World War II - Study Guide
1. Stalin signed a nonaggression pact with ________________________________
2.The Battle of Britain was fought mostly _________________________________________________
3.According to Hitler’s plan, Eastern Europe would become living space for who?
4.Victory against Japan came after?
5.In 1939, Adolf Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with which country?
6.Which of these dictatorships of the 1930s attempted to gain new lands after they came into power?
1. German 2. Japanese 3. Italian 4. Spanish
7.One feature of fascism was
8.What was the diplomatic position taken by the US in the years just prior to WW II?
9.What best characterizes the attitude of the US toward world events during the 1920s?
10.What nation did Germany attack to begin WW II?
11.The Munich Pact, which, according to Neville Chamberlain, meant “peace in our time,” was an example of
___________________________________
12.The Allies’ first victories against the Axis came
13.The D-Day invasion occurred in which nation?
14.To what location does General Douglas MacArtur’s pledge “I shall return” apply?
15.The war in the Pacific involved a difficult _____________________ strategy
16.What was the turning point battle of the Pacific War?
17.What is the Manhattan Project?
18.Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb turned on his desire to do what?
19.What role did women play?
20.Which group suffered official discrimination during WW II?
21.Who wrote Mein Kampf?
22.The term “Final Solution” refers to what?
23.Who succeeded Roosevelt as President of the United States before the war ended?
24.How should the following events be arranged in the proper time order?
I. the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
II.D-Day
III. the invasion of Poland
IV. the attack on Pearl Harbor
25. ____________________ ordered the use of the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan.
26. Name the three nations showing aggression in the 30’s? _________________________
27. Other nations of the world followed the policy of ____________ to avoid war.
28. What is the new “lightning war” of Germany called? _________________
29.What was the policy of loaning materials to the British called? __________________
30.What was the agreement made between Roosevelt and Churchill called?
31.What was the invasion of Normandy called? ________
32.The last major German advancement was called ________
33.What happened to FDR just before the war ended? ______________________
34.______ became the President after the death of FDR.
35.Meetings were held at __________ and ___________ to determine the terms for peace.
36.The use of the atomic bomb on _________ and __________ ended the war with Japan.
37.________- Leader of Russia during WW II
38.________-Leader of Britain during WW II
39.________ and ________-Leader of the U.S. during WW II
40.________-Leader of Germany during WW II
41.________-German General of Africa named the Desert Fox
42.________-American commander of the Pacific War
43.________-American who was the Allied Commander and coordinated D-Day
44.________- Name given to the mass killings of Jews in WW II
45________ - Name of American President at the end of the War
46.Type of government that developed in the 1930’s in Italy and Germany. A type of totalitarian government
led by a dictator type figure.
47.December 7th, 1941. Surprise attack by the Japanese on the United States. Brought the U.S. into WW II.
Occured at _____________
48.Meeting where British and French leaders practiced the policy of appeasement with Hitler and divided
Czechoslovakia in order to avoid war and keep “peace in our time.” Policy failed as war was inevitable.
49.Agreement between the U.S. and Britain signed after the beginning of WW II. Churchill and Roosevelt met
to sign this agreement which states our common goals for winning the war.
50.Fictional character that represented the importance that women have played in our effort to fight WW II as
they replaced men in all forms of factory work.
51.Secret government project that led to the construction of the atomic bomb.
52.Became President upon the death of FDR. Ended WW II with the dropping of the Atomic bomb. Lead the
nation in the Korean War. Helped establish the policy of communist containment. Desegregated the U.S.
military
53.Turning point battle of the war against Japan. Naval battle fought only with naval aircraft.
54.City where the first atomic bomb was dropped in August, 1945 was ________________.
55.Strategy of the U.S. to defeat Japan in the many island of the Pacific. Led to major conflicts in places like the
Solomon Islands, Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa
56.The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to trade with ______________________________________ and
remain neutral.
57.The U.S. entered the war when Japan attacked _______________.
58.Hitler’s Final Solution meant the extermination of all __________________.
59.The Battle of Stalingrad eventually was won by ________________________.
60.The turning point of the war in the Pacific was __________________.