USII 7b WWII Important Events

Which battle was the turning point for WWII in EASTERN Europe? 

• Battle of Moscow
• Battle of Britain
• Battle of Stalingrad
• Battle of Lenningrad

The D-Day invasion
 was directed against the coastline of —

• Germany
• Italy
• France
• Japan

Which of the following events happened LAST during WWII?

• Japan Surrendered
• Italy Surrendered
• Germany Surrendered
• Pearl Harbor was attacked

What was Adolf Hitler’s reason 
for the Holocaust?

• To systematically rid Europe of Jews  
• To eliminate the world of Aryans
• To liberate allied countries
• To create an integrated society 

Which of these events happened 1st?

• Atomic bombs are dropped on Japan
• Royal Air Force wins Battle of Britain
• Allies land on the beaches of Normandy, France
• Germany captures Paris

Which battle was a turning point for the Allies in THE PACIFIC?

• Midway
• Pearl Harbor
• Stalingrad
• D-Day

 Germany declared war on the United States 
just after the  United States had — 

•  gone to war with Japan
• left the war in France
•  invaded North Africa
•  attacked Great Britain

What would be the best title for this list?
- Pearl Harbor
- Battle of Midway
- Atomic Bomb

• The Road to Vietnam 
•  The War in the Pacific 
• The European Campaign
•  The Manchurian Victory

What led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor? 

• an embargo by the U.S. against Japan
•  a boycott of U.S. goods in Japan 
• a decision by Hitler
•  an attack on Japanese ships by the U.S.

Which of these headlines would most likely have appeared during World War II? 

• Women Vote
• Banks Fail
• Lusitania Sinks
• Normandy Invaded