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WWII Causes and Course
Quiz by Paul Bachman
Grade 9-12
Social Studies
California Public Schools Standards
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- Q1This was an agreement between Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler to not proceed into each others territory while occupying Poland.Stalin-Hitler Non-Aggression PactNone of theseThe Neutrality ActsThe Wagner Act30s
- Q2Where did the Italians take territory in Africa?SomaliaNigeriaEthiopiaSouth Africa30s
- Q3Where did the Japanese invade for resources?North AfricaSoviet UnionThe United StatesChina30s
- Q4What lead the deaths of more than 220,000 people in China?The Rape of NankingThe Invasion of Iwo JimaThe Battle of ShanghaiThe Hong Kong Invasion30s
- Q5This is what lead to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain being ousted as Prime Minister.Anti-semetismAppeasementDetenteContainment30s
- Q6The United States would not get involved in WWII because ofNeitherIsolationismBoth of theseNonintervention30s
- Q7What was passed in the 1930s that caused the United States to become Isolated.Neutrality ActsTownshend ActsNonintervention ActsNon-Agression Pacts30s
- Q8What was the significance of the Atlantic Charter both during and after WWII?It was signed on a ship in the Atlantic where the U.S. would soon enter an undeclared naval war with GermanyIt established an alliance between Great Britain and the United States to oversee postwar peaceIt help the rights of free trade and choice of government30s
- Q9What was the goal of Hitler's "Final Solution"?It was a genocide of people the Nazis considered inferiorIt was a system for winning the war before the Americans enteredIt was a process to divide up his territories among his generalsIt was a way to amass more soldiers for the invasion of Russia30s
- Q10Who suffered the most death and injuries amongst all combatants in WWII?Soviet UnionUnited StatesGermanyFrance30s
- Q11How many Jews were killed in Concentration camps by the Nazis?60,000600,0006 Billion6 Million30s
- Q12Which was a turning point turning the war in favor of the United States in the Pacific Theaterthe Battle of MidwayThe Battle of the BulgeThe Battle of Bunker HillThe D-Day (Normandy) Invasion30s
- Q13Which was the turning point in favor of the Allies as an invasion of France?D-Day (Battle of Normandy)Battle of MidwayBattle of the BulgeBattle of Lexington30s
- Q14Which was a last ditch invasion through the Ardennes Forest by the Germans that failed?The Battle of New OrleansThe Battle of the BulgeThe Battle of MidwayThe D-Day Invasion30s
- Q15What effect did Winston Churchill have on WWII?He used the tactics of Appeasement to Help the Nazis gain control of EuropeAll of theseHe lead the British to victory over the Soviet UnionHe would not let The British government surrender to the Nazis30s