World War II

Why did Japan invade Manchuria in 1931?

• Japan needed additional laborers for its farms and factories.

• Japan desired Manchuria's natural resources for its factories

• Japan considered Manchuria the homeland of Japan's earliest people.

• Japan wanted to use Manchuria's ports to ship goods to the United States.

In the 1930s, Germany invaded all of the following countries EXCEPT

• Denmark.

• Belgium.

• Sweden.

• France.

The German invasion of which nation caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

• Austria

• Belgium

• Czechoslovakia

• Poland

In the context of World War II, what was the MAIN strategic purpose of the events of D-Day?

• to create a beachhead in North Africa

• to open a second battlefront in Europe

• to support Poland against the Soviet invasion

• to punish Germany for its actions in the Battle of Britain

When did the Allied troops begin freeing people living in the concentration camps?

• after VE Day

• after VJ Day

• in the weeks shortly before VJ Day

• in the months shortly before VE Day

Which grouping shows the correct ranking of countries from lowest to highest number of military deaths during World War II?

• Soviet Union, U.S. U.N

• Germany, Soviet Union, Japan

• Germany, China, Soviet Union

• Germany, China, Japan

What was the outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?

• Allied troops captured an island in Japan.

• Allied bombers destroyed most of Japan's naval fleet.

• Japanese bombers sank most of the Allied ships in the Pacific.

• Japanese troops captured thousands of Allied troops in the Pacific.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that President Harry Truman decided not to demonstrate the atomic bomb for Japanese leaders before using it aggressively?

• He did not believe a demonstration would persuade Japan to surrender.

• He wanted to retaliate for the surprise nature of the Pearl Harbor attack.

• He did not want the Soviet Union to know about the weapon beforehand.

• He feared that an unsuccessful test would lead Japan to continue its fight.