History Topic9
Who implemented the World War II military strategy described in this text?" However, rather than take every single island in the area, [he] decided on what became known as 'island-hopping'. This tactic meant that the Americans took the larger more important islands captured by the Japanese in the Pacific (such as Iwo Jima and Okinawa) and left the smaller ones to 'wither on the vine.'"
General Douglas MacArthur
In this photograph, taken in the Sudetenland in October 1938, who are these women greeting?
German troops who are annexing part of Czechoslovakia.
"The Governments of __________ . . . have decided to stand by and co-operate with one another in their efforts in Greater East Asia and the regions of Europe respectively wherein it is their prime purpose to establish and maintain a new order of things. . . . They further undertake to assist one another with all political, economic and military means if one of the Contracting Powers is attacked by a Power at present not involved in the European War or in the Japanese-Chinese conflict. "What nations belong in the blank space in the above pact?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
American strategy in the Pacific was known was:
Guerilla War
From Hitler's point of view, what was the chief impact of the Nazi-Soviet Pact?
It allowed him to invade Poland without Soviet interference.
Why did the invasion of Poland launch World War II?
It led Britain and France to abandon the policy of appeasement.
Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant?
It was the last time Nazi forces went on the offensive.
What nation was the aggressor in the action described here? "Food was rationed to two pieces of bread a day. Desperate Leningraders ate almost anything. For example, they boiled wallpaper scraped off walls because its paste was said to contain potato flour."
Italy
What was one reason Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931?
Japanese militarists hoped to build an empire to rival Western colonial empires.
What was one economic effect of World War II?
Nations increased their debt by selling war bonds.
Based on the information on the map below, which of the following nations was still under Axis control at the time the war in Europe ended?
Norway
What was one result of the Yalta Conference?
Staling pledged to enter the war against Japan.
"Hitler knows that he will have to break us . . . or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be freed." Based on the information given, the words above were most likely spoken by
Winston Churchill after the Dunkirk evacuation.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile hoping it will eat him last." This quotation most accurately reflects ...
Winston's Churchill's response to the Munich Pact.
turning point of war in Eastern Front, germans suffered losses. Soviets won
battle of stalingrad
Which listing represents the order in which these Allied nations joined the war against the Axis powers?
(1) France and Britain; (2) the Soviet Union; (3) the United States
The first atomic bomb was dropped on
1940s on Hiroshima
The German air force was almost grounded by the time of the D-Day invasion because
Because the Germans had little fuel due to Allied bombing
What happened at Dunkirk in the Spring of 1940?
British Forces successfully retreated across the English Channel
What was one consequence of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union?
Churchill agreed to support Stalin.
"There are many more millions in Britain and elsewhere bravely shielding the great flame of democracy from the blackout of barbarism. It is not enough for us merely to trim the wick, or polish the glass. The time has come when we must provide the fuel in ever-increasing amounts to keep that flame alight."—Franklin Roosevelt, March 1941 In this speech, President Roosevelt is discussing the reasons behind what action?
passing the Lend-Lease Act
This map best supports the conclusion that ...
the Allied island-hopping campaign was achieving its goals.
Which military action is described in the following text? "The battle lasted for five days in May 1942. For the first time in naval history, ships engaged in a naval battle never even saw each other."
the Battle of the Coral Sea
"We have ordered our government to communicate to the governments of the United States, Great Britain, China and the Soviet Union that Our Empire accepts the provisions of their Joint Declaration."—Emperor Hirohito What event prompted this declaration?
the bombing of Nagasaki
Which of the following is an example of wartime cooperation between Hitler and Mussolini?
the conquest of France
"The time has come when action rather than speech is required. Eighteen months ago in this House I prayed that the responsibility might not fall upon me to ask this country to accept the awful arbitrament of war. I fear that I may not be able to avoid that responsibility. . . . It now only remains for us to set our teeth and to enter upon this struggle, which we ourselves earnestly endeavored to avoid, with determination to see it through to the end. " —Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, speech to House of Commons What event led Chamberlain to make this speech?
the invasion of Poland
"Rosie the Riveter" was a wartime symbol of the growing role of women in...
the workforce
In 1942, what priority did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin set in the war?
to achieve victory in Europe before trying to achieve it in Asia.
"Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you."—Dwight Eisenhower, address to the troops, June 2, 1944 What was the result of the "Great Crusade" Eisenhower describes above?
The Allies opened a second front in Europe.
What was one reason why the Spanish Civil War was called a "dress rehearsal" for WWII?
The Nazis used the war to test their new weapons.
What was the impact of the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway?
These Japanese defeats meant that Japan was no longer able to mount offensives in the Pacific.
Which of the following actions did the Nazis take specifically to implement Hitler's "Final Solution?"
They built six special camps in occupied Poland.
How did Churchill and Roosevelt give in to Stalin at the conference in Tehran in 1943?
They let the borders in the Nzi-Soviet Pact stand.
What was the main reason the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?
They wanted to build a Pacific empire without interference.
What was the main goal of the D-Day invasion?
to force Germany to fight on two fronts
When they met at Yalta, the Big Three disagreed about
what the political future of Eastern Europe would be.
This cartoon depicts the situation in Europe ...
when the United States joined the Allies.
