World War II - Review

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

Who was the leader of the United States during World War II?

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)

• Adolf Hitler

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Josef Stalin

• Winston Churchill

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

• Mussolini

• Stalin

• Roosevelt (FDR)

• Hitler

Which country did Hitler invade that triggered the all-out conflict in Europe?

• Spain
• Greece
• Poland
• Great Britain

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

• Japan, U.S., Russia

• Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

• Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

• Japan, Germany, Italy

What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict with Germany?

• policy of appeasement

• policy of nullification

• policy of aggression

• policy of enactment

In what ways did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

• He remilitarized Germany.

• He made Germany capitalist.

• He established a totalitarian government.

• He converted Germany to communism.

Two superpowers that emerged after World War II

• Soviet Union and Germany
• United States and Germany
• Soviet Union and China
• United States and Soviet Union 

As the Germans advanced into France, British and other Allied troops managed to escape at .

• Dunkirk

• Bastogne

• Monte Cassino

• El Alamein