WWII Review

In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 

• D-Day on the shores of France
• Pearl Harbor
• Invasion of Poland
• V-E Day

Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?

• U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
• U.S., Great Britain, and France
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Germany, France, and Japan

Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.

• Japan surrendering
• The atomic bombings
• Germany surrendering
• the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
• They took control of many Japanese islands.

Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?

• Winston Churchill
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman
• Adolf Hitler

Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.

• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Joseph Stalin

Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the  attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi  Germany?

• Hirohito
• Winston Churchill
• Harry S. Truman
• Joseph Stalin 

Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?

• Joseph Stalin
• Benito Mussolini 
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler

Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Winston Churchill
• Harry S. Truman
• Joseph Stalin

What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?

• island hopping
• total war
• Anaconda plan
• blockade