry Truman

• Joseph Stalin

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Look at the photo. Who is person number 2?

• Winston Churchill

• FDR

• Harry Truman

• Joseph Stalin

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Who were the Axis powers during World War II?

• the United States, Great Britain, and France

• United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union

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Why did the rise of dictators cause concern in the 1930s?

• Countries ruled by dictators became vulnerable to attack.

• Dictators placed high tariffs on imported goods.

• Dictators believed in a weak central government.

• Dictators often planned to conquer other countries.

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Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?

• Germany invaded Poland.

• Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia.

• Germany formed an alliance with Italy and Japan.

• Adolf Hitler became the dictator of Germany.

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Which countries were victims of German expansion leading up to World War II?

• Italy and Ethiopia

• England and France

• China and the Pacific

• Austria and Czechoslovakia

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Which Allied power was isolationist, eventually started to provided economic support for the Allies and then became directly involved in WWII?

• France

• Great Britain

• Soviet Union

• United States

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This battle was characterized by air raids and bombings by German planes

• Battle of Midway

• D-Day Invasion

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Britain

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What years did WWII begin and end?

• 1938-1951

• 1945-1951

• 1939-1945

• 1936-1944

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The map shows which event during WWII?

• Allied D-day Invasion

• Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Soviet Invasion of Poland

• Nazi Blitzkrieg of Europe

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Who was targeted during the period of the Holocaust?

• Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, and more

• Christians, Catholics and Protestants

• Germans

• Americans

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Who was the leader in Germany?

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry Truman

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

• Adolf Hitler

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Who was the leader of Great Britain?

• Winston Churchill

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin Roosevelt

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I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?

• Hitler
• Stalin
• Mussolini
• Tojo