World War II Review

Who was the dictator of Germany during WWII? 

• Josef Stalin
• Adolf Hitler
• Emperor Hirohito
• Charles de Gaulle 

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII? 

• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Josef Stalin
• Franklin Roosevelt 

Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 

• Benito Mussolini 
• Hideki Tojo 
• Josef Stalin
• Emperor Hirohito 

Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power? 

• Italy
• Soviet Union 
• Germany
• Japan 

What event led to the start of WWII? 

• Germany invaded Poland 
• Germany invaded Austria 
• Germany formed an alliance with Italy 
• Germany formed an alliance with Japan 

How did the use of atomic bombs impact the outcome of WWII? 

• Germany was forced to surrender.
• Italy was forced to surrender.
• The Soviet Union was forced to surrender. 
• Japan was forced to surrender.

What was the Manhattan Project? 

• radio beams used to determine location of objects
• the world's first computer 
• effort by the US to build the first atomic bomb
• a complicated code machine used by German military 

What was the Holocaust? 

• a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
• a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
• the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
• the time period following WWII

What event led to the US joining WWII? 

• Germany invaded Poland. 
• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 

Blitzkrieg means

• lightning storm

• lightning war

• fire fight

• bombing war