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President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb showed-
he needed to show he was as tough as Stalin
he wanted to punish the Japanese
his wish to end the war while saving US lives by avoiding invasion
he feared pulling troops out of Europe
2
US faced what great challenge during WWII?
US public failed to support war effort
FDR faced congressional opposition
fighting a war on several fronts at the same time
US relied exclusively on navy
3
Why did President Truman drop a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan?
Japan did not surrender after the first bomb on Hiroshima
Soviet Union declared war on Japan
Japanese leaders felt helpless
revenge for Pearl Harbor attack
4
US fought in which two main theaters of war?
Latin America/Pacific
Europe/Caribbean
European/Latin America
Pacific/European
5
Rosie the Riveter symbolized-
women who stayed home to take care of families
women in the work force during the war
women serving in combat
women protesting the war
6
German concentration camps differed from US internment camps for Japanese Americans in what way?
Prisoners in German camps were well fed and treated with respect
Japanese Americans were used for hard labor for punishment
Japanese Americans were executed in internment camps
concentration camps used to work or kill prisoners considered undesirable
7
Naval warfare in the Pacific was changed by the-
atomic bomb
battleships
aircraft carrier
missile technology
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In the years leading up to World War 2, what was the desire of most Americans?
to get into the fighting as soon as possible
make an alliance with Japan to rule the Pacific
to stay neutral and isolated from war
to conquer Europe before Hitler did
9
What was the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen?
test pilots who flew the latest airplanes being developed during the war
pilots who flew for the Chinese against Japan in Asia
successful record as fighter pilots in Europe protecting bombers
pilots who flew during the Battle of Midway in the Pacific War
10
What happened to many Nazi leaders after the war?
Allowed to go freely back to their lives
they were executed upon capture
trials were held at Nuremberg
Put in charge of the new German government
11
What new weapon was being developed in New Mexico research labs?
missile technology
lasers
jet engines
Atomic bomb
12
The Japanese lost in a turning point battle in-
the Bataan Penisula
the Battle of Midway
the Battle of Guadalcanal
the Battle of the Solomon Islands
13
"Code talkers" were-
women who worked as airport traffic controllers
German-Americans who interpreted for Allies
aides who communicated between FDR and Churchill
Navajo radio operators who served in the Pacific theater
14
"Victory gardens" were used to-
increase exports
raise more food during a time of rationing
make sure there were enough scarce materials
create markets for US made products
15
The Allies Pacific strategy of "island-hopping" allowed them to-
defend China
achieve victory at the Battle of Coral Sea
retake Pearl Harbor
have bases close enough to bomb the Japanese homeland
16
Policy that allowed Franklin D. Roosevelt to sell, lend, or lease war materials to other nations.
destroyers for bases
Lend-Lease
Neutrality Acts
arms embargo
17
Office of War Information produced posters like these to-
alert people to threat of spies
protest the war
increase support for the war
get Roosevelt elected again
18
The Supreme Court ruled in
Korematsu vs the US
that internment of Japanese Americans was-
it was legal due to needs of national security
it was illegal since it was based on race
it was illegal and they had to be released immediately
legal but the govt owed them for property losses
19
As a result of Executive Order 9066, the US began to-
deport German/Italian aliens
arrest people responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor
intern Japanese Americans in camps due to fears for national security
persecute Chinese immigrants
20
Which has the events in the correct order?
Pearl Harbor-German invasion of Poland-Japanese American internment-DDay
German invasion of Poland-Pearl Harbor-Japanese American interned-DDay
Japanese American internment-DDay-Pearl Harbor-German invasion of Poland
DDay-Japanese American internment- Pearl Harbor-German invasion of Poland
21
Pearl Harbor was attacked in-
1941
1944
1945
1939
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World War 2 ended in-
1944
1941
1939
1945
23
The supreme commander of the D-Day invasion was-
John Pershing
George Patton
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
24
The Battle of the Bulge occurred during what part of the European war?
Italian campaign
Allies drive to Berlin after DDay
Soviet advance from the East
During the DDay invasion
25
After failed talks aimed at easing the trade embargo between the US and Japan, the Japanese-
launch missiles against US cities
invade the Soviet Union
decided to attack Pearl Harbor
drop an atomic bomb
26
After entering WWII, the US-
saw high unemployment of the Depression end because of war production
huge numbers of European refugees led to rising unemployment
racial segregation ended due to need for cooperation
imported more foreign goods
27
The leader of the US Third Army during the invasions of North Africa and Sicily was-
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
John Pershing
28
The Holocaust and other war atrocities led to-
splitting of Germany into Eastern and Western zones
the creation of the League of Nations
Nuremberg war crimes trials
the Cold War
29
On D-Day-
Allies landed on Normandy coast of France
US achieved victory in the Atlantic over German U-boats
Allies invaded North Africa
Allies invaded Italy
30
The Holocaust led to the creation of what country as a homeland for displaced Jews?
Israel
Vichy France
East Germany
Poland
31
The supreme commander of the D-Day operation was-
Admiral Chester Nimitz
General George S. Patton
General Douglas MacArthur
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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High military volunteer rates, large-scale buying of war bonds, and compliance with rules means
many Americans feared the govt
Americans believed Allies would lose
Americans were patriotic and supportive of the war effort
the war was unpopular
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The commander of the US Army in the Pacific theater during WWII was-
George Marshall
Chester Nimitz
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur