World War II

What political party was Adolf Hitler the leader of?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Federalists

• National Socialist - Nazis

The Axis Powers formed an alliance before World War II. Which countries were part of this alliance?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• Soviet Union

• All except Soviet Union

Who were the Allied Powers?

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• Great Britain, France, United States

• Soviet Union

• Spain, Italy, and Great Britain

On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers

• invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese

• attacked Pearl Harbor

• invaded the beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out

Who was the dictator of Germany?

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Emperor Hirohito

Why did the US join World War II?

• They wanted to

• France & Britain needed help

• The Holocaust

• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

Nazis took Jews from their homes and first placed them in

• France

• ghettos

• upscale hotels

• military bases

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

• American women who were placed in internment camps

• American women who fought for the right to vote

• American women who were opposed to the war

• American women who took jobs in wartime production factories

Who was the leader of Japan during World War II?

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Adolf Hitler

• Emperor Hirohito

Who becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940 and leads the British during the war?

• Neville Chamberlain

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Winston Churchill