WWII & The Holocaust

Why did United States President Harry Truman decide to drop two atomic bombs on Japan near the end of World War II?

• He believed that it would bring the war to an end quickly and save lives.

• He believed that it was a fitting revenge for the attacks on Pearl Harbor

• He regretted not using the atomic bomb on the Germans.

• He was under pressure by the people who elected him.

What is the common name for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944?

• Armistice Day

• Black Tuesday

• D-Day

• V-J Day

Before the outbreak of World War II, what policy were France and Britain following by giving into Germany's demands?

• appeasement

• isolationism

• aggression

• neutrality

Prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, how was the United States involved in the war in Europe?

• It provided aid to the Allies through the Lend-Lease program.

• It used secret submarines to sink German ships.

• It shared research on new weapons technology with the Allied Powers.

• It loaned money to countries on both sides of the war.

What dictator took these actions before the start of World War II?

• Joseph Stalin

• Tojo Hideki

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

The Holocaust was Hitler's "Final Solution" to exterminate which race of people?

• Aryans

• Jews

• Russians

• Slavs

What was the Holocaust?

• the secret plan to create the first atomic bomb in the United States

• he systematic plan of persecution and elimination of Jews in Nazi Germany

• the system of secret police and spies in the Soviet Union

• the German military strategy that focused on air strikes and mechanized war

What was the purpose of laws such as these?

• to protect Jews from being harassed by other religious groups

• to encourage Jews to leave Germany and settle elsewhere

• to protect the Jewish population from the economic problems faced by the rest of Germany

• to promote hatred of the Jewish population and make it easier to control them

What term best applies to this quote?

• anti-Semitism

• capitalism

• fascism

• nationalism

Which leader is responsible for the killing of six million Jews during the Holocaust?

• Joseph Stalin

• Vladimir Lenin

• Adolph Hitler

• Otto von Bismarck