WWII

Germany, Japan, and Italy were all members of what side during World War II?

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

Germany's approach to defeat enemies early in World War II was called _________, which means "lightening war".

• Lebensraum

• Anschluss

• Kristallnacht

• Blitzkrieg

What event caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany (sparking World War II)?

• The invasion of the Rhineland

• The invasion of Poland

• The invasion of Russia

• Signing a non-aggression pact with Russia

When referring to battles and events that happened in Europe during World War II, we use which of the following terms?

• The European Theatre

• The Pacific Theatre

• The Northern Theatre

• The Western Theatre

The largest military invasion took place on June 6, 1944, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in what is known as:

• V-J Day.

• V-E Day.

• the liberation of Paris.

• D-Day

Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 

• D-Day on the shores of France
• Pearl Harbor
• Invasion of Poland
• V-E Day

When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan? 

• Iwo Jima
• Pearl Harbor
• D-Day
• Invasion of Poland

What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?

• island hopping
• total war
• Anaconda plan
• blockade

The American program to build an atomic bomb was known as the

• Manhattan Project

• Operation overlord

• New York Project

• Operation A-bomb