World War II Intro

Who was the leader of Germany?

• Churchhill

• Hitler

• Stalin

• Mussolini

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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 

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. 

Which of the following were long term causes of WWII?

• The Treaty of Versailles, the Depression, the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, the annexation of Czechoslovakia.

• The Treaty of Versailles, the failure of the League of Nations, the Depression, the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party

• The Treaty of Versailles, the failure of the League of Nations, the Depression, the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, the invasion of Poland

• Sudetenland crisis, anschluss with Austria and the failure of Appeasment Policy

Which statement best describes why the Treaty of Versailles was the cause of World War II?

• German leaders were upset they were not asked to be part of the Big Four

• Japan suffered tremendously when atomic bombs were dropped

• Benito Mussolini assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand

• Germany wanted revenge for being punished for World War I

How did the Treaty of Versailles help destroy the German economy?

• It forced the German government to pay out money it didn't have
• It allowed French and British companies to take over German banks
• It made it illegal for German companies to make profits
• It prevented German workers from unionizing 

How might your life be different if you lived under a fascist dictatorship?

• You would no longer be allowed to go to school or play sports
• Your civil rights, like freedom of speech, might be taken away
• Your property might be taken away by the Communist Party 
• You would be separated from your family

Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place? 

• Hiroshima, Japan
• Normandy, France
• Nagasaki, Japan
• Berlin, Germany 

Someone who has complete control of the government is known as a ___________ . 

• dictator 
• leader
• president
• governor 

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