World War II ch 26-27

What was one of the main goals of the Nazis in the 1930s?

To rid Germany of the Jews

Joseph Stalin dominated the Soviet union using the tactics of

Terror and purges

When the Japanese advanced against his troops general MacArthur was forced to

Leave the Philippines

How is Mussolini use gangs of fascist thugs in Italy?

To terrorize its opponents

The Germans were finally halted in there advanced to the Soviet union at

The battle of Stalingrad

Hitler used which of the following military strategies when invading Poland?

Blitzkrieg

With the words "I shall return," General Douglas MacArthur promised to come back to

The Philippine islands

What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

On the homefront, popular culture was characterized by

Patriotism and high morale

Who inspired the British people to resist the German invasion

Winston Churchhill

The allies sunk all four Japanese carriers and 250 planes at

The battle of Midway

What prevented Americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime jobs?

Shortages of consumer items

In 1940, one of the greatest rescues in the history of warfare occurred

At Dunkirk

After the allies gained control of Africa, what was their next target?

Italy

Financing the war with borrowed money was an example of

Deficit spending

During World War II, many Japanese Americans were interned, or

Confined to camps in isolated areas

The United States began to emerge from the depression as a result of

Producing goods for Allied forces

Through their island hopping strategy, the allies put themselves in a position to

Bomb Japan

After Germany surrendered, the Allies decided to

Divide Germany into four parts to be governed by Britain, US, France and Soviet union

Congress passed neutrality acts which were designed to

Limit international involvement

In what part of the world were the battles of the coral sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal fought

South pacific

What did Italy, Germany, and Japan have in common in the 1930s?

Sought to solve nations problems in conquest

The goal of the Manhattan project was to

Develop an atomic bomb

The battle of the bulge was

The largest battle fought in western Europe during World War II

Although communists and fascist have traditionally been enemies, in 1939 which fascist made a pact with which communist?

Hitler and Stalin

Which was part of American policy during the early years of World War II?

Remaining neutral while making war supplies available to Britain

The federal government acted against employment discrimination by creating

A fair employment practice committee

The axis powers were named for the "axis" between which two European capitals?

Berlin and Rome

In April 1943, how did Jews in Warsaw react against deportation to Treblinka?

Conducted a month-long revolt which demonstrated their spirit in spite of overwhelming odds against them

Which of the following took place on D-Day?

The landing of the allied forces on the French coast

Which of the following best describes Japanese kamikazes?

Bomb loaded planes deliberately crashed into targets

Which militant Japanese general became Prime Minister in October 1941?

Tojo Hideki

An important strategy used by American forces in the Pacific was

Their island hopping campaign

What important idea came out of the Nuremberg trials?

Individuals are responsible for their actions

The Japanese leaders believed they could cripple the American naval fleet

Pearl Harbor

What was the main war strategy that Roosevelt and Churchhill first agreed on?

To concentrate on winning war in Europe

After the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,

Japan accepted American terms for surrender

Why did President Franklin Roosevelt create the office of war mobilization?

To centralize agencies dealing with war production

After World War II, what organization was formed on the basis of the Atlantic charter?

The United Nations

Great Britain held out against the German attack at the battle of

Britain

To finance the war, the federal government did all of the following except

Reduce corporate prices

The night of anti-Jewish violence became known as

Kristalnacht

The Nazi Soviet nonaggression treaty contained a secret deal to

Divide poland between them Sudetenland

In the Munich conference, Britain and France

Gave into Hitler's demand for the Sudetenland

In the battle of Britain,

The Royal Air Force save Britain from invasion

The republican candidate who lost to Roosevelt in the 1940 election was

Herbert Hoover

Who is given command of all US Army units in the Pacific?

Douglas MacArthur

The capture of Stalingrad was key to the success of Hitler strategy to

Destroy the Soviet economy

The bataan death march occurred in

The Philippines

Roosevelt sent destroyers to Britain in exchange for

US bases on British held territory

Who commanded the German Afrika Korps and was known as the desert fox?

Erwin Rommel

A key to the American success at midway was

Breaking the Japanese Navy's secret code

Which of the following dates will "live in infamy"?

December 7, 1941

The Soviet unions powerful army was called the

Red shirts

The neutrality act of 1935 made it illegal for

Americans to sell arms to any country at war

The Atlantic charter stated that the United States and Britain would not

Attack Hitler

The Nye Committee report created the impression that America's entry into World War I was influenced by

American arms manufactures

In 1935 Italy invaded the African nation of

Ethiopia

The Nazis "final solution" referred to their plans to

Exterminate Europe's Jews

To get resources, the Japanese military invaded

Manchuria

The line of the fences along the French border with Germany was called the

Maginot line

The lend lease act was Roosevelt's way of getting arms to Britain without Britain having to

Pay cash

Iwo Jima was an important objective for the American military because

US planes could bomb Japan from there

Which nation violated the Kellogg Briand pact in 1931?

Germany

The policy of the United States following in the 1920s and 1930s was called

Isolationism

Germany's final counter attack was

The battle of the bulge

Which was perhaps the bloodiest battle of the war in the Pacific?

Okinawa

And important Allied victory that stopped the Japanese advance on Australia was the

Battle of the coral sea

Japans goal in attacking midway Island was to

Destroy the American fleet

Soviet forces fought the axis powers and, in late January 1943, won the

Battle of Stalingrad