World war II Flashcards
(40 cards)
- allowed the U.S. president to aid to American allies
a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta
e.Lend-Lease Act
- German city in which Allies held war crimes trials
a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta
i.Nuremberg
- giving in to an aggressor’s demands to maintain peace
a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta
b.appeasement
- “lightning war”
a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta
g.blitzkrieg
- Hitler’s plan for the union of Austria and Germany
a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta
h.Anschluss
- location of first U.S. atomic bombing
a. Neutrality Acts
f. Stalingrad
b. appeasement
g. blitzkrieg
c. Hiroshima
h. Anschluss
d. pacifism
i. Nuremberg
e. Lend-Lease Act
j. Yalta
c.Hiroshima
- What did the Nazi-Soviet Pact accomplish for Germany?
a. It allowed the union of Austria and Germany.
b. It allowed the union of Germany and Hungary.
c. It gave Germany a free hand in Poland.
d. It gave Germany a free hand in the Sudentenland.
c.It gave Germany a free hand in Poland.
8.Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union because
a. he wanted to protect the Germans living in Russia.
b. he wanted the Soviet Union’s vast natural resources.
c. the Soviets had betrayed him by seizing the Baltic states.
d. the Soviets had helped the British at Dunkirk.
b.he wanted the Soviet Union’s vast natural resources.
9.The U.S. strategy of “island-hopping” in the Pacific
a. quickly weakened the resolve of Japanese soldiers.
b. was a failure, forcing the U.S. to use atomic weapons.
c. pushed Japanese forces into the jungles of Burma and Malaya.
d. allowed the U.S. to gradually move north toward Japan.
d.allowed the U.S. to gradually move north toward Japan.
10.What was one of Stalin’s major goals in Eastern Europe after World War II?
a. to debate the proper course of socialism
b. to lead Eastern Europe to economic prosperity
c. to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments
d. to improve education and protect refugees
c.to create a protective buffer zone of friendly governments
11.The Truman Doctrine was rooted in the idea of
a. appeasement.
c. pacifism.
b. containment.
d. aggression.
b.containment.
12.The League of Nations voted sanctions against which country for invading Ethiopia in 1935?
a. Germany
c. Bulgaria
b. Italy
d. Japan
b.Italy
13.Through what action did Hitler violate the Versailles treaty in 1936?
a. He sent troops into the Rhineland.
c. He sent troops into Czechoslovakia.
b. He invaded Poland.
d. He annexed Austria.
a.He sent troops into the Rhineland.
14.What did the British and French do at the Munich Conference in 1938 to avoid war?
a. They persuaded Austria to give in to German occupation.
b. They persuaded Belgium to allow the occupation of Luxembourg.
c. They persuaded the Soviet Union to allow Germany to occupy Poland.
d. They persuaded the Czechs to surrender the Sudetenland.
d.They persuaded the Czechs to surrender the Sudetenland.
15.What was usually the first stage of Hitler’s blitzkrieg strategy?
a. Fast-moving ground troops quickly overwhelmed the enemy.
b. The Luftwaffe attacked ground targets from the air.
c. Cities were shelled by modern battleships.
d. Fast-moving tanks quickly rolled across enemy territory.
b.The Luftwaffe attacked ground targets from the air.
16.What U.S. action influenced the Japanese decision to attack the United States in 1941?
a. The U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan.
b. The U.S. demanded that Japanese forces leave Manchuria.
c. The U.S. occupied the important island of Midway.
d. The U.S. condemned German aggression in Europe.
a.The U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan.
17.What stopped the German advance during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
a. the marshy land near Moscow
c. the Soviet victory at Stalingrad
b. superior Soviet weaponry
d. the terrible winter of 1941-42
d.the terrible winter of 1941-42
18.What was the Manhattan Project?
a. the Allied plan for the invasion of Europe
b. a plan to increase war production in U.S. industry
c. a code name for the invasion of Guadalcanal
d. a code name for atomic bomb research
d.a code name for atomic bomb research
19.Who were the kamikaze?
a. the pro-war group within Japanese government
b. Japanese pilots who crashed into Allied warships
c. the ruling class in Japanese society
d. the name of the Japanese carrier group at Midway
b.Japanese pilots who crashed into Allied warships
20.What action did the Western Allies take after World War II that caused the Soviets to strengthen their hold on East Germany?
a. They helped western Germany rebuild its economy.
b. They fortified the border with East Germany.
c. They encouraged rebellion in Soviet satellite states.
d. They disputed the Soviet occupation of East Berlin.
a.They helped western Germany rebuild its economy.
21.What was the importance of the Battle of El Alamein in 1942?
a. The Soviets stopped the German advance near Stalingrad.
b. The German counterattack against the Allies failed in Belgium.
c. The British stopped the German advance in North Africa.
d. The Allies successfully invaded Sicily.
c.The British stopped the German advance in North Africa.
22.What did the Soviet Union do during Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939?
a. It seized part of Finland, Estonia, and Latvia.
b. It attacked Poland from the east as part of the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
c. It formed an alliance with Britain and France.
d. It filed a protest with the League of Nations.
b.It attacked Poland from the east as part of the Nazi-Soviet Pact.
23.What happened at Dunkirk in the spring of 1940?
a. The British waited for Germans to attack in the “Phony War.”
b. British forces successfully retreated across the English Channel.
c. France signed German surrender documents.
d. The Germans launched their invasion of Britain.
b.British forces successfully retreated across the English Channel.
24.Which is NOT true of Fascism?
a. Fascists reject democracy.
b. Fascism is rooted in extreme nationalism.
c. Fascists value individual rights.
d. Fascists believe in aggressive foreign expansion.
c.Fascists value individual rights.
