World War II Introduction

The program being promoted by this poster was created to —

• assist soldiers when they returned to civilian life

• ensure proper schooling for army officers

• provide incentives to enlist in the military

• encourage recruits to view the military as a career

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

• Battle of Britain

• Germany invaded Poland

• Japan bombed Pearl

• Japanese aggression in East Asia

What was the effect of the United States' use of atomic weapons in the war in the Pacific?

• The use of atomic weapons resulted in a massive "kamikaze"-style counter-offensive from the Japanese military.

• It gave the U.S. military a base from which it could launch an invasion of mainland Japan.

• It brought about the unconditional surrender of Germany and stopped the Soviet Union from occupying Berlin.

• It brought about the unconditional surrender of Japan and ended the Second World War.

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II?

• Neville Chamberlain

• David Coulthard

• George Russell

• Winston Churchill

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

• Benito Mussolini

• Antonio Giovinazzi

• Francisco Franco

• Fernando Alonzo

Name the three countries that formed the alliance known as the Axis powers (it was also known as the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis)

• Japan, U.S., Russia

• Japan, Germany, Soviet Union

• Japan, Great Britain, Soviet Union

• Japan, Germany, Italy

What was the policy called that continually gave in to Hitler's demands in order to prevent conflict with Germany?

• policy of appeasement

• policy of nullification

• policy of aggression

• policy of enactment

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during World War II was called

• the Progressive Movement

• Internment camps

• the Marshall Plan

• the Holocaust

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of World War II because it-

• Opened a new Allied front in Europe

• Increased the amount of resources available to the Allies

• Provided a strategic advantage to the Allies in the Pacific theater

• Pushed back the German forces to the Eastern Front

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to:

• ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

• develop the atomic bomb

• coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

• supply the Allies with more fighter planes    

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