World War II

World War II

1939-1945

Multiple Choice

Which agreement was labeled by the Nazis as unfair to Germany?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

• Munich Pact

• Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Open Ended

List 2 of the 4 things Germany had to agree to do under the Treaty of Versailles.

Multiple Choice

Which term is defined as payment for damages?

• mandate

• armistice

• reparation

• militarism

Multiple Choice

One major reason the League of Nations failed was that it

• was not included in the Versailles Treaty

• was controlled by Communist Russia

• frightened many nations with its large military force

• lacked the support of many of the major world powers during crises

Multiple Choice

The terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the global economic depression of the 1930s both contributed to the

• Scramble for Africa

• Amritsar Massacre

• Rise of fascist dictatorship in Germany

• Formation of the Congress of Vienna

Multiple Choice

Neville Chamberlain visited Munich in 1938 to negotiate the fate of Sudetenland. Which policy is most closely associated with Chamberlain's action?

• appeasement

• non-alignment

• reparations

• colonialism

Multiple Select

Which of the following territories did Hitler invade prior to the start of WWII?

• Rhineland

• Austria

• Sudetenland

• Czechoslovakia

• Poland

Multiple Choice

Which event caused the policy of appeasement to be viewed as a failure?

• creation of the League of Nations (1919)

• forced famine in the Ukraine (1932)

• invasion of Czechoslovakia (1939)

• atomic bombing of Hiroshima (1945)

Multiple Choice

What is blitzkrieg?

• a dance move

• lightning war

• a period of peace and prosperity

• an attempt to avoid conflict by meeting the demands of an aggressor

Multiple Choice

Why were the leaders of Western Europe surprised by the event addressed in this cartoon?

• The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were both democratic regimes.

• The ideologies of these two nations were at opposite ends of the political spectrum.

• The Soviet Union had a long history of close relations with Great Britain.

• Since 1935, the official government policy of the Soviet Union had supported isolationism.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following countries was never a part of the Axis Powers?

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• Italy

• France

• Japan

Multiple Choice

Hitler's actions as expressed by this cartoon led Stalin to

• adopt a policy of appeasement

• take over Germany's industry

• join the Allies in the fight against Germany

• reduce the size of the Soviet army

Multiple Choice

What was the United States foreign policy before World War II?

• direct involvement

• aid to Axis Powers

• supported Japan

• isolationism

Multiple Choice

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?      

• Because they wanted to continue to take over countries in Southeast Asia 
• Because they wanted to cripple the US Navy
• Because they wanted to prevent the US from attacking Japan 
• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What day was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese?

• 9-1-39
• 12-7-41 
• 6-4-42 
• 6-6-44

Fill in the Blank

^{The _________ Project was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb}

Multiple Choice

The persons pictured were the World War II leaders of the

• Axis Powers

• League of Nations

• The Allies

• Central Powers

Multiple Choice

What was the codename for the invasion of Normandy?

• D-Day
• Operation Torch
• Operation Seal Lion
• Operation Overlord

Multiple Choice

Where did the D-Day battle take place?

• England
• France
• Germany
• Hawaii

Multiple Choice

Why is the D-Day battle significant?

• It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
• It was the turning point of the war in Europe.
• It liberated Western Europe.
• It was the turning point of the war in Africa.

Fill in the Blank

Fighting continued in Berlin until May 2 and all opposition in Germany ceased on May 7. This meant that the war in ____________ was over.

Multiple Choice

V-E day, when people celebrate the victory in Europe, is on __________.

• April 30

• May 2

• May 8

Multiple Choice

Who were the prisoners that were forced to march on the Bataan Death March?

• American and Filipino soldiers

• French and British soldiers

• Japanese soldiers

• Russian and Chinese soldiers

Multiple Choice

What president made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in World War II?      

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman
• John F. Kennedy

Multiple Choice

When was the atomic bomb dropped?

• 1941

• 1943

• 1945

• 1944

Multiple Choice

Where is Hiroshima?

• China

• Korea

• Japan

• Germany

Multiple Choice

Which other Japanese city was also destroyed by an atomic bomb?

• Nagasaki
• Tokyo
• Kyoto

Multiple Choice

The heat that came from the bomb during the first seconds after the blast was equal to:

• the sun's heat
• 14 times the sun's heat
• 40 times the sun's heat

Multiple Choice

How many people died because of the atomic bomb?

• around 13,000
• around 230,000 people
• 100,000 people

Multiple Choice

What does the term "Final Solution" mean?

• Germany's plan to send all the Jews to Israel
• Hitler's plan to commit suicide
• Hitler's plan to kill all the Jews in Germany
• Hitler's plan to move all Jews to the U.S.

Multiple Choice

How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

• 1 million
• 6 million
• 100'000
• 60 million