Transcript World War II Test Review A Pencil or Pen

WWII Test
Today!
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Questions UNLESS YOU TURNED
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1. World War II Test Review
2. A Pencil or Pen
List three things that contributed to World
War II? Fascist imperialism, Failure of the
League of Nations, Failure of international
agreements
World War II began when Germany invaded
what country in 1939? Poland
Who was the prime minister of Britain during
its battle with Germany? Winston Churchill
In the mid-1941 Hitler turned on his former
partner and invaded the Soviet Union
Which event brought the United States into
World War II? Japanese bombing of Pearl
Harbor
What was the name of the attack that occurred
on June 6, 1944 when convoys sailed across the
English Channel to Normandy? D-Day
The United States dropped the atomic bomb on
what two cities? Hiroshima and Nagasaki
President ____________ described December
7 as “a date which will live in infamy.” Franklin
Roosevelt
What event is considered the beginning of
World War II? German Invasion of Poland
Why was the Battle of Britain important?
Britain was the last major power in Western
Europe not under German influence.
The event that brought World War II to a
close was: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki.
In 1940 British forces were driven out of
France, leaving mainland Europe at Dunkirk
The D-Day invasion opened up
_______________ in the European campaign.
A second front
Franklin D. Roosevelt -- US President at the
beginning of WWII
Harry S. Truman -- US President at the end of
WWII
Hirohito -- Emperor of Japan
Hidki Tojo -- Japanese General
Adolf Hitler -- Nazi Dictator
Joseph Stalin -- Soviet Dictator
Dwight D. Eisenhower -- Lead the Allied forces
on D-Day
Douglas MacArthur -- General in charge of the
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific
What term is often used to describe the mass killings
ordered by Adolf Hitler in Germany and Pol Pot in
Cambodia? Genocide
What action taken by Hitler illustrates the concept of
genocide? Nazi armies eliminating Jews and others as
part of the Final Solution.
What is one major reason the Holocaust occurred?
Hitler blamed German Jews for the economic
depression.
Instances of genocide against the Armenians occurred
in what empire? Ottoman
The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial,
political, religious, or cultural group is called: Genocide
Where did attempted genocide occur in World War II?
Germany and Europe with the attempting destruction of
everyone with Jewish heritage
Armenians were genocide victims in what
empire? Ottoman Empire
Muslim and Croats were genocide victims in
what country? Yugoslavia
Government leaders and Kulaks were genocide
victims in what country? Soviet Union
Tutsi minority were genocide victims in what
country? Rwanda
 Put the following events in order:
 ___1__ German invasion of Poland
 ___2__ Fall of France
 ___3__ Battle of Britain
 ___4__ German invasion of the Soviet Union
 ___5__ Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
 ___6__ D-Day (Allied invasion of Europe)
 ___7__ Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
How did World War II end? The United States
dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.
What “symbol” of the Cold War describes the
division of Europe, after World War II, into
Soviet-dominated Communist countries and
Western democracies led by the United
States? Iron Curtain
The Cold War that emerged at the end of the
World War II was between: The Soviet Union
and the United States
The European economic aid program which was
started by the United States in the late 1940’s
became known as the Marshall Plan
An International Military Tribunal representing
23 nations put Nazi war criminals on trial in
what city? Nuremburg, Germany
The United Nations was organized after World
War II to: Create a worldwide organization
dedicated to peace.
How did the Soviet Union and its Eastern
European allies respond to the formation of
NATO? By forming the Warsaw Pact
What was done to Germany after the war?
Germany was divided into occupation zones.
After World War II, what two countries did
the United States occupy to aid their
reconstruction? Germany and Japan
Who oversaw the demilitarization of Japanese armed
forces, the creation of a new constitution, and
broadened land ownership after accepting the Japanese
surrender?
Douglas MacArthur
What Post World War I organization was the prototype
for the current United Nations? The League of Nations
When you are finished…
1. Put the test in the back of
your folder
2. Begin Reading out of the
Independence Movements
Narrative and answer
questions 1-4 in COMPLETE
SENTENCES
 Read Part I – Background
 Answer Questions 1-4
 Complete India Map (textbook page 656)
 Read Part I – Background
 Answer Questions 1-4
 Complete India Map (textbook page 656)