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Chapters 16 and 17 US History II
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1
Which superhero became a super soldier to fight in WWII?
Thor
Captain America
The Hulk
Hawkeye
2
What is appeasement?
Agreeing to a compromise
Giving into an aggressor to keep peace
Surrendering to prevent death
Uniting two countries
3
Who were the kamikaze?
Japanese pilots sent on suicide missions
Chinese foot soldiers
RAF fighter pilots
Allied submarines in the pacific ocean
4
The German army used a military style, moved into an area very fast. What was this type of war?
Luftwaffe
Panzer
Blitzkrieg
Lebensraum
5
What Axis country changed to the Allied side in 1941?
Germany
Japan
Italy
Soviet Union
6
What does 'Blitzkrieg' mean?
lightning war
dangerous war
better war
bombing
7
Germany fought two fronts. Americans&British from W. What allied country came from the east?
China
Soviet Union (Russia)
France
Italy
8
Ration books
None aove
something
fixed amount of something that is provided in regular basis
Amount Of Something That is provided as Regular Basis
9
What did Roosevelt's GI Bill do for WWII veterans?
Gave them US citizenship when they returned
Gave them benefits when they returned
Forced them to pay high war debts
Gave them medals of honor
10
Which of the following countries was not one of the Allies during WWII?
Italy
France
United States
Great Britian
11
What year did WWII end?
1940
1776
1949
1945
12
V-J Day means
Victory in June
Japan's Victory
Victory in Europe
Victory over Japan
13
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied forces
sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
stormed the beaches of Normandy.
fought the Nazi troops at Stalingrad.
took control of many Japanese islands.
14
Who won World War Two?
Axis
Allies
Germans
America
15
Atomic bombs were dropped on ?
Hiroshima and Nagasake
Guadalcanal andTokyo
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Kyoto
16
(WWII) Which Technology was
NOT
used in WWII?
Atomic Bomb
Radar Technology
Cruise Missiles
Barbed Wire
17
Japanese-Americans were sent to internment camps during WWII because:
they refused to support the war effort
they openly supported the Japanese Empire
they had engaged in sabotage and espionage
prejudice in the US increased after attack on Pearl Harbor
18
Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps without what?
The right to a trial and proof that they were disloyal
Shelter
Anime Cartoons
Food
19
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, what new action did the United States take to aid Jews?
It created shelter programs.
It helped locate lost relatives.
It provided monetary compensation.
It recognized Israel as a state.
20
What does Lebrensaum mean?
Employment
Living space
Liberation
Economic development
21
What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 20, 1966
September 1, 1939
November 11, 1939
December 7, 1941
22
When World War II officially began the United States
attacked Germany
sent American planes and pilots to England
launched an attack on Japan planes and ships
was officially neutral
23
The United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's
attack on the U.S.S.R.
use of internment camps.
bombing of Pearl Harbor.
invasion of Poland.
24
Which of the following most correctly identifies the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union
Germany and Italy
Germany, Italy, and Japan
US, Great Britain, France, China, and the Soviet Union
25
What was the result of the atomic bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Soviet Union invades Japan
WWII ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies
Germany surrendered to the allies
US initiated the Marshall Plan to rebuild Japan
26
Which of the following is not a major cause of WWII?
Dictators took power in many countries around the world
The Germans sunk the British liner Lusitania.
Imperialism – Some national leaders wanted more land.
The Treaty of Versailles left many people unhappy.
27
World War One impacted World War Two.
False
True
28
During WWII the US became an Arsenal of Democracy, What does this mean?
Rosie became a superstar
We set fire to major world capitals
We began mass producing military supplies for our allies
We began placing Japanese Americans in internment camps
29
He made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
30
Germany invaded _________________ to start WWII.
Italy
USSR
France
Poland
31
Executive Order No. 9066 did what?
required Japanese-Americans to report to detention camps
outlawed the sale of weapons to Germany
declared war on German
declared war on Japan
32
What is a military draft?
Men are called to services through a lottery system
Men are allowed to go home from the military
Men volunteer to join the military
Baseball teams draft military men to play for them
33
Who was “Rosie the Riveter”?
FDR's Wife
An Icon of the period for working women
A dancing entertainer
The name of the Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
34
The powerful secret weapon the United States developed during World War II was the
nuclear submarine
machine gun
atomic bomb
aircraft carrier
35
This United States president joined the war in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
36
The invasion of German-held France took part in what area of France?
Normandy
French Rivera
Brittany
Paris
