World War II Quiz

Match the following political system or movement with the matching dictator and militarist.

• Totalitarianism

• Joseph Stalin

• Militarism

• Adolf Hitler

• Nazism

• Hideki Tojo

• Fascism

• Benito Mussolini

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What was the United States’ reluctance to respond to Fascist military aggression in Europe and Asia primarily influenced by?

• Strong support for intervention

• Neutrality Acts and Lend-Lease program

• Isolationism and appeasement

• Economic alliances

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Which event led to American participation in World War 2?

• The D-Day Invasion

• Development and use of the atomic bomb

• The Pearl Harbor attack

• The island-hopping strategy

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Which U.S. President authorized the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy

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What was the strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific Theater involving capturing key islands?

• Blitzkrieg

• Island-hopping

• Trench warfare

• Guerrilla warfare

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The Korematsu v. United States decision related to:

• Japanese internment camps

• The Battle of Midway

• The Nuremberg Trials

• The Battle of Stalingrad

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Which General was known for his leadership in the European Theater during World War II?

• General MacArthur

• General Patton

• General Eisenhower

• General Rommel

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What major event marked the turning point in the European Theater during World War II?

• Battle of the Bulge

• D-Day Invasion

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Midway

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United States’ participation in the Nuremberg Trials was a response to:

• The Holocaust

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Russian Revolution

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Which project was responsible for the development of the atomic bomb during World War II?

• Manhattan Project

• Trinity Project

• Enigma Project

• Project Overlord

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