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What did the allies learn after the Battle of Britain?
The RAF needed more planes
Dunkirk fell
Hitler's attacks could be stopped
the Japanese were fierce fighters
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Who was Yamamoto
a famous kamikaze pilot
Emperor of Japan during WWII
ordered the Bataan Death March
Japanese strategist who organized the attack at Pearl Harbor
3
Who was President of the US at the beginning of WWII?
Joseph Stalin
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
4
What was the name of Hitler's party in Germany?
Isolationists
Republicans
Nazi
Democrats
5
Who signed a non-aggression pact with Germany in 1939?
United States
France
Russia
Poland
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What was a major cause of WWII in Europe?
World War I
Spanish-American War
Great Depression
Roaring 20s
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The goal of Island hopping -
Attack Japan's best defended islands
attack islands near Germany
attack all islands within 500 miles of Japan
attack islands that were not well defended
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He was leader of the Soviet Union during WWII
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Hirohito
Adolph Hitler
9
Marines raise the American flag after capturing this island in the Pacific.
Pearl Harbor
Nagasaki
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima
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Why didn't the U.S. want to get involved in WWII initially?
imperialism
facism
isolationism
racism
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What countries were a part of the Axis Powers?
All of them
Germany
Japan
Italy
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What countries were a part of the Allied Powers?
France, Canada, Great Britain
U.S., France, Great Britain
U.S, Canada, Great Britain
All of them
13
What was the event that was the turning point of Eastern Europe?
V-J Day
D-Day
V-E Day
Battle of Stalingrad
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What group was forced into internment camps during WWII in the United States?
Native Americans
Chinese Americans
Japanese Americans
African American
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What was a direct result of Germany's invasion of Poland?
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Free Trade was upheld
Soviet forces came to Poland's defense
Soviet forces invade Germany
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The German Blitzkrieg was
A plan to wait out the French in the Phony War
Hitler's plan to attack Japan
Stalin's plan to take over Poland
a military strategy that included surprise attacks
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What was the systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews called?
Isolationism
Harlem Renaissance
Holocaust
Facism
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A naval battle that weakened the Japanese threat in the Pacific Ocean in 1942.
Iwo Jima
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
Hiroshima
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Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?
Truman
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
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The Atlantic Charter was a plan for postwar peace because
it was signed on the Atlantic ocean
it upheld rights of free trade and choice of government
it established an alliance between GB and FR
it cut off trade with the Axis powers
21
This event started WWII.
Germany attacking the Soviet Union
Italy attacking Africa
Germany attacking Poland
Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
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What event happened on June 4, 1944 and led to the liberation of Western Europe?
V-E Day
Battle of Stalingrad
V-J Day
D-Day
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What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 8, 1941
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
August 15, 1945
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Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Truman
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Why did the Japanese want to control the Pacific and acquire new lands?
they thought they were better than all other countries
they needed silver
they needed gold
they needed raw materials
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What was an effect of WWII on the United States?
Ended the Great Depression
Had to keep rationing
Women were allowed to vote
Controlled Europe
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Charles de Gaulle
Mussolini's right hand man
Italian leader who attacked Ethiopia
leader of the French gov't in exile and the Free French
Leader of the Nazi party
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What country started out on the Axis side but changed to the Allies during WWII?
Soviet Union
France
Japan
Germany
