WWII

Why was Germany's economy struggling after WWI?

• The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for WWI
• Other countries were using imperialism to take over the economies of other governments, including Germany's
• Hitler was keeping his own people in a state of poverty in order to control them
• America was punishing Germany for playing such a major role in WWI

Who was the leader of the Nazi party and was the leader of Germany?

• Stalin
• Roosevelt
• Mussolini
• Hitler

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Why was President Franklin Roosevelt hesitant to get involved in World War II?

• He considered Germany and Japan strong allies of the United States
• He wanted to maintain the U.S. foreign policy of isolationism
• He was opposed to the Lend-Lease Act
• He had supported the Japanese invasion of China in 1937

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Allied Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States

Axis Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Great Britain, France, and Japan
• Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union

What was the “Holocaust”?

• the air war between France and Germany
• it forbade Jews from taking their money with then if they left the country
• the systematic killing of 6,000,000 Jews as well as other groups
• none of these

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America did not want to get involved in other country's conflicts. This was known as __________________________

• Imperialism
• Axis
• Isolationism
• Dictatorship

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Describe the causes of WWII:

• Treaty of Versailles, economic depression & totalitarian dictators

• WWI Peace Treaty Problems, New Military Technology

• Rise of dictators, Poor U.S. President

• Russia attacked Germany & took over Italy

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
• They took control of many Japanese islands.

The United States essentially ended World War II by:

• bombing Tokyo
• launching the D-Day invasion
• capturing Hitler
• dropping atomic bombs on Japanese cities