World War II Test Review

What were the main causes of World War II?

• Discovery of America, French Revolution, and fall of the Roman Empire

• Treaty of Versailles, rise of totalitarian regimes, and failure of appeasement

• Great Depression, industrial revolution, and colonization of Africa

• Invention of nuclear weapons, rise of communism, and global warming

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?

• Benito Mussolini

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

How did World War II impact civilians?

• Increased economic prosperity and stability

• Improved infrastructure and living conditions

• Widespread destruction, displacement, and loss of life

• Decreased global cooperation and unity

Which countries were part of the Allied powers in World War II?

• Spain, Portugal, Switzerland

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, China, France

• Australia, Canada, Brazil

Which country was not part of the Axis powers in World War II?

• Germany

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

Which of the following events during World War II brought the United States into the war?

• The D-Day invasion of Normandy

• Nazi Germany’s treatment of the Jewish people

• Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor

• Germany’s invasion of Poland

Why were totalitarian leaders, like Hitler & Mussolini, able to gain so much influence over their nation's civilians?

• economic devastation created by World War I

• resentment from the Paris Peace Conference & Treaty of Versailles

• powerful speeches

• all of the above

“...Seventy thousand people were killed instantly, and many more would die - 60,000 by November and another 70,000 by 1950. Most of them would be victims of a new method of killing - radiation…” ~Ro

• Blitz of London

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• D-Day invasion of Normandy

• Atomic bombing of Hiroshima

What was the name of the treaty that was supposed to hold Germany accountable for WWI and limit its military buildup?

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of versailles

• Treaty of London

• Treaty of Berlin

Which two cities did the U.S. drop the atomic bomb?

• Nagasaki

• Tokyo

• Kyoto

• Hiroshima