history unit 4 quiz 1

The U.S. could not fully commit to two wars, so priority was given to the war in .

Europe

members of the Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler

Nazi

Why was the Battle of Britain a failure for Germany? German bombers failed to hit their targets. The bombing raids failed to destroy the morale of the British people. German pilots refused to carry out their missions.

The bombing raids failed to destroy the morale of the British people.

The Selective Training and Service Act was the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history. True False

true

D-Day: occurred on June 10, 1943 was an attack on occupied France involved almost one million Allied soldiers involved about 500 ships

was an attack on occupied France involved almost one million Allied soldiers

The League of Nations ______. was led by the United States was created to preserve world peace was opposed by President Wilson prevented Italy's conquest of Ethiopia

was created to preserve world peace

D-Day

Allied invasion of German-occupied France

Hitler united _____________ with Germany in March 1938.

Austria

the leader of Italy's Fascist Party

Benito Mussolini

losers in World War I

Central Powers

Battle of the Bulge

German attack in the Ardennes region of Belgium

Which of the following received lend-lease aid? Italy Great Britain Soviet Union Germany

Great Britain Soviet Union

Why were the first few months of World War II called the "phony war"? No one had announced a declaration of war. Little fighting occurred between Germany and the Allies. Nations had not mobilized for war.

Little fighting occurred between Germany and the Allies.

The Japanese attacked ________________ and established a puppet state called Manchukuo.

Manchuria

associated with the policy of appeasement

Munich Pact

What happened as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? The United States negotiated with Japan in an effort to avoid war. The United States imposed trade restrictions on Japan. The United States entered World War II on the side of the Allies.

The United States entered World War II on the side of the Allies.

Why did France and Great Britain give in to Hitler's demands for territory? They wanted to avoid another war. They believed Germany needed more territory. They wanted to redraw the boundaries of European nations.

They wanted to avoid another war.

Why did the Japanese want to build an empire in Asia?

Why the japanese wanted to biuld an emipre in Asia was becuase they feared that Japan would continue to expand its influence in China until it occupied the entire country.

Which of the following describes German blitzkrieg tactics? trench warfare submarine warfare naval battles air attacks, tanks, infantry units

air attacks, tanks, infantry units

The invasion of Italy: began on the island of Sicily was contested by the Italians for over a year occurred after D-Day began the Allied invasion of Europe

began the Allied invasion of Europe began on the island of Sicily

General Dwight D. Eisenhower

commander of joint United States and British armies

Franklin Roosevelt

elected to four terms as President

The Treaty of Versailles ______. embittered the German population imposed harsh penalties on Germany for World War I caused the start of the Great Depression awarded the Sudetenland to Germany

embittered the German population imposed harsh penalties on Germany for World War I

The Maginot Line effectively protected the French from the German attack. True False

false

Benito Mussolini

killed by his own people in April 1945

What problems did Italy experience after World War I? poor economic conditions loss of most of its territory strikes and demonstrations by workers inability to pay reparations to the Allies

poor economic conditions strikes and demonstrations by workers

What did Americans do to support the war effort? bought war bonds and stamps set up training grounds in the United States for British troops rationed sugar, coffee, and gasoline put women in combat

rationed sugar, coffee, and gasoline bought war bonds and stamps

Hitler violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles by rearming Germany. True False

true

What happened at Dunkirk? Allied troops were evacuated to Great Britain. German troops were stopped by the severe winter. Allied troops broke through the Siegfried Line.

Allied troops were evacuated to Great Britain.

Isolationism ______. favored U.S. involvement in international affairs dominated U.S. policy in the years immediately following World War I contributed to American neutrality in the early years of World War II encouraged U.S. aid to the Allies in Europe

favored U.S. involvement in international affairs encouraged U.S. aid to the Allies in Europe

Under the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, Germany and the Soviet Union agreed ______. not to go to war against each other to divide Poland between them to sign peace treaties with Great Britain to attack North Africa

not to go to war against each other to divide Poland between them

The German invasion of the Soviet Union ______. ended quickly with a German victory was part of Hitler's plan to gain "living space" violated the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact resulted in the capture of Moscow

was part of Hitler's plan to gain "living space" violated the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact