World War II Review

This term is used to describe a leader of a country who has total control and uses force to take and/or maintain power.

• Dictator

• King

• President

• Consul

Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo were all believers in this type of political ideology.

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Fascism

• Communism

Which of the following was not a belief of Adolf Hitler?

• Germans are a strong, powerful peopel

• Jewish people are the reason for Germany's problems

• Germans throughout Europe should be united

• There should be no social classes anymore

Hitler's political party that controlled Germany during his reign was known as the:

• Communist Party

• Nazi Party

• Fascist Party

• Austrian Party

When Germany began to rebuild its military, move troops into the Rhineland in France, and annex Austria, other countries responded by:

• Doing nothing

• Declaring war

• Invading Germany

• Bombing Germany

The policy of giving in to Hitler's demands for land in order to avoid war was known as:

• Militarism

• Neutrality

• Appeasement

• Public Condemnation

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred as a result of which of the following?

• U.S. embargo of oil to Japan

• Capturing Okinawa in the Pacific

• The Battle of Normandy

• Japanese internment

Pearl Harbor was a target for Japan to attack because:

• It was a weak target to easily attack

• It had many civilians living there

• It is where the U.S. stored its oil

• It is an American naval base

When fighting in the Pacific Theater, the U.S. military used this strategy to avoid heavily defended Japanese islands and attack easier targets.

• Total War

• Island Hopping

• Hopscotching

• Guerilla Warfare

The two sides fighting in World War II were the:

• Entetne and the Central Powers

• Central Powers and the Axis

• Allies and the Axis

• Allies and the Entene