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Chapter 10 Test Prep
World War II
Question | Answer |
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A type of government where opposition to the government is not permitted. | totalitarian government |
A type of government that is headed by a dictator. | totalitarian government |
A type of government where citizens enjoy freedom of speech. | democratic government |
A type of government where the government controls all aspects of citizens' lives. | totalitarian government |
A type of government that is headed by an elected president. | democratic government |
A type of government whose citizens have the right to vote. | democratic government |
During World War II, was Italy an Allied or Axis Power? | Axis |
During World War II, was Germany an Allied or Axis Power? | Axis |
During World War II, was Japan an Allied or Axis Power? | Axis |
During World War II, was the Soviet Union an Allied or Axis Power? | Allied |
During World War II, was France an Allied or Axis Power? | Allied |
The first step to American involvement in WWII. | The U.S. follows a policy of isolationism. |
The second step to American involvement in WWII. | The U.S. provides economic aid to Allies through the Lend-Lease Act. |
The third step to American involvement in WWII. | The U.S. becomes involved in the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
The United States entered World War II because of an attack by which country? | Japan |
Who was Adolf Hitler? | Chancellor of Germany |
Who was Benito Mussolini? | Prime Minister of Italy |
Who was Michinomiya Hirohito? | Emperor of Japan |
Which group of Americans living along the West Coast was forced to relocate to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor? | Japanese Americans |
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II? | Joseph Stalin |
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II? | Winston Churchill |
Who were the leaders of the United States during World War II? | Franklin D Roosevelt and Harry Truman |
What event was an act of genocide directed by Nazi Germany and its allies that killed 6 million Jewish people? | Holocaust |
What event was a Japanese assault on American ships that led to the United States entering WWII? | Attack on Pearl Harbor |
How did the United States and the Allied Powers react and respond to the Holocaust? | The Allied Powers knew that Germany had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps. |
Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? | He wanted a quick end to the war before more Allied lives were lost. |
What does VE day celebrate? | the surrender of Germany |
What does VJ day celebrate? | the surrender of Japan and the end of World War II |
When was VJ day celebrated? | August 14, 1945 |
What does VJ stand for? | Victory over Japan Day |
What does VE stand for? | Victory in Europe Day |