WWII Quiz 2

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

• attack on Pearl Harbor

• Lend-Lease Act

• Operation Torch

This document laid the foundation for the United Nations

• Atlantic Charter

• Cash and carry

• Lend-Lease Act

What do Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin all have in common?

• they are Communist dictators

• they are Fascist rulers

• they are Totalitarian dictators

Britain and France had this policy toward Nazi Germany

• neutrality

• appeasement

• isolationism

What did Operation Torch do for the US?

• allowed them to retake Africa before the European invasion

• encouraged German Americans to leave the US

• caused a shortage of crops as a way to raise prices

What was the purpose of rationing?

• increase supply of natural resources

• cause a shortage of crops

• provide supplies to the troops

Which countries made up the Axis powers in WWII?

• Italy, Germany, Austria

• Italy, Germany, Japan

• Italy, Japan, Soviet Union

Which countries listed made up the Allied side?

• USA, Japan, Germany, Great Britain

• USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain

• Soviet Union, Japan, France

How and when did WWII begin?

• With the Zimmerman telegram

• With the sinking of the Luisitania

• When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939

Why did the US get involved in the war?

• When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941

• When Germany flew planes into Hawaaii

• When Hitler invaded Poland