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- 1. Multiple Choice
A policy that sought peace and stability by satisfying reasonable demands of dissatisfied powers
appeasement
genocide
Final Solution
Anti-Semitism
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Axis Powers were made up of the following countries
Great Britain, France, U.S., and Soviet Union
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany, Italy, Great Britain
Japan, Soviet Union, Great Britain
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Allied countries were made up of
Germany, Italy, Japan
Soviet Union, Japan, Great Britain
Great Britain, U.S.A, Soviet Union, China
U.S.A, Japan, Soviet Union, Great Briain
- 4. Multiple Choice
June 6, 1944 was the Allied invasion of Normandy Beach, France. This is known as
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Battle of the Bulge
D Day
- 5. Multiple Choice
Auschwitz is
the deliberate mass murder or physical extintcion of a particular group of people based on race, political ideas, or culture.
Hitler's largest extermination camp in Poland
Hatred of Jews
Genocide of the Jewish people
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Final Solution was
the deliberate mass murder or physical extinction of a particular group of people based on race, political ideas, or culture.
a hatred of Jews
the British term for German air raids during WWII
the genocide of the Jewish people
- 7. Multiple Choice
Anti-Semitism is a
hatred of Jews
the genocide of the Jewish people
a hatred of German speaking people
the mass murder of a group of people based on race, political ideas, and culture.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many zones did the Allies divide Germany into after WWII ended?
2
3
4
5
- 9. Multiple Choice
The turning point of the war in the Pacific was
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
Midway
- 10. Multiple Choice
As a result of WWII, most of Europe was
economically devastated
under American control
under Soviet Control
dedicated to fighting against communism
- 11. Multiple Choice
The way to WWII was paved by
a belief in Aryan racial purity
appeasement of Germany
fears of repeating the mistakes of WWI
Japanese and German ambitions for expansion.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which two countries did Hitler occupy without opposition from France and Great Britain?
Great Britain and Austria
Poland and Austria
Austria and Czechoslovackia
France and Czechoslovakia
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which event ended the war in the Pacific?
The D Day Invasion
The suicide of Hitler
The capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- 14. Multiple Choice
All Soviet resources went to the war economy causing
a severe shortage of food and housing.
the most powerful military in the world
a decrease in industrial production
an increase in civilian volunteerism in the military
- 15. Multiple Choice
Hitler demanded that what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia be given to Germany?
Slovakia
the Sudetendland
the Rhineland
Serbia
- 16. Multiple Choice
One of the first areas of contention between the U.S. and Soviet Union was
how to divide Germany
how to set up the United Nations
how to deal with Eastern European countries
how to punish German and Japanese war criminals
- 17. Multiple Choice
How did the U.S. plan to get close enough to Japan to take over?
Drop the atomic bombs
use the island hopping strategy
destroy the Japanese Navy
plan a land invasion of Japan.
- 18. Multiple Choice
The first defeat of the Germans early in the war was
D Day
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Hamburg
- 19. Multiple Choice
What event led the U.S. to enter WWII?
Battle of Britain
Pearl Harbor
Battle of the Bulge
D- Day
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which country did not have any fighting in their own country during WWII?
U.S.A.
Britain
Japan
Germany
- 21. Multiple Choice
President Truman wanted to save American lives and end the war quickly. What was his chosen method to end WWII?
Send a land invasion of Japan
Launch air craft carriers to bomb Tokyo
Encourage British troops to invade Japan with the U.S.
Drop the atomic bombs on Japan
- 22. Multiple Choice
The time period of distrust between the Soviet Union and the United States was known as
the Cold War
the Iron Curtain
containment
the non-aggression pact
- 23. Multiple Choice
Why did Hitler want to dominate other countries?
He believed Germany's people were superior to everyone else
He believed the Treaty of Versailles would protect Germany
Other countries were trying to conquer Germany
Germany's natural resources were superior.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What organization was created as a result of WWII?
United Nations
Rome-Berlin Axis
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
League of Nations
- 25. Multiple Choice
Winston Churchill compared postwar Soviet policy in Eastern Europe to
the nuclear age
an iron curtain
liberation
the second front
- 26. Multiple Choice
Hitler's union with Austria was called
Liebestraum
Anschluss
The Third Reich
the Sudetenland
- 27. Multiple Choice
Why did Japan seize Manchuria and north China?
to create a separate state
to defy the League of Nations
to control the Japanese military
to obtain natural resources
- 28. Multiple Choice
Prisoners of war and native Southeast Asians made up the labor forces of which country?
China
Korea
Japan
Soviet Union
- 29. Multiple Choice
Why did the Germans attack the Soviets after their non-aggression pact?
A desire for soviet resources
Deep seated hatred of the Soviet people
The Soviet Union's deception of Germany
fear that the Soviet Union would support Britain
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