World War 2 Test Review

Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt not around to celebrate the Allies' victory at the end of World War II? 

• He was too sick with Polio.
• He didn't feel like celebrating.
• He wanted to give Harry S. Truman all the credit for the victory.
• He died before the war ended.

Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?

• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Benito Mussolini
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

When war broke out in Europe, how did the US Congress ask Franklin D. Roosevelt to respond?

• Remain neutral and not get involved
• Bomb Pearl Harbor
• Invade Normandy, France
• Drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Where did the attack at Pearl Harbor occur?

• Northern Africa
• the Pacific Ocean
• The continental USA (the land part of the USA)
• Europe

Cause: The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
What is the effect?

• Adolf Hitler invaded Poland
• The United States entered WWII
• Britain entered WWII
• The USA immediately dropped the atomic bombs on Japan.

What was the strategy the Allied Powers used to get closer to its goal in Japan?

• lend-lease
• shared-power
• island-hopping
• unconditional surrender

What caused the Japanese to finally surrender?

• losing too many soldiers in Pacific battles
• running out of soldiers and military supplies
• two atomic bombs dropped on cities in Japan
• being forced to surrender to Germany and Italy

If the word "interdependence" means countries relying on one another, which scenario would show this?

• Countries buying and selling products to each other.
• Countries wanting to be independent from each other.
• Countries fighting against each other in the war.
• Countries divided by Communism & democracy.

What was V-J?

• Germany invaded Poland.
• Japan surrendered to the US.
• The German army surrendered.
• Allied armies landed in France

Why did Harry S. Truman make the difficult decision to drop the atomic bombs?

• He wanted Germany to finally surrender.
• He wanted the war to last longer.
• He wanted to be a good president.
• He wanted to save American lives and end the war quickly.