WW 1 & 2 Review

On December 7, 1941, ________________airplanes made a surprise attack on the US Naval base at ______________

• German, Pearl Harbor

• Japanese, Nagasaki

• Japanese, Pearl Harbor

• British, Nagasaki

The Battle of____________?_______________

● Only lost 1 United States carrier

● 6 months after Pearl Harbor

● Morale boost for United States troops

● Shifted the war in the Pacific

Which battle is described in the outline?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Okinawa

• Battle of Coral Sea

Why did President Truman choose to drop an atomic bomb on Japan instead of ordering a land invasion?

• Japan’s geography would not allow a land invasion

• American forces were too defeated for a land invasion.

• A land invasion would result in too many American casualties.

• It was not possible to supply troops with weapons for a land invasion.

Why were the Normandy landings (D-Day) considered an important turning point in World War II?

• They allowed the Allied Powers to attack all Germany’s forces at once

• They helped the Allied Powers to reclaim immediate control of France

• They forced Germany to fight on multiple fronts, which divided and weakened its military strength.

• They showed the effectiveness and safety of beach invasions, which led to more successful Allied invasions.

World War 1 was caused by:

• Militarism, total war, nationalism

• Militarism, imperialism, racism

• Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism

• Central powers, imperialism, nationalism

What was the Zimmermann Note?

• the German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Great Britain

• Wilson’s speech detailing reasons why the United States should remain neutral

• a note left behind by a suicide bomber in Serbia

• a proposal by a German official that Mexico attack the United States in return for territory

What was the immediate result of trench warfare?

• an easy victory for the Allied Powers

• fewer casualties on both sides

• massive deadlock and high casualties

• an easy victory for the Central Powers

Which of the following was one of President Wilson's Fourteen Points?

• Freedom for all colonies

• Racial equality

• The reduction of the German Army to 100,000 men

• Freedom of the movement upon the seas

The Versailles Treaty established the principle of self-determination, which gives a nation of people the right to decide whether or not they would like to govern themselves. According to the map below, which nation-state was formed following World War 1?

• Poland

• France

• Greece

• Germany

Which idea was included in the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles to show the intent of the Allies to punish the Central Powers for their role in WW1?

• All nations shall maintain open covenants of peace

• Freedom of the seas will be maintained

• Germany will accept full responsibility for causing the war

• Territorial settlements shall be made along clearly recognizable lines