WW2 Test Review

· Annexation of Czechoslovakia·

Non-Aggression Pact·

Invasion of Poland·

Blitzkrieg

This list BEST summarizes events that led to the start of

• World War I.

• the Spanish-American War.

• the Cold War.

• World War II.

European leaders of England and France were slow to stop the advances of Hitler and Mussolini because

• they were still reeling from World War I and hoped to avoid another large-scale conflict.

• with the European economy booming, they failed to take the threat seriously.

• the League of Nations prevented them acting against Hitler and Mussolini.

• they believed Hitler was harmless.

President Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day

• Germany invaded Poland.

• France was invaded by Germany.

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

• German U-boats sank the Lusitania.

The Battle of Midway was significant in World War II because it marked the end of

• the German advance into France.

• the German bombing of British population centers.

• the Japanese assault on China.

• the Japanese eastward advance in the Pacific.

President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945 because

• Congress would not fund an invasion of the Japanese mainland.

• it would prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths that an invasion of Japan would cause.

• he believed it would convince Hitler to surrender.

• it was the last hope the U.S. had of winning the war.

German Invasion of Poland→ Battle of Britain→  D-Day→     ???

According to the chart shown, which should come next chronologically?

Responses

• Germany invades the Soviet Union

• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

• Germany invades France

• V.E. Day

What did Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union have in common during the World War II era?

• They were all fascist states.

• They were all members of the Allied Powers.

• They had not recovered from the depression.

• They were all totalitarian states.

The term used to describe the willingness of Britain and France to allow Hitler to repeatedly break provisions of the Treaty of Versailles is

• blitzkrieg

• totalitarianism

• appeasement.

• lebensraum

Which of these played a major role in the spread of both communism and fascism in Europe in between the World Wars?

• The spread of capitalism in Europe.

• Territorial changes brought on by the Treaty of Versailles.

• Economic hardship created by the Great Depression.

• The League of Nations’ military policies

The direct cause of U.S. involvement in World War II was

• Germany's invasion of Poland.

• Italian mistreatment of foreign nationals by the US.

• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Sinking of the Lusitania by Germany.