World War II

What was the nickname of the National Socialist German Workers Party?

• Fascists

• Nazis

• Black Shirts

• Japanese

What was going on in Germany in the 1930's that allowed the people to turn to a person like Hitler to lead them?

• The Great Depression
• Civil War
• Massive attacks from outside nations
• A period of great economic growth

How did the terms of the Treaty of Versailles impact Germany?

• The Treaty helped Germany overcome the Great Depression

• It crippled the German economy and government

• It allowed the Allies to occupy German territory

What is the best definition of Fascism?

• An extreme form of nationalistic militarism

• An ideology that guaranteed basic rights for all citizens

• An ideology that got rid of social classes

How did the end of World War I lead to World War II?

• The Treaty of Versailles was too harsh to Germany
• The German government was so weak that Hitler convinced the military to kill the German leaders
• World War I made Japan the lone superpower in the world and they used that power to conquer land
• The League of Nations was too aggressive thus leading to fascist governments in Italy and Germany

Who transmitted code messages for the allies during WWII?

• women

• Navajo

• African Americans

• Japanese

What did Philip Randolph do?

• served as a spy and stole German battle plans

• spoke out against racial discrimination in the war industry factories

• increased reserves of natural resources

• started the NAACP

What stated that the US would not sell war materials or give loans to nations at war?

• Neutrality Acts

• Lend-Lease Act

• Atlantic Charter

This was a major reason for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan

• promote US Isolationism

• destroy Japan's industrial centers and save American lives

• scare Hitler

• appease Germany

What was the purpose of rationing?

• increase supply of natural resources

• cause a shortage of crops

• provide supplies to the troops