World War II Quiz

What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts?

• To provide military assistance to allies

• To forbid the sale of arms to any nation at war and prevent Americans from traveling on ships of warring powers

• To establish a new alliance system

• To promote the sale of arms to any nation at war

What was the Munich Pact?

• An agreement that started World War II

• An agreement of appeasement that allowed Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia

• A pact between the United States and Japan to end hostilities

• A military alliance between Britain, France, and Germany

What was the Blitzkrieg?

• A peace treaty signed after World War II

• A type of submarine used by the German navy

• A new German tactic which means lightning war

• An economic plan to rebuild Germany

What was the Holocaust?

• The name given to the final battle of World War II

• A systematic murder of six million Jews and other targeted groups by Nazi Germany and its collaborators

• A secret operation to assassinate Hitler

• The code name for the invasion of Normandy

What was the Manhattan Project?

• A plan to rebuild Manhattan after World War II

• A secret project to develop chemical weapons

• A research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons

• An economic recovery plan for post-war Europe

What was the response of France and Britain to Germany's defiance of the Treaty of Versailles in 1936 when Germany remilitarized the Rhineland?

• They declared war on Germany

• They imposed economic sanctions on Germany

• They responded with a policy of appeasement

• They supported Germany's actions

What did Hitler assure Britain and France of after the Munich Pact?

• That he would stop building Germany's military

• That he had no further plans to expand his territory

• That he would respect the sovereignty of Czechoslovakia

• That he would sign a peace treaty

What was the significant event that occurred in 1939 involving Germany and Poland?

• Germany signed a non-aggression pact with Poland

• Germany annexed Poland without any resistance

• Germany invaded Poland, leading to the declaration of World War II

• Germany and Poland formed an alliance against the Soviet Union

What was the agreement between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union called?

• The Munich Pact

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Nazi-Soviet Pact

• The Berlin Agreement

What was the duration of World War II?

• 1935 – 1940

• 1939 – 1945

• 1941 – 1946

• 1937 – 1942