WWII Test Review
Leading
to WWII
Allies &
Axis
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200
300
400
500
100
200
300
400
500
On the
The
Homefront Holocaust
100
200
300
400
500
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100
200
300
400
500
Turning
Points
100
200
300
400
500
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Political Instability and the
Rise of Fascism were:
A. Two causes of WWII
OR
B. Two effects of WWII
What is:
A. Two
Causes of
WWII
Political Instability and
Economic Devastation was a
CAUSE of WWII. This
included:
*Worldwide depression
*High inflation
*Massive unemployment
*High war debt owed by who?
What is:
Germany
A political philosophy in
which total power is given
to a dictator and individual
freedoms are denied is
called this.
What is:
Fascism
The Rise of Fascism was
another cause of WWII.
Fascist dictators of WWII
included:
*Benito Mussolini
*Hideki Tojo
*
?
Who is:
Adolf Hitler
The event that led to WWII
was when Germany invaded
what country?
Who/what is:
Poland
Name the Allied countries
of WWII:
Who are:
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Canada
Name the leaders of each
country listed:
USA
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Who are:
USA=Franklin D. Roosevelt
and later Harry S. Truman
Great Britain=Winston
Churchill
Soviet Union=Joseph Stalin
Name the countries that
made up the Axis Powers
of WWII:
Who are:
Germany
Italy
Japan
Name the leaders of the
Axis Powers:
Germany
Italy
Japan
Who are:
Germany=Adolf Hitler
Italy=Benito Mussolini
Japan=Hideki Tojo
How did the Soviet Union
become our Ally in WWII?
What is:
They were invaded by
Germany/Hitler
Nylon panty hose to parachutes is
an example of America moving
from:
A. War materials to consumerproducing country
B. Consumer materials to war
materials producing country
What is:
America moving from a
consumer-producing
country to a war
materials producing
country
American involvement in
WWII brought an end
to what?
What is:
The Great Depression
Although discrimination
against African
Americans continued
during the war, the need
for workers did do this.
What is:
Break down racial
barriers by hiring in
defense plants.
Gradual Change in
American Policy
included:
*Isolationism
*Economic Aid to Allies
*
?
What is:
Direct Involvement
After the bombing of Pearl
Harbor, America moved
Japanese Americans to:
A. Concentration Camps
B. Internment Camps
What are:
Internment Camps
The belief that blond,
blue-eyed individuals
are a master race is
called this.
What is:
Aryan Supremacy
A systematic attempt to rid
Europe of all Jews is
called this.
What is:
The Holocaust
The discrimination or
hatred of Jews is called
this.
What is:
AntiSemitism
Jews and others were
moved to:
A. Internment Camps
B. Concentration Camps
What is:
Concentration
Camps
Tactics used against Jews were:
*Threats
*Segregation
*Imprisonment and killing of
Jews
*
?
What are:
Boycotts
On what date did Japan
attack Pearl Harbor
without warning?
What is:
Dec. 7, 1941
What was the turning
point of the war in the
Pacific?
What is:
The Battle of Midway
What was the turning
point of the war in
Eastern Europe?
What is:
Stalingrad
On what two cities did
America drop two
atomic bombs, ending
WWII?
What are:
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Lend-Lease Act
enabled America to give
old naval warships and
war supplies to who in
return for what?
Who is:
Great Britain and
Where is:
Bermuda and the
Caribbean
Wild
Card!
What event began the
liberation of Western
Europe?
Name the date, place, and the
event.
?
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What is:
D-Day, Normandy
France, June 6, 1944
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