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American History | Chapter 15/16 Test
1-10: Put the following events of World War II in chronological order (that is, the order that they
happened. Put a 1 by the first that happened, then a 2 by the second, etc.)
Order
Event
Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
Germany invades USSR
Hitler elected to the Reichstag (German legislature)
Battle of Midway
Adolf Hitler joins the Nazi Party in Germany
Germany surrenders (V-E Day)
Japan surrenders
Reichstag fire; Reichstag Fire Act; Enabling Act
Invasion of Poland; Britain and France declare war, starting World War II
USSR and Germany sign non-aggression pact
Hitler commits suicide
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Britain
Germany invades, conquers France
Japan invades China
Britain appeases Hitler, granting him Czechoslovakia
Germany invades Austria
United States drops two atomic bombs on Japan
Battle of Stalingrad
LISTING
11-14: List the four major countries in the Allies
a. _________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________________________
15-17: List the three major countries in the Axis
a. _________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________________
18-20: List three major natural resources that Japan lacks
a. _________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________________
SHORT ANSWER
21: Who was President of the United States at the beginning of World War II?
22: Who was President of the United States at the end of World War II?
23: What was the name of the ruling party of Germany during WWII?
24: Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
25: Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
26: What was the principle weapon used in the Battle of Britain?
27: What naval base did the Japanese attack, bringing the US into World War II?
28: What month, day and year did the attack in number 27 take place on?
29: What elements of nature caused the Germans to lose the Battle of Moscow?
30: What was the bloodiest battle of the war? Which two countries fought in this war?
DEFINE
31: Appeasement
32: Blitzkrieg
33: Isolationist
34: Westernize
35: Embargo
MULTIPLE CHOICE
36: The ruling party of Germany during WWII took office by
a. assassinating the president and taking the capital
b. winning free, public elections fairly
c. a clause in the Treaty of Versailles
d. arresting Jews
37: In the Reichstag Fire Act, the German legislature
a. declared that the German Reichstag should be set on fire
b. gave Hitler all the power of the legislature, making him a dictator
c. passed laws against Jews
d. suspended German civil rights
38: In the Enabling Act, the German legislature
a. declared that the German Reichstag should be set on fire
b. gave Hitler all the power of the legislature, making him a dictator
c. passed laws against Jews
d. suspended German civil rights
39: France and Britain wanted to avoid war with Germany because
a. their military was not as strong as Germany’s
b. they didn’t want to lose another generation of young men
c. they agreed with Hitler’s views on the Jews
d. they was yella’
40: One way the United States helped the Allies before the country entered the war was
a. the Lend-Lease Act
b. the Neutrality Act
c. by sending soldiers to Europe
d. arresting isolationists
41: Japan invaded this country in 1937, leading to a United States trade embargo
a. Soviet Union
b. Korea
c. China
d. France
42: When France surrendered to the Axis army in 1940, what happened to most of the Allied troops?
a. They were captured by the Germans
b. They escaped to Great Britain
c. They went home
d. They were thrown in concentration camps
43: The area of France that was invaded by the Allies on D-Day in 1944 is called
a. Paris
b. Rhineland
c. Normandy
d. Moscow
44: The battle that was the turning point in the war in the Pacific (the battle where the US stopped
losing the war and began winning) was
a. Moscow
b. Midway
c. Hiroshima
d. Britain
45: Which of the following was NOT a “theater” during World War II (a place where there was fighting)
a. Europe
b. Pacific
c. South America
d. Africa
SHORT ANSWER
46: This organization was established after the war to attempt to keep the world at peace
47: Approximately how many Jews died in the Holocaust?
48: What was the name of the strategy the Soviet Army used to slow down the advancing Germans?
49: What was the name of the strategy the United States used to get closer to the mainland of
Japan?
50: How did the United States force Japan to surrender?
EXTRA CREDIT
E1: Explain – What was the Treaty of Versailles? Who did it affect and how?
E2: What exactly happened to Germany after the war was over? Be specific.
E3: On the map on the next page, label the following countries and cities
France
Berlin
Germany
London
Great Britain
Moscow
Italy
Paris
Poland
Stalingrad
Soviet Union