WW2 and Cold War Quiz

What three countries did the United States fight in World War 2 starting in 1941?

• Germany, Japan, and Italy

• Russia, China, and North Korea

• Venezuela, Cuba, and Colombia

• Spain, Italy, France

Why did the United States originally get involved before WW2?

• to help Puerto Rico because Cuba was attacking them

• to help Russia because they were at war with Japan

• to help China because the Japanese government was raping and killing people

• to rob all the natural resources out of China and Japan got mad

What foreign policy tactic did we use on Japan to try and get them to stop abusing Chinese villages in 1939-1941

• did we use blockages by our naval ships to stop Japanese from trading

• did we try and negotiate with diplomacy and deal making

• we used sanctions and embargos

• we use all out war right away

Italy, Japan, and Germany during World War 2 were called the

• THe Western Powers

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

• Central Powers

How did the Japanese seek their revenge on the United States?

• they shut down our banking systems

• they attacked our navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

• they massacred more Chinese villages and took over the country

• they bombed New York City after the embargo

What was the Turning Point where America started to win WW2 against Japan?

• Pearl Harbor

• air Battle of Midway and island fighting at Guadalcanal

• air Battle of Midway and island fighting at Guadalcanal

• imprisoning Japanese American citizen

The battle of Stalingrad during World War 2 was between what two countries and which country was victorious in 1943

• Italy and United States, and the US won

• Soviet Union and Germany, and the Soviet Union won

• United States and Japan, and Japan won

• Soviet Union and Italy, and Italy won

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1929-1953, and what political belief did he believe in?

• Charles De Gaulle, and he was a communist

• Winston Churchill and he was elected democratically

• Francisco Franco, and he was elected democratically

• Joseph Stalin, and he was a communist

What was the result of D-Day on June 6th, 1944?

• The Japanese started to commit suicide when the Americans were winning

• The day World War 2 ended

• Americans invaded France, lost 3000 men, but eventually defeated Germany

• the day that the Soviet Union kicked Germany out of their country

What secret plan did the United States have to develop a nuclear weapon?

• The Manhattan Project

• The Kremlin Project

• The Berlin Project

• The Paris Project