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WWII Quiz 1
Multiple Choice [2 pts each]
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1. What caused Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?
a. Soviet invasion of Finland
b. German invasion of Poland
c. German invasion of Czechoslovakia
d. Soviet invasion of Poland
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2. What was Operation Sea Lion?
a. A system of fortifications
b. "Out-waiting" the opponent
c. The Nazi’s plan to invade Britain
d. The Nazi’s advancement into the Soviet Union
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3. What crucial lesson was learned in the Battle of Britain?
a. that Germany had a powerful airforce
b. that Hitler's expansion could be blocked
c. that the RAF needed more planes
d. that the British were inexperienced
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4. What event occurred on the day described as "a date which will live in infamy"?
a. attack on Pearl Harbor
b. Battle of Guadalcanal
c. bombing of Hiroshima
d. signing of the Atlantic Charter
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5. What was significant about the Battle of Midway?
a. It turned the war in the Pacific against the Japanese.
b. It marked the end of the war for the Japanese.
c. It destroyed the whole of the Japanese navy.
d. It proved that the Axis powers were advancing.
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6. Pearl Harbor was a result of....
a. Japanese jealousy of American prosperity after the Great Depression
b. The invasion of Poland and the breaking of the Munich Pact
c. Hitler and Mussolini’s pact of steel during WWII
d. America cutting off trade to Japan to interfere with their expansion
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7. The Germans first successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on
a. France.
b. Poland.
c. Finland.
d. the Soviet Union.
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8. Charles de Gaulle was the
a. French general who negotiated France's terms to surrender.
b. prime minister of France before World War II.
c. prime minister of the puppet government in southern France during World War II.
d. leader of the Free French Army to regain freedom for France’s government.
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9. The Atlantic Charter involved a declaration of the right to freedom of
a. trade.
b. speech.
c. the skies.
d. economic self-determination.
____ 10. Why is Isoroku Yamamoto famous?
a. ordering and overseeing the Bataan Death March
b. Emporer of the Japanese government during World War II
c. destroying the Japanese army during the Pacific battles of World War II
d. masterminding the Japanese naval strategy during World War II
Short Answer [4 pts each]
11. Define“Blitzkrieg”. What does this term mean? Where was it used? How was it important during
WWII?
12. What is the Magniot Line? Where was it located? What is the line made up of? What was the line considered?
Was it successful? Why/why not?
13. Explain the Miracle of Dunkirk. Was it a miracle? Why/why not?
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14. What happens to France’s government after the invasion at Paris? What was Marshal Petain’s role? Who is
Charles De Gaulle and what was his role?
15. How did the Battle of Britain end? Who is Winston Churchill? Why was he important during WWII?
16. List at least five countries Hitler took control of during WWII.
17. Explain Operation Barbarossa. How did it end? Who failed to reach their goal (lost)? Name the main two
reasons for the loss.
18. List the Axis Powers AND List the Allied Powers.
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WWII Quiz 1
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