(C) World War 2 - Kevin E Pedrick | Library

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Choose the four nations that were part of the Axis Powers and four nations that were part of the Allied Powers during ww2.

USA
Germany
Italy

3

Match the leader of each nation with the correct country.

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What was the policy that Britain and France used when dealing with Hitler's demands before the war?

Imperialism

Anschluss

Cash & Carry

Appeasement

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Which policy did America not use before joining the war?

Cash & Carry weapons with Germany

Lend/Lease weapons to Britain

Stay neutral to try to avoid the war

Boycott oil sales to Japan

1

Germany made a non-aggression pact with __________ before WW2 began.

1

The nation of ___________  was invaded by Germany, causing Great Britain and France to declare war. 

Other Answer Choices:

USSR (Russia)

Poland

Norway

France

Belgium

1

What years did WW2 take place?

1939-1945

1935-1940

1941-1949

1945-1955

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Germany was able to attack swiftly and conquer nations before anyone was ready because of a strategy called _______________  , where they used tanks and planes to quickly overwhelm the opposition.

Other Answer Choices:

Schliefflin

Anschluss

Blitzkrieg

Lebensraum

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The name of the German air force was called the ______________  .

Other Answer Choices:

Stormtroopers

Red Tails

Luftwaffe

Einsatzgruppen

1

What is the correct date (month, day, & year) of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

3

Match the military leader with the correct definition:

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1

The D-Day invasion was the largest amphibious assault in the history of the world and took place on the beaches of ____________________

Anzio, Italy

Berlin, Germany

Iwo Jima, Japan

Normandy, France

1

Rather than being captured by the Russians, Hitler committed suicide with his wife and dog in his underground Berlin bunker.

True

False

1

The German armies would not surrender, even after learning of Hitler's death.

True

False

1

Knowing they would be put on trial for war crimes, many Nazi leaders fled Europe as the war was ending.

True

False

1

Which battle is considered a 'turning point' of the war in the Pacific, as America was able to sink four Japanese aircraft carriers.

Battle of the Bulge

Pearl Harbor

Midway

Hiroshima

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After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered Japanese-Americans living on the west coast be moved to Internment camps.

True

False

1

Because of the vast distance to Japan, the Americans chose a strategy of taking the land in between USA and Japan to control the air fields. This was called __________.

1

Choose the two Japanese cities that America dropped Atomic bombs on.

Tokyo

Hiroshima

Kyoto

Nagasaki

1

FDR died in office before WW2 was over. Who took over as President?

Harry Truman

John Kennedy

Dwight Eisenhower

Richard Nixon

1

V-E Day means Victory Everywhere

True

False

2

Which events did the Nazis commit relating to the Holocaust. (Check all that apply)

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World War 2 was the largest and deadliest war in the history of mankind. The Nazis and their allies killed millions in Europe, while the Japanese killed millions in China and the Pacific. The horrors of the Holocaust against the Jewish and the Japanese against the Chinese are some of the worst acts of war crimes ever committed. However, America is the only nation to drop a nuclear bomb on another nation, wiping out entire cities of men, women, children, babies, and elderly.
Do you believe America was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Explain why or why not using historical evidence in several sentences.

1

Which nation is #24?__________

1

Which nation is #25?__________

1

Which nation is #29?__________

1

Which nation is #30?__________

1

Which nation is #31?__________

1

The Manhattan Project cost America over 2 billion dollars to build the atomic bomb. Which scientist led the Manhattan Project?

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Harry Truman

Dr. Joseph Mengele

Albert Einstein

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The term ___________________   
 was given for the Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish population.

Other Answer Choices:

The Great Purge

Zyklon B

Final Solution

Operation Barbarossa

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Most of the Nazi death camps were located in the nation of __________

1

The Nurmeburg laws passed in Germany had many laws that were similar to the segregation laws in the southern states of America.

True

False

2

Separate the battles based on where they were fought. Place Three in each category

Iwo Jima
Sicily
D-Day
Pearl Harbor

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Bernard Montgomery		Supreme general of all Allies in Europe
Dwight Eisenhower		Top German general, "The Desert Fox"
Hideki Tojo		Supreme general of all Allies in the Pacific
George Patton		Top Japanese general and Prime Minister
Erwin Rommel		One of the top American generals in Europe in charge of tank divisions
Douglas MacArthur		Britain's top general

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Benito Mussolini		Germany
Showa Hirohito		USA
Winston Churchill		USSR (Russia)
Adolf Hitler		Japan
Joseph Stalin		Italy
Franklin D. Roosevelt		Great Britain