Semester 2, Quiz #1 - World War II

True or false: the number of women in the workforce increased during World War II.

In order to finance the war effort, the government sold

The Nuremberg Trials were in response to

What law forced Japanese-Americans into internment camps during World War II?

Which event marked the beginning of World War II?

This group of African American pilots helped to end Jim Crow laws.

Which battle marked a turning point in WWII because it opened a second Allied front in Europe?

The Manhattan Project developed what kind of weapons?

"A date which will live in infamy" (Dec. 7, 1941), refers to what battle?

As World War II ended, what other conflict began?

Who is the current Vice President of the United States?

What was the goal of the GI Bill of Rights?

In an effort to bring an immediate end to the war, President Truman used what kind of weapon?

UK and France did not stop Hitler as he expanded Germany in order to keep peace. This was....

True or false: Japanese and German military officials were convicted of war crimes after war

The goal of "cash-carry" and the Lend-Lease Act were to

What was the purpose of rationing?

This treaty ended World War I, but led to the outbreak of World War II.

This leader was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and planned the D-Day invasion

Unemployment decreased in the 1940s because

Why was America referred to as the "arsenal of democracy?"