World War 2 Review

Which of the following is true regarding Germany's dictatorship?

• Germany signed the Munich Pact

• Germany invaded Poland

• Germany invaded Ethiopia 

• Germany attacked Pearl Harbor

Years leading up to WWII, US pushed the nation to take interest in global affairs because --

• Increase in immigration

• Economic depression weakened the US

• The desire for more natural resources 

• Rise of a totalitarian (dictatorship) government in Europe and Asia 

Which of the following was a US strategy for WWII?

• Containment

• Island Hopping

• Destroying natural resources 

• Trench Warfare to destroy the Japanese

What event caused US to enter the war?

• Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Bulge

• Battle of Midway

• Island Hopping

The battle of Midway is significant because -- 

• It was the turning point in the PACIFIC THEATRE

• It was the turning point in the EUROPEAN THEATRE

• Japanese air force was completely destroyed 

• First use of kamikaze attacks during WWII

The Bataan Death March revealed -- 

• U.S Military's ability to encode secret messages

• Japanese Military's willingness to commit war crimes

• U.S Military's ability to use atomic weapons 

• Japanese military's ability to succeed in traditional combat

The invasion of Sicily (Italy), D-Day(Normandy), and Soviet pushing westward illustrate -- 

• Germany fighting on multiple fronts

• Weakened Germany's allies 

• Pushing Germans North 

• Destroying Germany's natural resources 

Dwight D. Eisenhower contribution to the WWII was --

• Leading troops to capture Berlin

• Defeating the Japanese navy 

• Commanding island hopping in the PACIFIC 

• Organizing D-Day invasion

What did the liberation of concentration camps illustrate?

• Ineffectiveness of the Soviet Military 

• Full scope of the Nazi horrors 

• Root causes of WWII

• Poor treatment of German prisoners of war 

Which general is described below?
-Supreme commander of U.S forces in Europe
-Commander of D-Day Invasion
-Commander of Allied forces in North Africa 

• George Patton

• George Marshall 

• Dwight D. Eisenhower 

• Douglas MacArthur