WHII SOL 11 Review

The Battle of Britain can be described as?

• Hitler's attempt to keep Great Britain out of the war

• A major naval battle between Germany and the UK

• The first battle fought entirely in the air

• A ground invasion of Britain by German forces

Hideki Tojo served in what capacity during WWII?

• General of Japan

• Prime Minister of Japan

• Admiral of the Navy

• Chief of Staff of the Army

After WWII, which two nations became the two superpowers?

• Soviet Union and the U.S.

• China and Japan

• Germany and France

• United Kingdom and Canada

Which population of people faced genocide in 1914-1915 in central Anatolia?

• Armenians

• Kurds

• Greeks

• Assyrians

This chart indicates which cause of WWII?

• Aggression by Japan, Germany, and Italy.

• Economic instability in Europe.

• The Treaty of Versailles.

• The rise of communism in Russia.

Answer explanation

The chart is showing where the leading Axis' powers were aggressive in their efforts to colonize.

This genocide saw the Janjaweed carry out attacks against non-Arab tribes in Africa.

• Darfur

• Rwanda

• Bosnia

• Armenia

British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, choosing to allow Hitler to be aggressive and not do anything to stop him, is an example of this term?

• Appeasement

• Isolationism

• Interventionism

• Militarism

Answer explanation

Chamberlain continued to do nothing when Hitler went against the terms in the Treaty of Versailles. Doing nothing is the same as giving in, allowing Hitler to get his way. To appease - to give in in hopes of securing peace.

This was the Allied commander in Europe in WWII.

• Eisenhower

• Patton

• Montgomery

• Bradley

This image depicts which European battle?

• D-Day

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Waterloo

• Battle of Hastings

In June 1941, Hitler nullified a previous pact by invading which country?

• Soviet Union

• Poland

• France

• Czechoslovakia