Module 14 World War 2 Test

Front

Other than avoiding the cost of war, why did Stalin agree to the nonaggression pact with Germany?

Back

The Western nations had excluded Stalin from the Munich Conference

Front

What happened at Dunkirk such that the Allies needed to be rescued?

Back

The Nazis had backed them to the English Channel

Front

What did Hitler plan to do first in his attack against Great Britain?

Back

disable the Royal Air Force

Front

Why did Hitler decide to temporarily turn his attention away from Great Britain in late 1940?

Back

The British had put up too much resistance

Front

Which of the following is a way that the United States tried to stop Japan's aggression in the Pacific?
Options:
The United States cut off oil shipments to Japan,
The United States sent its entire naval fleet to the Philippines,
The United States broke the Japanese code used to send secret messages,
The United States planned attacks in British and Dutch colonies in the Pacific region

Back

The United States cut off oil shipments to Japan

Front

What is one reason that the Japanese wanted to conquer the Dutch East Indies?

Back

The area was rich in natural resources

Front

How was the Battle of the Coral Sea a different type of naval warfare?

Back

Airplanes from aircraft carriers attacked the ships

Front

What was the Nazi's Final Solution?

Back

The Nazis built gas chambers in the extermination camps

Front

What strategy did Stalin want the Allies to employ after the USSR joined the war?

Back

He wanted them to invade France first.

Front

How did the U.S. government attempt to ration key resources for the war effort during WW2?

Back

The speed limit was lowered to 35 miles per hour