World War II

What fundamental principle was expressed by the war crimes tribunal at Nuremberg following World War II?

• National leaders are responsible for their wartime actions.

• National policies in wartime cannot be criticized after a war.

• Individuals acting in their nation’s interest cannot be prosecuted for their actions.

• Use of nuclear weapons can never be justified.

WWII occurred from _____________________

• 1914-1918

• 1917-1918

• 1939-1945

• 1961-1964

The ________________ was an alliance established in October 1936 between Germany, Italy, and later Japan.

• United Nations

• Axis

• Triple Entente

• Allies

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of World War II because it –

• Opened a new Allied front in Europe

• Stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe

• Avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets

• Forced Italy to surrender

The agreement that allowed Hitler to keep his troops in part of Czechoslovakia in 1938 was an example of _______________________.

• reparations

• appeasement

• isolationism

• genocide

Leading up to WWII, the major countries of the Axis powers were characterized by -

• democratic governments and economic hardship

• totalitarian governments and economic hardship

• strong monarchies and high unemployment

• communist republics and high unemployment

______________ became the leader of the German Nazi Party, took control of Germany in 1933 and started World War II in 1939.

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Josef Stalin

• President Truman

Events Leading to the Outbreak of WWII

·         Hitler and the Nazi Party gain power

·         Germany Annexes Austria

·         Germany Seizes Czechoslovakia

Which of the following should be added to the list above?

• Germany attacks the US at Pearl Harbor

• Germany invades Ethiopia

• Germany invades Poland

• Germany signs the Munich Pact with Japan

In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?

• To seek guaranteed universal suffrage

• To escape famine and drought caused by natural disaster

• To seek better educational opportunities

• To escape state-sponsored genocide

Which was an example of appeasement?

• The U.S Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937

• The conquest of Poland

• The entry of the U.S. into World War II

• The agreement of Britain and France to give the Sudetenland to Germany