Question: Which was a cause of World War II ?

Answer: the British and French policy of appeasement

Question: The events that led to the outbreak of World War II in Europe began with German troops occupying the Rhineland and ended with the German invasion of Poland. Which event occurred in between?

Answer: Hitler annexed Austria to the German Reich

Question: What was the first step in Hitler’s strategy to defeat Great Britain?

Answer: use his Luftwaffe to eliminate Britain’s air force

Question: Why did Japan attack the United States in 1941?

Answer: Japanese leaders were concerned about the need for natural resources, including oil

Question: Which was a turning point in World War II in favor of the Allies?

Answer: Battle of Stalingrad

Question: Who was in charge of organizing and commanding the D-day invasion of France?

Answer: Dwight Eisenhower

Question: What was the Holocaust?

Answer: the mass slaughter of Europe’s Jews and others by the Nazis

Question: Which describes a policy toward Jews by the Nazi government during World War II ?

Answer: the death of all European Jews through the use of death camps

Question: What was the consequence of the Nazi government’s “Final Solution”?

Answer: the deaths of about 6 million Jews

Question: Which best describes the end of the war in Europe?

Answer: Soviet troops captured Berlin one week after Hitler committed suicide