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