World War II

Which of the following conclusions can be made based on the poster above?

• A. Jewish people in Germany were more likely to enlist in the military.

• B. The Nazis blamed Aryan businessmen for the start of World War II.

• C. Most Germans supported the actions that led to the start of World War II.

• D. Nazis used propaganda to blame Jews for the war and justify the Holocaust.

Which of the following best explains the events portrayed on the map above?

 

• A. Germany was bound by the terms of a nonaggression pact. 

• B. Germany violated many of the limitations set by post World War I treaties.

• C. German citizens advocated for peaceful relations with neighboring nations.

• D. German military tactics were largely unsuccessful following their forced demilitarization.

Which of the following contributed most to the success of German blitzkrieg tactics?

• A. The massive improvement in airplane technology. 

• B. The resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. 

• C. The target’s access to underground tunnels and shelters. 

• D. The use of a military draft to secure large numbers of infantrymen. 

 “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” 

-From the diary of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto 

Which of the following was the most significant result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• A. It damaged the relationship between Japan and Germany. 

• B. It destroyed the isolationist sentiment in the United States. 

• C. It disabled the United States naval forces for the remainder of the war. 

• D. It drastically increased the number of enlisted men in the U.S. armed forces.

Which of the following best explains why the Nazi Party targeted Jewish people and engaged in the “final solution”? 

• A. Jewish people were the most vocal in opposing the rise of the Nazi party.

• B. Jewish people were responsible for the economic and political crisis in Germany.

• C. There were few Jewish people in Germany, making them an easy target to subdue.

• D. Antisemitism was common in Europe, making Jewish people a convenient scapegoat. 

Which of the following wartime leaders opposed free democratic elections in territories that were established or reinstated after World War I? 

• A. Joseph Stalin 

• B. Harry Truman 

• C. Franklin D. Roosevelt 

• D. Winston Churchill 

Which of the following describes the most significant consequence of Germany invading the Soviet Union? 

• A. New military equipment was developed to meet the demand of a continuously escalating conflict. 

• B. Germany became engaged in a two-front war and provided an opportunity for Soviet territory to expand. 

• C. British and American forces were significantly weakened by having to divide troops in the East and West. 

• D. German forces became less vulnerable to attack and made it clear that they were capable of dominating Europe.

 “We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbor, against those who have starved and beaten and executed American prisoners of war, against those who have abandoned all pretense of obeying international laws of warfare. We have used it in order to shorten the agony of war, in order to save the lives of thousands and thousands of young Americans.” 

--President Truman, August 9, 1945 

Which of the following events is being described in the excerpt above? 

• A. The U.S. atomic bombing in Japan 

• B. The achievement of victory in Europe 

• C. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 

• D. The bombing of the tracks to Auschwitz 

Which of the following is a similarity between the conclusion of World War I and World War II?

• A. Nations came together to form a peacekeeping organization. 

• B. The allied powers granted additional lands to the defeated nations. 

• C. Additional laws were created to protect neutral nations during wartime.

• D. Trials were conducted to hold countries accountable for human rights violations. 

In what way did the ending of World War II contribute to rising global tensions?

• A. An armistice agreement was never reached due to the death of Franklin Roosevelt.

• B. The German government refused to relinquish control to the victorious allied forces.

• C. The use of the atomic bomb earned the United States a reputation as an aggressor.

• D. A new struggle emerged between democratic and communist nations across the world.