1. Unit 5: WWII,
Test Review
(81 slides)

2. H.S.C.E.
7.2.3-
7.3.3-

3. 31.4 Aggressor Nations Invade

4. The goal of U.S. isolationists after WWI was to avoid _____________ ties to other countries.
31.4

5. The goal of U.S. isolationists after WWI was to avoid POLITICAL ties to other countries.
31.4

6. Versailles Treaty Non-Aggression Pact Atlantic Charter 31.4
An Allied plan for peace after the war which also provided for free trade and a choice of type of government was…
Versailles Treaty
Non-Aggression Pact
Atlantic Charter

7. Versailles Treaty Non-Aggression Pact Atlantic Charter 31.4
An Allied plan for peace after the war which also provided for free trade and a choice of type of government was…
Versailles Treaty
Non-Aggression Pact
Atlantic Charter

8. Blitzkrieg Kristallnacht Non-Aggression Pact Atlantic Charter 31.4
What allowed the Axis powers to continue unchecked in the early stages of WWII?
Blitzkrieg
Kristallnacht
Non-Aggression Pact
Atlantic Charter

9. Blitzkrieg Kristallnacht Non-Aggression Pact Atlantic Charter 31.4
What allowed the Axis powers to continue unchecked in the early stages of WWII?
Blitzkrieg
Kristallnacht
Non-Aggression Pact
Atlantic Charter

10. The Non-Aggression Pact was between _________________ & the ______________________.
31.4

11. The Non-Aggression Pact was between GERMANY & the SOVIET UNION. 31.4

12. The British & French idea to give into German aggression in order to keep peace was known as…____________________.
31.4

13. The British & French idea to give into German aggression in order to keep peace was known as…APPEASEMENT.
31.4

14. What region & country did Japan invade in 1931?
31.4

15. What region & country did Japan invade in 1931?
Manchuria (Northeastern),
China
31.4

16. The end result of the Munich Conference came to symbolize the dangers of what?
31.4

17. The end result of the Munich Conference came to symbolize the dangers of what? The policy of APPEASEMENT!
31.4

18. In the early 1930’s, which nations successfully invaded other nations?
Germany, Russia, & Poland
Japan, China, & Germany
Japan, Italy, & Germany
U.S.S.R., Germany, & China
31.4

19. In the early 1930’s, which nations successfully invaded other nations?
Germany, Russia, & Poland
Japan, China, & Germany
Japan, Italy, & Germany
U.S.S.R., Germany, & China

20. 32.1 Hitler’s Lightning War (Blitzkrieg)

21. In the early 1930’s, the Nazis pledged to overturn the _____________ treaty & combat ______________.
32.1

22. In the early 1930’s, the Nazis pledged to overturn the Versailles treaty & combat Communism.
32.1

23. What is being described…?
Radar and code breaking were used successfully… Targets were both civilian and military… Air battle fought over Great Britain 32.1

24. What is being described…?
Radar and code breaking were used successfully… Targets were both civilian and military… Air battle fought over Great Britain The Battle of Britain 32.1

25. In regards to the Battle of Britain, which of the following is FALSE?
The British had good morale
The British had broken the German secret code (Enigma)
The British had superior numbers of aircraft
British military & civilians were both targeted

26. In regards to the Battle of Britain, which of the following is FALSE?
The British had good morale
The British had broken the German secret code (Enigma)
The British had superior numbers of aircraft
British military & civilians were both targeted

27. What was the crucial lesson learned from the Battle of Britain?
32.1

28. What was the crucial lesson learned from the Battle of Britain?
That the German army and Hitler’s advances could be blocked!
32.1

29. What important role did Winston Churchill play before WWII began?
32.1

30. What important role did Winston Churchill play before WWII began?
He warned that the policy of appeasement was a disaster!
32.1

31. What is being described?
A battle strategy 1st used by Germany
Uses planes, tanks, & infantry
Focuses on a quick attack
Focuses on weaker points in the enemy line
1st used against Poland
32.1

32. What is being described?
A battle strategy 1st used by Germany
Uses planes, tanks, & infantry
Focuses on a quick attack
Focuses on weaker points in the enemy line
1st used against Poland
BLITZKRIEG

33. 32.2 Japan & The Pacific
32.2

34. “A date which will live in infamy,” was FDR’s description of what event?
32.2

35. The Japanese bombing of the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor
“A date which will live in infamy,” was FDR’s description of what event?
The Japanese bombing of the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor
32.2

36. Which famous Pacific battle turned the war against the Japanese?
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Midway
Coral Sea
32.2

37. Which famous Pacific battle turned the war against the Japanese?
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal
Midway
Coral Sea
32.2

38. What event pulled the U.S. into WWII?
32.2

39. What event pulled the U.S. into WWII?
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
December 7th, 1941
32.2

40. The answer is…by taking over British, U. S
The answer is…by taking over British, U.S., Dutch, & French Territories.
What is the question? 32.2

41. How did the Japanese attempt to build a Pacific empire?
The answer is…by taking over British, U.S., Dutch, & French Territories.
What is the question?
How did the Japanese attempt to build a Pacific empire?
32.2

42. For what is Isoroku Yamamoto best remembered?
He dropped the first bomb on Pearl Harbor
He broke the Japanese secret code
He was the mastermind of the Japanese naval strategy in WWII
32.2

43. For what is Isoroku Yamamoto best remembered?
He dropped the first bomb on Pearl Harbor
He broke the Japanese secret code
He was the mastermind of the Japanese naval strategy in WWII
32.2

44. Which best describes “island hopping?”
Attacking all Japanese islands
Attacks on Japanese strongholds
Attacking only islands that were not well defended
32.2

45. Which best describes “island hopping?”
Attacking all Japanese islands
Attacks on Japanese strongholds
Attacking only islands that were not well defended

46. Which nation used this island hopping strategy?
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Japan

47. Which nation used this island hopping strategy?
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Japan

48. Which U.S. Commander devised this island hopping strategy?
General George S. Patton
General Erwin Rommel
General Douglass MacArthur
General Dwight D. Eisenhower

49. Which U.S. Commander devised this island hopping strategy?
General George S. Patton
General Erwin Rommel
General Douglass MacArthur
General Dwight D. Eisenhower

50. 32.3 The Holocaust

51. “Night of the Broken Glass,” or ________________. 32.3
The night when Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues is referred to as…?
“Night of the Broken Glass,” or ________________. 32.3

52. “Night of the Broken Glass,” or KRISTALLNACHT. 32.3
The night when Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues is referred to as…?
“Night of the Broken Glass,” or KRISTALLNACHT. 32.3

53. The goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution,” was to…?
Genocide of all people that the Nazis believed were inferior.
Divide up all of the land in Europe among his generals.
Devise a way to amass more soldiers for a successful invasion of Russia.
32.2

54. The goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution,” was to…?
Genocide of all people that the Nazis believed were inferior.
Divide up all of the land in Europe among his generals.
Devise a way to amass more soldiers for a successful invasion of Russia.
32.2

55. 32.4 The Allied Victory

56. What two things wore down the German army causing their defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Shortages of fuel and ammunition
Russian & British troops
Russian troops & the Russian winter
32.4

57. What two things wore down the German army causing their defeat in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Shortages of fuel and ammunition
Russian & British troops
Russian troops & the Russian winter
32.4

58. The answer is…they valued national honor more than their own life.
What is the question? 32.4

59. The answer is…they valued national honor more than their own life.
What is the question?
What do kamikaze pilots show about Japanese Culture
32.4

60. What was the Allied strategy for victory over the Nazis?
Focus on 1st attacking Germany and capturing Berlin
The Allies would fight Germany on two fronts to weaken it
The Allies would fight a strictly defensive war, protecting Great Britain, and waiting to wear down Germany
32.4

61. What was the Allied strategy for victory over the Nazis?
Focus on 1st attacking Germany and capturing Berlin
The Allies would fight Germany on two fronts to weaken it
The Allies would fight a strictly defensive war, protecting Great Britain, and waiting to wear down Germany
32.4

62. Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put into internment camps in the U.S. during WWII?
They were of Japanese decent, and had provided helpful information to the Japanese military
They were of Japanese decent, and had provided damaging information about Pearl Harbor
They were of Japanese decent, and had been falsely labeled as enemies
32.4

63. Why were thousands of U.S. citizens put into internment camps in the U.S. during WWII?
They were of Japanese decent, and had provided helpful information to the Japanese military
They were of Japanese decent, and had provided damaging information about Pearl Harbor
They were of Japanese decent, and had been falsely labeled as enemies
32.4

64. The supreme commander of Western Allied forces was…
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Erwin Rommel
General George S. Patton
32.4

65. The supreme commander of Western Allied forces was…
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Erwin Rommel
General George S. Patton
32.4

66. The Allied invasion of France on June 6th, 1944 is better known as…?
32.4

67. The Allied invasion of France on June 6th, 1944 is better known as…?
D-Day
32.4

68. 32.5 Europe & Japan in Ruins

69. What topic was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?
Dresden fire bombings
Japanese internment camps
Use of A-bombs
Holocaust

70. What topic was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?
Dresden fire bombings
Japanese internment camps
Use of A-bombs
Holocaust

71. What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?
Nazis
Communists
The Luftwaffe
Revolutionaries
32.5

72. What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?
Nazis
Communists
The Luftwaffe
Revolutionaries
32.5

73. Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Dresden & Berlin
Tokyo & Hong Kong
32.5

74. Where were the atomic bombs dropped?
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Dresden & Berlin
Tokyo & Hong Kong
32.5

75. Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
32.5

76. Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
32.5

77. What was the reasoning behind dropping the a-bomb?
To punish the Japanese
To bring the war to the quickest possible end
It was the only way to win
32.5

78. What was the reasoning behind dropping the a-bomb?
To punish the Japanese
To bring the war to the quickest possible end
It was the only way to win
32.5

79. Germany France Soviet Union United States 32.5
Which nation paid the highest cost in terms of the number of lives lost during the war?
Germany
France
Soviet Union
United States
32.5

80. Germany France Soviet Union United States 32.5
Which nation paid the highest cost in terms of the number of lives lost during the war?
Germany
France
Soviet Union
United States
32.5

81. Study for the Unit 5 Test on WWII
Friday, May 16th