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World War 2 and The Homefront
World War 2 and The Homefront
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30. What was a "Issei" & "Nisei" ?
Japanese for "hello & goodbye"
Code name the atomic bombs
New secret weapons
1st and 2nd generation Japanese / J-A
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32. On the US Home-front, what kind of "Rationing" did we have?
We didn't have any
Forced rationing
Apathetic rationing
Voluntary rationing
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28. In this poster, how is the US government asking the average citizen to support the war?
Fight
Save money
Buy war bonds
Sacrifice your kids
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7. Name the 3 nations that made up the Allies powers.
US, Ger, GB
US, Russia, GB
US, Russia, China
Mexico, Russia, GB
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3. Okinawa and Iwo Jima taught the US military what?
The Allied powers would have to fight mainland Japan by air.
how weak the Japanese army was.
Mainland invasion would be very costly in lives lost
how strong Japan could be without Allied support from Russia
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36. What caused the "Zoot Suit Riots" in 1943?
Fear of a Japanese invasion
A fashion critique gone wrong
Boredom
Clashes between Mex-Am & US Sailors
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13. In which order did the axis countries fall?
Japan, Italy, Germany
Germany, Italy, Japan
Italy, Germany, Japan
Italy, Japan, Germany
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26. FDR gave his "4 Freedoms" speech. All of the following freedoms were in the speech
except
Religion
Armaments
Fear
Want
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31. Who was A. Phillip Randolph ?
Civil Rights Leader 1941
1st Black Fighter pilot
Led the fight for peace
Sec. of War
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18. What is the main idea of this political cartoon?
Appeasement
Diplomacy
War preparations
Re-armament
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25. What was the "Atlantic Charter" of 1941
Big Ship diplomacy
Agreement between Rus & Ger
US pledge to neutrality
Allies post war plans
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22. What is the main idea of this picture?
Alliance system
Espionage
Isolationism
Imperialism
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23. Who was the 1st Fascist dictator ?
FDR
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
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12. How did the US enter WW2?
Poland
Midway
They didn't
Pearl Harbor
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10. War started Sept 1939, no real fighting took place until May 1940. What was this called?
The "I forgot there was a war going on" War
The Slow Start War
The Phony War
The Boring War
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20. What is the main idea of this political cartoon?
Appeasement
Alliance system
Non-Aggression Pact 1939
Isolationism
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4. What was the name of the turning point battle in the pacific theater of war?
Battle of Tokyo
Coral Sea
Normandy
Midway
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35. Watch the following clip. After telling the meaning and purpose of the clip.
Show off our talent
Propaganda film to humiliate the enemy
To bring some comedy to the people
Better relations between US & Japan
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6. Name the 3 nations that made up the Axis powers
Japan, Italy, Russia
Russia, Ger, Japan
Ger, Italy, China
Italy, Japan; Ger
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15. Watch the video clip and identify a type of warfare used in WW2.
Guerrilla
The Nazi Bop
Blitzkrieg
Full Frontal assault
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34. What was the name of the law to "re-locate" and "intern" Japanese -Americans?
Executive Order 8802
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 867 5209
Executive Order 9066
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2. What were the years of WW2
1936-39
1939-44
1941 -45
1939-45
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29. The last major German offensive of WWII resulted in the Battle of _______________
Bulge
Normandy
Berlin
Munich
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21. What is the main idea of this propaganda poster?
Alliance system
Isolationism
Espionage
Imperialism
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1. How and when did WW2 start?
1940 Ger invades Poland
1939 Ger invades US
1939 Ger invades Poland
1940 Ger invades Russia
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8. What happened at the Munich / Appeasement Conference in 1938?
GB & FR allowed Hitler to take the Sudetenland
GB & FR allowed Hitler to take Poland
GB & FR allowed Hitler to take Austria
GB & FR allowed Hitler to take a vacation
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9. Watch the clip. What is the event in the video?
Atomic bomb over Berlin
Battle of London
Normandy
Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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33. What was the name of the 1st African-American fighter pilots?
The 442nd
Red Tails Flyers
The P-51's Mustangs
Tuskegee Airmen
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24. What does this saying mean "send guns, not sons" ?
US policy to help Latin America
US Lend-Lease Act
US Isolationism
US Neutrality
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11. Which two groups saw increased employment during WWII?
Women and African Americans
African Americans and immigrants
Japanese Americans and Women
Japanese Americans and immigrants
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27. What was the name of the 1st all-Asian-American fighting battalion?
The 54th Mass Regiment
The 9066 Regiment
The Tuskegee Battalion
The 442nd Battalion "go for broke"
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17. The Allied invasion of Normandy (France) was known as Operation ____________
Avenger
Sea Lion
Overlord
Finale
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5. What was the name of the turning point battle in the European theater of war?
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Leningrad
Normandy
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14. What 3 vessels were not at Pearl Harbor Dec 7th, 1941?
Aircraft Carriers
Tugboats
Attack Transport ships
Battleships
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16. How did WW2 end?
It didn't
Italy surrenders
2 A-Bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Ger surrenders
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19. What is the main idea of this propaganda poster?
Women should fight in the war
Women are stronger than men
Women will help win the war in factories
Women should be seen but not heard
