World War 2

What would be the best title for this chart?

• Events During World War I

• Totalitarian Regimes Between the Wars

• Economic Problems Between the Wars

• Causes of World War II

Which title best completes this time line? (HINT: Look at key words such as occupation, conquering, attacking, etc.)

• Communist Takeover of China

• Annexation of Korea

• Chinese Cultural Revolution

• Japanese Militarism

The military conflicts in the Pacific theater of World War II ended in August 1945 when _________________.

• the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender

• Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany

• Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”

• the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo

After World War II, trials for Nazi war criminals were conducted by the ______________.

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• Nuremburg Tribunals

• Sadler Commission

• International Red Cross

France was a member of _____________.

• The Axis powers

• The Allied powers

• The Nazi powers

• None of the above

Italy was a member of __________________.

• The Axis powers

• The Allied powers

• The Nazi powers

• None of the above

The German army invaded __________ first, officially starting World War 2.

• France

• Switzerland

• Austria

• Poland

Women helped the war effort by ____________.

• working in ammunition factories

• working on farms

• driving and repairing vehicles

• all of the above

What happened after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?

• Germany invaded Poland.

• The Allied Forces asked for help to land in Normandy.

• Japan bombed Hawaii.

• The US entered the war.

Why did Americans not want to get involved in the war?

• Nationalism

• Communism

• Isolationism

• Senators