WWII Test

Hitler and the Nazis were able to control Germany because:

• Germans were angry about the Treaty of Versailles

• Harsh economic conditions caused unrest

• Both

Fascism originated from which country?

• Germany

• Italy

• Russia

• Japan

The British were able to hold off the German Air Force in the:

• Battle of the Bulge

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Britain

When the U.S. entered WWII it joined the:

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of African Americans who:

• Were sent to internment camps

• Worked to repair airplanes

• Pilots who served in North Africa and Europe

What event in WWII became known the Holocaust?

• The murder of over 6 million Jews at the hands of the Nazis

• The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The internment of 110,000 Japanese Americans in the U.S.

When the Allies invaded France from the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944 it was known as:

• Battle of the Bulge

• D-Day

• The battle of Midway

During the Battle of the Bulge:

• The British were successful in defending their country against the German Air Force

• The Germans made an unsuccessful counterattack to prevent the invasion of Germany

• The German advance in the Soviet Union was stopped outside Stalingrad

How did U.S. citizens help with the war effort at home?

• they bought war bonds to help pay for the war

• they went without goods that were scarce

• Both

What contribution to the war did women in the U.S. make?

• they volunteered and fought in the military

• many took the place of men in factories

• Both