AP World History WWII

Why was the United Nations founded?

• To ensure that Germany would never become powerful again

• To ensure that another Holocaust could never happen

• To try and preserve peace and international cooperation

• To protect Europe against Russia

The Nuremberg Trials, Tokyo Trials, and the Trial of Slobodan Milošević are all examples of...

• carrying out international justice

• Genocidal Mania

• The violation of the Geneva Conventions

• Corruption and collusion in justice

Neocolonialism is best-defined as

• Western efforts to expand colonial holdings after WWII

• post-WWII population boom in developing nations

• economic dependence of developing nations after decolonization

• colonization of Latin America after independence from Spain

Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?

• The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach

• The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Soviet occupation of Germany

• The German annexation of Austria

Which describes the D-Day (Operation Overlord) offensive?

• December 9, 1941: An attack on US naval base at Pearl Harbor

• June 6, 1944: Allied forces invade beaches of Normandy, France to open a second front

• August 6, 1945: US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

• April 30, 1945: Soviet force stake German capital Berlin and Hitler dies

Which describes Rationing in World War II?

• Saving money and extra resources in case of a shortage at home

• People selling off goods to put extra money into war bonds

• Voluntarily signing up for military service so more people can eat at home

• Controlling how much of goods and materials people have to make sure soldiers are well supplied

In 1942 what was the Bataan Death March?

• March to the US Ships to take surrendered soldiers home

• March to prison camps in the Philippines

• March through China led by Bataan

• Death march through Germany

What was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan after WWII?

• To rebuild European economies to prevent the spread of communism

• To punish Germany for its role in the war

• To establish a European military alliance

• To promote European cultural exchange

Which conference established the United Nations in 1945?

• Yalta Conference

• Potsdam Conference

• Tehran Conference

• San Francisco Conference

What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad during WWII?

• It marked the first major defeat of the German army

• It was the first use of atomic bombs

• It led to the liberation of France

• It resulted in the capture of Berlin