World War 2 Causes, US Entry & Homefront

World War 2 Causes, US Entry & Homefront

by Bianca VanZee

Multiple Choice

All of the following were WWII dictators except for

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Woodrow Wilson

Multiple Choice

The ruler of the Soviet Union

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Josef Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

Multiple Choice

What country turned to militarism after WWI?

• Germany

• Japan

• USSR

• United States

Multiple Choice

Which was not an Allied Power?

• Italy

• USSR
• United States
• France

Multiple Choice

Which is not an Axis Power?

• Japan

• Italy
• China

• Germany

Open Ended

What do you think were some of the causes of WW2?

Multiple Choice

The name of the agreement signed at the end of WW1 was

• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Peace Clause
• The League of Nations
• The Treaty of Berlin

Multiple Choice

Why did the Depression affect Germany so badly?

• The US banks recalled all loans to overseas nations
• they did not have a strong military
• there was full employment in Germany
• because it won WW1

Multiple Choice

Which country united with Germany in 1938?

• Austria

• Poland

• France

• Hungary

Multiple Choice

What did Britain and France give to Germany in the Munich Agreement in September 1938?

• Alsace-Lorraine

• Austria

• Sudetenland

• Poland

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an aim of Hitler's foreign policy?

• Unite German speaking people

• Destroy communism

• Expand Germany

• Establish world peace

Multiple Select

Why did Hitler do a deal with Stalin in August 1939?

• Because he supported communism

• Because he liked Stalin

• Because he wanted Poland

• So he didn't have to fight a war on two fronts

Multiple Choice

Why did Britain and France finally declare war on Germany?

• Because Hitler invaded Poland?

• Because Hitler stopped paying reparations

• Because Hitler was persecuting Jewish people

• Because Hitler invaded France

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a cause of World War 2?

• economic depression
• harsh german treatment in the treaty of versailles
• rise of fascism
• holocaust

Multiple Choice

What did the Lend Lease Act do, and what did it signify for the American attitude/involvement towards the war?

• The Lend Lease Act cut off Germany, Japan, and Italy from global trade and showed America sympathized with the Axis powers.

• The Lend Lease Act sent food, oil, and weapons to the Allied countries, which showed America supported the Allies during the War.

• The Lend Lease Act offered the Four Freedoms to all citizens of the world, which showed US domination during the War.

• The Lend Lease Act established a permanent alliance with the USSR, who is our longest-standing ally and closest military partner.

Multiple Choice

WW2 helped end _________.

• The New Deal

• The Great Depression

• World War 1

• The Mild Anxiety

Multiple Choice

Why did Japan attack the US fleet at Pearl Harbor?

• The US had sunk many Japanese ships who were supplying the Axis powers with weapons.

• The US had cut off Japan's oil supply because of Japan's aggressive expansionism in Asia.

• The US and China were planning to attack Japan, and Japan found out about it and struck first.

• Japan was unhappy with the US supplying Great Britain with weapons, food, and oil.

Multiple Choice

Which event caused the US to enter the war?

• Pearl Harbor
• Invasion of Poland
• Stalingrad
• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Multiple Choice

Pearl Harbor quote:

• A date which will live in infamy
• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
• It's gonna be May

Multiple Choice

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• The Tuskegee Airmen were America's first parachute infantry division.

• The Tuskegee Airmen were an infantry unit made up of Japanese Americans who won more combat medals than any other unit during WW2.

• The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the US Air Force.

• The Tuskegee Airmen were Native Americans who joined the Marines and created an unbreakable communication code against the Japanese.

Multiple Choice

Who were the WASPs during WWII?

• WASPS were a code name for biological and chemical warfare used against the Nazis.

• WASPS were Women Airforce Service Pilots.

• WASPS were the first African American pilots in the US Air Force.

• WASPS were a new type of ballistic missile dropped on the Axis powers after the completion of the Manhattan Project.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a new job for women during WW2?

• nurses

• airplane pilots

• radio operators

• mechanics

• foot soldier

Multiple Choice

What types of goods were rationed during WW2?

• Clothes, metals, and water

• Food, gas, tires, and leather

• Seeds for growing crops and other farm supplies

• Books, paper, and camera film

Multiple Choice

Rationing could happen in all the ways except:

• saving scrap metal
• planting victory gardens
• buying only so much of particular items
• stockpiling

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of a war bond?

• A war bond allows prisoners of war to be released from jail.

• War bonds offer ways for soldiers to afford stamps to be able to write letters home.

• Civilians pay for the war but receive re-payment with interest at a later date.

• War bonds donate the materials needed to construct weapons of war.

Multiple Choice

What is the message of the propaganda?

• rationing / victory gardens

• buy war bonds

• work harder

• join the military

• fear of the enemy

Multiple Choice

What is the message of the propaganda?

• rationing / victory gardens

• buy war bonds

• work harder

• join the military

• fear of the enemy

Multiple Choice

What is the message of the propaganda?

• rationing / victory gardens

• buy war bonds

• work harder

• join the military

• fear of the enemy

Multiple Choice

What is the message of the propaganda?

• rationing / victory gardens

• buy war bonds

• work harder

• join the military

• fear of the enemy

Multiple Choice

What is the message of the propaganda?

• rationing / victory gardens

• buy war bonds

• work harder

• join the military

• fear of the enemy

Multiple Choice

What is the message of the propaganda?

• rationing / victory gardens

• buy war bonds

• work harder

• join the military

• fear of the enemy

Poll

Did we meet our learning targets in this lesson?

• Yes

• No