WWII Review

Of the three major leaders of World War II, why wasn't President Roosevelt the leader of the United States at the end of the war?

• He died of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly before the war officially ended.

• He was voted out of office in the last presidential election.

• He was forced to resign from office due to a political scandal in the White House.

• He was killed in action while visiting a battlefield in France.

Which country did Germany invade to ignite (begin) World War II?

• Prussia

• East Prussia

• Poland

• France

What was the purpose of "island hopping" by the United States during World War II?

• To add new territories in the Pacific Ocean due to the American need for additional resources to supply the U.S. military.

• To take Japanese-held islands in order to move within range for American planes to be able to bomb Japan.

• To bring American troops closer to Germany so that they could invade Europe at Normandy.

• None

How did the United States first become involved in World War II?

• When Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan.

• When Germany attacked Great Britain.

• When it came to the aid of the Soviet Union after it was attacked by Italy.

• When the United States sent supplies of Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.

Which of the following countries formed an alliance called the Axis powers?

• Great Britain, Soviet Union, France

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• Germany, United States, Soviet Union

• Italy, Germany, Great Britain, France

Which of the following statements describes why Adolf Hitler began his conquest of Europe?

• He thought that the German people were a superior race and should rule the rest of Europe, if not the whole world.

• He thought that the Treaty of Versailles from World War I was very unfair and wanted Germany to avenge itself by taking over Europe.

• He established extreme nationalism in Germany which caused the country to seek expansion into other countries.

• All

Why was D-Day considered an important event during World War II?

• It brought the United States into World War II.

• It created a two-front war for Germany which brought relief to the Russian troops.

• The landing in Italy caused the Italians to surrender and withdraw from the war.

• It brought an end to the war by defeating Japan.

What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki famous for during World War II?

• They were important islands that they United States captured during their "island-hopping" strategy in the Pacific theater.

• They were major battles that showed Americans that the Japanese would not accept defeat and fight until the very end of the war.

• They were Japanese cities that suffered the destruction of atomic bombs towards the end of World War II.

• They were famous battles fought in the Soviet Union that weakened the advance of the German army.

Which of the following statements correctly match the leader with the correct country?

• Churchill-Italy, Stalin-Germany, Roosevelt- United States, Hitler-Soviet Union

• Hitler-Germany, Stalin-Italy, Churchill-United States, Roosevelt-Great Britain

•  Mussolini-Germany, Churchill-Soviet Union, Roosevelt-United States, Hitler-Italy

• Roosevelt-United States, Hitler-Germany, Stalin-Soviet Union, Churchill-Great Britain

For what purpose were the first computers created during World War II?

• To break the secret communication codes used by Germany.

• To calculate the amount of fuel that bombers would need on their bombing runs.

• To predict the amount of energy that the atomic bomb would release at Hiroshima.

• To create the first jets that were used towards the end of the war.