World War II

Identify the World War II leader based on the following description: - Ruled Japan from 1926 to 1989 - Initiated the attack on Pearl Harbor - Formed a military alliance with Germany

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Hirohito

• Adolf Hitler

Which World War II leader is described by the following statements? - President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 - Declared war on Germany and Japan in 1941 - Only president who served more than two terms

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Harry S. Truman

Who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the majority of World War II, specifically from 1940 to 1945?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

This picture shows three important World War II leaders. The man on the left was the leader of the Soviet Union, Who is he?

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

Which of the following World War II leaders was the head of the Nazi Party, became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, and led the country until his death in 1945?

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry S. Truman

Which leader was the President of the United States during the conclusion of World War II, marked by Japan's surrender in August 1945 following the atomic bombings?

• Harry S. Truman

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

Which of the following World War II leaders was the Prime Minister of Italy and beginning in 1922, the head of the National Fascist Party?

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

What was the name of the distinguished group of African-American pilots who served with honor during World War II?

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Red Tails

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Harlem Hellfighters

This painting shows an image of U.S. soldiers raising the American flag on ______ after almost every Japanese soldier at the battle was killed. This event is when the United States overtook a Japanese Island and used it as a staging area in the Pacific Front.

• Iwo Jima

• Nagasaki

• Hiroshima

• Okinawa

Before World War II, Germany, Italy, and Japan formed an alliance called the Axis Powers. Why were the Axis Powers in World War II considered imperialistic?

• Every Axis nation had an elected president.

• The Axis nations took over other countries by using force.

• Every Axis nation wanted to protect its own land.

• The Axis nations' people were descended from ancient Romans.