World War II

What were the two underlying causes of World War II?

• The policy of appeasement and the Treaty of Versailles

• Sinking of the Lusitania and USS Maine

• The Zimmerman Telegram and the Potsdam Conference

• The attack on Pearl Harbor and invasion of Poland

What was Italy's response to not receiving enough land after World War I?

• Invading Manchuria

• Invading Poland

• Invading Ethiopia

• Attacking Pearl Harbor

What provision of the Treaty of Versailles placed high reparations and loss of valuable land on Germany?

• Right to self-determination

• War Guilt Clause

• Military restrictions

• No secret alliances

How did Japanese military leaders address the problem of shortages of raw materials and markets?

• Invading Ethiopia

• Invading Poland

• Attacking Pearl Harbor

• Invading Manchuria

What area of China did Japan invade first?

• Manchuria

• Honk Kong

• Shanghai

• French Indochina

How did other nations around the world respond to Japanese aggression?

• Declaring War

• Revoking the Treaty of Versailles

• Economic sanctions

• Forming alliances

Which of the following nations was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• Japan

• Italy

What were the two theaters of fighting during World War II?

• Eastern and Western

• American and African

• Northern and Southern

• European and Pacific

What foreign policy did the United States choose at the beginning of the war?

• Isolationism

• Appeasement

• Militarism

• Imperialism

Why were the Neutrality Acts passed?

• To ensure that the United States would enter the war

• To allow the Allies to buy supplies from the US

• To keep the United States out of the war

• To have the United States join the Axis