WWII final test

Question 1

Which U.S. general was the leading authority in tank warfare?

Answer 1

George S. Patton

Question 2

What happened after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor?

Answer 2

The U.S. entered WWII

Question 3

What is the name for the Italian form of government that was built on extreme nationalism and racism?

Answer 3

Facisim

Question 4

Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?

Answer 4

Adolf Hitler

Question 5

Why did the U.S. government place Japanese Americans in internment camps?

Answer 5

They thought that they couldn’t be trusted if some of them were loyal to Japan.

Question 6

What happened after the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Answer 6

Japan finally surrendered.

Question 7

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?

Answer 7

Winston Churchhill

Question 8

After Hitler was not able to defeat Great Britain, which country did Hitler decide to attack?

Answer 8

The Soviet Union

Question 9

Who were the “code talkers”?

Answer 9

Navajo Native Americans

Question 10

Why was the Battle of El Alamein important?

Answer 10

It was known as a turning point in the war because Allied forces defeated the Afrika Korps of Germany.

Question 11

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad important?

Answer 11

Was also a major turning point in the war when the Soviet forces defeated Nazi forces.

Question 12

Who were the WAACs and WASPS?

Answer 12

Women who worked with the American army but were not in actual combat.

Question 13

What was the Manhattan Project?

Answer 13

was a secret program that developed the atomic bomb.

Question 14

Why did so many women work in factories during World War II?

Answer 14

We needed to produce enough military supplies for two wars which were against Germany and Japan.

Question 15

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

Answer 15

To allow the United States to help ALlied countries fight Axis countries without using the U.S. military.

Question 16

Where were war crime trials for the Nazis?

Answer 16

Nuremberg

Question 17

What was the string of French bunkers along the German border called?

Answer 17

Maginot line

Question 18

What was the name of Hitler’s book outlining the basic Nazi beliefs?

Answer 18

Mein Kampf

Question 19

Which leader stated that he would defend his island no matter the costs?

Answer 19

Winston Churchill

Question 20

At what port city in the northwest corner of France were Allied troops saved by civilian boats?

Answer 20

Dunkirk

Question 21

At what conference did Hitler gain the Sudetenland?

Answer 21

Munich Conference

Question 22

What is a totalitarian government?

Answer 22

A political system in which the government controls every aspects of of citizen’s lives

Question 23

Why was rationing necessary during the war?

Answer 23

So most of the food and money could go to the troops to help with the war.

Question 24

What was the purpose of the War Production Board?

Answer 24

a government agency set up to oversee production of war materials during World War II

Question 25

Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?

Answer 25

Benito Mussolini

Question 26

Who was Douglas MacArthur?

Answer 26

U.S. general who led the U.S. advance across the Pacific

Question 27

Why were the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway important?

Answer 27

It halts the Japanese advance across the Pacific

Question 28

What campaign character encouraged women to take factory jobs?

Answer 28

Rosie the Riveter

Question 29

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

Answer 29

A group of African American pilots who flew missions in WWII.

Question 30

Which country was part of the Allied Powers?

Answer 30

U.S, France, Great Britain, Soviet Union.

Question 31

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

Answer 31

Joseph Stalin

Question 32

What event started World War II?

Answer 32

When Germany invaded Poland

Question 33

What was the Battle of the Bulge?

Answer 33

The last advance for the Germans in Western Europe.

Question 34

Which country was part of the Axis Powers?

Answer 34

Italy, Germany, and Japan

Question 35

Ethiopia leader Haile Selassie appealed to the League of Nations for assistance against the invasion of which country?

Answer 35

Italy

Question 36

What pact freed Adolf Hitler to invade Poland?

Answer 36

Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact

Question 37

Who was the leader of Japan during WWII?

Answer 37

Hideki Tojo

Question 38

Who was the German general in command of North Africa?

Answer 38

Erwin Rommel

Question 39

Who was the commander of the Allied forces in Europe?

Answer 39

Dwight Eisenhower