Unit 1: WWII

Question 1

How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the causes of World War II?

Answer 1

Resulted in economic instability.

Question 2

What was the purpose of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II?

Answer 2

To allow women to serve in non-combat roles in the U.S. Army.

Question 3

What roles were African American soldiers typically assigned during World War II?

Answer 3

Menial tasks.

Question 4

How did strategic bombing impact the course of World War II?

Answer 4

Diminished the will of enemies.

Question 5

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway during World War II?

Answer 5

Turning point of war in the Pacific.

Question 6

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act during World War II?

Answer 6

American attempt to supply European allies.

Question 7

Where did the D-Day invasion occur during World War II?

Answer 7

Normandy, France.

Question 8

What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II?

Answer 8

Last attempt for Germany to turn war around in Western Europe.

Question 9

What was the campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s called?

Answer 9

People in Soviet Union kill political enemies/Great Purge

Question 10

What were the Nuremberg Laws?

Answer 10

Collective name for anti-sematic laws to strip Jewish people of their rights.

Question 11

What role did propaganda play during World War II?

Answer 11

To get citizens to participate in the war.

Question 12

In what capacities did women serve in the military during World War II?

Answer 12

Served as nurses, cooks and non-combat roles.

Question 13

What was the geographical significance of the Polish Corridor?

Answer 13

Germany wanted the Polish Corridor to keep Germany connected.

Question 14

What happened to many Japanese Americans during World War II?

Answer 14

Put into internment camps.

Question 15

What was the purpose of the Yalta Conference during World War II?

Answer 15

Discuss what to do after the war.

Question 16

What was the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II?

Answer 16

America got involved in WWII.

Question 17

How did the policy of appeasement contribute to the outbreak of World War II?

Answer 17

World allowed Hitler to do what he wished.

Question 18

Which countries were part of the Axis Powers during World War II?

Answer 18

Germany, Italy, and Japan.

Question 19

What technological advancement played a crucial role in the Battle of Britain?

Answer 19

Radar systems.

Question 20

How did Native Americans contribute to the war effort during World War II?

Answer 20

Navajo code talkers created talking in a language only they could understand.

Question 21

What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II?

Answer 21

Turning point of WWII for good guys, Germany lost and went downhill from there.

Question 22

What was the codename for the United States’ project to develop the atomic bomb?

Answer 22

The Manhattan Project.

Question 23

What military strategy did Germany employ at the beginning of World War II to achieve rapid victories?

Answer 23

Blitzkrieg.

Question 24

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?

Answer 24

Joseph Stalin.

Question 25

Which dictator led Italy during World War II?

Answer 25

Benito Mussolini.

Question 26

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for most of World War II?

Answer 26

Winston Churchill.

Question 27

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?

Answer 27

Adolf Hitler.

Question 28

Who was the President of the United States during most of World War II?

Answer 28

Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Question 29

What was one of the primary contributions of women to the World War II effort?

Answer 29

Working in factories.

Question 30

What did Rosie the Riveter symbolize during World War II?

Answer 30

Symbol for women's contributions during war.

Question 31

What was the Holocaust during World War II?

Answer 31

Germany killed 6 million “undesirable” people.

Question 32

What challenges did African American soldiers face during World War II?

Answer 32

Segregation and discrimination.

Question 33

What term describes the Japanese pilots who conducted suicide attacks against Allied naval vessels?

Answer 33

Kamikaze.

Question 34

What military strategy did the United States use to gain control of the Pacific islands?

Answer 34

Island hopping.

Question 35

What agreement allowed Nazi Germany to annex the Sudetenland in 1938?

Answer 35

Munich agreement.

Question 36

What action by the United States led to the end of World War II in the Pacific?

Answer 36

Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Question 37

What political ideology did Benito Mussolini promote in Italy?

Answer 37

Fascism.

Question 38

What was the name of the prominent isolationist group in the United States that opposed American entry into World War II?

Answer 38

America First Committee.

Question 39

What global economic event in the 1930s contributed to the rise of dictators like Hitler and Mussolini?

Answer 39

Great Depression.

Question 40

What was the agreement between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 that promised neither would attack the other?

Answer 40

Nazi-Soviet non aggression pact.

Question 41

What event led to the United States' direct involvement in the War in the Pacific?

Answer 41

Pearl Harbor.

Question 42

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

Answer 42

African American fighter pilots.

Question 43

Which event is widely considered the immediate cause of World War II?

Answer 43

The Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany.

Question 44

Which two battles were crucial in the United States' strategy to get closer to Japan's mainland?

Answer 44

Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

Question 45

What was the codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?

Answer 45

Operation Barbarossa.

Question 46

Which battle is considered a turning point in the Pacific Theater?

Answer 46

Battle of Midway.

Question 47

Which two Japanese cities were targeted with atomic bombs by the United States in August 1945?

Answer 47

Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Question 48

What was one way the American home front contributed to the war effort?

Answer 48

Rationing of food and war materials.

Question 49

What policy did Stalin implement to consolidate individual landholdings into large, state-controlled farms?

Answer 49

Collectivational Farming.