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1|Page :2024 | Grade A+US History STAAR World War II Questions and Correct Answer
Adolf Hitler
o :### Austrian-born founder of the German Nazi Party and chancellor of the Third
Reich (1933-1945).
Benito Mussolini
o :### Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935),
joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War
II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.
Hideki Tojo
o :### Japan's prime minister. ordered attack on pearl harbor
Winston Churchill
o :### Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt
o :### 32nd President of the US. Led the country during Great Depression and World
War II
Pearl Harbor Attack
o :### Dec 7 1941; Japanese attack American naval base and air forces in Oahu; US
then declares war on Japan causing Italy and Germany to declare war on US. Main
cause of US joining WWII.
Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937
o :### Short-sighted acts passed in 1935, 1936, and 1937 in order to prevent
American participation in a European War. Among other restrictions, they
prevented Americans from selling munitions to countries at war.
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Victory Gardens
o :### Backyard gardens; Americans were encouraged to grow their own vegetables
to support the war effort
Rosie the Riveter
o :### A propaganda character designed to increase production of female workers in
the factories. It became a rallying symbol for women to do their part.
War Production Board
o :### government agency that decided which companies would make war materials
and how to distribute raw materials
League of Nations
o :### An organization of nations formed after World War I to promote cooperation
and peace. The United States does not join, league collapses prior to WWII.
Munich Conference/Appeasement
o :### European diplomatic conference where Britain and France appease Hitler's
demands and agrees to give him the Sudentenland in Czechoslovakia
Germany invades Poland
o :### September 1939
Blitzkrieg
o :### "Lighting war", typed of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against
Poland in 1939
Lend-Lease Act (1941)
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