Unit 4 Section 3 Review

Unit 4 Section 3 Review

World War II Beings

Lesson 1

In a speech to the British people near the beginning of World War II, Churchill said the following:

Let us brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, "This was their finest hour."

—Winston Churchill

Multiple Choice

What was Churchill hoping to encourage with this speech?

• For British citizens to feel fearful of the German advance.

• For Britain to feel angry at France for their surrender.

• For British citizens to be brave in the coming war with Germany.

• For Britain to feel pride at its victory in World War I.

Multiple Choice

How did Hitler’s military strategy change when he attacked Great Britain?

• He used more tanks.

• He used more troops.

• He used heavily armed planes.

• He used more decoding machines.

Multiple Choice

How was Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union similar to his invasion of France?

• He relied heavily on the speed, size and power of the German military.

• He used air power to subdue the enemy quickly.

• He bombed cities to demoralize the population.

• He invaded nearby countries first to prove German power.

Multiple Choice

The map shows territory captured by Nazi Germany in 1941...Hitler was confident about invading Russia because he had recently captured

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Switzerland

Japan's Pacific Campaign

Lesson 2

Multiple Choice

In 1941, Japan’s desire for expansion in the Pacific led to war with

• Germany.

• Italy.

• the United States.

• the Soviet Union.

Multiple Choice

Even before World War II started in 1939, Japan had already invaded which of these areas?

• Alaska

• India

• South America

• China

Multiple Choice

Japan was unable to launch any more major offensives after losing the Battle of

• Britain.

• Pearl Harbor

• Iwo Jima

• Midway.

Multiple Choice

Look at this photograph taken during the Battle of Guadalcanal...The photograph provides information that the battle was fought

• on a semi-arid island.

• at sea.

• at night.

• in dense jungles.

Read these sentences from a famous speech made by President Roosevelt in 1941.

Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.

     –President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941

Multiple Choice

To which event was the president referring?

• the Battle of Guadalcanal

• the Bataan Death March

• the attack on Pearl Harbor

• attack on Pearl Harbor

  the Battle of Midway

The Holocaust

Lesson 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes Adolf Hitler’s role in public life during the 1930s?

• dictator of Nazi Germany

• German minister of propaganda

• head of the Lutheran church in Germany

• wealthy German industrialist

Multiple Choice

Which of the following organized Kristallnacht?

• German Jews

• the Nazi government

• Great Britain

• German pacifists

In the report below, a Nazi officer describes the evacuation of the Warsaw ghetto in 1943.

“The execution of this transfer order [to move all the Jews in the ghetto to concentration camps] proved to be very difficult, since the managers as well as the Jews resisted in every possible way . . . The conditions discovered there are indescribable. I cannot imagine a greater chaos than in the Ghetto of Warsaw.”

—SS General Jürgen Stroop, 1943

Multiple Choice

Which statement below is supported by information in the report?

• Calm prevailed during this transfer operation.

• The ghetto was a place where the Warsaw Jews lived happily.

• More than 400,000 people were jammed into the Warsaw ghetto

• Some Jews fought against the Nazis rather than be sent to concentration camps.

Multiple Choice

The sign in the photograph below says, "Germans! Defend yourself! Buy nothing from Jews!”....What does this sign suggest about the Nazi government’s policies toward Jews?

• The Nazis were trying to protect Jewish citizens from discrimination

• The Nazis were trying to stop the boycott of Jewish businesses.

• The Nazis were officially promoting and directing anti-Semitism.

• The Nazis were trying to restrict anti-Semitic behavior among citizens.

Multiple Choice

This photograph shows German forces

• liberating a Polish city.

• protecting Polish Jews.

• sending Polish Jews to a concentration camp.

• accompanying Polish Jews to worship services.

Victories of the Allies

Lesson 4

Multiple Choice

Which explains why freeing Italy and North Africa was part of the Allied strategy for winning the war?

• It would enable the Allies to recruit local military forces.

• It would stop North African forces from invading Europe.

• It would help prevent Soviet expansion in the West.

• It would ultimately ensure victory over German forces.

Multiple Choice

Why was the D-Day invasion crucial for the Allies’ Europe First strategy?

• The invasion forced Germany to surrender.

• The invasion ended German ambitions to invade the United States.

• The invasion was key in forcing the Germans to retreat east.

• The invasion exhausted German supplies and weakened their defenses.

Multiple Choice

What does the graph show about American casualties at Iwo Jima?

• They were slightly higher than American casualties at Okinawa.

• They were about the same as American casualties at Saipan.

• They doubled the number of Japanese casualties.

• They were the second highest in American casualties in the Pacific campaigns.

Multiple Select

Which were significant events that helped the Allies win the war in Europe? Check all that apply.

• the Nazi defeat at Stalingrad

• the Invasion of Normandy

• the bombing of Hiroshima

• the North African campaign

• the Battle of the Somme

Multiple Choice

The cities of Leningrad, Moscow, and Stalingrad lay on the border

• between Allied and neutral nations.

• between Axis and neutral nations.

• between Allied and Axis nations.

• among Allied, Axis, and neutral nations.

Multiple Choice

What does the movement of Allied troops reveal about their strategy?

• The Allies’ objective was to reach Japan as soon as possible.

• The Allies kept getting diverted in their quest to reach Japan.

• The Allies overtook outlying islands to make access to Japan easier.

• The Allies retreated just before they reached the first set of islands.