WWII Review

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

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

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

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Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.

• Japan surrendering
• The atomic bombings
• Germany surrendering
• the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
• They took control of many Japanese islands.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

• attack on Pearl Harbor

• Lend-Lease Act

• Operation Torch

What was the purpose of rationing?

• increase supply of natural resources

• cause a shortage of crops

• provide supplies to the troops

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What treaty caused the start World War II?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Paris

• Paris Peace Accords

• Treaty of Lasting Peace

Which two cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

• Nagasaki & Hiroshima

• Tokyo & Kyoto

• Tokyo & Yokohama

• Osaka & Kyoto

What do Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Joseph Stalin all have in common?

• they are Communist dictators

• they are Fascist rulers

• they are Totalitarian dictators

Britain and France had this policy toward Nazi Germany

• neutrality

• appeasement

• isolationism

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