World War II

Question 1

Early computer allowed American aircraft to hit nearly 50% of their bombs in the area. This was

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precision bombing

Question 2

The Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in France. What was this event called?

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D-Day

Question 3

What prompted Japan to surrender to the Allies on August 14, 1945?

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the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Question 4

What UN document affirmed the rights to life, liberty, equality before the law, and more?

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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 5

During WWII, in the US a system of legal restrictions on the cost of goods was established.

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Price controls

Question 6

American soldiers called themselves ________.

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GIs

Question 7

In what case did the U.S. Supreme Court find it legal to detain Japanese-Americans during WWII?

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Korematsu v. United States

Question 8

What worldwide peacekeeping organization was founded in 1945?

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United Nations

Question 9

The fourth Geneva Convention, held in 1949, was concerned with:

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The treatment of civilians

Question 10

The job of reorganizing business to serve the U.S. military was the responsibility of:

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War Production Board (WPB)

Question 11

Which of these groups was targeted by white mobs in the Zoot Suit Riots?

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Mexican American teenagers

Question 12

What was the World Bank designed to do?

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Provide loans to countries recovering from the war

Question 13

What did Nazis decide was the "final solution" to the "Jewish question"?

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exterminating Jews in death camps

Question 14

What organization was created to aid Jewish people fleeing during World War II?

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War Refugee Board

Question 15

Which of these allowed the US to send "all aid short of war" to Britain despite US neutrality?

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Lend-Lease Act

Question 16

Which of the following military strategies did the Allies choose in the Pacific war?

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follow a leapfrogging campaign to secure bases

Question 17

The unit that women served the Army in was called the

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Women's Army Corps (WAC)

Question 18

Vichy France was the half of France which was allowed to operate during WWII. What is it?

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Puppet government

Question 19

What was the term for the effort of African-Americans to battle against racism in WWII?

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Double V Campaign

Question 20

Adolf Hitler's leadership of Germany was based upon a form of fascism known as

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Nazism

Question 21

On Dec. 7, 1941, Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war. Why?

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Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. base in Pearl Harbor

Question 22

To critics of appeasement, which of the following would they likely agree with?

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Hitler's promises are not worth much

Question 23

Twenty-two Nazi leaders including soldiers and doctors were tried at the:

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Nuremberg War Crimes Trials

Question 24

By the early 1930's, Stalin had made a system of complete government control in the U.S.S.R.

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Totalitarianism

Question 25

During WWII, Germany employed a fast-hitting, focused military tactic. What was it called?

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Blitzkrieg

Question 26

Early in WWII, President Roosevelt was not allowed to provide aid to France or England, why?

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Neutrality Acts

Question 27

What helped over 2 million U.S. veterans attend college after World War II?

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GI Bill of Rights

Question 28

What was the name of the fictional character that came to represent women's support of the war?

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Rosie the Riveter

Question 29

How did the federal government try to curb public consumption of food and fuel during WWII?

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by establishing a system of rationing

Question 30

Which event caused England and France to declare war against Germany?

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Germany's invasion of neighboring Poland

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