WW2

World War II was a global war. What does that mean?

• Only the United States was fighting

• Only one part of the globe was involved

• Nations across the globe were fighting

• Only Germany was fighting

Which two countries declared war on Germany in 1939? (Pick 2)

• Great Britain

• Italy

• United States

• France

Hitler and his National Socialist (Nazi) Party rearmed the nation and signed strategic treaties with _______ and _______ to further his ambitions of world domination. (Pick 2)

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• Poland

Japan declared war on China in 1937. Americans responded with aggression, economic ________ and trade ___________.

• boycotts, taxes

• trade, shortages

• fighting, agreements

• sanctions, embargoes

The U.S. placed sanctions on __________ and this made their leaders more determined to expand their power. After months of negotiations with the U.S., neither side would _____________.

• China, agree

• Japan, compromise

• Italy, talk

• Germany, meet

On December 7, ________, 360 Japanese aircraft attacked the major U.S. naval base at __________________ in Hawaii.

• 1950, Honolulu Bay

• 1945, Japan Harbor

• 1955, Opal Bay

• 1941, Pearl Harbor

During the attack by the Japanese, Americans were completely _______________ claiming the lives of more than 2,300 U.S. troops.

• prepared

• ready to fight

• surprised

• exhausted

The attack on Pearl Harbor served to unify the American public opinion in ___________ of entering World War II.

• against

• favor

• questioning

• unsure

On December 8, 1941

Congress_______________ on Japan with only one dissenting vote.

• declared war

• surrendered

• voted

• passed a bill

After the U.S. joined the war, _______________ and the other Axis Powers promptly declared war on the United States.

• Germany

• Italy

• China

• France