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WWII Review
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Who is this? (Supreme commander of the Allies in Europe)
Winston Churchill
Douglas Macarthur
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton
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Who is this? (Italian Fascist leader in WW2)
George Patton
Winston Churchill
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
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What stated that all fighting nations could receive American goods on a Cash & Carry basis?
Nazi Soviet Pact
Neutrality Act
Lend Lease Act
Munich Agreement
4
What was set up by Roosevelt to build the atomic bomb before Germany?
GI Bill
War Bonds
USO
Manhattan Project
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What provided college education & loans for returning WW2 veterans?
Cost Plus Contracts
Selective Service Act
USO
GI Bill
6
Who led the team that developed the world's first atomic bomb?
Albert Einstein
Winston Churchill
J Robert Oppenheimer
Joseph Stalin
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Name given to the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan:
Fat Man
Little Boy
Fat Boy
Little Man
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Who is this? (US General famous for "Island Hopping" in the Pacific)
Eisenhower
Macarthur
Patton
Stalin
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Who is this? (US President during WWII)
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Douglas Macarthur
Winston Churchill
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Which of the following was an example of Appeasement?
Japanese Internment
The Austrian Anschluss
Nazi-Soviet Pact
The Munich Agreement
11
What nations made up the Axis Powers in WWII?
Britain, Soviet Union & Germany
US, Britain, Soviet Union & France
Germany, Italy & Japan
Italy, US & Britain
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What nations made up the Allies in WWII?
US, Britain, Soviet Union & France
Italy, US & Britain
Germany, Italy & Japan
Britain, Soviet Union & Germany
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This was created by FDR and provided morale and recreational activities for US military.
USO
WASPS
Manhattan Project
Selective Service Act
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The ___ was the African American belief in joining the war to defeat racism at home and abroad.
USO
Tuskegee Airmen
Double V Campaign
GI Bill
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Who is this? (Soviet Union Dictator in WW2)
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Douglas Macarthur
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Event in which 2,500 soldiers stormed Mexican American neighborhoods in LA.
Zoot Suit Riots
Japanese Internment
USO
Double V Campaign
17
Who ordered the military to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
Franklin Roosevelt
Douglas Macarthur
Harry Truman
J. Robert Oppenheimer
18
Who is this (on the left)? (British Prime Minister from 1940-1955)
Neville Chamberlain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Patton
Winston Churchill
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What battle resulted in an Allied victory &Germany weakened & occupied by the Allies?
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
D Day
Doolittle Raid
20
These were the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft:
WASPS
LADYBIRDS
QUEEN BEES
HORNETS
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These were coupons that limited the amount of goods bought to reserve more for the military.
GI Bill
War Bonds
Cost Plus Contracts
Ration Stamps
22
What gave the president power to sell, lend or lease war materials to Allied nations?
Lend Lease Act
GI Bill
Cost Plus Contract
Neutrality Act
23
How did WWII improve the suffering economy from the Great Depression?
It required an increase in taxes
None of the Above
It reduced international tariffs
It increased demand for war goods and production
24
What allowed the government to move Japanese Americans from the West Coast to internment camps?
GI Bill
Executive Order 9066
Zoot Suit Riots
Munich Agreement
25
What battle was a major turning point in the Pacific when the US put Japan on defensive action?
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Doolittle Raid
Battle of Midway
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What was used to raise an army to fight in WWII?
USO
GI Bill
Selective Service Act
Ration Stamps
27
Name this famous icon of women in the workforce during WW2:
Rella the Rebel
Rosie the Riveter
Rosanne the Wrestler
Roxy the Ranger
28
Which of the following was NOT a major impact of women on the war effort?
Women took jobs left by men to keep industry going.
Women were military pilots.
Women took office jobs in the military
Women fought next to men in combat.
29
99th Pursuit squadron of highly skilled African American fighter pilots created by Roosevelt.
WASPS
Tuskegee Airmen
Red Tails
Double Vs
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Why did some Americans have a problem with Zoot Suiters working in the Bracero Program?
none of the above
Zoot Suiters were spying for the Japanese
increased job competition & Zoot Suits were "unpatriotic"
Zoot suits clashed with American fashion
