Study for Quiz II
What happened at Dunkirk?
Allied troops were evacuated to Great Britain.
The U.S. could not fully commit to two wars, so priority was given to the war in ______.
Europe
The Maginot Line effectively protected the French from the German attack.
False
Why were the first few months of World War II called the "phony war"?
Little fighting occurred between Germany and the Allies.
The Japanese attacked _________ and established a puppet state called Manchukuo.
Manchuria
Hitler violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles by rearming Germany.
True
The Japanese quickly conquered an empire rich in vital resources.
True
Which of the following describes German blitzkrieg tactics?
air attacks, tanks, infantry units
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
D-Day:
was an attack on occupied France involved almost one million Allied soldiers
The League of Nations ______.
was created to preserve world peace
The German invasion of the Soviet Union ______.
was part of Hitler's plan to gain "living space" violated the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact
D-Day
Allied invasion of German-occupied France
Hitler united _______ with Germany in March 1938.
Austria
Immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack, the Allies seemed certain to win an early, easy victory in the Pacific.
False
President Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb to force the Soviet Union to surrender.
False
Battle of the Bulge
German attack in the Ardennes region of Belgium
Which of the following received lend-lease aid?
Great Britain Soviet Union
What happened as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
The United States entered World War II on the side of the Allies.
Why was the Battle of Britain a failure for Germany?
The bombing raids failed to destroy the morale of the British people.
Why did the Japanese want to build an empire in Asia?
They wanted expansion to acquire more raw materials, which they needed to become an industrial power. During World War II they sought to occupy and control all of Asia.
Why did France and Great Britain give in to Hitler's demands for territory?
They wanted to avoid another war.
The Japanese surrendered aboard the United States battleship Missouri.
True
The Selective Training and Service Act was the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history.
True
The Soviet Union declared war on Japan near the end of the war.
True
Munich Pact
associated with the policy of appeasement
The invasion of Italy:
began on the island of Sicily began the Allied invasion of Europe
What did Americans do to support the war effort?
bought war bonds and stamps rationed sugar, coffee, and gasoline
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
commander of joint United States and British armies
Isolationism ______.
contributed to American neutrality in the early years of World War II dominated U.S. policy in the years immediately following World War I
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
Central Powers
losers in World War I
Nazis
members of the Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler
What problems did Italy experience after World War I?
poor economic conditions strikes and demonstrations by workers
Benito Mussolini
the leader of Italy's Fascist Party