This treaty that ended WWI was blamed for Germany's many problems between the wars.

The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

President Roosevelt's Lend-Lease program was created to

provide war materials to the allied powers without joining the war.

expand New Deal programs to include blacks.

This event marked the official start to World War II.

Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939.

Hitler's election as Chancellor of the Reichstag in 1933.

The signing of the Hitler-Stalin Pact in 1939.

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Which is a correct set of World War II allies?

Ottoman Empire, Germany, Austria-Hungary

Congress passed the Neutrality Acts in order to

outlaw trade with neutral countries.

improve relations with Latin America.

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy..." President Roosevelt used these words to describe the

surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, HI.

start of World War II in Europe.

dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they hoped to

destroy US forces and then complete the conquest of Southeast Asia.

force the US to unfreeze it's assets.

use radar to find Japanese planes.

What was one way the US participation in WWII affected the American economy?

Military supplies were produced instead of consumer goods.

Many factories went out of business.

Imports of products from Europe increased significantly.

Shortages caused by the war contributed to the start of the Great Depression.

To help the war effort, many Americans

drove their cars more than usual.

started race riots in major American cities.

Why did the federal government relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps?

They were afraid of spying and treason.

They were pleased that the US had defeated the Empire of Japan.

They were worried about the Japanese using atomic weapons.

They wanted to protect Japanese Americans from racism.

Which of the following is NOT an example of World War II being a total war ?

Women joined the workforce in droves.

The Japanese attacked Chinese men, women, and children in Nanjing.

Americans dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese cities.

Germans killed hundreds of thousands of Jews during the war.

landed in Normandy, on the coast of France.

dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

President Harry Truman made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima because

he wanted to end the war quickly and save American lives.

he believed America should focus on the Pacific war first.

he did not want the Soviet Union to obtain atomic energy.

he wanted to shift focus away from economic problems at home.

The dropping of the atomic bomb

was thought by President Truman to make a mistake.

came as a surprise to the US government.

was approved by the United Nations.

Which event listed below was a result of the other three events.

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Failure of the League of Nations

Which was one of Hitler's strategic errors?

Invading the Soviet Union and expanding the war.

Conquering Paris early in the war.

Sending the Zimmerman Telegram.

Which of the following was not a result of the Holocaust?

The Jewish population of Europe increased.

Over six million Jews were killed.

Nazi death camps were found all over Europe.

Jews were sometimes forced to undergo inhumane experiments.

Which event were the Nuremberg Trials associated with?

The Formation of the United Nations

The United Nations was created primarily to

promote conditions that support world peace.

conduct reconstruction efforts after WWII.

bring democratic government to more nations.

What event does this cartoon reference?

The dropping of the atomic bomb

Which was not a result of World War II?

The Versailles Treaty blamed Germany for the entire war.

The United Nations was created as a peacekeeping organization.

The USSR and the US emerged as the world's strongest nations.

Germany was occupied and divided.

What is the goal of this propaganda poster?

Encourage Americans to support the war financially.

Encourage Americans to enlist in the army.

Encourage Americans to sponsor homeless German children.

Encourage Americans to conserve materials.

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