WWII test
"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
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. Attacks were carried out by planes launched from aircraft carriers, or ships that transport aircraft and accommodate the take-off and landing of airplanes. The Allies prevented Japan from seizing several important islands. More importantly, the Americans sank one Japanese aircraft carrier and several cruisers and destroyers.
the Battle of the Coral Sea
"I . . . am here today to claim that justice which is due to my people, and the assistance promised to it eight months ago, when fifty nations asserted that aggression had been committed in violation of international treaties. There is no precedent for a Head of State himself speaking in this assembly. But there is also no precedent for a people being victim of such injustice and being at present threatened by abandonment to its aggressor." This speech, delivered at a meeting of the League of Nations, was prompted by what event?
the Italian invasion of Ethiopia
This image depicts the results of
the Manhattan Project.
Which of the following is an example of wartime cooperation between Hitler and Mussolini?
the conquest of France
What event led Chamberlain to make this speech?
the invasion of Poland
Which of the following actions was a direct violation of the treaty that ended World War I?
the remilitarization of Germany
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."
Germany, Italy, and Japan
The city that Franco allowed Hitler to do a bombing test
Guernica
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.
In what way was the Nazi-Soviet Pact similar to the treaty that created the Axis?
It enabled the signers to engage freely in aggressive actions.
What was one reason Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931?
Japanese militarists hoped to build an empire to rival Western colonial empires.
D-Day
June 6, 1944
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
The true name of the Axis alliance
Rome-Berlin Axis
What was one result of the military operation described in the passage above?
The Allies began to close in on Germany from both the east and west.
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 the battles of Midway and the Coral Sea differ from earlier naval battles?
They did not involve direct confrontations between enemy ships.
"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 Churchill's response to the Munich Pact.
This cartoon depicts the situation in Europe
after D-Day.
According to Eisenhower, why did he make it a point to visit Buchenwald?
to counter any false claims that the Holocaust never happened
What can be inferred from these words, spoken by Winston Churchill in 1938? "And do not suppose that this is the end. This is only the beginning of the reckoning. This is only the first sip, the first foretaste of a bitter cup which will be proffered to us year by year unless by a supreme recovery of moral health and martial vigor, we arise again and take our stand for freedom as in the olden time."
Churchill did not believe the policy of appeasement would achieve its goals.
Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
Spanish Fascist Dictator
Francisco Franco Bahamonde
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
Two of the three Allied leaders shown in this photograph had earlier cooperated by signing the
Atlantic Charter.
The westward advance shown on this map was carried out primarily by
British troops under the command of Bernard Montgomery.
What was one consequence of Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union?
Churchill agreed to support Stalin.