How are dictators able to rise to power after countries suffer hardships?
People want strong leaders to solve their problems.
Dictators promise freedom.
Dictators allow everyone to vote.
Dictators promise to end fascism.
2. Multiple Choice
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Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. Multiple Choice
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In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?
D-Day on the shores of France
Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Poland
V-E Day
4. Multiple Choice
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When was the United States Navy seriously damaged and as a result President Roosevelt declared war on Japan?
Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Invasion of Poland
5. Multiple Choice
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____________ is when a country extends it's power through military force.
Internment
Holocaust
Imperialism
Democracy
6. Multiple Choice
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Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
U.S., Great Britain, and France
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Germany, France, and Japan
7. Multiple Choice
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Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
Japan surrendering
The atomic bombings
Germany surrendering
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
8. Multiple Choice
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Why were natural resources, like gasoline, scarce during WWII?
The U.S. government did not want to spend money on natural resources.
The U.S. had all the natural resources it needed.
Natural resources were scarce because they were needed for the war effort.
Americans were greedy and did not want to share the natural resources.
9. Multiple Choice
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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.
10. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following is NOT true about the United States during World War II?
The U.S. entered the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Factories produced war goods and natural resources were rationed.
Most women stayed home to raise children and tend to their husbands.
The Tuskegee Airmen helped the allies defeat the Axis powers.
11. Multiple Choice
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Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Adolf Hitler
12. Multiple Choice
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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
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
13. Multiple Choice
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Which famous leader in WWII was Emperor of Japan, ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor, and had a military alliance with Nazi Germany?
Hirohito
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
14. Multiple Choice
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Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
15. Multiple Choice
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Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the atomic bombs?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
16. Multiple Choice
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What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
island hopping
total war
Anaconda plan
blockade
17. Multiple Choice
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Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
League of Nations
Warsaw Pact
North American Treaty Organization
United Nations
18. Multiple Choice
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What role did women take during WWII?
house wives that took care of the house and children
drove tanks and fought in the war
created black out curtains for everyone
filled many traditionally male jobs
19. Multiple Choice
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Who was Rosie the Riveter?
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII