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Duplicate of World War II - Part 2
Duplicate of World War II - Part 2
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Chief of Staff of the US Army during WWII; after the war he was responsible for a plan to help Europe re-build.
Omar Bradley
George Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Marshall
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US General in charge of the Allied forces in the Pacific.
Omar Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Patton
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Allied naval strategy to reach and invade Japan.
concentration camps
strategic bombing
island hopping
nuclear weapons
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Major turning point of WWII in the Pacific; dealt a severe blow to the Japanese Navy.
Battle of the Coral Sea (1942)
Battle of Midway (1942)
Battle of Okinawa (1945)
Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
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US General in Europe during WWII; in charge of the D-Day invasion; later 34th President.
Omar Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
George Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What was a primary purpose of the program being promoted by this poster?
To increase the food supply during a farm-labor shortage
To reduce health problems among working women
To encourage women to join the workforce
To promote the purchase of organically grown produce
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How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?
It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.
It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.
It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.
It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union.
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President of the US during the last months of WWII, made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Why did the U.S. seize Pacific islands during WWII?
To gain access to vital natural resources
To establish military bases for use in further attacks
To fulfill commitments to military alliances
To protect shipping routes for neutral countries
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Many of the U.S. soldiers involved in the event mentioned in this headline -
died during a forced march to a prison camp in the Philippines
escaped and were redeployed to the European theater
were exchanged for Japanese prisoners of war
remained in trenches and resisted the Japanese invasion
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This diagram indicates that during WWII the federal government -
nationalized industries considered essential to national security
provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield
developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies
instituted a disaster-preparedness program for the civilian population
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Allied invasion of this area of France; June 6, 1944; D-Day led by General Eisenhower.
Corsica
Bordeaux
Brittany
Normandy
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Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during WWII by -
providing intelligence on enemy positions
flying bombing missions into enemy territory
designing radar technology for submarines
encoding military communications for secure transmission
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Years of World War II.
1950-1953
1959-1975
1939-1945
1914-1918
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The U.S. Army distributed posters like this one with the goal of encouraging -
the creation of a selective service
young men to voluntarily enlist
young men to return to school
the sale of war bonds
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What ended WWII in the Pacific?
dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan
massive bombing efforts on Tokyo
the Soviet Union's invasion of Japan
capturing Hitler
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Which technological advance from WWII fulfilled this mission?
Cipher machines
Jet engines
Radar
Sonar
