H4. WWII

Why were the dictators able to rise to power during & after the Great Depression?

• a. Economies were ruined. People wanted strong leaders to solve their problems and to rebuild their country after World War I.

• b. Dictators promised people more freedoms.

• c. Dictators promised to join the League of Nations

• d. Dictators promised to end fascism and to allow citizens to vote.

In 1933 the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany & a dictator seized power over the government. Who was the dictator?

• a. Josef Stalin

• b. Winston Churchill

• c. Adolf Hitler

• d. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Victory in Europe (V-E Day) came after_____________________.

• a. Japan surrendered

• b. The atomic bombing

• c. Germany surrendered

• d. The Treaty of Versailles

At the end of the Depression, militarism grew in Europe, and alliances formed. These alliances divided Europe into sections. Based on your knowledge of Social Studies, which countries belonged to the Axis powers?

• a. United States, Great Britain, and Germany

• b. United States, Britain, and France

• c. Germany, Italy, and Japan

• d. Germany, Britain, and France

In 1933, Germany's dictator promised to make Germany the most powerful country in Europe. He promised to take back land that was lost during World War I. To do this, Germany began taking over other countries. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war. This started World War II. Which cause of World War II is being described?

• a. Internment

• b. Holocaust

• c. Imperialism

• d. Democracy

Read the list of events being described below. Which event from World War II is being described?

· December, 1941 Japan used the strategy of surprise attack to bomb this harbor

· As a result, the United States Navy was seriously damaged

· President Roosevelt declared war on the Japan

• a. The attack called D-Day on the shores of France

• b. The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• c. The invasion of Poland

• d. The use of concentration camps against Jewish people

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied Forces _________________.

• a. Sent thousands of troops to Berlin

• b. Stormed the beaches of Normandy, France

• c. Fought the Nazi troops in Russia

• d. Took control of many Japanese islands

As war raged in the Pacific, the United States developed a strategy to defeat the Japanese. This strategy resulted in the defeat of Japan. What is this war strategy called?

• a. Island hopping

• b. Total war

• c. Anaconda Plan

• d. Blockade

Read the description of the famous leader from World War II. Which leader is being described? SS5H4d

· Communist, dictator of the Soviet Union who began the war in an alliance with Germany

· Chose to join forces with the allied powers when the Soviet Union was attacked by Germany

• a. Benito Mussolini

• b. Adolf Hitler

• c. Winston Churchill

• d. Josef Stalin

Who was a positive symbol for women during World War II?

• a. Rosie the Hammer

• b. Rosie the Airplane Captain

• c. Rosie the Riveter

• d. Rosie the Ironclad