world war 2

Question 1

What was the name of the group led by Charles de Gaulle?

Answer 1

free France

Question 2

Why were the Allies concerned about the German takeover of Denmark and Norway?

Answer 2

it threatened Allied shipping

Question 3

Which nations eventually joined the Axis? Select all that apply.

Answer 3

Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania

Question 4

President Roosevelt , What program to aid Allies while still staying neutral.

Answer 4

Lend-Lease

Question 5

Why did some Jews have trouble emigrating from Nazi Germany? Select all that apply.

Answer 5

Nazi laws had taken their wealth
nations had immigration quotas
nations didn’t want to take in poor refugees

Question 6

the German war offensive

Answer 6

blitzkrieg

Question 7

the German dictator, World War II

Answer 7

Hitler

Question 8

the United States President during World War II

Answer 8

Roosevelt

Question 9

the British prime minister, World War II

Answer 9

Churchill

Question 10

the German commander in North Africa

Answer 10

Rommel

Question 11

led Allied forces at Normandy

Answer 11

Eisenhower

Question 12

Allied victory in Europe

Answer 12

V-E Day

Question 13

the Japanese surprise attack on American naval base

Answer 13

Pearl Harbor

Question 14

What term is used to describe the Nazi plan to carry out mass murder of Jews?

Answer 14

The Final Solution

Question 15

Why was the Soviet Union given the task of accepting Berlin’s surrender?

Answer 15

they had suffered greatly from German attacks

Question 16

Why did Japanese-American Relations grow tense before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 16

America cut off all economic relations with Japan.

Question 17

Why did some Jews have trouble emigrating from Nazi Germany? Select all that apply.

Answer 17

Nazi laws had taken their wealth.
Nations had immigration quotas.
Nations didn’t want to take in poor refugees.
There was not enough transportation available.

Question 18

While the United States recovered from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Japan quickly extended its control throughout the what ocean

Answer 18

pacific ocean

Question 19

Which general was chosen to lead American forces in the war against Japan in the Pacific?

Answer 19

MacArthur

Question 20

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Colonial Doolittle led a raid to drop bombs on

Answer 20

Tokyo

Question 21

Japanese pilots who crashed their planes into American ships in a desperate defense of their homeland were called

Answer 21

kamikaze pilots

Question 22

Atomic bombs were dropped at

Answer 22

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Question 23

What happened to Japanese Americans in the Western United States after America declared war on Japan?

Answer 23

They were relocated into incarceration camps.

Question 24

Which battle in the Pacific was a strategic victory for the United States in World War II?

Answer 24

Leyte Gulf

Question 25

Victories in battle at Okinawa brought the Allies closer to the Japanese homeland. On which other island did battles take place that brought the Allies closer to Japan?

Answer 25

Iwo Jima

Question 26

United States president during most of World War II

Answer 26

Roosevelt

Question 27

British prime minister during World War II

Answer 27

Churchill

Question 28

Russian premier during World War II

Answer 28

Stalin

Question 29

document stating British and American goals for World War II

Answer 29

Atlantic Charter

Question 30

organization for world peace settlements following World War II

Answer 30

United Nations

Question 31

new nation formed from occupation zones of the democratic nations

Answer 31

Federal Republic of Germany

Question 32

nation formed from communist occupation

Answer 32

German Democratic Republic

Question 33

Allied meetings to determine war and postwar policies and strategies were not held in which place?

Answer 33

Tokyo

Question 34

Allied nations occupying postwar Germany and Austria did not include which nation?

Answer 34

Belgium

Question 35

Allied treaties with the defeated European nations contained every provision except which one?

Answer 35

cripple their industry

Question 36

In establishing peace treaties, what did the United States and Russia clash over?

Answer 36

reparations industrial limitations

Question 37

In The Treaty of San Francisco, Japan was required to do everything EXCEPT which of the following?

Answer 37

severely limit its military

Question 38

delegates of all member nations

Answer 38

General Assembly

Question 39

15 members - U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and ten others

Answer 39

Security Council

Question 40

clerks, administrators, advisors

Answer 40

Secretariat

Question 41

one, elected by General Assembly every 5 years

Answer 41

Secretary-General

Question 42

15 judges appointed by the General Assembly and Security Council

Answer 42

International Court of Justice

Question 43

discusses problems, recommends action, elects Secretary-General

Answer 43

General Assembly

Question 44

maintains peace, settles disputes, curbs aggressive action

Answer 44

Security Council

Question 45

full-time cleric, administration and advisory duties

Answer 45

Secretariat

Question 46

reports United Nations business to General Assembly

Answer 46

Secretary-General

Question 47

settles national disputes brought before them

Answer 47

International Court of Justice

Question 48

When and where did leaders first meet and sign an agreement to create the United Nations?

Answer 48

Moscow, 1943

Question 49

What needed to happen before the U.N. Charter became active?

Answer 49

The five permanent nations plus a majority of members had to ratify it.

Question 50

Where is the International Court of Justice Located?

Answer 50

Hague, Netherlands

Question 51

Which of the following nations are permanent members of the security council? Select all that apply.

Answer 51

United States Russia China France England

Question 52

What extra privilege do permanent member nations of the Security Council receive?

Answer 52

They can veto any Security Council resolutions.