World War 2 Review
Jennifer Marohn World War 2 Review
Based on the WW2 lessons from LUOA. All questions are Google-able.
On December 8, 1941, President ________________ addressed Congress and asked for a declaration of war.
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
As Hitler rose to power, he blamed _________ for Germany's misfortunes.
Jews
women
children
What was the "Atlantic Wall?"
A huge wall built in the middle of Atlantic Ocean to keep Americans from helping Europe.
an extensive system of coastal defences and fortifications built by Nazi Germany between 1942 and 1944
A wall built around the United States to keep the Germans out.
After losing the Philippines, the Japanese forced American and Filipino prisoners of war on the ____________________.
Iwo Jima Prison March
Bataan Death March
Guadalcanal Death March
Once the Allies had taken all of North Africa, they launched an assault on the "soft underbelly" of Axis Europe by invading ______________________.
Sicily and Italy
France and Hungray
Japan and Alaska
Countries such as Great Britain took on a policy of _____________ with Hitler in hopes of avoiding another war.
cutting ties
allying
appeasement
The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point in the European Theater because it ________________________.
brought America into the war
gave Germans control of Russia's oil fields
was where Germany surrendered
stopped the German offensive in the Soviet Union
Germany struggled to pay the ______________ from World War I.
war reparations
taxes
Who became the chancellor of Germany in 1933?
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Nazis adhered to the idea that the people they persecuted were all inferior in what ways? (choose all that apply)
ideologically
economically
racially
physically
Which nations were part of the Allies? [Choose all that apply]
According to your lesson, France and Canada were also part of the Allied Forces.
France
the United States
the Soviet Union
Italy
Canada
Great Britain
_______________ attacks were when Japanese pilots would intentionally crash their planes into U.S. battleships.
Kamikaze
Blitz
Haters
Due to fear and rumors, ___________________ families were placed in internment camps in the U.S. during World War II.
African-American
Chinese-American
Japanese-American
What did the Nuremberg Race Laws do? (choose all that apply)
took away Jews' citizenship
defined Jews racially
banned Jews from marrying anyone of Germanic descent
put Jews in ghettos
President _______________ made the decision to drop atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The _______________ program allowed the British to "borrow" weapons, vehicles, airplanes, and other supplies from the United States before the United States became fully involved in World War II.
Why was the Battle of Midway important? [Choose all that apply]
Japan gained control of the Pacific.
It allowed the U.S. to go on the offensive.
It was a devastating loss for the Americans
It stopped Japan's push into the Pacific.
____________ consisted of limiting the amount of certain goods that citizens could buy.
War bonds
Rationing
Hoarding
____________ was the most heavily fortified beach on D-Day and suffered the most casualties.
By the end of the war, how many Jews were killed by the Nazis?
8,000,000
10,000,000
90,000,000
6,000,000
________________ is a political idea in which individual freedoms are taken away, while nationalism and, often, racism are emphasized.
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