WW2 History Test
Defied the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Which forces defeated Rommel in North Africa in 1942-1943.
American and British
Helped force Erwin Rommel to surrender in North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
By the end of WW2, the Axis Powers consisted of Britain, France, and 48 other countries.
False
Events in Europe finally drew the U. S. into WW2.
False
In 1940, Roosevelt sought reelection to a third term with a promise to end American neutrality.
False
Members of which group were NOT singled out for extermination by the Nazis?
Germans
Which country is described by the information in the box?
Germany
Which of these countries was forced to pay reparations after WW1.
Germany
The sudden death of FDR made ___________ ___________ the president.
Harry Truman
What was Hitler's reaction to the results of the Battle of Britain?
He abandoned all plans to invade Britain.
The destruction of which two Japanese cities brought the war in the pacific to an end?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
How did the 1941-1942 fighting between Germany and the Soviet Union end?
In a Soviet victory at Stalingrad.
What strategy did the U. S. utilize for its offensive against Japan?
Island hopping
What did the 1935 Neutrality Act establish?
It forbade the U. S. to assist any nation involved in war.
How did the League of Nations react to Japan's aggression toward China in 1931?
It protested but took no action.
In a speech delivered to congress, president Roosevelt called 7 December 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." What was so important about this date
It was the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which caused the U. S. to enter WW2.
The 1944 court case reference in the quote ruled that...
Japanese Americans could be intered
Which groups were singled out to be held in government camps during WW2?
Japanese Americans, German Americans, and Italian Americans
Hitler claimed that Germany had been betrayed during WW1 by ___________ and other "traitors".
Jews
Which group did Nazi Germany ban from professions such as medicine and law?
Jews
Which three cities hosted WW2 war crimes trials?
Manila, Tokyo, and Nuremberg
Which statement best restates Murphy's words?
Military necessity doesn't justify violating constitutional rights.
The Nazi War crimes trials were conducted in...
Nuremberg, Germany
___________ Beach proved particularly difficult for the Americans to capture on D-Day.
Omaha
WW2 started when invaders entered which European country?
Poland
What conclusion can be drawn about the economic effects of rationing on the U. S.?
Rationing ensured that important resources were reserved for civilians and soldiers.
Hitler committed suicide as ___________ troops mounted an assault on Berlin from the east.
Soviet
What did Hitler claim would be the "final solution to the Jewish problem"?
The Holocaust
Why did president Roosevelt believe that the passage of the Lend-Lease Act made the U. S. the "arsenal of democracy"?
The U. S. would provide necessary weapons to Britain and other countries fighting the Nazis.
What did Rosie the Riveter symbolize for many Americans?
The ability of women to take on a "man's" job of working in a weapons factory.
What event from WW2 does the excerpt describe?
The dropping of the atomic bomb.
Which of the following was NOT an aspect of the Atlantic Charter?
The organization of an African American army unit.
Why was the world surprised when Hitler and Stalin agreed not to attack one another's countries?
They had been bitter enemies.
After the Battle of Midway, Japan no longer ruled the Pacific.
True
The U. S. entered WW2 in response to a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
True
The American government set up the ___________ ___________ Board to boost the output of U. S. industries.
War Production
Even before Pearl Harbor congress enacted...
a draft law
When Josef Stalin became dictator of the Soviet Union, he turned it into...
a totalitarian state
Even after the first ___________ ___________ was dropped on Hiroshima, the Japanese refused to surrender.
atomic bomb
How did the U. S. government impose rationing?
by issuing coupons
How did American industry convert during WW2?
from consumer to military goods
Deliberate attempt to wipe out an entire nation or group of people
genocide
In Korematsu v. U. S., the Supreme Court ruled that military necessity ___________ the internment of Japanese Americans.
justified
On what did Eleanor Roosevelt blame the "Zoot Suit Riots"?
longtime discrimination against Mexicans
By 1936, ___________ were in complete control of Japan's government.
militarist
How many Allied troops took part in the D-Day invasion?
more than 155,000
Seeking to strengthen ties to Latin America, FDR adopted what he called the good ___________ policy.
neighbor
In 1935, congress passed the ___________ Act to keep the U. S. at peace.
neutrality
What can truthfully be said about changes that Japanese Americans acted as spies for Japan during WW2?
no spying was ever proved
Which of the following was a way that the U. S. aided Britain in 1941?
passing the Lend-Lease Act
Americans were issued ___________ ___________ to help conserve resources needed got the war effort.
ration coupons
Act of setting limits on the amount of scarce goods people can buy
rationing
About 17,000 Japanese Americans ___________ that armed forced during WW2.
served
Which major battle opened the way for the Allies to enter Germany from both the east and the west?
the Battle of the Bulge
Which two Pacific battles begun tp turn the tide of WW2 in 1942.
the Coral Sea and Midway
The mass slaughter of Jews i Europe is today known as...
the Holocaust
During WW2, millions pf American women...
took over jobs in factories and shipyards
How many atomic bombs were used against Japan before it surrendered?
two
