History World War 2 Mr, Slabodow

Review Questions

World War II Review Question
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1. What was the non-aggression pact Germany signed with the Soviet Union called?
   a. Treaty of 1939
   b. German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
   c. US-Backed Peace Settlement
   d. Leave Each Other Alone Agreement of of 1939
   
   
2. What country did Germany invade in 1939, officially beginning WWII?
   a. Russia
   b. Italy
   c. France
   d. Poland

3. What country joined Germany as an Axis Power in 1940?
   a. Japan
   b. Russia
   c. Italy
   d. France
   
   
4. What was the lesson learned about air power from The Battle of Britain?
   a. Troops are necessary to fully win a battle
   b. A battle can be won with air power alone
   c. The German Luftwaffe was stronger than the British air forces
   d. The British air forces were stringer than the German Luftwaffe
   
5. What led Stalin of Russia to align himself with Great Britain and the allies by declaring war on Germany?
   a.The bombing of Pearl Harbor
   b. Germany invaded Russia
   c. Germany invaded Poland
   d. Germany invaded France
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. What was the “Lend-Lease Act”?
   a. The US gave military supplies to its allies to help fight the Axis Powers without expecting payment back
   b. The US gave the allies a fire hose to fight the Nazis
   c. The US leased a car and lent it to its allies to fight the Nazis
   d. All of the above
   
   
7. What event led the US to finally enter the war and make it a truly global conflict?
   a. Britain invading Germany
   b. Germany invading Russia
   c. Japan invading China
   d. Japan bombing Pearl Harbor
   
   
8. Which ship exploded when hit and now serves as a memorial to those lost at Pearl Harbor?
   a. USS Oaklahoma
   b. USS Arizona
   c. USS Enterprise
   d. USS Saratoga
   
   
9. What continent did the allies start on to begin liberating Europe from the Germans?
   a. Africa
   b. Europe
   c. Asia
   d. North America
   
   
10. Why was it important for the allies to prevent Germany from controlling Egypt and the Suez Canal?
    a. They had to protect Israel
    b. Egypt was a British Colony at the time
    c. Germany would be able to cut off oil supplies to England
    d. Germany would be able to cut off oil supplies to Japan
    
    
11. What city in Italy did the Germans abandon, leaving it for the allies to take control of?
    a. Sicily
    b. Napoli
    c. Vatican City
    d. Rome
    
    
    
    
    
    
12. What was Operation Overlord?
    a. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
    b. D-Day
    c. The killing of Hitler
    d. The killing of Mussolini
    
    
13. How many troops were involved in the invasion of Normandy, France?
    a. 180,000
    b. 200,000
    c. 300,000
    d. 3 million
    
    
14. What is Anti-Semitism?
    a. a prejudice against Catholics
    b. a prejudice against Germans
    c. a prejudice against Italians
    d. a prejudice against Jews
    
    
15. What was the Beer Hall Putsch and what were the consequences for Hitler?
    a. a coup attempt by Hitler and his followers that found him in prison
    b. a coup attempt by Churchill that left Hitler dead
    c. an attempt by Hitler to get drunk and take over the bar, leading to a bad hangover
    d. A coup attempt by Truman to take power from Roosevelt leading Hitler to invade France
    
    
16. What did the “dig for victory” campaign encourage?
    a. digging trenches to prevent German troops from reaching allied troops
    b. encouraging Americans to grow gardens to provide their own crops
    c. digging to bury land mines
    d. digging to hide from enemy aircraft fire
    
    
17. In what two ways did Hitler ensure he was going to die?
    a. a bullet to the head
    b. a cyanide capsule
    c. jumping off a building
    d. both a and b
    
    
18. Why were Hitler and Braun’s bodies quickly cremated?
    a. Religious traditions dictated that they be buried quickly
    b. With the war going on, there was no one to bury them
    c. Allied commanders did not want there to be burial plots where the two could have shrines built to them and the Nazi cause
    d. Fire was readily available so why not cremate them?
19. What was the US Policy in the Pacific called?
    a. Frog jumping
    b. Island hopping
    c. Leap frogging
    d. None of the above
    
    
20. At least 40% of the 50 million total people killed in WWII were what?
    a. Civilians
    b. Soldiers
    c. Children
    d. Hungry
    
    
21. How do historians view the Battle of Midway?
    a. Insignificant
    b. The turning point in the war in the Pacific
    c. The turning point in the war in Europe
    d. The midpoint in the war in the Pacific
    
    
22. What was Kristallnacht?
    a. Jewish businesses and synagogues were destroyed by Germans
    b. A diner in Berlin
    c. The translation of “Night of Broken Glass”
    d. Both A and C
    
    
23. What indicated someone was a Jew in Germany?
    a. They spoke Hebrew
    b. They had a Bar Mitzvah
    c. They had to wear a yellow star on their chest
    d. They had “Juden” written on their hand in marker
    
    
24. What was the name of the plane Tibbets flew to deliver the bomb? Who was it named for?
    a. The Enola Gay- named for is mother
    b. The Enola Gay- named for his wife
    c. The Granola Bar- Named for his favorite breakfast
    d. The Enola Gay named for his daughter
    
    
25. What ironic purpose does Truman say nuclear power can be used for in his statement?
    a. Lasting peace
    b. Destroying cities
    c. The Cold War
    d. Taking over the world