World War II World History

Which country dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

• Japan

• China

• Russia

• United States

What was "a U.S. program of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after World War II"?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• Containment

What was "announced by President Harry Truman in 1947, a U.S. policy of giving economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents"?

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

• Containment

What was "the state of diplomatic hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union in the decades following World War II"? Answer: _______ _________ (2 words)

Which event marked the beginning of World War II?

• Invasion of Poland

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Britain

• D-Day Invasion

Who was the British Prime Minister for most of World War II?

• Neville Chamberlain

• Winston Churchill

• Clement Attlee

• Anthony Eden

What was the main purpose of the Yalta Conference held in 1945?

• To plan the final defeat of Nazi Germany

• To establish the United Nations

• To divide Germany into occupation zones

• To discuss the use of atomic bombs

Which battle is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater during World War II?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Guadalcanal

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Okinawa

What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy?

• Operation Torch

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Market Garden

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Nikita Khrushchev

• Leonid Brezhnev