World History Chapter 17 Review

Hitler demanded and was given what area in northwestern Czechoslovakia?

• D. the Sudetenland

• A. Serbia

Why did Japan create the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere?

• A. To wave the flag of a pan-Asian cultural identity high and proud.

• C. To harness the resources of its colonies, fueling its mighty war machine.

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• A. ended war in the Pacific.

• C. caused the Japanese seizure of Manchuria.

The purpose of bombing cities in World War II was to

• B. frighten civilians and weaken morale.

• A. cease evacuations of factory workers.

Which event led the United States to enter World War II?

• C. sinking of the Arandora Star

• A. bombing of Pearl Harbor

Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a monumental flop for Germany?

• B. Because the entire Sixth Army, their top-notch troops, was completely wiped out.

• D. Because Soviet soldiers turned the tables with captured tanks, booting Germany out of the Soviet Union.

Iwo Jima was important to the Allies because

• D. Japan used airfields on the island to support its naval forces.

• B. many Allied soldiers shed their blood on that soil.

Why did other states roll out the red carpet for Hitler's troops in the Rhineland? 🤔

• B. Hitler was the master of appeasement.

• C. The Rhineland was already part of Germany's backyard.

Germany became allied with

• B. France and Great Britain.

• D. Japan and Italy.

Why did Hitler shake hands with Joseph Stalin? Was it a love for Soviet culture or a sneaky plan?

• B. Germany wanted to combine with the Soviet culture.

• A. he wanted to invade Poland without interference.