World War II Quiz

What was one of the causes of World War II?

• Treaty of Versailles

• Formation of the United Nations

• Fall of the Berlin Wall

• Start of the Cold War

Why did the US Government establish internment camps for Japanese Americans during WWII?

• The US Government feared they could be traitors or spies after the Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Japanese Americans volunteered for internment for safety

• There was a shortage of housing

• It was a standard procedure during wars

Who are the two main figures depicted in the political cartoon?

• Hitler and Churchill

• Hitler and Chamberlain

• Stalin and Roosevelt

• Mussolini and Chamberlain

What does the baby bottle in the cartoon symbolize?

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Munich Agreement

• The League of Nations

• The Non-Aggression Pact

What is the cartoonist suggesting about the Munich Agreement through the depiction of the baby bottle?

• It was a strong and effective solution

• It was a temporary and weak solution

• It was universally accepted

• It was a military strategy

According to the cartoon, what is the implied outcome of appeasing Hitler?

• It would lead to lasting peace

• It would cause immediate war

• It might not prevent further aggression

• It would strengthen European alliances

What did Hitler promise regarding Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland?

• To give it independence

• To take more land

• Not to take more land

• To improve its economy

Why is the Munich Pact considered a failure?

• Because it led to economic prosperity

• Because Hitler kept his promise

• Because Hitler took all of Czechoslovakia

• Because it prevented WWII

What does the policy of Appeasement mean?

• To aggressively defend against threats

• To give in to an aggressor to avoid war

• To form alliances against an aggressor

• To ignore potential threats

Why did Japan attack the United States?

• Because of religious differences

• Because the US stopped trading with them

• Because of a mutual defense treaty

• Because the US attacked first