Pre World War II Quiz

What was Adolf Hitler's background?

• He had been a factory worker in Germany during World War I

• He had been a representative in the German government during World War I

• He had been a soldier during World War I and Chancellor of Germany

• He had been a teacher during World War I

This was the common name of Adolf Hitler's political party. Check all that apply.

• Nazi

• Democrats

• Both Nazi and but started out as the German Worker's Party.

• None of these

Check the following boxes that describe the Nazi party under Adolf Hitler. (3 of these are correct)

• Nationalistic

• Wanted to cooperate with other countries

• Believed in the racial superiority of Aryans

• Democratic

• Dislike of Jews

What punishment did Adolf Hitler receive from attempting to overthrow the government?

• He went to trial and was found not guilty.

• He went to prison for almost a year.

• He lost his medals from World War I

• He was sentenced to life in prison.

Japan was looking to expand and conquer for what primary reason?

• Japan lacked natural resources

• Japan was going through a revolution

• Japan was suffering greatly from the Great Depression

• Adolf Hitler asked Japan to attack a country

This was the dictator of Italy before and during World War II.

• Benito Benito

• Benito Hitler

• Benito Emmanuel

• Benito Mussolini

What country did Great Britain and France say they would go to war with Germany over?

• Poland

• Lithuania

• Czechoslovakia

• The Soviet Union

What officially started World War II?

• The German invasion of Czechoslovakia

• The German invasion of the Soviet Union

• The German invasion of Milford - Bet you didn't see that coming!

• The German invasion of Poland

Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Woodrow Wilson

On December 7, 1941 the Japanese unexpectedly attached the U.S. Navy ships at __________________.

• Pearl Harbor, a U.S. military base in Hawaii

• Charleston Harbor

• Guantanamo Bay

• French trenches.