Cause of the War (Chapter 18)

Who rose to power in Japan as the military replaced the weak civilian government?

• Emperor Hirohito

• Fransisco Franco

• Hideki Tojo

What country did Italy invade to avenge a previous defeat?

• French

• Ethiopia

• England

With what country was Germany forbidden to form a political alliance?

• Denmark

• Australia

• Austria

With what country did Germany and Japan sign an agreement to refrain from war?

• Austria

• The Soviet Union

• Australia

At what military base did Japan attack American forces and trigger the United States' entry into World War II?

• Hiroshima

• Pearl Harbor

• Nagasaki

In what European country in 1940 did the Allies find themselves surrounded by German forces?

• France

• Austria

• Sweden

What prevented a German victory over the Soviet Union?

• Continued Battle of the Bulge

• Continued Russian resistance and the Russian winter

• Continued capturing German Scientists

What general traveled to North Africa to rescue Italian forces and push back the British?

• General Erwin Rommel

• General Douglas MacArthur

• General Roosevelt

What American general had to flee the Philippines in order to avoid capture by the Japanese?

• General Erwin Rommel

• General Roosevelt

• General Douglas MacArthur

What battle became Germany's final attempt to break through the Allied lines?

• Battle of the Abensberg

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of the Aclea