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1
Hitler's desperate Counterattack during the Winter of 1944 was known as what battle?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Belgium
Battle of the Bilge
Battle of the Blizzard
2
This squadron nicknamed "red tails" was made up of African American Pilots.
Chattanooga Choo-Choos
Maroon Mauraders
Tuscaloosa Pilots
Tuskegee Airmen
3
This battle is seen as the first real test for American Soldiers in North Africa
Battle of El Shabat
Battle for North Africa
Battle of Kasserine Pass
Battle of El Alamein
4
Why did the US decide to invade North Africa before Europe?
They did not have the resources for a European invasion
They Idk, I know you told me, but I forgot. Im really tired
They wanted to get the important oil fields of North Africa
They did not have Air Superiority
5
What was the purpose of the Ghost Army
Convince the Germans that we were coming at Calais
They were to attack on the Peripheral
Attack the Germans in Commando Units
Raise the dead like in LOTR
6
How did the US manage the problem of scarcity in WW2?
create a system of ration books
set a price floor for a good
set a minimum price for a good
None of the above
7
What Battle was the turning point in the war between the Soviets and the Nazis?
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Kurz
Battle of Leningrad
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Who is This?
Dwight Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
9
At the Casablanca conference, the US and the UK declared they would only accept a(n)___________
Ice Cream Cone
Production Miracle
Unconditional surrender
Territorial Expansion
10
Executive Order 8802 enforced What?
Segregation in Southern Cities
Equal Hiring Practices
Desegregation in Southern Cities
Japanese Internment
11
Who was Hitler's longtime girlfriend, and wife for a day?
Ida B Wells
Hilda Bechenstein
Dolly Parton
Eva Braun
12
This battle was the turning point in the Pacific Front of the War
Battle of Midway
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of South China Sea
13
Who is This?
Oppenheimer
Eisenhower
Marshall
Patton
14
Who is this?
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
FDR
Benito Mussilini
15
Who is this?
Patton
Blood and Guts
Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
16
This organization of women was part of the regular army
Womens Army Corp
Womens army Group
Women's Army Cooperative
Womens Movement
17
What was the job of the War Production Board
To lend or lease military equipment to the Allies
To oversee production of peacetime industry to war industry
To Produce military goods in new efficient factories
To desegregate military units
18
What new technology in WW2 led to the Axis defeat in the Atlantic
Convoys
Nuclear Fission
Radar
Torpedos
19
Operation Overlord is
NOT
also known by what name
Patton's Ghost Army
D-Day
Normandy Invasion
All of the above are correct
20
The Invasion of Italy was given this codename
Operation Torch
Operation Overlord
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Barbossa
21
The Allies invaded Italy through what famous Mediterranean Island?
Maldonia
Sicily
Sardinia
Crete
22
The Attempted assassination of Hitler led to the death of what famous General?
Rommel
Hindenburg
Rickenbacker
Goebbels
23
How was Mussolini Killed?
Killed in an automobile accident
Suicide
Killed by an Assassin during a parade
Killed by an Angry Mob
24
Why were tank divisions visible in North Africa from Miles Away?
They did not know how to camouflage tanks
The tank tracks kicked up sand that was visible
Who cares
The land is so flat that everything is visible
25
What was the nickname given for women who joined the labor force in WW2 to meet the shortage
Rosie the Riviter
Pam the Pilot
Donald the Duck
Sarah the Soldier
26
This Army Chief of Staff was responsible for coordinating the troop buildup, training, etc.
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton
Omar Bradley
George Marshall
27
What civil rights leader stressed the importance of the "Double V"
Malcolm X
A Phillip Randolph
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr
28
Executive Order 9066 enforced What
Equal Hiring Practices
Desegregation in Southern Cities
Japanese Internment
Segregation in Southern Cities
29
During WW2, the unemployment rate _________
IDK
Stayed the Same
Fell
Rose
30
What Allied Leader died during the War?
George Patton
FDR
Harry S Truman
Stalin
31
What program brought Mexican Laborers into the United States
Coyote Act
Burrito Program
Cubs and Colts Act
Bracero Program
32
What ship became the most important in the Pacific Fleet
Troop Transport
Aircraft Carrier
Battleship
Submarine
33
What ended the war in Asia?
Hitler's Sucide
Submarine Warfare
The Atom Bomb
Entry of Soviets in the war
34
What was the role of Hollywood during WW2?
Document roles of everyday Americans in the war effort
Spread propaganda
Encourage support of the war
Raise Morale of Americans
35
Who is this?
Goebbels
Hitler
Eisenhower
Rommel
36
What did war bonds allow Americans to do?
open a Roth IRA
invest in the war effort
obtain a retirement plan
save income
37
Who is this?
Tojo
Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Eva Braun
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Who did this?
Oppenheimer
Bradley
Rommel
MacArthur
39
What riot was between Sailors and Mexican Americans in Los Angeles in 1943
The Popeye Panic
LA Riot
Detroit Race Riot 1943
Zoot Suit Riot
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What event ended the War in Europe
Hitler's Suicide
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Atom Bomb
