WWII

What years did WWII begin and end?

• 1938-1951

• 1945-1951

• 1939-1945

• 1936-1944

The Soviet Union entered World War II ---

• in response to United States involvement

• after the D-Day invasion of Normandy

• after the defeat of the Bolshevik party

• in response to German invasion

Which of the following are not Allied leaders of World War II?

• Winston Churchill

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

• Woodrow Wilson

First region invaded by Japan before WWII

• Pearl Harbor
• French Indochina
• Manchuria
• Australia

The event which led to America entering WWII was:

• D-Day
• Germany's invasion of Poland
• Unrestricted submarine warfare
• Pearl Harbor

Which term explains the U.S. policy and stance on intervening during the beginning of the war?

• neutral

• isolationist

• blitzkrieg

• fascist

What was Japan's strategy in its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Japan wanted to prevent American resistance to Japanese expansion by destroying America's Pacific naval and air presence.

• Japan wanted distract the U.S. with Pearl Harbor while Germany coordinated a larger attack in Britain.

• Japan wanted to annex Hawaii.

• Japan wanted to draw all U.S. military attention to the Pacific so that Germany could attack from the Atlantic front.

To what extent was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor successful?

• It was totally successful--American naval and air forces in the Pacific were totally destroyed.

• It was moderately successful--America suffered heavy losses, but its most important ships, the aircraft carriers, survived untouched.

• It was a wash--America suffered heavy losses, but they also launched and equally destructive counterattack on Japan.

• It failed--American intelligence learned of the attack early enough to intercept and destroy the incoming Japanese forces.

What was a lasting impact of WWII on the view of the role that the U.S. should play in the world?

• Americans desired a return to isolationism.

• Americans wished for a total denial of their global responsibilities.

• Americans saw Britain as the de facto leader of the democratic Western world.

• Americans now understood that world peace directly effected the economic and political health of the U.S.

Germany, Italy and Japan were known as what during WWII?

• Axis Powers
• Central Powers
• Allied Powers