World War II Quiz Prep

Which of these was a primary reason German and Japan expanded their boundaries in the years prior to World War II?

• They feared their neighbors would invade them first
• They wanted access to more raw goods and natural resources
• They each had leaders who were assassinated by their enemies
• They wanted to get back at the United States for invading them in World War I

Which event occurred FIRST in World War II?

• the fall of France
• The Normandy Invasion
• the invasion of Poland
• the attack on Pearl Harbor

What country did Hirohito rule over?

• China
• Japan
• Korea
• Vietnam

Why did Japan expand into Korea and Manchuria during the early 1900's prior to World War II?

• to get revenge for previous military losses
• to show their dominance over the United States
• to claim these territories before Britain or France did
• to secure much needed natural resources for their factories and military

Which of these events of World War II happened First?

• Japan surrenders
• Germany surrenders
• Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
• Allied Forces invade France

The direct cause of US involvement in World War II was 

• Germany's invasion of Poland
• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
• Sinking of the Lusitania by Germany
• Italian mistreatment of foreign nationals in the United States

On June 6, 1944, a combined force of US, British, Canadian, and Free French soldiers landed in

• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan

Which statement about the Holocaust is true?

• Children were not allowed in concentration camps.
• The Nazis avoided killing women and children.
• Jews were the main targets of the Nazis
• Most Germans tried to help the victims.

Which of these is NOT an allied force?

• United States
• Japan
• Russia
• United Kingdom

Why did President Harry Truman decide to hit the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with two atomic bombs in 1945?

• He knew doing so would win him another term as US President
• He wanted revenge of Japan's use of atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor.
• He agreed to do it because Germany was ready to use an atomic bomb on England.
• He hoped to prevent a ground invasion of Japan and save the lives of American soldiers.