The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)

Chapter 24: Into the Fire Again: World War II, 1939-1945

True or False Quiz

1
Japan invaded Korea in 1931, triggering a drive of conquest.
A)True
B)False
2
In 1935, Italy invaded the African nation of Ethiopia.
A)True
B)False
3
Civil War broke out in Spain when the Popular Front took control of the government.
A)True
B)False
4
The Spanish Civil War was an isolated event, without international interest or involvement.
A)True
B)False
5
European powers attempted to appease Hitler at a meeting in Berlin in 1938.
A)True
B)False
6
Hitler and Stalin forged a nonaggression pact in 1939, agreeing not to begin hostilities between the Soviet Union and Germany.
A)True
B)False
7
The term "blitzkrieg" means "lightning war," and was utilized by the German army in WWII.
A)True
B)False
8
At the outset of the war, Italy was included in the Allied powers, with nations such as Great Britain, France, and the United States.
A)True
B)False
9
Operation Barbarossa was the name given to Great Britain's invasion of North Africa.
A)True
B)False
10
The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war and contributed to the eventual downfall of Germany.
A)True
B)False
11
The United States entered the war when Japan attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor.
A)True
B)False
12
The intent of the final solution was the extermination of the Jewish race.
A)True
B)False
13
Only Jews were persecuted in Nazi death camps.
A)True
B)False
14
Organized resistance efforts in areas occupied by the Nazis aided the Allied war effort.
A)True
B)False
15
Tito organized resistance efforts in France and eventually became a communist dictator of that country.
A)True
B)False
16
The intent of the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944 was to liberate Europe.
A)True
B)False
17
The Battle of Stalingrad resulted in very few casualties on either the Soviet or German sides.
A)True
B)False
18
The U.S. dropped the atomic bomb on Japan bringing about the end of the war.
A)True
B)False
19
Pablo Picasso painted a famous work detailing the horrors of the Spanish Civil War.
A)True
B)False
20
Winston Churchill was prime minister of Great Britain during the majority of the war.
A)True
B)False
Sherman: The West in the World, Fourth Edition
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