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WC Ch 17 Lsn 1 & 2 World War II

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed

a)

A. other countries were trying to conquer Germany.

b)

B. Germany’s people were superior to everyone else.

c)

C. Germany’s natural resources were superior.

d)

D. the Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany.

2.

What two countries did Hitler occupy without opposition from France and Great Britain?

a)

A. Poland and Austria

b)

B. Great Britain and Austria

c)

C. Austria and Czechoslovakia

d)

D. France and Czechoslovakia

3.

Why did Japan seize Manchuria and north China?

a)

A. to obtain natural resources

b)

B. to create a separate state

c)

C. to defy the League of Nations

d)

D. to control the Japanese military

4.

Japan claimed its New Order in Asia would .

a)

A. defeat the Soviets.

b)

B. create more resources for everyone to use

c)

C. save Asia from German aggression.

d)

D. help Asian countries become prosperous.

5.

Hitler was confident the Western states that had signed the Treaty of Versailles would

a)

A. not mobilize their militaries to enforce it.

b)

B. avoid fighting to enforce the treaty.

c)

C. agree with his need to expand Germany’s military.

d)

D. fear Germany more than they feared Stalin.

6.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

7.

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day Invasion

8.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

9.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side of the Allies?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Soviet Union

c)

United States

d)

Japan

e)

Canada

10.
What punished Germany harshly & became the basis for Hitler's European conquests?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Dawes & Young Plan
11.
What was the U.S. foreign policy from 1921 - 1941?
a)
Isolationism
b)
Expansionism
c)
Gunboat Diplomacy
d)
Moral Diplomacy
12.

Germany's battle tactic of quickly overwhelming the opposition is referred to as

a)

kamikaze

b)

blitzkrieg

c)

island-hopping

d)

total war

13.

Prepping the military to engage in war is called

a)

mobilization

b)

kamikaze

c)

bliztkrieg

d)

total war

14.

To eliminate weapons, military, and fortifications from an area

a)

Appeasement

b)

Demilitarize

c)

Genocide

d)

Sanction

15.

Policy based on belief that if European powers satisfied the reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers, they would be content and stability and peace would be achieved in Europe.

a)

Appeasement

b)

Demilitarize

c)

Genocide

d)

Sanction

16.

Restrictions intended to enforce international law.

a)

Kamikaze

b)

Genocide

c)

Mobilization

d)

Sanctions

17.
Invaded by the Germans in Sept. 1939?
a)
France
b)
Sweden
c)
Poland
d)
Canada
18.
Allied Powers:
a)
Soviet Union, France, Britain
b)
U.S., Britain, Soviet Union
c)
Italy, Japan, U.S.
d)
Britain, Italy, Soviet Union
19.
Axis Powers:
a)
Italy, France, Britain
b)
U.S., France, Britain
c)
Italy, Japan, Germany
d)
Britain, Japan, Italy
20.
Winston Churchill led which country during World War II?
a)
France
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Soviet Union
21.
Benito Mussolini led which country during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
22.
Hideki Tojo led which country's military during World War II?
a)
Italy
b)
Soviet Union
c)
Japan
d)
United States
23.
What event led to the US joining World War II? 
a)
Germany invaded Poland. 
b)
Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
c)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
d)
Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 
24.
Japanese Suicide Bombers were called
a)
Kamikaze 
b)
Blitzkrieg 
c)
Stalingrad
d)
Sitzkrieg
25.
Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?
a)
Americans
b)
Christians
c)
Muslims
d)
Jews
26.

Germany signed a "Non-Aggression Pact"with which country? They promised not to attack each other.

a)

France

b)

Poland

c)

Austria

d)

Soviet Union

27.

The Nazis heavily bombed British cities, including London, in an event known as what?

a)

The Blitz

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Operation Barbarossa

d)

D-Day

28.

The German air force was called what?

a)

Luftwaffe

b)

Blitzkreig

c)

Anschluss

d)

Holocaust

29.

Hitler demanded and was given what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia?

a)

Serbia

b)

Danzig

c)

Slovakia

d)

the Sudetenland

30.

The purpose of bombing cities in World War II was to

a)

cease evacuations of factory workers

b)

frighten civilians and weaken morale

c)

stop using torpedoes at sea

d)

seize supplies from underground warehouses

31.
What is the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
a)
Battle of Coral Sea
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of El Alamein
32.
What was the US strategy in the war in the Pacific?
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Strategic Embargos
c)
Blitzkreig
d)
Create a two front war
33.
Which does NOT describe the Battle of Midway?
a)
The U.S. destroyed several Japanese aircraft carriers
b)
the U.S. victory was a turning point in the Pacific War
c)
The U.S. was able to stop Japan's advancement through the Pacific
d)
the U.S. forces were led by Dwight Eisenhower
34.
area of Germany on border with France that was made a demilitarized zone by the Versailles Treaty
a)
Sudetenland
b)
Anschluss 
c)
Rhineland
d)
Tripartite
35.
What did Lebensraum mean?
a)
Living space for German speakers
b)
Loving space for German speakers
c)
Lots of space for German speakers
d)
Making the most of the German land available
36.

"It's only Hitler going into his own backyard," said one politician. About...

a)

the Anschluss with Austria

b)

the Reoccupation of the Rhineland

c)

the Sudetenland

d)

Poland

37.
Which is an example of the British and French policy of appeasement?
a)
Hitler's attack on Austria
b)
The Nazi Party
c)
The War Production Board
d)
The Munich Agreement
38.
On September 21, 1938 at the _________________, Britain and France agreed to allow Hitler to take the Sudetenland.
a)
Munich Conference
b)
Versailles Conference
c)
Nuremburg Trials
d)
League of Nations Conference
39.
What label did Mussolini give to the alliance between Italy & Germany?
a)
Rome-Berlin Axis
b)
Triple Entente
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Axis of Evil
40.

What event opened a second front by the Allies against the Germans in Europe during World War II on June 6, 1944?

a)

the invasion of North Africa and Italy

b)

the island hopping campaign

c)

the Battle of the Bulge

d)

D-Day

41.

Which of the following countries did Hitler annex?

a)

Austria

b)

Poland

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

Italy

42.

Hitler wanted to dominate other countries because he believed that _________________.

a)

Other countries were trying to conquer Germany.

b)

Germany’s people were superior to everyone else.

c)

Germany’s natural resources were superior.

d)

The Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany.