WWII Practice #2

What country was invaded by Germany in 1939? (This is thought by most historians to be the beginning of WWII.)

• Germany

• Austria

• France

• Poland

What does the term “blitzkrieg” mean?

• lightning war

• lightning fast

• lightning speed

• lightning bolt

What major event takes place on December 7, 1941?

• D-day Invasion

• Pearl Harbor Attack

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Germany Surrenders

How many Jews were estimated to have been killed during the Holocaust?

• 1 million

• 3 million

• 6 million

• 8 million

Which U.S. President decides to end the war with Japan by using atomic bombs?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• George Bush

• Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman authorized dropping the atomic bomb on Japan because

• he wanted to see if it would work

• he thought an invasion would kill too many U.S. troops

• he was concerned that Japan also had an atomic bomb

• he was afraid Spain would get to Japan first.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused

• Germany to enter the war

• The United States to enter the war

• Southeast Asia to fall to the Japanese

• The European theater of war to become more important than fighting in the Pacific

What event ended the war in the Pacific?

• The D-Day landing at Normandy

• The arrest of Emperor Hirohito

• The capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa

• The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

When does World War II end? (year)

• 1918

• 1939

• 1941

• 1945

Which of the following refers to the German military strategy where modern technology (i.e. airplanes and heavy artillery) combined with speed and force to surprise and overwhelm their targets?

• Luftwaffe

• Blitzkrieg

• Aggressive Advancement

• Lightning War