World War II

Match the following leaders to the countries they ruled or governed in

• United States

• Benito Mussolini

• Germany

• Adolf Hitler

• China

• Mao Zedong

• Japan

• Hirohito

• Italy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

• ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

• develop the atomic bomb

• coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

• supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

Answer explanation

Founded Italy's Fascist Party

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Franklin Roosvelt

The main purpose of the World War II coupons shown in this illustration was to:            

• pay defense contractors for military hardware

• choose men for the draft

• conserve essential goods for military use

• encourage increased production of consumer goods

Answer explanation

Following World War I, who rose to power and ruled as a dictator in Germany?

• Adolf Hitler

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

Answer explanation

Following WWI, Germany was unstable politically and economically and had lingering resentment over the harsh terms imposed by the treaty signed at the end of the war. These factors fueled the rise to power of Adolf Hitler and Germany's Nazi Party.

What was so important about the battle of Midway?

• The Allies gained more oil resources

• 4 Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed and it was the 1st Allied victory

• The Allies gained more natural resources so we could build more war materials

Which event started World War II?                                  

• Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 

• Japan’s attack on San Francisco

• Germany’s attack on Poland

• Germany sinking the USS Essex

Answer explanation

Who was the leader of Russia during World War II?

• Mussolini

• Stalin

• Roosevelt (FDR)

• Hitler

The Allied invasion of Normandy was called

• Operation Torch

• Operation Overlord (D-Day)

• Operation Husky

• Operation Avalanche

Reorder the following

• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

• Hitler comes to power in Germany

• WWII Officially began

• Germany invades Poland

• Germany rearms the Rhineland