WW II

Which of the following is a long term cause of WWII?

• the rise of dictators

• a weak League of Nations

• the Great Depression

• All of the above

A totalitarian regime can be described as

• A government that is run by the people

• A government that has complete control over all aspects of life

• A democratic government

Why did Britain and France appease Hitler at the Munich

Conference?

• They wanted him as an ally to fight the United States.

• They wanted to prevent entering into another war.

• They didn't think anything he was doing was wrong.

Which headline refers to the immediate cause of WWII?

• “Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany!”

• “Germany and USSR Invade Poland!”

• “Archduke Ferdinand is Assassinated!”

Which countries helped make up the Allied Powers during WWII?

• Germany and Italy

• Japan and China

• Britain and the US

Which countries helped make up the Axis Powers during WWII?

• Germany and Japan

• Britain and France

• The US and Italy

How did the US react to the outbreak of the war?

• The US declared war on Germany

• The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan

• The US declared itself neutral

How did WWII get the US out of the

Great Depression?

• Many soldiers died therefore less people were unemployed

• The US industries and factories supplied the Allies with weapons

• It helped establish Social Security which brought America out of the

  depression

. “Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy --…”

- President Franklin D. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt used these words to describe the

• start of the Spanish-American War

• surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

• V-E Day, the end of the war in Europe

What was the immediate result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan

• The United States entered into WWII

• World War II began