World War II Review

Who was the British Prime Minister during most of the war

• Woodrow Wilson
• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Basil Fawlty

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

• To put Jews on trial for religious crimes.
• A series of laws targeting Jews.
• To put Nazi officials on trial for their crimes in WW2.
• To create the nation of Israel of the Jewish people.

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• ended war in the Pacific
• opened a second front to Asia
• caused the Japanese seizure of Manchuria
• was a result of the Potsdam conference

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?

• Americans
• Christians
• Muslims
• Jews

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Germany used what type of strategy to quickly overwhelm their opponents?

• Sitzkrieg
• Total War
• Blitzkrieg
• Appeasement

Tojo, Hitler, and Mussolini were all leaders on which side of the war?

• Axis
• Allies

What happened to the Germans at the Battle of Stalingrad?

• They took over the city
• They lost the battle and almost 1 million soldiers
• They found an empty city
• They were met with little resistance

German dictator during WWII

• Hitler
• Stalin
• Franco
• Mussolini

What nations made up the Axis Powers during WWII?

• Italy, Japan, Belgium
• Germany, Japan, Italy
• Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
• U.S., Britain, and France

What event sparked the start of WWII in Europe?

• Invasion of Poland
• Munich Pact
• Dropping of Atomic Bomb
• Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand