World War II Test

Who were the primary Axis Powers?

• Germany, Italy, Soviet Union

• United States, Britain, Soviet Union

• Germany, Britain, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

Who were the primary Allied Powers?

• Germany, Italy, Soviet Union

• United States, Britain, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• Germany, Britain, Soviet Union

Which describes the Appeasement policy?

• Allowing dictators to aggressively expand hoping they'd eventually stop; this failed

• The US strategy to go from island to island to bomb Japanese cities

• To force Japanese Americans into internment camps

• Allowing the League of Nations to use other nation's armies to enforce policy

A new German strategy meaning "lightning war".

• Trench Warfare

• Blitzkrieg Warfare

• Psychological Warfare

• Guerilla Warfare

What halted Germany's advance into the Soviet Union?

• The Soviet Army

• British Forces

• Winter

• The United States

Why did France surrender during World War II?

• France was afraid of the Germans.

• The French were weak.

• The United States refused to help the French.

• France became overwhelmed by the invading German and Italian armies.

Which of these was NOT a cause for German aggression in Europe?

• Isolationism

• Imperialism

• Militarism

• Nationalism

The Nazi government began to systematically kill Jews, gypsies, and the disabled. This was known as what?

• World War II

• Bataan Death March

• Anti - Semitism

• Holocaust

What was the significance of the Battle of Dunkirk?

• The British army was victorious

• Over 300,000 British and French troops were evacuated.

• Marked the beginning of WWII

• Germany’s first major defeat

Women taking men's jobs in the workforce during war is an example of what?

• Direct War

• World War

• Total War

• Terrible War