WWII Review

Who were the two main alliances during WWII?

• Union

• Allied

• Central

• Axis

• Confederates

What did the lend-lease act do?

• It allowed the United States to support Britain without getting involved in the war.

• It drafted one million young men into the United States military.

• It angered the Japanese and led them to attack Pearl Harbor.

• It sent American soldiers to France to fight against Hitler.

Which event happened as a result of the United States Congress banning oil trade with Japan?

• The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• The Battle of the Bulge.

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

What country did Germany invade, despite the fact that the two countries had signed an agreement not to attack each other?

• Finland

• France

• Japan

• The Soviet Union

What were two effects of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? (Choose 2)

• The US declared war on Japan.

• The US declared war on Great Britain.

• Japan gave the US money.

• The US government put many Japanese Americans into internment camps.

What was the Nazi's plan to murder all of the Jewish people in Europe?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Final Solution

• The Best Plan Ever

• The Marshall Plan

What new technology was particularly helpful in the war in the Pacific?

• Tanks

• Machine Guns

• Aircraft Carriers

• Radio

Why was the Normandy invasion important to the allies?

• It was the last big battle of the war.

• It led directly to Germany's surrender.

• It freed many people from German concentration camps.

• It allowed the Allies to begin the final campaign to push Germany's forces back into Germany and defeat them.

Where did the Nazis carry out most of the Final Solution?

• in death camps

• in slave labor camps

• in ghettos

• in French cities

After President Roosevelt died, who became President of the United States and made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

• George Patton

• Douglas MacArthur

• Harry Truman

• Albert Einstein