WWII- An Overview

Leader of Soviet Union during WWII

• Mussolini

• Hitler

• Tojo

• Stalin

Dictator in Germany during WWII

• Stalin

• Hitler

• Roosevelt

• Mussolini

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

• Josef Stalin

Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power?

• Italy

• Soviet Union

• Germany

• Japan

Which event led to the start of WWII?

• Germany invaded Poland

• Germany invaded Austria

• Germany formed an alliance with Italy

The German war strategy using swift, sudden military offensives or invasions that allowed Germany to take over parts of Europe so quickly was

• Blitzkrieg

• Trench warfare

• Island Hopping

The invasion of Normandy, France by Allied troops in an attempt to free France from German control was

• D-Day

• Pearl Harbor

• Stalingrad

Which battle, fought in June 1942, was the first major victory for the United States in the Pacific Theater. It marked a turning point in the war with Japan.

• Pearl Harbor

• Leyte Gulf

• Midway

The US navy base located in Hawaii, United States that was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941. This event pulled the US into the war.

• Honolulu Harbor

• Pearl Harbor

• D-Day

What was the result of the D-Day invasion in June of 1944?

• Germany was able to defeat the Allies.

• Allied troops were evacuated off the beaches by the British.

• Germany was defeated and the Allies won.