08. WS - WWII - Test
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- Q1The invasion of this country is commonly thought to be the beginning of World War II:FranceAustriaPolandGermany30s
- Q2These two countries invaded Poland and agreed to split it in half:Britain and GermanyFrance and EnglandGermany and the USSRFrance and Spain30s
- Q3One major advantage of the British that caused it to win the Battle of Britain was:More ammunitionA larger army than GermanyRadarA decoy army near the beaches at Calais30s
- Q4One major advantage of the British that caused it to win the Battle of Britain was:A larger army than GermanyMore formidable tanksCracking the code of the Enigma MachineGenius military maneuvers30s
- Q5One major advantage of the British that caused it to win the Battle of Britain was:More ammunitionGenius military maneuversThe strength and perseverance of the British people during the battleA decoy army near the beaches at Calais30s
- Q6Put the following in correct chronological order: I. The Battle of Britain II. Hitler invades Poland III. Hitler moves troops into the Rhineland IV. Hitler is sent to prison for his role in the Beer Hall PutschII, IV, I, IIIIII, II, I, IVIV, III, II, II, III, II, IV30s
- Q7Put the following in correct chronological order: I. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor II. Hitler breaks the non-aggression pact with the USSR III. United States drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima IV. V-E DayIV, III, I, IIIII, I, IV, III, III, II, IVII, I, IV, III30s
- Q8Put the following in correct chronological order: I. Allied forces land at Normandy during the D-Day operation II. The bombing of Pearl Harbor III. The Battle of the Bulge IV. V-J DayI, II, IV, IIIII, I, III, IVIII, II, IV, III, IV, I, III30s
- Q9Put the following in correct chronological order: I. Allied forces are saved hundreds of small ships at Dunkirk II. Germany uses Blitzkrieg tactics to quickly conquer France III. Hitler and Stalin invade Poland IV. Japan bombs Pearl HarborI, III, II, IVIII, IV, II, IIII, II, I, IVI, II, III, IV30s
- Q10Put the following in correct chronological order: I. German troops invade Poland II. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor III. Operation Overlord (D-Day) IV. Operation BarbarossaIV, III, I, IIII, IV, I, IIIIII, II, I, IVI, IV, II, III30s
- Q11Put the following in correct chronological order: I. V-E Day II. D-Day III. V-J Day IV. Operation BarbarossaIII, II, I, IVIV, III, I, IIIII, II, IV, IIV, II, I, III30s
- Q12Put the following in correct chronological order: I. Bombing of Nagasaki II. Bombing of Hiroshima III. Bombing of Pearl Harbor IV. V-J DayIV, III, I, IIIII, II, IV, IIII, II, I, IVI, II, III, IV30s
- Q13The strategy of the Allies in Europe in 1944 was:To make Hitler defend on multiple fronts (Italy in the South, USSR in the East, Normandy in the West)To threaten to drop an atomic bomb on BerlinTo break Hitler's non-aggression pact with the USSRTo overwhelm Italy and force it out of the war30s
- Q14One important aspect of the D-Day invasion was:It took Hitler's hometown of Normandy, which infuriated himIt forced Hitler to defend a third frontIt caused the USSR to switch allegiances from Allied to Axis PowersIt took an area that was rich in oil and that the Germans depended on30s
- Q15What were Japanese-American internment camps?Death camps of Hitler used to commit the HolocaustCamps in the United States where Japanese-Americans were forced to relocate to during WWIICamps where Japanese-Americans could enlist in the armyCamps where individuals moved out of the city to stay safe from bombing raids30s