BTW & WWII Test Review

This was one of the main causes of WWII

• Germany wanted to recover from WWI and the Treaty of Versailles

• Russia wanted to expand its empire after their revolution

• France wanted to continue to punish Germany even after WWI

• China tried to invade Japan

This type of government is led by a dictator and wants to have a strong military and to conquer lands

• Democracy

• Fascist

• Republic

• Monarchy

Japan invaded, Korea, and China to expand their empire and gain more _______, _________, especially oil.

• natural resources

• fascist dictators

• military victories

• world power

To try to avoid war, at first, Britain and France let Germany take control of Austria, and Czechoslovakia

• True

• False

WWII officially began when England and France declared war on Germany when Germany invaded which country?

• Poland

• France

• Russia

• Austria

Early in the war Germany was successful using this tactic that means 'lightning war'. Tanks and airplanes would attack a specific weak point in the enemy lines

• Blitzkrieg

• Island hopping

• Trench warfare

• Mass Destruction

Germany used the Blitzkrieg tactic to defeat the English and French near the city of ________. Forcing England to call in EVERY kind of ship to help evacuate their army.

• Paris

• Dunkirk

• Berlin

• London

America entered WWII on Dec. 8 1941 the day after Japan attacked the navy base at ________ _______

• Pearl Harbor

• San Francisco

• Washington DC

• Los Angeles

After America entered the war, they decided that Germany was a greater threat than Japan. So on June 6, 1944 America, England and Canada launched the largest invasion in history to try to free France from Germany. Today this attack is known as _________ _________

• D Day

• VE Day

• VJ Day

• Pearl Harbor Day

The D-Day invasion landed on the French beaches at _________

• Paris

• Normandy

• Dunkirk

• London