World War II Review

Why did Japan invade China?

• To gain natural resources to help Japan's economy

• To expand their religious beliefs

• To develop new relations with China

• To establish trade between the two countries

Why did the rise of dictators cause concern in the 1930's?

• Countries ruled by dictators were easily open to attack.

• Dictators placed high tariffs on imported goods.

• Dictators believed in a weak central government.

• Dictators often planned to attack and conquer other countries.

The day that Germany surrendered to the U.S. became known as

• VE Day

• VJ Day

• Holocaust

• Treaty of Versailles

Where did the Japanese attack the U.S. naval base that cause the U.S. to enter World War II?

• Philipines

• Pearl Harbor, HI

• Montgomery, AL

• Berlin, Germany

Who was the leader of the U.S. at the beginning of World War II?

• FDR

• Hitler

• Churchill

• Truman

During WWII, why was food rationed to U.S. Citizens?

• Americans were growing too much food in their own yards.

• Food was scarce and was needed to feed millions of U.S. Soldiers.

• Farmers were producing a surplus of food.

• It was the government's effort to make people healthier by eating less.

Which battle involved the strategy of "island hopping" and was considered the "toughest that the Marines ran across in 168 years."

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Tokyo

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Britain

What event ultimately brought the U.S. into WWII?

• Germany bombed Great Britain

• Japan invaded and occupied much of China and Southeast Asia.

• Germany invaded much of Western Europe.

• Japan bombed the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor.

Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?

• Germany had invaded Poland.

• Germany had invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia.

• Germany had formed an alliance with Italy and Japan

• Germany had made Adolf Hitler the leader of the nation.

Who were the Axis powers during World War II?

• United States, Great Britain, and France

• United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• China, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union