World War II - Broderick/Moore

The following countries were members of the Axis Powers:

• Italy, France, Britain

• Italy, Japan, Germany

• Britain, Japan, Italy

• U.S., France, Britain

The following countries were members of the Allied Powers:

• Soviet Union, France, Germany

• Italy, Japan, U.S.

• U.S., Britain, Soviet Union

• Britain, Italy, Soviet Union

Which country was invaded by the Germans September 1, 1939 to start World War II?

• Poland

• United States

• Canada

• France

A leader who gains complete control over a country’s government and leads by fear and intimidation is called a ____.

• Political Party

• Prime Minister

• Dictator

• President

Who was the leader of Italy, believed in fascism and spoke of the glory of war? He wanted to gain more territory in Africa and around the Mediterranean Sea.

• Josef Stalin

• Hideki Tojo

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union who was a Communist and had total control over the government, the economy, and society? He hated the Nazis.

• Josef Stalin

• Hideki Tojo

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolin

Who was the leader of Japan during WWII who wanted to dominate the Pacific Ocean as a world power and gain more coal and iron?

• Josef Stalin

• Hideki Tojo

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

What event led to the US joining World War II? 

• Germany invaded Poland

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor

• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram

• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor

The Non-Aggression Pact was an agreement

• between Japan and America that promised to respect each other’s holding in the Pacific

• where Germany promised they would not take any more land after he got the Rhineland

• between the US and Britain to sell Britain weapons so they could try to stop Hitler from expanding in Europe

• between Germany and Russia to not attack one another when Germany invades Poland

This battle/country is bombed every night by air planes. They are not taken over by the Germans because of radar and beginning to learn the German code.

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

• Soviet Union (Russia)