D. Peasants
D. Cotton
D. Italy
In the early 1900s, what region was referred to as the powder keg of Europe?
A. The Middle East
B. Alsace-Lorraine
C. Austria-Hungary
The Zimmerman note, which pushed the United States to enter the war, exposed Germanys plan to
A. make truce with Russia.
B. help Mexico regain U.S. territory.
C. sink passenger ships without warning.
D. plant German spies in the U.S.
Who were the two countries who signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
A. Britain and Japan
B. Russia and Germany
C. Austria and France
D. Russia and the Ottomans
In 1917, Germany returned to its policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, hoping to
A. bring the US in the war.
B. force Russia to withdraw from the war.
C. keep cargo ships from reaching Britain.
D. destroy the British blockade of German ports.
All of the following were goals of the Allies Gallipoli campaign EXCEPT
A. to gain access to Africa.
B. to topple the Ottoman Empire.
C. to secure the Dardanelles Strait.
D. to establish a supply line to Russia.
Chapter 16 World War II
Germanys strategy of launching a lightning war was referred to as a _____________.
A. Holocaust
B. Blitzkrieg
C. Luftwaffe
D. Kristallnacht
Where were atomic bombs dropped?
A. Tokyo and Osaka
B. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
C. Dresden and Berlin
D. Leyte Island and Midway
What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?
A. Nazis leaders
B. Communist Party Officials
C. The Luftwaffe Generals
D. War criminals from all of the Axis Powers
Which of the following was the location of a Nazi extermination camp?
A. Berlin
B. Dresden
C. Warsaw
D. Auschwitz
Who was the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe?
A. General George Patton
B. General Bernard Montgomery
C. General Erwin Rommel
D. General Dwight D. Eisenhower
Women that worked in War production during WW II were known as ________________.
A. Betty Boop
B. Rosie the Riveter
C. Production Patty
D. Machine gun Mildred
Which of the following occurred on D-Day?
A. the Allied invasion of Milan, Italy
B. the Allied invasion of Normandy, France
C. the Allied invasion of Berlin, Germany
D. the Allied bombing of Nagasaki
Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
A. Robert Oppenhimer
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Harry Truman
D. Albert Einstein
Which of the following brought Great Britain and France into World War II?
A. The invasion of Poland
B. The invasion of Denmark and Norway
C. The Invasion of Finland
D. The division and annexation of Poland
The Germans FIRST successfully used the blitzkrieg in an attack on __________.
A. France
B. Finland
C. Poland
D. the Soviet Union