World War 2

The Allies and Hitler reached an agreement that Hitler could keep the land he had already taken if he did not invade any more countries. Hitler broke this promise when he invaded __________________.

• Denmark
• Sweden
• France
• Poland

Why did Japan decide to attack the United States?

• They wanted to claim Hawaii.
• They didn't like FDR.
• The USA helped China defend itself.
• Japan knew only the US Navy was strong enough to stop them.

In which European city did hundreds of civilian boats choose to rescue British and some French soldiers from being pinned by Germany?

• Paris

• Dunkirk

• London

• Madrid

The term "blitzkrieg" was a military strategy that depended on what?

• A system of fortifications
• The ability to make a long, steady advance
• Out-wiating the opponent
• Surprise and quick overwhelming force

After World War 1, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany.  Why did the German people choose to follow him?

• He promised to restore them to their prewar status of being a great country and promised a better economy and pride
• The rest of the world thought he was a good leader
• They were afraid of the other European countries
• He threatened to kill them if they refused

Which of the following was a false promise from Hitler not to take any more land in Europe; only take a small part of Czechoslovakia that had mostly German speaking people?

• The Munich Pact
• The Lend-Lease Act
• The Treaty of Versailles
• The Atlantic Charter

In following a policy of appeasement in the mid and late 1930s, Great Britain and France were taking what action?

• Giving in to Hitler's demands in order to avoid a conflict
• Entering into a formal defense alliance to prepare for war against Hitler
• Pressuring the United States to enter the war against Germany
• Declaring war on Germany

Which country invaded the Rhineland in 1936 which was a buffer zone between France and Germany?  It led to a touching series of events that would eventually lead to the start of World War II.  

• The Soviet Union
• France
• Italy
• Germany

Which country invaded China [Manchuria] in 1938 as part of a mass campaign of territorial expansion?

• Italy

• Japan

• Germany

• The Soviet Union

The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg tactics by teaming up with the Soviets in an attack on what Eastern European country that led to Great Britain declaring war on Germany?

• Poland
• France
• Finland
• Czechoslovakia