World War 2 Boo Boo

All of the following were leaders of totalitarian governments in the 1930’s and 1940’s except:

• Joseph Stalin

• Francisco Franco

• Benito Mussolini

• Neville Chamberlain.

The Battle of Britain forced Germany to do what to their war plans in Europe in 1942?

• join the axis powers

• fight a three-front war

• Put off the invasion of Britain

• Enter into a nonaggression pact with Britain.

The term “blitzkrieg” was a military strategy that depended on what?

• A system of fortifications.

• Out-waiting the opponent.

• Surprise and quick, overwhelming force.

• The ability to make a long, steady advance.

In an effort to avoid a second “world war”, when did the Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?

• Before the war began.

• When they declared war.

• When the United States declared war.

• After France was invaded and divided.

Which of the following was a false promise from Hitler not to take any more land in Europe?

• The Munich Pact

• The Atlantic Charter

• The Lend-Lease Act

• The Treaty of Versailles

Which nations came to be known as the Axis powers after they signed a mutual defense treaty in 1940?

• Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, and Austria

• Germany, Japan, and Spain

• Germany, Japan, and Italy

In following a policy of appeasement, Britain and France were taking what controversial action(s)?

• Declaring war on Germany.

• Giving in to Hitler’s demands.

• Entering into a formal defense alliance

• Pressuring the United States to enter the war

In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Bombing of England
• Bombing of Normandy
• Bombing of London

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In 1945 American & Soviet troops liberated Nazi concentration camps, which were used to eliminate which of the following groups?

• Jews
• the disabled & POW's
• homosexuals & Gypsies
• All of them

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

• Isolationism
• Expansionism
• Gunboat Diplomacy
• Moral Diplomacy