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Japan surrendered in August 1945 because the United States

• Captured the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

• Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

• Threatened to use the atomic bomb.

• Took Tokyo, the Japanese capital.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the rise of fascist and totalitarian governments in Germany and Italy was largely the result of

• The success of the Communists in establishing a command economy in the Soviet Union.

• Severe economic and social problems that arose in Europe after WWI.

• The active support of the United States.

• Movements demanding the return of old monarchies.

Who was the president of the United States during MOST of World War II?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Woodrow Wilson

Who was the chancellor/dictator of Germany that lead the German Aggression in Europe before WWII?

• Joseph Stalin

• Emperor Hirohito

• President Roosevelt

• Adolf Hitler

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Karl Marx

• Joseph Stalin

• Leon Trotsky

Who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom during most of WWII?

• Neville Chamberlin

• Winston Churchill

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

Which WWII leader founded the National Fascist Party in Italy?

• Benito Mussolini

• Emperor Hirohito

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

Which WWII leader led the Japanese Aggression in the Pacific and entered a pact with the leaders of Germany and Italy?

• Harry Truman

• Emperor Hirohito

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

What 3 countries formed the Axis Powers?

• United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, and Japan

What 3 countries formed the Allied Powers?

• United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, and Japan