WWII Review reitano

Question 1

The surprise attack by Japan on Dec. 7, 1941 that caused the U .S. to enter WWII.

Accepted Answer

Pearl Harbor

Question 2

WWII ended when 2 bombs were dropped on Japan. Which U.S. President ordered this to be done?

Accepted Answer

Harry Truman

Question 3

The Axis powers were Germany, Japan, and Italy. Who was the leader of Italy?

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 4

Group of African American pilots during WWII

Accepted Answer

Tuskegee Airmen

Question 5

Who was the prime minister of Great Britain during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 6

Totalitarian socialist party in Germany led by Adolf Hitler

Accepted Answer

Nazi Party

Question 7

Which event was a turning point in World War II and helped lead to an end in the conflict?

Accepted Answer

D-Day

Question 8

Allocate scarce supplies to provide equal distribution of a product, to conserve resources.

Accepted Answer

Rationing

Question 9

Why did the United States enter the war?

Accepted Answer

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

Question 10

World War II war strategy used in the Pacific

Accepted Answer

Island Hopping

Question 11

Germany was responsible for beginning WW II in Europe. What did Germany do to start the war?

Accepted Answer

Germany invaded Poland in 1939.

Question 12

Germany, Italy, and Japan were what powers?

Accepted Answer

Axis Powers

Question 13

Where the Nazis sent people, mostly Jewish to be killed by gassing, shootings or hangings?

Accepted Answer

Concentration Camps

Question 14

American troops stormed the beaches in Normandy, France. What was this day called?

Accepted Answer

D-Day

Question 15

Why did President Truman drop two bombs on Japan?

Accepted Answer

To make Japan surrender and end World War II

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