World War II Quiz

______________________________ was the ruler of Japan, and the military had a lot of power in his government.

Fascist dictator of Germany: _______________________________________

Fascist dictator of Italy: ____________________________________________

Hitler was the head of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party, better known as the _____________________________ .

The countries of Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as the ______________________________ during World War II.

At the start of the war, the ___________________________ included the democratic nations of Great Britain, France, Poland, and Canada.

President of the U.S. when WWII started: ____________________________________

A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator, individual freedoms are denied; and Nationalism, and often racism, are emphasized: ____________________________________

A powerful leader who controls the government and laws of a country: __________________________________

Use the timelines to answer the question. Japan What do these two timelines reveal about the motivations of Japan and Germany during World War II?

Japan invades Manchuria. 1931

Japan invades China. 1937
 Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor and invades Guam.1941  

Japan invades the Philippines, Singapore, and the Dutch East Indies.1942 

Germany armed forces enter the Rhineland 1936 

Germany annexes Austria and occupies the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia 1938 

Germany invades Poland 1939
Germany invades Belgium and France 1940

• Both Japan and Germany sought to conquer and add territories.

• Both Japan and Germany focused on defending their home territories.