World War II - Multiple Choice Test 3

After Germany's surrender Winston Churchill
1. lost his job as Prime Minister
2. led the Nuremberg war trials
3. became a leading general
4. became president of the newly formed United Nations
The Manhattan Project
1. developed the atomic bomb
2. planned to overthrow Hitler
3. gave America new strength after the Great Depression
4. created a new radar system for American submarines
When Hitler was a child he dreamed of becoming a
1. painter
2. writer
3. soldier
4. dictator
Benito Mussolini escaped from prison
1. with the help of German commandos
2. because the Germans bombed it
3. because the Americans were in charge of the prison
4. because he had many Italian helpers
A conference at the end of the war was held
1. at Potsdam
2. in Vienna
3. at Yalta
4. in London
Germany's secret police was commanded by
1. Heinrich Himmler
2. Joseph Goebbels
3. Rudolf Hess
4. Adolf Hitler
When the Russians blockaded Berlin
1. the Allies flew in food and other supplies
2. the people bought food from the Russians
3. the Americans bombed the Soviet Union
4. Germans had to leave the city
The German invasion of the Soviet Union was stopped by
1. the harsh Russian winter
2. the end of the war
3. the atomic bomb
4. an agreement between the Soviet Union and Germany
After the end of the war Germany was divided into
1. four zones
2. three countries
3. five districts
4. two parts
General Charles de Gaulle went to Great Britain and told Frenchmen to
1. continue their fight against the Germans
2. try to escape to Great Britain
3. give up when the Germans came
4. join the German army