World War I and II Quiz

Which term best characterizes the period between World War I and II?

• peaceful

• unstable

• cooperation

• anxious

In the 1920s and 1930s, Italy, the USSR, and Germany were all led by _____ dictators.

• communist

• Nazi

• totalitarian

• radical

In the face of high unemployment and declining economic conditions, Adolf Hitler used _____ to appeal to Germans.

• socialism

• unity

• totalitarianism

• nationalism

What caused the United Kingdom and France to declare war on Germany?

• the German invasion of Poland

• the Germans’ use of submarines

• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• the Italian occupation of North Africa

What event pushed the United States into World War II?

• Germany’s invasion of Poland

• Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia

• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

• rumors of the Holocaust

During World War II, the defense of _____ marked a turning point in the war, with the Germans ultimately forced to retreat and the Soviet army beginning its advance westward.

• Leningrad

• Moscow

• Odessa

• Stalingrad

At the Potsdam Conference in 1945, Allied leaders decided to

• divide Berlin into four sectors, each ruled by an occupying power.

• divide Germany into four sectors, each ruled by an occupying power.

• divide Europe into democratic and communist blocs.

• all of the above

Why did the Battle of Midway mark a turning point in the war?

• It was the last battle in the island-hopping campaign before the U.S. invaded Japan.

• The United States’ win was the first success in the island-hopping campaign.

• Japan’s losses rendered it incapable of being a direct threat to the United States.

• It made the Japanese realize that American air superiority would be their downfall.

What was the goal of the government’s Manhattan Project?

• to create an Axis spy network

• to develop the atomic bomb

• to improve nuclear power plants

• to reduce urban unemployment

Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Kyoto and Tokyo

• Nagasaki and Kyoto

• Tokyo and Hiroshima