World War 2 Overview

How did Benito Mussolini come to rule Italy?

• The king asked him to lead Italy

• He overthrew the government

• He assassinated the king

• The Italian people asked him to lead Italy

After World War I, what kind of government was set up in Germany?

• Totalitarian

• Communist

• Democracy

• Socialist

How did military leaders of Japan want to solve the country's problems?

• military expansion

• global trade

• appeasement

• economic depression

What is blitzkrieg?

• A German coordinated attack involving tanks and planes

• Hitler's political party

• A strategy used by the Allies to stop Germany

• America's military strategy

What nations made up the Axis Powers?

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Britain, USA, France, and Soviet Union

What was President Roosevelt's position on the war in Europe?

• to provide aid to the Allies

• to provide aid to the Axis powers

• isolationist

• to aggressively attack the Allies & Axis Powers

Why did the United States want to limit how much oil, steel, and rubber it sent to Japan?

• to limit Japan's expansion

• to aid Japan's expansion

• to appease Japan

• to attack Japan

What happened to U.S. forces in the Philippines?

• they were defeated and forced to march many miles

• they forced Japanese troops to march many miles

• they were defeated by the Germans

• nothing happened

What did the United States do immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• declared war on Japan

• declared war on Germany

• demanded Japan's apology

• surrendered

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• an African American squadron that helped bomb German cities

• a Mexican American squadron that helped bomb German cities

• a Japanese American squadron that helped bomb German cities

• secret flying soldiers