World War II Study Guide

Who was the totalitarian dictator of Germany during World War II?

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

What was the name of the agreement that allowed Hitler to take the Sudetenland in exchange for a promise that he would seek no more territory?

• Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

• Operation Barbarossa

• Munich Agreement

• Yalta Conference

What was the U.S. naval base in Hawaii that was attacked by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941?

• Iwo Jima

• Guadalcanal

• Pearl Harbor

• Midway

Which event was the direct cause of the U.S. declaration of war against Japan and Germany?

• Japanese invasion of Manchuria

• Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Battle of Midway

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

What was the name of the U.S. military strategy in the Pacific Theater of Operation that emphasized capturing islands that could support an airfield?

• Operation Barbarossa

• Island Hopping Strategy

• March on Washington

• D-Day

Who was the Prime Minister of Japan during World War II?

• Hideki Tojo

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

What was the name of the African American unit that protected bombers on missions and led missions in Italy?

• Code Talkers

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Munich Agreement

• Go for Broke Regiment

What was the name of the Allied invasion of France in June of 1944?

• Battle of Midway

• D-Day

• Operation Barbarossa

• Yalta Conference

What was the name of the meeting in February 1945 between Allied leaders where they decided to put war criminals on trial in court and divide Germany after the war ended?

• Yalta Conference

• Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

• Nuremberg Laws

• Final Solution

What was the term used for segregated neighborhoods where Jewish people were forced to live in areas the Nazis conquered?

• Genocide

• Ghettos

• Holocaust

• Kristallnacht