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Total questions: 100
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Class
Date
1.
Japan attacked this Asian nation in the 1930s and brutally attacked their people.
a)
Manchuria (China)
b)
Korea
c)
Philippines
d)
Iwo Jima
2.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT GO WITH FASCISM?
a)
SOCIALISM
b)
SECRET POLICE
c)
ONE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM
d)
TOTALITARIANISM
3.
Which of the following is characteristic of Fascist Germany and Communist Russia?
a)
Government owns all means of production
b)
one party system that denied human rights
c)
encouraged individual freedom
d)
emphasis on consumer goods rather than weapons
4.
Winston Churchill was not a fan of
a)
Democracy
b)
Appeasement
c)
Fighting Germany
d)
Royal Air force
5.
After WW1 the fear of communism, severe inflation, the failure of democratic government and the rise in unemployment contributed to
a)
formation of common market
b)
increased trade
c)
Rise of Fascism
d)
Growth of Democracy
6.
Totalitarian Dictatorships gained power after WW1 and before WW2 because
a)
Governments could not meet the needs of the people
b)
famine and disease spread through Europe
c)
Trade was banned
d)
Monarchies gained power
7.
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini are both
a)
Communist leaders
b)
Fascist leaders
c)
Democratic Leaders
d)
remained in power after WW2
8.
European leaders allowed Hitler to continue taking lands without repercussion; this is called ....
a)
Balance of Power
b)
Detente
c)
Appeasement
d)
collective security
9.
After Japan quit the League of Nations, Joined the Axis powers, and Invaded China the US put a trade embargo on them. Japan's response was....
a)
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
b)
Atomic Bomb dropped on hiroshima
c)
Japanese Fleet destroyed
d)
Manchuria became a colony of Japan
10.
What event ended WW2?
a)
Dropping atomic Weapons
b)
Invasion of Poland
c)
Soviets capture Berlin
d)
Battle of Stalingrad
11.
What was Hitler's biggest mistake?
a)
Invading Russia
b)
using u-boats to disrupt trade
c)
blitzkreig of France
d)
Allying himself with Italy
12.
Why was invading russia a big mistake?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Too Industrialized
d)
it broke a treaty
13.
Which of the Following happened last
a)
Treaty of Versaille was signed
b)
Hitler named Chancellor of Germany
c)
German Troops Invade Poland
14.
Byproduct of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
a)
radiation poisoning over time
b)
increased agricultural production
c)
new imports from China
d)
longer winter months
15.
During WW2 this group of people entered the work force when the men went to fight in Europe and the Pacific.
a)
Children
b)
Women
c)
Foreigners
d)
Men who did not fight
16.
What were the Nuremberg Laws
a)
Laws made to protect the Polish after Nazi invasion
b)
Laws made to deprive Jews of their natural rights
c)
Laws made to keep Hitler political opponents from gaining power
d)
laws to end communism in Germany
17.
Einstein helped develop
a)
Atomic Weapons
b)
Submarines
c)
Machine Guns
d)
Tank
18.
Which of the following best describes the “final solution?”
a)
The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
b)
The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
c)
The conscription of German males into the military.
d)
The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.
19.
The Extraordinary Evil of WW2 was
a)
Germany getting attacked on both sides of their country
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Holocaust
d)
America deciding to enter the war
20.
Secret Police are used to imprison political opponents is a characteristic most associated with
a)
Fascist Regimes
b)
Traditional Monarchies
c)
Imperialist Empires
d)
Democratic Regimes
21.
Japan invaded mainland China and Asia as a show of
a)
Political unrest
b)
Democratic power
c)
Imperialist Expansion
d)
refugee migration
22.
German word meaning "lightning war"
a)
Nazi
b)
Axis
c)
Blitzkreig
d)
Hideki
23.
Japanese prime minister and mastermind of Japanese military
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Hiroshima Nagasaki
c)
Mijei Restorato
d)
Nazi
24.
Nickname for the American plane that dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
a)
B2 Bomber
b)
Enola Gay
c)
Fat Man
d)
Little Boy
25.
The alliance of Italy, Germany and Japan
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Central Powers
d)
Nazi
26.
A ruler who is unconstrained by law
a)
Dictator
b)
Monarch
c)
Josef Stalin
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
27.
U.S. general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Douglas McArthur
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
General "MadDog" Mattis
28.
Cultural icon representing the women who worked in factories during WW2
a)
Rosa the Rose Grower
b)
Rosie the Riveter
c)
Mechanic Mandy
d)
Bomb-maker Barbara
29.
A German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
a)
Nazi
b)
Blackshirt
c)
Hiterite
d)
The Swastika Group
30.
Italian fascist dictator
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hidecki Tojo
d)
Adolf Hitler
31.
Communist dictator of the Soviet Union
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Hideki Tojo
c)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
d)
Benito Mussolini
32.
The alliance of Britain, France, and Russia
a)
Axis Powers
b)
Allied Powers
c)
Central Powers
d)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
33.
German Nazi dictator during WW2
a)
Alfred Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Hideki Tojo
d)
Adolf Hitler
34.
Became 33rd President of the U.S. on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan
a)
Calvin Coolidge
b)
FDR
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Roosevelt
35.
Code name for the secret U.S. project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in WW2
a)
Barbarossa
b)
Fat Man
c)
Overlord
d)
The Manhattan Project
36.
U.S. physicist who directed the project at Los Almost that developed the first atomic bomb
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Albert Einstein
d)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
37.
Which Yalta Conference agreement was never fulfilled?
a)
creation of the United Nations
b)
Germany's division into zones of occupation
c)
Democratic elections in Poland that were free from outside influence
d)
A Soviet declaration of war against Japan after Germany's defeat
38.
What was an important aspect of the Allied victory in the Battle of Midway?
a)
It provided Australia with a strategic base
b)
It undermined Japan's capacity to wage an offensive war
c)
It enabled the United States to learn of the strategic plans of its enemies
d)
It shifted the balance of power in Asia to the British
39.
It established an International Military Tribunal for the trial and punishment of the major war criminals of the European Axis powers.
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
The Yalta Conference
c)
The Nuremberg Trials
d)
The Versailles Conference
40.
Which of the following is the image of "Rosie the Riveter" most closely associated?
a)
The struggle to achieve women's suffrage
b)
The effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment
c)
The influence of feminism on national politics
d)
The role of women in the World War II workplace
41.
Which group was placed in internment camps during WW2?
a)
Women
b)
African Americans
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
German Americans
42.
The top secret program to build the atomic bomb.
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
The New Mexico Project
c)
The Truman Project
d)
The G.I. Bill
43.
Who was the supreme commander of the Western Allied forces in Europe?
a)
General George Patton
b)
General Erwin Rommel
c)
General Bernard Montgomery
d)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
44.
What event occurred on the date described as "the day that will live in infamy"?
a)
Attack on Pearl Harbor
b)
Battle of Guadalcanal
c)
Bombing of Hiroshima
d)
Signing of the Atlantic Charter
45.
Where were the two atomic bombs dropped?
a)
Tokyo and Hong Kong
b)
Dresden and Berlin
c)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d)
Leyte Island and Midw
46.
What was the goal of Hitler's Final Solution?
a)
The process to divide up his territories among his generals
b)
To exterminate all people considered to be inferior by the Nazis
c)
The system for winning the war before the U.S. entered
d)
A way to amass more soldiers for the invasion of Russia
47.
Why was the Battle of Midway important?
a)
It marked the end of the war for Japan
b)
It destroyed most of Japan's navy
c)
With Japan's defeat, they were kicked out of the Axis alliance
d)
It turned the war in the Pacific against Japan
48.
At what important battle was Hitler stopped for the first time, proving that Hitler's advances could be blocked?
a)
The Battle of Leningrad
b)
The Battle of Britain
c)
The Battle of Paris
d)
The Battle of the Bulge
49.
The German "blitzkrieg" was a military strategy that depended on what advantage?
a)
The use of speed, surprise, and overwhelming force
b)
A system of fortifications
c)
Out-waiting the enemy
d)
The ability to make a long, steady advance to wear down the enemy
50.
Which of the following was NOT a member of the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Turkey
d)
Japan
51.
Why did Britain & France declare war on Germany in September of 1939?
a)
The Soviet invasion of Finland
b)
The German invasion of Poland
c)
The German invasion of Czechoslovakia
d)
The Soviet invasion of Poland
52.
As Germany swept through Europe in 1938 (taking the Rhineland, Austria, and the Sudetenland), Britain and France gave in to Hitler to try to avoid war. This policy is called:
a)
Non-aggression pact
b)
Kristallnacht
c)
Lebensraum
d)
Appeasement
53.
Prime minister of Japan for most of WWII.
a)
Yamamoto
b)
Stalin
c)
Tojo
d)
Truman
54.
What was the nickname of the National Socialist German Workers Party?
a)
Nass Gwaps
b)
Nazis
c)
N-Gwips
d)
Noozies
55.
Where was Hitler when he wrote his book?
a)
In the trenches during the war
b)
In prison
c)
In the Presidential Palace
d)
In college
56.
What does Mein Kampf, the title of Hitler's book, mean in German?
a)
My Camp
b)
My Struggle
c)
My Beliefs
d)
My Fantasies
57.
Who was the leader of Fascist Italy?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Vladimir Lenin
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Benito Mussolini
58.
Fascism is the extreme form of...
a)
democracy and equality
b)
imperialism and alliances
c)
nationalism and power to the state
59.
Mussolini was given the title of...
a)
Le Captain
b)
II Duce
c)
Count Italian
d)
The One
60.
Fascism means that everything, EVERYTHING, exists for the glory of...
a)
God
b)
the State
c)
the Bull
d)
Blackshirts
61.
What Italians would have called Benito Mussolini.
a)
Duce
b)
Fuhrer
c)
Tojo
d)
Menito Bussolini
62.
Hitler began building an airforce, a direct violation of this treaty.
a)
Paris
b)
Geneva
c)
Austria
d)
Versailles
63.
This was an example of something Hitler did that violated the treaty that ended World War 1...
a)
enlarge his army
b)
plant acres and acres of pumpkins
c)
bomb the USSR
d)
watercolor painting
64.
Maybe the principal reason that European leaders didn't stand up to Hitler sooner.
a)
they feared another World War
b)
they just felt too tired to fight
c)
phone battery was dead
d)
when Hitler's happy, we're happy
65.
This was the Anschluss.
a)
Hitler takes over Austria
b)
Hitler takes over the Rhineland
c)
Hitler occupies the Sudetenland
d)
Hitler invades Poland
66.
European leaders initially gave in to Hitler's territorial advances. This policy was known as...
a)
apple bottom jeans
b)
appeasement
c)
apprehension
d)
appadabbadoo
67.
This was the UK Prime Minister who gave in to Hitler and announced we had, "peace in our time!"
a)
Churchill
b)
Thatcher
c)
Chamberlain
d)
Oslow
68.
This nation signs an agreement not to fight with Hitler.
a)
Soviets
b)
French
c)
British
d)
Belgian
69.
Hitler's massive tank waves supported from the air which took over enemy land quickly was known as...
a)
blitzkreig
b)
rattail
c)
Schloopen
d)
vandervar
70.
British and French troops, surrounded, manage to flee back to the UK from this departure point in Northern France.
a)
Dover
b)
Dunkirk
c)
Delaware
d)
Doneval
71.
This guy takes over Great Britain, promising to fight on the beaches, in the streets, in the hills and NEVER SURRENDER!
a)
Chamberlain
b)
Churchill
c)
Charles
d)
De Gaul
72.
This was the German airforce.
a)
Luftwaffe
b)
RAF
c)
Beethoven
d)
Heilplanes
73.
Hideki Tojo was the military leader of Japan. Who was the emperor?
a)
Palpatine
b)
Hirohito
c)
Tora
d)
Miyamoto
74.
Which sets of nations below were known as the Allied "Big 4"?
a)
U.S, Great Britain, Russia, France
b)
U.S., France, Great Britain, Italy
c)
Russia, Great Britain, France, Germany
d)
Russia, Italy, Great Britain, Japan
75.
The League of Nations ____________.
a)
Included the membership of the U.S.
b)
Consisted of over 100 nations
c)
Failed at preventing a second world war
d)
Is still in existence today
76.
Which event led to the first declaration of war during World War II?
a)
The surprise attack on a U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
b)
The blitzkrieg invasion of Poland by Germany
c)
Germany withdrawing from the League of Nations
d)
Germany breaking the Treaty of Versailles
77.
The Western Powers’ failed policy of ________ toward Germany was based on the belief that the satisfaction of reasonable demands would maintain peace in Europe.
a)
Firm resistance
b)
Appeasement
c)
Détente
d)
Anti-Semitism
78.
The Holocaust is best described as ________________.
a)
The targeted genocide of Jewish people
b)
The most catastrophic human experience of World War I
c)
The systematic genocide of 6 million people
d)
The genocide of Jews and other groups of people considered weak or inferior
79.
What reason did President Truman give for authorizing atomic bombs to be dropped on Japanese cities filled with non-military men, women, and children?
a)
To serve the Japanese a plate of revenge for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor
b)
To make an example of Japan in showing the rest of the world that the U.S. is not to be messed with
c)
To bring an end to WWII and prevent further American casualties
d)
To showcase American power to the Soviet Union
80.
To pay for the War the federal government sold?
a)
Stocks
b)
War bonds
c)
Land
d)
Silver/Gold
81.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act?
a)
To help German Military
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers
d)
To get more government funding for the War
82.
Hideki Tojo led which country's military during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
United States
83.
Benito Mussolini led which country during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
84.
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
John F Kennedy
85.
Where did Hitler take over?
a)
France
b)
Poland
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
All of the above
86.
The United States dropped two atomic bombs in August 1945. What impact did these bombs have on the outcome of World War II?
a)
Germany, Italy, and Japan joined to form the Axis Powers.
b)
Japanese planes carried out a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.
c)
Led to the surrender of the Germans and ended World War II.
d)
Led to the surrender of the Japanese and ended World War II.
87.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project
d)
project 832
88.
_____ forced Germany to disarm and repay war debts.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Appeasement
d)
Manhattan Project
89.
When a country chose to remain neutral and out of the affairs of other countries
a)
Isolationism
b)
Propaganda
c)
Appeasement
d)
Rationing
90.
Which three places were the war fronts for WW2?
a)
Europe, Australia, India
b)
Europe, Africa, Asia
c)
Europe, Africa, and the Pacific
d)
Europe, America, Asia
91.
The largest sea attack in history occurred at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. This was known as...
a)
B- day
b)
VE day
c)
VJ day
d)
D- day
92.
Why did America enter WW2?
a)
Assassination of F.D.R
b)
Hitler took power
c)
Attack of Pearl Harbor
d)
The invasion of Poland
93.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
94.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
95.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
96.
What happened on August 6th, 1945?
a)
US Bombed Hiroshima
b)
US Bombed Nagasaki
c)
Japan Surrendered
d)
US Entered WWII
97.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
98.
Hitler's codename for the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941
a)
Napoleon
b)
Barbarossa
c)
Overlord
d)
Overland
99.
Who was known as the Desert Fox?
a)
Klaus von Stauufenberg
b)
Erwin Rommel
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Dwight D Eisenhower
100.
The turning point battle in 1942 against the Japanese after which the Allies took offensive in the Pacific was...
a)
Guadacanal
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Okinawa
d)
Midway
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