World War 2

1. What American initiative enacted in 1948 (after WW2) to provide foreign aid to Western Europe and help rebuild Britain due to the Bombing of London?

• Marshall Plan
• Dawes Plan
• Monroe Doctrine
• Keynesian economics

2. Who is a totalitarian/fascist leader of Italy that invaded Ethiopia and was part of the Axis powers of WW2?

• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Stalin
• Tojo

3. Japan’s invasion of China in 1937 and Germany’s attack on Poland in 1939 led directly to

• the beginning of World War II in Asia and Europe
• a meeting at Yalta between the United States and the Soviet Union
• a conference at Munich for European leaders
• the withdrawal of Britain and France from European affairs

4. The rise of fascism in Germany between World War I and World War II is often associated with the

• promotion of ethnic diversity
• appeal of the doctrine of nonviolence
• establishment of a strong parliamentary system
• impact of the global economic depression

5. The invasions of Russia by France in 1812 and by Germany in World War II were unsuccessful in part because of the

• Russian alliances with China
• failure of France and Germany to develop modern weapons
• harsh climatic conditions in Russia
• inexperience of French and German military leaders

6. One reason for the outbreak of World War II was the

• ineffectiveness of the League of Nations
• growing tension between the United States and the Soviet Union
• conflict between the Hapsburg and the Romanov families
• refusal of the German government to sign the Treaty of Versailles

7. What event resulted in the United States declaring War on Japan and fighting with the Allies?

• Sinking of Lusitania
• Island Hopping
• Pearl Harbor
• Zimmerman Telegram

8. What event began the liberation of Eastern Europe from German control in WWII?

• V-J Day
• D-Day
• V-E Day
• Battle of Stalingrad

9. Who was the Nazi Dictator of Germany during WWII?

• Hitler
• Mussolini
• Tojo
• Kaiser Wilhelm

10. What event resulted in Japans surrender?

• German surrender on V-E Day
• Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Signing of the Non-Aggression Pact
• Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki