World War 2

The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when

• (1) the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender

• (2) Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany

• (3) Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”

• (4) the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo

The non-aggression treaty allowed Germany and Russia to split _____ between each other.

• Poland

• America

• France

• Argentina

In the early part of the war, the US

• supported Germany
• remained an ally of Italy
• supported England and France
• remained neutral

One factor in Germany's inability to take Moscow was

• the airlift of American troops to Moscow
• the airlift of American troops to Leningrad
• the harsh Russian winter
• the leadership of Rommel

World War 2 began with Germany's invasion of

• Czechosolvakia
• Austria
• Poland
• France

The US entrance to the was was prompted by

• a Japanese attack on the US
• a German attack on the US
• an Austrian attack on the US
• an Italian attack on the British

D-Day refers to the day on which

• the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
• the US entered the war
• the Allies stage a massive invasion of France
• the Germans surrendere

Who was the British leader that signed an appeasement with Hitler?

• Benito Mussolini

• Douglas MacArthur

• Adolph Hitler

• Neville Chamberlain

Who was the fascist leader of Italy?

• Adolph Hitler

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Benito Mussolini

• Neville Chamberlain

Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?

• economic prosperity

• Treaty of Versailles

• redrawing of European borders

• German win of WWI