World War II

A major factor in Hitler’s rise to power in Germany was the

• establishment of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• German resentment toward the Treaty of Versailles

• U.S. neutrality legislation

• Conquest of Poland

To what atrocity (act of violence) does the term Holocaust refer?

• The brutal treatment of American and Filipino prisoners on Bataan.

• The execution of Nazi and Japanese leaders after World War II.

• The slaughter of Europe’s Jews and undesirables by the Nazis.

• The aerial bombardment of houses, farms, and factories.

Which statement BEST describes life in the Soviet Union, Germany, Japan and Italy in the 1930s?

• Free thinking and questioning of leaders was encouraged.

• Critics of the government were murdered or imprisoned.

• Voters could choose between candidates from two political parties.

• The government set up a court system based on truth and justice.

Which tactic did the leaders of Germany, Italy, Soviet Union and Japan NOT USE in the 1930s?

• They used free elections and allowed many political parties.

• They imprisoned and/or executed their opponents.

• They used schools to indoctrinate the youth.

• They used secret police and fear to control their citizens.

Which of the following was NOT a way in which the United States responded to the early stages of WWII?

• sent troops to Europe

• sold arms to the Allies

• built up its armed forces

• remained neutral

The Axis Powers in WWII consisted of

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

• Germany, the Soviet Union, and Poland

• Italy, Japan, and China

• Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union

Which event was a result of the other three?

• World War II

• signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• rise of dictatorships in Europe

• failure of the League of Nations to control Germany

Which event caused the United States to declare war in 1941?

• The aggressive actions of Germany

• The sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania

• Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor

• German attacks on American merchant ships

What key tactic of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is illustrated in the passage?

• Thoughtlessness

• Vulnerability

• Surprise

• Excitability

During both World War I and World War II, women supported the war effort by

• joining the infantry

• returning to college

• gaining the right to vote

• going to work in factories