World War II Test Study Guide
Many events led to the outbreak of World War II. In an effort to expand their territory, the Japanese
plundered, tortured, raped, and murdered the population of 1)____________in China between 1937
and 1945. Japan’s invasion of Manchuria was the first direct challenge to the 2)________ ____
____________. The Prime Minister and War Minister of Japan during World War II was 3)__________
___________. ________________was not only Emperor of Japan but considered a living god. He served
as a figurehead and remained emperor of Japan until long after the war. A major reason for the invasion
of Manchuria in 1931 was that 4)____________ wanted room for expansion. 5)_________ ___________
was Premier of Russia at the time of World War II and was ____________, not fascist. The 6)__________
____________ began World War II with a secret agreement with Germany but ended up on the Allied
side.
In pursuing racial purity, the Nazis proclaimed the Nuremberg Laws in 1935. One provision of
those laws was that Germans were forbidden to marry 7)___________. In order to identify Jews from
the Germans population, Nazi officials enforced laws requiring the Jews to wear a 8)__________ ____
__________. To carry out the final solution, Germans moved many Jews from Germany to Poland where
the 9)_________ were housed in ghettos in Warsaw. Auschwitz, Birkenau, Belzec, and Sobidor all were
German death 10)__________ involved with the “Final Solution” during World War II. The Munich
Agreement of 1938 was a prime example of 11)____________. France, Britain, and Italy agreed to cede
the 12)___________ to Germany. The Sudetenland was parts of 13)______________ inhabited by
German-speaking people.
British Prime Minister 14)_______________ declared “Peace for out time” after returning from
a treaty negotiation with Hitler in September of 1938, just prior to Hitler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia in
March of 1939. This turn out to be naïve and a new Prime Minister was elected. Prime Minister
15)_________ _____________ led the British forces against the Nazi threat during World War II. During
World War II, the 16)_____________ Charter upheld free trade and the right of people to choose their
own government.
The main reason the United States failed to halt Fascist aggression prior to World War II was due
to their policy of 17)________________. The rise of fascism was one of the causes of World War II. The
term fascism is usually applied to any tyrannical or dictatorial government. The term fascist originated
from being the name of the political party started by 18)_______________ ______________ of Italy.
The United States entered the war after the attack of 19)_____________ ________________, which was
not only a devastating loss for the United States but also the reason that the United States became
involved in World War II. Allied Pacific commander 20)_________________ _________________ was
forced to leave the Philippines during World War II and was charged with the stewardship of Japan
during the post-war U.S. occupation. The only President to serve four terms in the history of the United
Sates, and died in office during World War II was 21)_________ _____________. The United States
forced hundreds of thousands of 22)________________ North Americans into internment camps during
World War II because the native 23)________________ were thought to be espionage risks.
German field marshal 24)______________ ____________ earned the nickname “Desert Fox” for
his numerous victories in North Africa during World War II. The German military strategy of
25)_________ is best described as utilizing fast moving airplanes followed by massive infantry to take
the enemy by surprise. The Battle of Britain was different from all previous battles because it was the
first major 26)___________ fought entirely in the air. Still, the use of radar during World War II was the
MOST helpful to Great Britain for resisting 27)________________ air attack. The Battle of Stalingrad was
one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. It was a major turning point in the war. It showed for the
first time that Germany was not invincible. The allied invasion of France on D-Day was important
because it forced 28)_____________ to fight on two fronts. The D-Day invasion led to be liberation of
29)_________________ and 30)________________. The United States military commander in chard of
the D-Day invasion was 31)________________. The Battle of Bulge was significant in World War II
because it was the last great German offensive on the western point.
The island battle 32)_____________ was considered a major turning point in the war against the
Japanese in the Pacific due to the destruction of four irreplaceable Japanese aircraft carriers. At great
cost to Japan’s military and civilian population, the (country) 33)___________________
_________________ used atomic weapons against Japan during World War II. After Roosevelt died, the
United States President 34)______________ ________________ was responsible for ordering the use of
atomic bombs on Japan. By tradition, the Japanese people never heard the voice of an Emperor, but at
the end of World War II, they did hear the voice of Emperor Hirohito over the radio who said that they
must accept the unacceptable and 35)______________________.
World War II has devastating effects as over 56 million people died. The country that suffered
the greatest number of military deaths in World War II was the 36)_________________
______________. A portion of the human cost of World War II was Holocaust victims from almost every
country in Europe. Approximately 37)_________________ Jews died as a result of the Holocaust.
The End of World War II
The War’s Aftermath
1. What quotation did Hitler state in 1933? Explain how this statement was true. “In 1933
Hitler stated “….” This statement was true because….”
Horrors of the Holocaust
2. At what point did people learn the full extent of the Holocaust? “People learned the full
extent of the Holocaust…”
War Crimes Trials
3. What happened to war criminals after WWII? “After World War II war criminals…”
Occupying Allies
4. Why had ordinary people in Germany, Poland, and France accepted Hitler’s “Final Solution”?
Establishing the United Nations
5. What was the purpose of the U.N.?
The Alliance Breaks Apart
6. What two powers emerged as the new world leaders?
Differences Grown Between the Allies
7. What was the Cold War?
The Cold War Begins
8. What were Stalin’s two goals after WWII?
New Conflicts Develop
9. In what year could Britain no longer defend Greece?
The Truman Doctrine
10. What did the Truman Doctrine do for the U.S.?
The Marshall Plan
11. What did the U.S. do under the Marshall Plan? “Under the Marshall Plan the U.S….”
Germany Stays Divided
12. What did the western allies decide to do?
The Berlin Airlift
13. In June 1948, what did Stalin try to do?
Opposing Alliance
14. What does NATO stand for?
15. What was the Warsaw pact?
The Propaganda War
16. How did the U.S. portray itself in the propaganda war?
17. How did the Soviet Union portray itself?