Who was the leader of the Soviet Union (Russia) during World War II?

• Kurt von Schuschnigg
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Josef Stalin
• Benito Mussolini

Which of the following countries WAS NOT part of the Allied Powers?

• United States
• Nazi Germany
• France
• Great Britain

Nazi Germany used this method of "lightening war" when invading Europe. It used speed, surprise, and great military force.

• Appeasement
• Blitzkrieg
• Propoganda
• Luftwaffe

What happened on Dec 7, 1941? It will forever be known as a "Day of Infamy" and led to the U.S. involvement in WWII.

• German invasion of Poland
• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
• Japanese attack of the Philippines
• German invasion of the USSR (Operation Barbarossa)

Which of the following countries WERE NOT part of the Axis Powers?

• Italy

• Nazi Germany
• Japan
• Russia (Soviet Union)

Which country did the Germans try to bomb into submission, with the goal of taking out their Air Force and invading the country from the sea (Operation Sea Lion)?

• United States
• China
• Great Britain
• Austria

What country did Nazi Germany invade on September 1, 1939; officially starting WWII?

• Austria
• Soviet Union
• Britain
• Poland

What resource did the United States cut off from Japan after their takeover of Vietnam? This was 80% of Japan's supply and made them desperate.

• Fur
• Oil
• Diamonds
• Iron ore

What country did Nazi Germany invade and overtake in just two weeks in June of 1940? This was the same country that they failed to take over for four years in WWI.

• Soviet Union
• Italy
• France
• Belgium

What did Japan hope to gain by attacking Pearl Harbor?

• A clear passage to the Pacific coast of the U.S., where they could easily invade the United States
• The approval of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, proving their worth to be apart of the Axis Powers
• To strike fear into Americans so they would stop funding Chinese Nationalists
• To give themselves time; with America's Pacific fleet crippled; to take control of all of East Asia