World War II

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

• Allied & Central Powers
• Allied & Axis Powers
• Central & Axis Powers
• Allied & Associated Powers

What event led to the US joining World War II? 

• Germany invaded Poland. 
• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 

This is the name of the Allied attack on France on June 6, 1944, led by Eisenhower.

• Operation Dumbo Drop
• Operation Torch
• D-Day
• Omaha

The Allied D-Day invasion of Europe was

• a final battle in the war for Europe.
• a turning point in the war in Russia.
• an air and sea attack on occupied France.
• an attempt to liberate concentration camps.

The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II for the Allies?

• Leningrad
• Moscow
• Odessa
• Stalingrad

Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atomic bombs?

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Kyoto and Tokyo
• Nagasaki and Kyoto
• Tokyo and Hiroshima

All of the following countries were members of the Axis powers EXCEPT:

• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Soviet Union

Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany in 1939?

• Germany attacked Poland.
• Germany attacked the U.S.
• France & Great Britain wanted to take over the world.
• Hitler attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

What countries formed the Allied Powers?

• United States, The Soviet Union, Great Britain, and France
• Italy, Greece, France, and Great Britain
• Great Britain, United States, and Egypt
• France, Canada, and China

Hitler was responsible for the murder of more than six million Jews between 1933 and 1945.  This terrible period of history is known as the ...

• Holocaust
• Death Valley
• attack on Pearl Harbor
• Iwo Jima