Name________________ Date_____Block____
STUDY GUIDE- WORLD WAR II TEST:
This test is 50 questions worth 2 points each. M/C, matching, fill in the blank and chronology. Anything with an
asterisk * you will need to know for chronology.
1. Fascism- Political system based on racism and nationalism
2. dictator- Ruler with absolute power
3. isolationism-Policy of staying out of foreign affairs
4. democracy-Political system power rests with the people
5. Kamikaze-“Divine Wind” Japanese suicide pilots
6. Lend-Lease Act- U.S. loaned war supplies to Britain
7. U.S.S Arizona-Battleship that sunk at Pearl Harbor
8. Manhattan project- Secret project to build the Atomic bomb
9. Blitzkrieg-“Lighting warfare” Germany used all out warfare to overwhelm their opponent
10. Enola Gay- B-29 Bomber that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima
11. Anti-Semitism- Violence and discrimination against Jews
12. Totalitarianism- A type of government that controls most parts of people’s lives and they aren’t allowed to
complain.
13. *V.E Day- Victory in Europe May 8, 1945
14. *V.J. Day-Victory in Japan August 15, 1945
15. *Germany invades Poland and World War II begins: 9/3/1939
PLACES/BATTLES
1. *Pearl Harbor Dec 7th 1941. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor Naval base in Hawaii
2. Iwo Jima-Site of one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific
3. Battle of Britain- Britain was able to fight off the German Luftwaffe (air
force) After bombing and capturing
France, Hitler began bombing Great Britain via Blitzkrieg.
4. *D-Day 6/6/1944 Normandy, France. Allied troops gain a foothold of France. Aka Operation
Overlord.
5. Hiroshima/Nagasaki-Locations where the United States dropped the atomic bombs. Led to Japan
surrendering to the United States.
Hiroshima 8/6/1945
Nagasaki 8/9/1945
Continued………………………………………….>>>>
6. Battle of Stalingrad-One of the turning points in the war in Europe. Soviets began to push the
Germans back towards Germany
Leaders
1. Franklin Roosevelt/Harry S Truman- Presidents of the United States
2. Adolf Hitler-Dictator of Nazi Germany
3. Benito Mussolini- Fascist Dictator leader of Italy
4. Hideki Tojo- Military Dictator of Japan
5. Winston Churchill- Prime Minister of Britain (Neville Chamberlain before Churchill)
6. Joseph Stalin- Dictator of Soviet Union
7. Dwight Eisenhower- Supreme allied commander in Europe
8. Erwin Rommel- German commander in Africa
9. Douglas MacArthur-Allied commander in the Pacific
10. Harry S Truman-President after FDR died. Made the decision to drop the atomic bomb in Japan
11. Tuskegee Airmen- African American pilots who served in the war
Questions:
1. Name the Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan
2. Name the major Allied Powers. United States, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
3. What was the result of Pearl Harbor? The United States entered the War. 1941
4. What was result of the invasion of Poland? 1939. World War II Begins 9/3/1939.
5. Who made a non-aggression pact with Germany? What was the result?
The Soviet Union. Germany ended up invading the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union then became an
Allied power-1941
6. What Allied country did Germany invade? France-1940
7. Why did Americans put Japanese Americans in Internment camps?
Americans were afraid that Japanese-Americans might be spies.
8. What happened at the Battle of Midway? Why was this a turning point in the war in the Pacific?
The United States attacked the Japanese near the island of Midway. We sunk 4 Japanese
Aircraft carriers, Japan’s navy was crippled
9. Who symbolized the patriotic woman and why?
Rosie the Riveter. Symbolized the strong patriotic women who could go and work in the
factories during the war
10. What happened on D-Day?
The Allies launched a massive air & sea attack on Germans occupied France. Goal was to
liberate (free) France from German occupation. Turning point in the war in Europe.
11. What was the Holocaust? What was the Final Solution?
6 million Jews and 4 million non-Jews were put in concentration camps and murdered. Final
solution was Hitler’s plan to kill all Jewish people in Europe