World War II Review

Who was the dictator of Italy?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Joseph Tito

Who were the Axis powers?

• United States, Great Britain, France, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• France, Belgium, Luxembourg

• Japan, China, Korea

Why did Japan invade China?

• To spread fascist ideology

• To open up markets to sell opium

• To acquire China's valuable natural resources

• As revenge after WWI

What was the Phony War?

• The period of time when France and Germany waited for the other to attack without doing anything

• A staged attack by Germany to justify annexing Austria

• The conflict between Poland, Germany, and the Soviet Union

• The name of the U.S.'s policy of officially being neutral but still providing aid to its allies

Who was the leader of the French Resistance?

• Philip Petain

• Marine Le Pen

• Francois Holland

• Charles de Gaulle

What was the longest and deadliest battle of WWII?

• The Battle of Britain

• The Battle of Midway

• The Invasion of Normandy

• The Battle of Stalingrad

This Japanese city became the first to be hit with an atomic bomb in August, 1945.

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

• Okura

• Kyoto

What was Blitzkrieg?

• The code word for the atomic bomb

• "Lightning War," Germany's battle strategy

• A concentration camp

• Hitler's official title

Who was America's President when WWII ended?

• FDR

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Warren Harding

The _______________________ Project was the top secret plan to develop an atomic bomb.

• Manhattan

• Desert Storm

• Midway

• Blitzkrieg