World War 2 Test (30 pts)
Instructions: Provide the best answer to each question
What caused the official start to WW2?
Germany not repaying their debt from WW1
Austria prodding Germany into war
Germany taking over Poland
Germany breaking the Treaty of WW1 (Versailles)
Both C and D
Explain what Stalin said in the Yalta conference and did he follow through with what he said?
Why were American ships trying to maintain control of the Atlantic Ocean during WW2?
They knew Hitler was plotting to send an atomic bomb from there
The French were attempting to defeat the Germans there
They were trying to stop Germany from defeating England in that area near England
All of the above
What were the start and end dates for the war?
1935, 1945
1939, 1943
1939, 1945
None of the above
The major battle that was the last German offensive in the European theatre was ________?
The battle of Anzio
The battle of the Bulge
Normandy
None of the above
The battle of the Philippines where the U.S. lost and General MacArthur said those famous words: “I shall return” was marked by a second battle later in the war. Who was the victor in that second battle?
U.S.A.
Japan
neither
both
How many people roughly died in WW2, including civilians and military personnel?
20 million
60 million
150 million
1 billion
Who were the winners and losers of the war? Be specific and list at least 5 total countries:
Winners:
Losers:
How might the world have been different if the losers had won? (be specific and detailed)
Create a timeline for WW2 with at least 6 years shown and what occurred in those years, in the correct chronological order:
Regarding the Holocaust: (20 points)
What country did most of it occur in (not Germany)?
Why did it occur?
When did it occur?
What could have been done differently to avoid so many deaths?
How many deaths were there related to the Holocaust?
Operation Dunkirk was a (n) ___________?
Major British offensive b. Rescue operation c. Neither d. Both A and B
At the beaches of Normandy and Utah what occurred?
Hundreds of thousands of troops lost in a battle against Germany
The British defeated the Germans and the war ended
The U.S. had more than a million troops enter France and the Germans did kill several thousand troops, but this effort helped the Allies win back France and win the war
None of the above
Which battle on the eastern side of the European theater (part) was the largest tank battle in history?
Stalingrad b. Kursk c. Bulge d. Dunkirk
In Northeastern Africa the battle of El-Alamein occurred. Which country’s military led that battle to a victory for the allies?
France
Britain
USA
Egypt
Victories in which islands In the Pacific Ocean allowed the allies to make their way to bombing Japan?
Midway and Hawaii
Marshall islands and New Zealand
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Okinawa and Tahiti
World War 2 was mainly a trench war?
True
False
What countries were on which side of the war?
Allies included England, USA and Russia (Soviet Union)
Axis included the Ottoman Empire, Germany and Japan
Axis included Germany, Japan and China
Both A and C
What were some of the effects of World War 2?
Japan had two atomic bombs dropped on them after failing to surrender
About 60 million people died because of the war
Japan had to give China back to China
All of the above
Why did we care if Stalin allowed democratic elections in Eastern Europe at the end of WW2?
We preferred for countries to be more communistic at that time
We wanted the Soviet Union to be larger so they could control peace around there
We knew there would be more peace if those countries could elect their own leaders
None of the above