History Quiz

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

• Emperor Hirohito
• Benito Mussolini

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

Fascist dictator of Germany: _______________________________

• Benito Mussolini

• Harry S. Truman

• Emperor Hirohito

• Adolf Hitler

Fascist dictator of Italy: _______________________________

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry S. Truman

• Benito Mussolini

• Adolf Hitler

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

• Boston Party

• Republican Party

• Nazi Party

• Democratic Party

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

• Axis Powers
• Allied Powers

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

• Axis Powers

• Allied Powers

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

• Emperor Hirohito

• Winston Churchill

• Harry S. Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

• isolationism

• fascism

• nationalism

• militarism

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

• dictator
• president

• emperor

• prime minister

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

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

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