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WWII test review
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1
President Truman’s chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to
save American lives from an invasion
protect the lives of Japanese civilians.
become a world superpower
prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan
2
Military tactic that literally translates as "lightening warfare"
Lebensraum
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkraft
Judokrieg
3
The United Nations (U.N.) was organized to
encourage cooperation between the all countries.
reprimand soldiers for committing war crimes
preserve the absolute equality of all nations
punish Germany for its role in the war
4
What do we call the camps which held Japanese Americans during World War II?
Military barracks
Internment camps
Mexico
Concentration camps
5
What document was supposed to keep peace in Europe in 1938?
Neutrality Act of 1938
Munich Pact
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Appeasement Act
6
Women were able to get involved in WWII in which group?
US Marines
Works Progress Administration
Bracero Program
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)
7
Following the battle of Stalingrad,
both German and Soviet troops refused to surrender.
Hitler controlled the Caucasus oil fields.
Hitler’s plans of dominating Europe had ended.
German troops continued their blitzkrieg eastward.
8
Which Executive Order ended discrimination in Federal hiring?
EO 1
EO 8802
EO 9066
EO 2894
9
What day was Pearl Harbor attacked?
December 7, 1941
August 15, 1945
September 1, 1939
June 6, 1944
10
Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Leslie Groves
John Oppenheimer
11
Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior to other people?
Aryan
Gypsie
Zionist
Jehovah's
12
Who is this?
Rapunzel the Riveter
Rozzie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter
Rosalind the Riveter
13
Allied forces followed what strategy in the begining of the war?
Europe First
Scorched Earth policy
Guerilla war
Axis First
14
The reasoning behind the U.S. military’s island-hopping strategy was to
avoid engagement on islands controlled by the Japanese
assume control of the Philippines to cut supply routes.
waiting for naval reinforcements.
only engage enemy forces on islands on the way to Japan.
15
Which of the following is not a way which Americans contributed on the home-front of WWII?
Buying consumer goods
Buying Liberty Bonds
Increasing industrial production
Rationing of goods
16
What was the primary objective of D-Day?
Land Allied soldiers on the European mainland
Land Axis soldiers on the European mainland in France
Destroy the world
Drop the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
17
All of the following were members of the Axis Powers except which?
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
Italy
18
Which of the following countries was
not
in the Allied powers?
Japan
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
19
What was the primary purpose of the Manhattan Project?
Develop the B2 bomber
Develop Radar
Develop the Atomic Bomb
Develop DDT
20
Which group of American were forcibly denied their rights and civil liberties during the War?
Canadian
Japanese
Mexican
Russian
