WWII Pretest

What did Blitzkrieg mean?

• Thunder War

• Fast War

• Rushing the enemy

• Lightning War

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during WW2?

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

The term "appeasement" refers to ---

• giving in to an aggressor to avoid war

• depending on allies to fight for you

• disarming to show your unwillingness to fight

• standing up for one's beliefs

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
• The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
• They took control of many Japanese islands.

Which two cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

• Nagasaki & Hiroshima

• Tokyo & Kyoto

• Tokyo & Yokohama

• Osaka & Kyoto

Who was the US President in 1941?

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry Truman

The Nazi murder of 11 million people across Europe was known as the

• Manhattan Project

• D-Day

• Holocaust

• Blitzkrieg

According to FDR, what was “the day which will live in infamy”?

• January 1, 1944

• June 6, 1944

• September 1, 1939

• December 7, 1941

Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers?

• Benito Mussolini

• Vladimir Lenin

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

When was World War II?

• 1776-1787

• 1861-1865

• 1939-1945

• 1964-1977