WW2 Unit Review

Based on the excerpt above and your content knowledge, which statement best explains one reason the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the rise of totalitarianism in Germany?

• Because Germany was forced to pay for the damages of World War I, its people became more willing to accept state control and sought to rebuild their empire to strengthen their economy.

• Because Germany was forced to accept blame for the losses of World War I, its people became more willing to let their government control most aspects of their lives.

• Because Germany was allowed to reduce its military, its political leadership passed laws to control civilians and help spread racist propaganda.

• Because Germany was allowed to keep its territories, its political leadership soon demanded territory from neighboring countries.

Based on your content knowledge and the information above, the Lend-Lease Act was an effort by the United States in the early days of World War II to:

• Sell materials to all countries for economic gain.

• Negotiate a settlement without getting involved.

• Support the allies without getting into the war.

• Support the countries fighting against communism.

Which action did President Harry S. Truman endorse after receiving reports of the German concentration camps during World War II?

• He proposed a summit to discuss reparations to Jewish Germans.

• He encouraged Jewish refugees to migrate to the Soviet Union.

• He sought to establish a Jewish state inside Germany.

• He sought punishment for Germans who had committed war crimes.

Which series of events leading to WWII is in the correct chronological order?

• Neutrality Acts → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → United States declaration of war on Japan.

• Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts → United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearly Harbor.

• United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts.

• Neutrality Acts → Lend-Lease Acts → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → United States declaration of war on Japan.

Using President Roosevelt's speech above and your content knowledge, answer the question below. What impact did the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor have on World War II?

• Japan surrendered to the Allies the following day.

• Italy surrendered and united with the Allies.

• It pulled the United States into World War II.

• The Pacific Charter was organized against Japan.

Who issued the order from a June 1944 military order before the invasion of France?

• Harry Truman

• George Marshall

• Douglas MacArthur

• Dwight Eisenhower

Who saw Adolf Hitler as competition for his "New Roman Empire"?

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Francisco Franco

• Winston Churchill

The Battles of the Coral Sea and Midway were significant in

• Saving the Philippines from being invaded.

• Thwarting the Japanese Army’s drive through Burma.

• Stemming the tide of Japanese advances in the Pacific.

• Dividing the last vestiges of American sea power from the Pacific.

How did “island-hopping” advance U.S. military goals in the Pacific during World War II?

• It allowed the United States to acquire strategic islands under Japanese control.

• It ensured that the United States could recapture each island held by the Japanese.

• It enabled the United States to liberate islands from Japanese forces early in the war.

• It guaranteed that the United States could win the war without attacking the Japanese home islands.

Which statement describes the experiences of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

• They defended Allied bombers despite being segregated by the U.S. military.

• They successfully decoded Axis messages despite being segregated by the U.S. military.

• They scouted Axis locations despite relatives being sent to U.S. internment camps.

• They successfully contributed to Allied invasions despite relatives being sent to U.S. internment camps.