World War II Quiz

In the 1930's, why did Great Britain respond to German and Italian aggression with appeasement?

• The aggression did not directly affect Great Britain or France.

• Great Britain and France wanted to keep the peace

• Germany and Italy had superior military forces

• Appeasement was mandated by the Neutrality Acts

What event sparked the outbreak of World War II in Europe?

• European leaders met at the Munich Conference

• Italy invaded Albania

• Great Britain and France formed an alliance

• Germany invaded Poland

In 1945, Germany was attacked

• Through Normandy in France

• From the sea in the north and land in the south

• In the Battle of Stalingrad

• By allies in the west and Soviets in the east

During World War II, Winston Churchill

• Commanded Allied forces in the Pacific

• Negotiated U.S. entry in the war

• Mobilized the Allies against Hitler

• Led the D-Day invasion

What leader in World War II signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler, but later joined the allies?

• Charles de Gaulle

• Joseph Stalin

• Emperor Hirohito

• Benito Mussolini

What policy of the Nazi party led to the Holocaust?

• Pursuit of racial purity

• Pursuit of Lebensraum

• Religious unity

• Economic redistribution

This description of the events on November 9, 1938, refers to Jewish shop windows by the hundred were systematically smashed, and the main streets of the city were positive litter of shattered plate glass. What does this describe?

• The Blitz

• The bombing of Dresden

• Operation Barbarossa

• Kristallnacht

Which of the following was true of Germany, Italy, and Japan during the 1930s?

• All 3 had totalitarian governments

• All 3 signed nonaggression pacts with the Soviet Union

• All 3 successfully invaded other nations

• All 3 pledged to undo the decisions of the Versailles Treaty

What term was used to identify the alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan?

• Allied Powers

• Axis Powers

• Fascist Powers

• Central Powers

Which of the following battles marked the final German offensive?

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of El Alamein

• Battle of Stalingrad