WWII and Holocaust Review

What event was the start of WWII?

• Germany invaded France

• Germany invaded the Soviet Union

• Germany invaded Poland

• Germany invaded Great Britain

What groups were victims of the Nazis during the Holocaust?

• Jews

• Homosexuals

• Aryans

• Roma

• Disabled

Why did Japan attack the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor?

• They wanted Hawaii's resources

• The U.S. had blocked Japan's resources

• They were still angry about WWI

• They wanted to force the U.S. into WWII

Who were the Japanese pilots that crashed their planes into ships?

• Kamikaze

• Kabuki

• Samurai

• Hirohito

This was the name given to the secret mission to develop the atomic bomb:

• Mission Impossible

• The Bikini Island Vacation

• Operation Desert Storm

• The Manhattan Project

Where did the Japanese sign their official surrender on September 2, 1945?

• At Emperor Hirohito's Palace In Tokyo

• At the White House In Washington, D.C.

• At the Pearl Harbor Naval Base In Hawaii

• On the U.S. Battleship the U.S.S. Missouri

Who were the Allied leaders during WWII?

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

The code name for D-Day was:

• Operation Thundercat

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Godfather

• Operation Silent Night

What mistake did Hitler make that Ms. Meck always warns against?

• Never trust Japan as an ally

• Never invade Russia in the winter

• Never invade France through Belgium

• Never hide out in a bunker

Why did Hitler start taking over other countries?

• He wanted more living space (Lebensraum) for pure German people

• He wanted to regain territory rich in resources

• He wanted to test out new weapons

• He wanted to kill as many Aryans as possible