B. unit 4 World War II Q.1

Question 1

What problems did Germany NOT experience after World War I?

Answer 1

decrease in population as people left the country

Question 2

How did Mussolini & Hitler work to make their nations strong after World War I?

Answer 2

building up the armed forces

Question 3

What did the Nuremberg Laws do?

Answer 3

legalized discrimination against Jews

Question 4

World War II began with the German invasion of ________ on September 1, 1939.

Answer 4

Poland

Question 5

describes the Battle of Britain?

Answer 5

German bombing raids over Great Britain

Question 6

Allies during World War II.

Answer 6

France
Great Britain
United States

Question 7

During World War II, the Germans used their blitzkrieg tactics against ______.

Answer 7

Norway
Poland
Denmark

Question 8

Why did the United States follow a policy of isolationism after World War I?

Answer 8

Americans prioritized domestic issues over world affairs, viewing U.S. involvement in World War I as a mistake. They sought to avoid future conflicts that didn’t directly threaten the U.S. or its neighbors.

Question 9

During the early years of World War II, U.S. aid to the Allies steadily increased under President _________

Answer 9

Roosevelt

Question 10

Militarists in Japan ______.

Answer 10

wanted to build an empire in Asia

Question 11

What happened as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 11

• imprisoned Japanese Americans.
• World War II on the side of the Allies

Question 12

The Allied strategy in the Pacific was called ______.

Answer 12

island hopping

Question 13

After gaining control of ______, the Allies launched an invasion of Italy.

Answer 13

North Africa

Question 14

What caused the Japanese to surrender?

Answer 14

The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.