WWII 7th Grade Test

Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?

• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill
• Adolf Hitler
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

• attack on Pearl Harbor

• Lend-Lease Act

• Operation Torch

World War 2 officially began when...

• Germany invaded Poland

• Japan invaded China

• Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor

• Italy invaded Ethiopia

May 8, 1945; victory in Europe Day when the Germans surrendered

• VJ Day

• VE Day

• Armistice Day

August 15, 1945 - the Victory in Japan Day when the Japanese surrendered

• VJ Day

• VE Day

• Armistice Day

The U.S. had a secret program to build an atomic bomb. This program was called the ___________.

• New York Project

• Manhattan Project

• Chicago Project

• Birmingham Project

The allies plan to liberate islands controlled by the Japanese and then use those islands to stage attacks is called _____________.

• Island hopping

• Battle of the Bulge

• Aircraft Carrier Battle

• Battle of Midway

A major naval battle between the U.S. and Japan where the U.S. destroyed four Japanese aircraft carriers leading to a turning point is called ____________.

• Island hopping

• Battle of the Bulge

• Aircraft Carrier Battle

• Battle of Midway

Eventually Japan gained control of the Philippines and the surrendering troops had to endure ________.

• The Bataan Death March

• The walk of shame

• Torture

• The long trip home

Hitler establishing concentration camps and conducting his final solution of murdering Jews and others is known as the __________.

• Holocaust

• Crimes

• War crimes

• Racism