World War II Ends 2019
Tell me what you know about WWII.
- 1.In which year did the United Nations come into existence?
- A.
1943
- B.
1945
- C.
1946
- D.
1944
- 2.Who admired Mussolini the most?
- A.
Adolf Hitler
- B.
Vladimir Lenin
- C.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
- D.
Mao Zedong
- E.
Josef Stalin
- 3.What is another name for the Nationalist Socialist German Workers' Party?
- A.
Fascist Party
- B.
Nazi Party
- C.
Totalitarian Party
- D.
Non-Aggression Party
- 4.Who was the leader of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union?
- A.
Emperor Hirohito
- B.
Adolph Hitler
- C.
Joseph Stalin
- D.
Benito Mussolini
- 5.Why did the Japanese surrender to the Allies?
- A.
They lost the battle of Midway
- B.
Most of the Japanese had already been sent to interment camps
- C.
Two cities in Japan had been destroyed by atomic bomb blasts
- D.
Most people were ready to surrender since Germany had given up and left the war
- 6.What are the years for WWII? (War beginning to end)
- A.
1939-1945
- B.
1941-1945
- C.
1940-1945
- D.
1939-1941
- 7.What was the main reason the US entered WWII?
- A.
Churchill needed help to keep the Germans out of his nation, so he asked FDR for help
- B.
France wanted help for food and aid from the US
- C.
Island hopping destroyed all the US ships in the Pacific
- D.
The Japanese attacked the US Naval base at Pearl Harbor
- 8.The success of the Manhattan Project...
- A.
Convinced the Japanese to develop new war strategies
- B.
Helped the Allies to move into Japan
- C.
Proved disastrous in the Pacific
- D.
Helped to end the war
- 9.What was island hopping?
- A.
A strategy used by the Allies to establish bases in the Pacific
- B.
A strategy used by the Allies to establish bases in Russia
- C.
A secret mission to invade Iwo Jima
- D.
Secret battle plans for the war
- 10.With whom did Hitler sign an non-aggression pact with before the war began?
- A.
Soviet Union
- B.
US
- C.
France
- D.
Poland
- 11.Why did the policy of appeasement with Hitler continue as his aggressive actions increased?
- A.
Rebuilding after World War I (France and England)
- B.
WWI recovery- financial and human cost high
- C.
Great Depression Recovery
- D.
All of the above
- 12.Why was the action of D-Day important to the Allies?
- A.
US forces fought for the first time in Europe
- B.
Allied forces in combined effort invaded the beaches at Normandy, France and overran the German positions and then eventually took back the nation of France for the Allies
- C.
The Battle of the Bulge began after the invasion
- D.
Axis powers won the battle and Eisenhower was fired for the costly mistake and lost lives of American soldiers
- 13.Which one of the following does not belong as a lasting impact of WWII?
- A.
In 1948 the nation of Israel was created out the area known as Palestine
- B.
The US army desegregates the military in 1948- ordered by President Truman
- C.
The Cold War begins between US and Soviet Union
- D.
US remains isolationists after the war
- 14.The rise of powerful dictators in Europe would be a cause of WWII.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Which statement best describes the Soviet Union and the US at the end of WWII?
- A.
The US was more influential with other nations because it belonged to international organizations
- B.
The US was less able to defend its borders because its troops were stationed around the world
- C.
The US was more prosperous because it could more easily transition to a peacetime economy
- D.
The US was more vulnerable because of damage suffered at its international military installations
- 16.Anne Frank would have been considered a refugee.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Which part of the UN is charged with maintaining peace and security among countries?
- A.
General Assembly
- B.
Security Council
- C.
Trusteeship Council
- D.
International Court of Justice
- 18.Yalta Conference settled all the issues at the end of WWII.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Yalta Conference divided Germany into 4 separate parts.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.The Navajo Code Talkers served what important purpose in WWII?
- A.
They were able to send coded messages on the front lines in the Pacific and the Japanese were unable to break the codes---ever
- B.
They served bravely in WWII in segregated units and fought in Russia
- C.
They attacked German warships in the Atlantic
- D.
They helped to capture and kill Hitler in 1945
- 21.Which of the following does not describe the passage of the Nuremberg Laws?
- A.
Took away the rights of all German citizens
- B.
Took away the rights of Jews living in Germany in 1935
- C.
Created discrminination towards the Jews living in Germany
- D.
Many businesses closed under this legislation, Jews lost jobs
- 22.Hilter created what type of government in 1933 (Germany)?
- A.
Monarchy
- B.
Totalitarian (dictatorship)
- C.
Democracy
- D.
Communism
- 23.Censorship, mass arrests, and the use of secret police force are the most common characteristics of what type of government structure?
- A.
Parliamentary democracy
- B.
Republics
- C.
Totalitarian regimes
- D.
Constitutional monarchies
- 24.In modern day nations, what characteristic typically leads to human rights violations?
- A.
Nations where freedoms of the press exists
- B.
Nations where the government is limited by law
- C.
Nations where leaders have absolute control
- D.
Nations where a government has a mutli-party system
- 25.Read the following statement: "To regain Germany's power, we should not ask how we can create arms. Instead, we should ask how we can create a spirit that enables Germans to bear arms... The primary problem of re-establishing our nation's political power lies in reviving national self preservation." - Adolph Hitler 1924 Mein Kampf Which characteristic is more important according to Hitler?
- A.
The rise of militarism
- B.
The rise of nationalism
- C.
The use of propaganda
- D.
The use of economic resources
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