TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
What is the German term for “living space”?
lebensraum
The Spanish Civil War is called a “dress rehearsal” for World War II because
A. Germany discovered Britain’s weakness.
B. the civil war’s results were identical to those of World War II.
C. Spain prepared for its role in World War II.
D. Germany and Italy tried out new weapons under battle conditions.
D. Germany and Italy tried out new weapons under battle conditions.
Where was the second atomic bomb dropped?
A. Nagasaki
B. Hiroshima
C. Tokyo
D. Yamaha
A. Nagasaki
American commander in the Pacific
Douglas Macarthur
The Czechoslovakian representatives at the Munich Conference agreed to allow
Hitler to take the Sudetenland.
FALSE
What nations were members of the Pact of Steel?
GERMANY AND ITALY
In 1931 Japan invaded the Chinese province of
A. Formosa.
B. Manchuria.
C. Midway
D. Mongolia
B. Manchuria.
What new invention gave a real advantage to the Royal Air Force as it fought against
Germany in the Battle of Britain?
A. ballistic missiles
B. long-range bomber planes
C. anti-aircraft guns
D. radar
D. radar
“A date which will live in infamy” refers to an attack on
PEARL HARBOR
The Lend-Lease Act in 1941 authorized the president to “sell, transfer title to,
exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of” military supplies only to England.
FALSE
Operation Barbarossa was Germany’s invasion of what country?
RUSSIA
After which of the following did a sitzkrieg occur in military operations during
World War II?
A. attack on Pearl Harbor
B. invasion of Poland
C. invasion of Italy
D. invasion of Russia
B. invasion of Poland
Who was the Japanese military leader during World War II?
A. Hideki Tojo
B. Sun Yat-sen
. C. Chiang Kai-shek
D. Mao Zedong
A. Hideki Tojo
The term D-day refers to the
. Allied invasion of France.
The Atlantic Charter set forth the common principles held by the United States and
Great Britain
true
Give the date for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
December, 7th 1941
Who was the leader of the Spanish Fascists?
A. Chamberlain
B- Bolivar
C. Francisco Franco
D. Erwin Romme
C. Francisco Franco
The miracle at Dunkirk was
A. the victory of French troops over the Germans.
B. a battle between American and Japanese aircraft carriers.
C. the retreat to safety of Allied soldiers.
D. the American victory that followed D-day
C. the retreat to safety of Allied soldiers
According to the text, what has prevented the outbreak of another world war?
A. direct intervention of the United Nations
B. threat of nuclear war
C. stronger alliances between UN member nations
D. international focus on solving worldwide humanitarian problems
B. threat of nuclear war
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement between Japan and Germany which was
aimed specifically at the Soviet Union.
TRUE
What was the last major German offensive of the war?
battle of the Bulge
Hitler’s main reason for attacking Russia was
A. to honor a pledge made to the Japanese.
B. a disagreement over the division of Poland.
C. the belief that Stalin was preparing to attack Germany.
D. to acquire lebensraum and needed natural resources.
D. to acquire lebensraum and needed natural resources.
When Winston Churchill said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by
so many to so few,” he was referring to th
A. flotilla of ships that saved British soldiers at Dunkirk.
B. American invasion of the Philippines.
C. Americans who died at Pearl Harbor.
D. pilots of the Royal Air Force.
D. pilots of the Royal Air Force.
. British commander in North Africa
Bernard Montgomery