World War II

Who was the leader of the Nazi Germany?

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

Who was the prime minister of Great Britain?

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

How did Hitler and Mussolini take control of their countries?

• They ended elections.

• They jailed the ruling monarchs.

• They granted the right to vote to more people.

• They shut down newspapers that criticized them.

• They named family members to government positions.

Which of the following was an effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• The United States entered World War II.

• Japan joined the Axis powers.

• Germany declared war on the Soviet Union.

• France surrendered to Germany.

What was D-Day?

• the Allied landings in southern Italy

• the Allied landings in northern France

• the day Japan surrendered

• the day Germany surrendered

Why did some U.S. leaders want to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

• They feared the U.S. military was too weak to invade Japan.

• They feared many U.S. lives would be lost by invading Japan.

• They wanted to punish Japan for its treatment of religious groups.

• They wanted to frighten Japanese leaders into giving up conquered territory.

What was the Holocaust?

• the coding machine the German military used

• the Allie's plan of capturing poorly protected Pacific islands

• the secret project in the United States to build the first atomic bomb

• the Nazi's organized killing of 6 millions Jews and 5 million other peopl

Celebrated when Germany surrendered in May of 1945

• Pearl Harbor Day

• D Day

• VE Day

• VJ Day

Formed in October 1945, its purpose was to maintain peace between countries, make sure nations obeyed international law, and protect human rights.

• United Nations

• New Deal

• Works Progress Administration

• Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)