Matching Pairs WWII Unit Test Study GuideOnline version 5th Grade by Cardelia Brewer Brewer 1 Why were the U.S. Congress and the American people reluctant to join WWII at first? 2 The 15th amendment to the U.S. Constitution provided African Americans the right to do what? 3 After the Civil War, southerners who went along with the government's plans to Reconstruction were called what? 4 What country was ruled by Winston Churchill? 5 Why was the Battle of Britain significant? 6 What event led to the eventual surrender of the Axis Powers in Europe? 7 What country was ruled by Benito Mussolini? 8 How did the invention of the atomic bomb impact WWII? 9 Germany was warned not to invade Poland. Which two countries declared war on Germany after they invaded Poland? 10 What impact did technology have on the farming of the Great Plains? 11 What were the goals of Operation Torch? 12 What was the goal of island hopping? 13 What impact did the Treaty of Versailles have on World War II? 14 What did Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo all have in common? 15 What was Winston Churchill's goal during WWII? 16 What did Germany, Italy, and Japan became known as? 17 What country was ruled by Hitler? 18 During the 1930s dictatorships was on a rise as a result of what? 19 What was the significance of Pearl Harbor? 20 What was Japan's goal during WWII? To free the Mediterranean Sea from German control, to protect oil fields of the Middle East, and to assist U.S.S.R. who was suffering heavy losses. To secure strategic Japanese islands in order to defeat Japan. Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) They were all dictators. He wanted to defeat the Axis Powers. It was the first instance where Hitler's plans of conquest failed. Germany They felt that the focus should be on ending the Great Depression. Great Britain scalawags France and Great Britain Truman ordered to use of the atomic bomb, ending WWII. It lead to the U.S. declaring war in Japan. vote It led to Hitler invading other countries to seek revenge for the Germans. The technology made it possible for farmers to successfully farm the Great Plains. Italy Axis Powers To establish control of the Far East The economic depression