World War 2

What year did World War 2 start?

• 1941

• 1939

• 1937

• 1943

What countries were the major Allied Powers?

(a)  

When did the United Stated join World War 2?

• 1941

• 1939

• 1943

• 1937

Why did the United States enter the war?

(a)  

During World War 2 who were the axis powers?

• Germany

• Italy

• Spain

• Japan

What were the root causes of World War 2?

Pearl Harbor quote:

• A date which will live in infamy
• The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
• It's gonna be May

What event took the Japanese out of the war?

• Island hopping
• Pearl Harbor
• Battle of Britain
• Atomic Bombs

This British diplomat followed a policy of "appeasement" (giving Hitler what he wanted to avoid war) which eventually made Hitler bold enough to invade both Czechoslovakia and Poland.

• Roosevelt

• Stalin

• Chamberlain

• Churchill

What was the purpose of the Tripartite Pact?

• peace between Finland and Russia

• intended to deter the United States from entering the conflict

• to end standoffs between Italy and France and to bring the United States into the war