Germany World War

How did the Great War affect life on the home front?

• Governments championed civil liberties like the freedom of the press.

   

• Economies were geared toward providing consumer goods.

• Essential items needed for the war effort were rationed

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

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

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

Germany's battle tactic of quickly overwhelming the opposition is referred to as

• enschuldigung

• blitzkrieg

• schmetterling

• pervitin

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 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

What was the name of the German air force during World War II?

• A) Luftwaffe

• B) Wehrmacht

• C) Kriegsmarine

• D) Gestapo

Which event marked the beginning of World War II?

• A) The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• B) The invasion of Poland by Germany

• C) The bombing of Pearl Harbor

• D) The Battle of Britain

Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?

• A) Joseph Stalin

• B) Winston Churchill

• C) Adolf Hitler

• D) Benito Mussolini