QUIZ: WORLD WAR II

• England declared war on Germany in 1939 when Germany invaded:
a. Spain;      b. France;    c. Poland;     d. the United States;     e. Russia

• The Prime Minister of England during most of W.W. II was:
 a. B. Disraeli    b. W. Gladstone    c. Lord Palmerston    d. W. Churchill    e. Neville Chamberlain

• Shortly before its declaration of war, the US began giving all out aid to the allies through a policy of
a. neutrality;     b. cash & carry;     c. Lend/Lease;     d. appeasement;     e. unconditional surrender

• The immediate cause of the US declaring war on Japan was Japan’s
a. invasion of Manchuria;      b. invasion of China;     c. bombing of the Panay (ship);
d. attack on Pearl Harbor;     e. attack on the Philippines.

• Which of the following was NOT an allied power in World War TWO?
a. USA;     b. France;     c. Russia;     d. Japan;     e. England

• The Allies outlined their objectives of world war II in the:      
a. Potsdam Agreement;     b. Atlantic Charter;     c. Yalta Agreement     d. Cairo Conference.

• Russia agreed to move its war materials East and assist in the defeat of Japan in the    a. Potsdam Agreement;   b. Atlantic Charter;   c. Yalta Agreement.

• Who led the allied powers to victory in Europe? 
a. Gen. DD Eisenhower;    b. Gen. MacArthur;    c. Gen. Joeseph Stilwell;    d. Gen. George Marshall

• Who surrendered the Philippines to Japan during WW II, but later retook them for the US?
a. Gen. Eisenhower;        b. Gen. MacArthur;        c. Gen. J. Stilwell;      d. Gen. George Marshall.
 
• Who was sent to China to train and lead Chinese troops against Japan?
a. Gen.DD Eisenhower;    b. Gen. Douglas MacArthur;    c. Gen. Joseph Stilwell;    d. Gen. George Marshall

• Who was an outspoken critic of the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek?
a. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower;    b. Gen. D. MacArthur;    c. Gen. J. Stilwell;       d. Gen. George Marshall

• Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied powers in Japan after WW II?
a. Gen. D. Eisenhower;    b. Gen. D. MacArthur;    c. Gen. J. Stilwell;      d. Gen. G. Marshall  

• Who led the UN forces in during the Korean War?
a. Gen. Eisenhower;    b. Gen. MacArthur;    c. Gen. Stilwell;   d. Gen. G. Patton

• Which of the following is NOT a member of the United Nations “Big Five” Security Council?  
a. Russia;    b. Japan;      c.  France;    d.    England;     e. United States