World War II Test

Question 1

A government that does not tolerate different opinions. Dictates control over citizens. Tells them how to think and act.

Answer 1

Totalitarianism

Question 2

The deliberate extinction of a group.

For example killing all of the Jews

Answer 2

Genocide

Question 3

Fast, military attack

Answer 3

Blitzkrieg

Question 4

Discrimination or hostility toward Jews

Answer 4

Anti-semitism

Question 5

A person who has all control, especially in government

For example Adolph Hitler

Answer 5

Dictator

Question 6

A prison camp

Answer 6

Interment camp

Question 7

In 1939, what agreement was signed between the Soviet Union and Hitler?

Answer 7

Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression Pact

Question 8

What political party was Hitler the chairman of?

Answer 8

Nazi Party

Question 9

What defense agreement did Italy, Germany and Japan create?

Answer 9

The Tripartite Pact also known as the Berlin Pact

Question 10

Describe the Neutrality Acts

Answer 10

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Question 11

What are 2 ways the US prepared for war before the attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 11

Doubled the size of the navy

Congress approved draft for military

Question 12

What event catapulted (threw) the US into WWII?

Answer 12

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 13

Who was the leader of the US?

Answer 13

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 14

Who was the leader of Britain?

Answer 14

Winston Churchill

Question 15

Who was the leader of Italy?

Answer 15

Mussolini

Question 16

Who was the leader of Germany?

Answer 16

Adolph Hitler

Question 17

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union?

Answer 17

Joseph Stalin

Question 18

What type of government did the following countries have during WWII?

Italy
Germany
Soviet Union

Answer 18

Italy - dictatorship
Germany - dictatorship
Soviet Union - communism

Question 19

What was the purpose of FDRs speech “A date which will live in infamy”?

Answer 19

To ask congress to declare war

Question 20

What country attacked the US causing the worst defeat in military history?

Answer 20

Japan

Question 21

In what area of science did the V-2 rocket, used by Germany, lead to advances?

Answer 21

Space exploration

Question 22

Who created the V-2 rocket?

Answer 22

Werner Von Braun

Question 23

What happened to Japanese Americans in the US.

Answer 23

Relocated to internment camps

Question 24

What was the name of the famous group of African American pilots that flew missions during WWII?

Answer 24

The Tuskegee Airmen

Question 25

How did the Navajo Indians help during the war?

Answer 25

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Question 26

How did women contribute to the war efforts?

Answer 26

Went to work in the factories doing jobs the men left behind. Helped make weapons.

Question 27

How did the US pay for the war?

Answer 27

War bonds and raising taxes

Question 28

Why were blackouts performed during the war?

Answer 28

To make it harder for the enemy to see cities and ships at night and make it harder to attack

Question 29

What ways did Americans help the war effort?

Answer 29

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Question 30

What does it mean to ration items? What are some examples of items rationed during the war?

Answer 30

Each person is only allowed a certain amount of something because there aren't enough. Examples- gas, shoes, meat, sugar, medicine

Question 31

What federal project had a greater impact than military bases in Nevada?

Answer 31

Basic Magnesium Inc produced magnesium for using in building airplanes and bombs

Question 32

What countries were the Allies?

Answer 32

US Soviet Union Britain

Question 33

What countries were the Axis?

Answer 33

Germany Italy Japan

Question 34

What name was given to the day that marked the turning point in the war for the allies and led to the liberation of Paris?

Answer 34

D-Day

Question 35

What as the Manhattan Project?

Answer 35

Project to build the 1st US atomic bomb

Question 36

Where was the atomic bomb tested?

Answer 36

New Mexico

Question 37

What happened to the axis leaders at the end of WWII?

Answer 37

They were put on trial and sentenced to prison or death

Question 38

Describe the details involved in the dropping of the atomic bombs

Answer 38

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