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POP Quiz 04/05/23

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What agreement was signed between Germany and the Soviet union prior to World War 2?

a)

The Neutrality Act

b)

A Non-Aggression Pact.

c)

Anglo-Soviet Agreement

d)

Atlantic Charter

2.

Based on the image, what event describes Operation Barbarossa?

a)

The Soviet Union makes a sectet alliance with Great britain and the United States.

b)

Adolf Hitler violates their Non-Aggression Pact and invades the Soviet Union.

c)

The United States forces land on the beaches of Normandy, France in order to fight Germany.

d)

English sailers come to the aid of soldiers stranded on the Beaches of France.

3.

What occurred on D-Day?

a)

Japanese pilots surprised attacked U.S. Battleships in the Pacific ocean.

b)

Germany fought the Soviet Union forces at the Battle of Stalingrad.

c)

Allied forces including the US, Canada, and Britian captured the beaches of Normandy, France.

d)

The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

4.

After dropping the atomic bombs, President Harry S. Truman would likely justify his actions by remarking...

a)

"It was revenge for Pearl Harbor."

b)

"It shortened the war and saved millions of American lives."

c)

"We needed more troops to fight against Germany."

d)

"The Soviets would have attacked first."

5.

What event is regarded by most historians as the start of World War 2 for most of the world?

a)

The Attack on Pearl Harbor.

b)

Nazi germany's Invasion of Poland.

c)

The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs.

d)

D-Day - Allied Invasion of Normandy.

6.

What event caused the United States to enter World War 2?

a)

The sinking of the Lusitania.

b)

The Zimmerman Telegram

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

News about the Holocaust.

7.

Why did the Japanese attack the United States at Pearl Harbor?

a)

This was the closest US base to Japan.

b)

They were concerned the US was getting too close when "island hopping."

c)

This was a pre-emptive strike aimed at keeping the United States from waging war in the Pacific.

d)

They were angry at the harsh provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.

8.

During the Manhattan Project, who was responsible for the research and design of an atomic bomb. (Often called the Father of the Atmoc Bomb)

a)

Robert J. Oppenheimer

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry S. Truman

9.

What was the Holocaust?

a)

A Genocidal attempt by Nazi Germany to eradicate the Jewish Population.

b)

Hitler's betrayal and subsequent attack on the Soviet Union.

c)

The internment of Japanese citizens following Pearl Harbor.

d)

Japanese name for the dropping of the Atomic Bombs.

10.

Forcing Jews to wear the "Star of David" can be best identifyied as what stage of a Genocide?

a)

Classification using Symbolism.

b)

Dehumaization

c)

Preparation and Elimination

d)

Denial

11.

What event can be identified as an example of discrimination and hate against the Jewish People early in the war?

a)

Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass

b)

The Nuremberg Trials against former Concentration Camp workers.

c)

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprisings.

d)

Hitler's Final Solution.

12.

The map most likely depicts what US operations?

a)

Island Hopping to gain control of islands surrounding Japan.

b)

Possible targets by the Japanese before attacking Pearl Harbor.

c)

The routes the Enola Gay might take to avoid detection before dropping The Bomb.

d)

Japanese Imperialism of the Southeast Pacific Islands.

13.

What was the main purpose of the Atlantic Charter?

a)

To punish Germany for once again starting a World War by imposing strict, harsh penalties.

b)

To determine who would gain the most land in Europe once Germany and Japan were defeated.

c)

Allied powers would agree on goals for the world after the end of World War II.

d)

To establish a plan for how to invade the beaches of Normandy to then later defeat the Nazis.