WORLD WAR II REVIEW SHEET

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WORLD WAR II REVIEW SHEET
1. What U.S. president made the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan?
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2. The atomic bomb was dropped on these two Japanese cities
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3. The Allied invasion of France is called
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4. British prime minister who believed in appeasing Hitler
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5. Hitler annexed what part of Czechoslovakia?
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6. Demilitarized zone between France and Germany
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7. Why did Hitler want to annex Austria?
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8. The union of Germany and Austria is called
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9. Why was Hitler unable to conquer the Soviet Union?
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10. Why did Hitler help Franco in the Spanish Civil War?
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11. The new German government formed after World War I was called
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12. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
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13. Which Axis power surrendered last?
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14. Hitler was sent to prison for attempting to
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15. Why didn’t France take action against Germany when Hitler invaded
the Rhineland?
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16. Why was the League of Nations response to Japanese aggression
ineffective?
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17. Book written by Hitler while he was in jail
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18. Hitler’s invasion of Britain was called
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19. Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union was called
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20. World War II began when Hitler invaded
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21. invention that detects airplanes
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22. invention that detects submarines
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23. What did many Germans blame the Weimar Republic for?
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24. What decision was made at the Munich Conference?
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25. Fascism was appealing to many Italians b/c it promised
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26. Name given to the Nazis attack on Jewish homes, businesses, & synagogues
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27. The battles of the Coral Sea and Midway Island were important b/c
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28. List examples of the Nuremberg Laws
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29. Hitler gained support from the German people by denouncing the
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30. V-E day stands for_____________________________________
31. V-J day stands for_____________________________________
32. In order to keep themselves isolated the United States Congress passed the
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33. In order to help countries defending democracy & fighting for freedom the
U.S. Congress passed the
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34. Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions were called _________________
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