World War II

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

• League of Nations

• Axis Powers

• The Allies

• Central Powers

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• Japan

• Italy

• Great Britain

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant

because

• it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic

• it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction

• it forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II

• it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe

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Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Stalingrad

• D-Day

• Battle of Britain

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What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

• Battle of Britain

• Germany invaded Poland

• Japan bombed Pearl

• Japanese aggression in East Asia

Why was the Battle of Midway the turning point in the Pacific War?

• Germans never won any battles after it
• U.S. lost its entire fleet
• Japanese never won after it
• U.S. now could launch planes to bomb mainland Japan

What punished Germany harshly & became the basis for Hitler's European conquests?

• Treaty of Versailles
• Atlantic Charter
• Treaty of Paris
• Dawes & Young Plan

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What was the U.S. foreign policy from 1921 - 1941?

• Isolationism
• Expansionism
• Gunboat Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy

What year did World War II begin?

• 1933
• 1935
• 1939
• 1941

What was the name of the long running air attack of Germany on Great Britain that lasted from July 1940 until October 1940?  

• Battle of Britain    
• D-Day 
• Battle of London
• Battle of Iwo Jima