World War II- Review #1

Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler established ______ governments in their respective countries.

• republican

• • totalitarian

  
  

• democratic

• communist

How did the United Kingdom and France react to Germany’s occupation of Czechoslovakia

• • They asked the United States to intervene.

  
  

• They refused to negotiate with Germany

• They accepted Germany’s demands.

• They declared war against Germany.

Which condition(s) in Germany did Adolf Hitler take advantage of to gain support for the Nazi Party?

• a high unemployment rate

• declining industrial production

• failing banks

• all of the above

What was one of Japan's main reasons for trying to conquer new territory in the Pacific?

• to reduce American influence in Asia

• to have access to raw materials

• to regain land that had once been part of Japan

• to limit Chinese expansion in Asia

Which statement describes the United States before it entered World War II?

• It remained neutral and isolationist

• It tried to ally with Russia to stop Japanese expansionism.

• It provided aid to the Axis powers as permitted by the Lend-Lease Act.

• It agreed to allow Hitler to expand German territory.

What caused the United States to enter World War II?

• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• the German invasion of Poland

• the Germans' use of submarines

• the Italian occupation of North Africa

In World War II, the _____ powers included the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, while the _____ powers included Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Central; Axis

• Allied; Axis

• Allied; Central

• Neutral; Allied

What was the secret U.S. government program to develop the atomic bomb?

• the MacArthur Project

• the Enola Gay

• • Fat Man and Little Boy

  
  

• the Manhattan Project

Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?

• An invasion of Japan would have cost around 500,000 American lives.

• The other Allies refused to provide military support for an invasion of Japan.

• Truman wanted to stop the Soviet Union from supporting Japan.

• all of the above

At the Nuremberg Trials after the war, _____ for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

• the Allies tried Axis leaders

• the Germans tried Nazi leaders

• the United States tried Japanese leaders

• the Allies tried Nazi leaders