World War II Review

Which WWII victory turned the tide for the Allies in Europe?

• Leningrad

• Normandy Landing (D-Day)

• Battle of Britain

• Midway

Nazi leaders were prosecuted after WWII to see if they were guilty of crimes against humanity. What were the trials called?

• Berlin

• Auschwitz

• Nuremberg

• Munich

Who did the Nuremberg Laws remove rights from?

• clergy

• Communists

• homosexuals

• Jews

Which nation took the lead in the Warsaw Pact?

• Great Britain

• USA

• France

• Soviet Union

What is the night when Nazis attacked Jewish buildings, homes, and synagogues called?

• trench warfare

• Blitzkrieg

• Kristallnacht

• chemical warfare

Hitler's method of bombing a city then sending in tanks and infantry was called what?

• appeasement

• isolationism

• Anschluss

• Blitzkrieg

What was the proposal to rebuild Europe after WWII called?

• Warsaw Pact

• Nato

• Marshall Plan

• MacArthur Plan

What happened at the Potsdam Conference?

• War criminals were tried in the US

• German territory was divided into occupation zones

• Yugoslavia became democratic

• Japan was allowed to keep its military

Why was the United Nations created?

• to keep international diplomacy

• to contain communism

• regulate the world's economy

• isolate totalitarianism

What did the Yalta Conference create?

• military conflicts

• suspicion and distrust

• political differences

• trade cooperation