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US History 2- Unit 6
US History 2- Unit 6
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What was NOT a beach during the Invasions of Normandy?
Sword
Jupiter
Utah
Omaha
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Why did Japan invade other countries- what did they need?
Just wanted to piss people off #YOLO
Spread communism
Gain natural resources
Fight against democracy
3
What was the Maginot Line?
French defense along the German border
French defense against chemical warfare
French defense along the Belgium border
Something that doesn't turn at 360 degrees
4
What's another name for Germany's lightening war?
anschluss
furher
kristalnacht
blitzkrieg
5
When was Pearl Harbor?
September 1, 1939
September 3, 1939
December 7, 1941
April 15, 1941
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Who were NOT one of the three major Axis powers?
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Italy
Japan
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What was it called when the Germans took over Austria without a fight?
Kristalnacht
Munich Conference
Sudentenland
Anschluss
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Which title and country did Winston Churchill holding during WW2?
Dictator of Italy
President of United Kingdom
King of England
Prime Minister of England
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What disease did Roosevelt contract during 1921?
Rickets
Polio
Typhus
Syphillis
10
The United States declared war and entered World War 2 after-
Battle of Wake Island
Invasion of Poland
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Britain
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Who was the emperor of Japan?
Bruce Lee
Hideki Tojo
Hirohito
Chang Kai-shek
12
Who created a facist government in Italy that stressed nationalism over individual rights?
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Emperor Hirohito
13
Who was president of the United States during WW2?
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs. Oney
14
Who became President after FDR died?
Eisenhower
Truman
Marshall
Hitler
15
FDR called America a what?
Arsenal of Democracy
Defeator of Facism
Greatest country EVER!!!!
Liberator of Communism
16
What is another word for hatred of Jews?
Anti-Semitism
Holocaust
Racism
Genocide
17
What battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific theater?
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of Philippine Sea
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What was significant of the Battle of the Bulge?
Hitler's last offensive against Allies entering Germany
Hitler's biggest mistake on Eastern front
Prevented Hitler from invading Great Britain
First battle of American forces in North Africa
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What caused the beginning of WW2?
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Germany invades Poland
Japan invades Manchuria
Germany invades Soviet Union
20
Kristallnacht is also known as-
Night of Broken Glass
Silent Night
Lightening War
Works makes you free
21
Who was the military general and leader of the Japanese military?
Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Chang Kai-shek
Emperor Yang
22
This raid bolstered US morale and attacked Japanese homeland
Honshu
MacArthur Raid
Kamikaze
Doolittle Raid
23
What type of government stresses nationalism over individual liberty?
Socialism
Facism
Nazism
Communism
24
Which group used their native language to transmit radio messages?
Cherokee Whisperers
Navajo Code Talkers
Kansas City Chiefs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sioux Rain Dancers
25
What was the first major battle for Americans in North Africa?
Kassarine Pass
El Alamein
Dunkirk
Stalingrad
26
What caused the Japan to surrender during WW2?
Death of Hitler & Eva Braun
Atomic bomb
US invasion of Hiroshima
Chuck Norris was born & they wisely chose to give up
27
The first part of WW2 was fought on 3 continents (which was not 1 of the 3)?
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia
28
During Operation Overlord, which beach was the most dangerous and produced the most casualties?
Omaha
Utah
Juno
Sword
29
What did the Nuremberg Laws do?
Made all political parties other than the Nazi party illegal
Gave Hitler unlimited power as President of Germany
Stripped Jews of having civil rights
Passed laws sending Jews to concentration camps
30
What were Kamikaze?
American interment camp prisoners
Japanese word for aircraft carriers
Japanese Suicide bombers
Japanese code breakers
31
What was significant about the Battle of Britian?
First battle in North Africa
Led to French & British evacuation of Europe in 1939
First battle Germany loses against Allies
Prevents Hitler from invading England
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Who was NOT a major Allied power?
United Kingdom
United States
China
Soviet Union
33
Who earned the nickname- Il Duce?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mr. LeSueur
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
34
What is the policy that allowed Germany to violate the treaty and not stop them?
Isolationism
Ingenius
Appeasement
Holocaust
35
What was the organization for women serving in the Navy?
WPA
WASP
WAVES
WAC
36
Who signed Germany's surrender ending WW2?
Karl Donitz
Adolf Hitler
Hans Himmler
Hermann Goering
37
Who was the leader of Germany during WW2?
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
38
Over 1.5M German soldiers died in this city & battle in Russia?
Leningrad
Tehran
Stalingrad
Moscow
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Which battle did US prevent an invasion of before a larger Japanese invasion force occurred?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Wake Island
Battle of Okinawa
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When did World War 2 begin?
September 1, 1939
April 15, 1941
December 7, 1941
March 15, 1938
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Why were Japanese sent to relocation camps?
To commit mass genocide (Holocaust)
To attend Ms. Oney's class
Fear of spying & sabotage
Help to break Japanese code
42
Which was NOT a group that was a victim of the Holocaust?
Americans
Religious leaders
Slavs
Homosexuals
43
Where did Operation Torch take place?
North Africa
Italy
French Indochina
Soviet Union
44
This conference gave Hitler part of Czechoslovakia?
Berlin Conference
Yalta Conference
Tehran Conference
Munich Conference
45
What are Righteous Gentiles?
Non-Jews who helped Jews during the Holocaust
SS officers responsible for killing of the Jews
Non-Jews who were executed in concentration camps
Jews who died in concentration camps & became martyrs
46
The Nazi's estimates that they murdered more than _____ Jews.
10 million
6 million
12 million
15 million
47
When is D-Day?
December 7, 1941
February 1, 1945
June 6, 1944
September 1, 1939
48
What's significant about September 2, 1945?
V-J Day
B-Day
V-E Day
D-Day
49
Adolf Hitler gave himself the title of-?
Herr Schize
Il Duce
Der Furher
Der Stalin
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What caused 10,000 Americans and Filipino deaths due to exposure & cruel treatment of POWs?
Battle of Midway
Battle of Wake Island
STAAR tests
Bataan Death March