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Japanese surrender came less than a week after
the Allied invasion began
The U.S.S. Missouri steamed into Tokyo Bay
the destruction of Nagasaki by an atomic bomb
the Japanese government was overthrown
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The leader of Allied forces in the Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Eric Bringardner
Winston Churchill
Cornco Bpipe
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Which wartime initiative is being depicted in the poster?
Scrap Drives
Wartime Production
Victory Gardens
Rationing
4
June 6, 1944
VE Day
D Day
VJ Day
Pearl Harbor
5
During WWII, African American soldiers
fought alongside white soldiers
were not allowed to fight
fought in segregated units
fought in the army only
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Policy of avoiding political economic alliances with foreign nations
protectionism
laissez-faire
speculation
isolationism
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Gruesome battle in the Soviet Union in which a refusal to surrender led to massive casualties
Midway
Moscow
Anzio
Stalingrad
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Which wartime initiative is being encouraged in this poster?
Rationing
Victory Gardens
War Production
Scrap Drives
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Germany, Italy, later joined by Japan
Axis Powers
Allies
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The leader of Italy during WWII
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Douglas MacArthur
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Which was part of American policy during the early years of World War II?
staying neutral and making war supplies available to Britain
terminating all trade agreements with warring nations
appeasement
denouncing Britain for declaring war on Germany
12
Which country had gained control of most of Western Europe by 1940?
Italy
Germany
Japan
Russia
13
Despite their differing ideologies, in 1939 which Fascist made a pact with which Communist?
Stalin with Franco
Hitler with Chamberlain
Hitler with Franco
Hitler with Stalin
14
In 1932, Manchuria was taken over by
Franco and the Nationalists
Hitler and the Germans
the Japanese military
Stalin and the Soviets
15
Philosophy that was characterized in the Sov. Union by total government control of the economy
communism
Nazism
capitalism
facism
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During the 1930's, Hitler, Mussolini, and the military leaders of Japan
bolstered national pride by calling for free elections
had a monopoly on world trade
began invading neighboring lands
organized the League of Nations
17
Which language was primarily used by 'code talkers?'
Menominee
Navajo
Cheyenne
Arapahoe
18
What was the 'final solution to the Jewish question' announced by the Nazis'
force all Jews to emigrate
Murder every European Jew
compromise with Jewish leaders
draft all Jews into the German army
19
After Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and made a pact with Stalin, he invaded
France
Poland
Japan
England
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This strategy allowed the Allies to get close enough to take back the Philippines
Harikari
firebombing
Kamakaze
Island Hopping
21
Because of the war, large numbers of women began to work as
steelworkers and welders
office managers
household servants
cooks and sales clerks
22
In which order did the Allies retake the following areas?
Europe, the Pacific, North Africa
North Africa, the Pacific, Europe
North Africa, Europe, the Pacific
Europe, North Africa, the Pacific
23
During WWII, many Japanese Americans were interned, or
told to leave the U.S.
confined to camps in isolated areas
sent back to Japan
given special privileges
24
What prompted the U.S. to enter the war in 1941?
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of the Rhineland
the imprisonment of Jews in German concentration camps
the pact that the Soviets signed with the Germans
25
keeping the peace by giving into an aggressor's demands
purging
resistance
appeasement
collaboration
26
What did Italy, Germany, and Japan have in common in the 1930s?
they tried to solve their nations' problems through conquest
they were economic giants and controlled world trade
they angered other nations by their persecution of the Jews
they overturned traditional govs. and created democracies
27
Hitler used which of the following military strategies when invading Poland
U-boat attack
the Maginot Line
a sitzkrieg
a blitzkrieg
28
Britain, France, The Soviet Union, and later the U.S.
Allies
Axis Powers
29
The goal of the Manhattan project was to
build eight new aircraft carriers
develop an atomic bomb
devise a strategy for invading Japan
defend New York City from submarine attacks
30
In 1941, the U.S. placed an ____ on Japan, refusing to sell and petroleum or steel products to them
embitter
embattlement
embargo
embassy
31
In 1940, one of the greatest rescues in the history of warfare occurred
at Dunkirk
at the Maginot line
in the Netherlands
in Denmark and Norway
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a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of the nation and the authority of the leader
communism
nazism
capitalism
facism
33
What is anti-semitism?
the killing of Jews
none of the above
hatred of Jews
the creation of death camps
34
Which event is most closely associated with the end of the Great Depression?
passage of the Social Security Act
reelection of President Roosevelt in 1940
beginning of WWII
announcement of the Marshall Plan
35
Nazism is an extreme form of
fascism
communism
none of the above
nationalism
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The Axis Powers were named for the 'axis' between which two European capitals?
Berlin and Rome
Berlin and Warsaw
Paris and Berlin
London and Paris
