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1
What was the name of the American effort to build an atomic bomb?
The Baltimore Project
The Manhattan Project
The Chicago Project
The Philadelphia Project
2
Why was Rosie the Riveter created
inspire women to stay at home do home chores.
to encourage men to stay home and cook dinner.
inspire the men to be stronger
to inspire women to help out during the war.
3
The Navajo Code Talkers contributed to the WWII war effort because-
they performed as superior fighter pilots
they encoded secret messages for the Allied Powers
their messages assisted the Axis Powers
they infiltrated the Nazi army successfully
4
what opportunities were given to African Americans during WW2
they were not given any opportunities
many people left to war, most stayed home and had more job opportunities
they lost opportunities they had before WW2
they were able to join certain roles in the military
5
Which of the following items was subject to war time rationing?
tires
Nylon
meat
gasoline
6
Which statement BEST describes the Tuskegee Airmen?
the first African-American pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces
mechanics in the Armed Services
the first integrated combat unit in the U.S. Army
7
Who was the dictator of Germany during World War 2 ???
None
Benito Mussolini
Hirohito
Adolph Hitler
8
What was Island Hopping?
Japanese strategy to collect fish from Pacific islands
A way tourists trouble from one place to another
German Strategy to defeat the allies
Strategy of conquering only important Pacific islands on the way to Japan
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Island Hopping was the main battle strategy in the Pacific.
False
True
10
Atomic Bomb
The first spacecraft to land on the moon.
A shelter used in case of nuclear warfare.
A toy that is banned for setting on fire.
A destructive bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy.
11
Which two
Japanese cities
had been targeted by the Atomic Bomb?
Nagoya and Sapporo
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Osaka and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Kyoto
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Adolf Hitler ran a dictatorship in Nazi Germany
False
True
13
The United States is the only country to drop an atomic bomb on an enemy country.
True
False
14
Germany, Japan, & Italy in World War II
The Allied Powers
The Axis Powers
15
The commanding General of the Pacific conflict, came up with the plan for island hopping
Eisenhower
Pershing
Nimitz
MacArthur
16
The leader of Russia during WW2:
Roosevelt
Tojo
Churchill
Stalin
17
Rosie the Riveter
icon which represents grandma's effort in the war
Icon which represented woman's contribution in ww1
Boys contribution to production of warp materials
Cultural icon of ww2 showing women who worked for war effort
18
What finally brought the US into World War II?
The sinking of the Luisitania
Battle of Britain
Pearl Harbor
The sinking of the USS Maine
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Allied soldiers took pictures & wrote about what they saw in concentration camps so there would be first-hand accounts
False
True
20
What's the largest invasion during World War II? (Air, land, and water)
Battle of Britain
Midway
D-Day
Hiroshima
21
The leader of Italy during WW2:
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hirohito
Mussolini
22
Who took over as President after FDR died?
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
23
During World War II, the leader of the US was...
Herbert Hoover
Teddy Roosevelt
John F Kennedy
FDR
24
United States, France, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
25
__________ is the practice of creating ads to encourage people to help with the war effort.
Rationing
Propaganda
Island Hopping
26
The US tried to stay out of the war until we were forced in after Pearl Harbor
False
True
27
How were women's lives changed by World War II?
Women were granted full United States citizenship
Women gained new job opportunities
Women finally gained the right to vote
Women earned pay equal to men
28
Why was the atomic bomb dropped?
Asia refused to surrender
Canada refused to surrender
Japan refused to surrender
Australia refused to surrender
29
The bracero program:
was a reaction to the zoot-suit riots
was the forced evacuation of 100,000 Japanese Americans
brought 200,000 Mexican farm workers into the western U.S.
mobilized Indian reservations in support of US war effort
30
What made the United State join World War 2 ?
There was no evidence that the United States was part of World war 2
Mexico told the United States to join World War 2
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941
none of the above
31
Why were Japanese Americans forced into internment camps?
Racism
Fear
Misunderstanding
32
If someone was at least 1/16th Japanese, they were put into an internment camp.
False
True
33
Why were Japanese forced into internment camps ?
protesting the government
Japaneses Americans rioted the war
they were suspected to be spies
percautions taken after Pearl harbor bombing
34
Japanese internment during WWII happened because
immigration laws
economic depression
Jim Crow laws
racial prejudices
35
What was the Holocaust?
Russian battle plan in World War II
Discrimination or violent hostility directed at Jews
The Holocaust was an attempt by the Nazis to destroy the Jewish people.
the systematic attempt to wipe out an entire people
36
Japanese Internment camps were established by Franklin Roosevelt.
True
False
37
Who was the general in charge of the D-Day Invasion?
General Dwight Eisenhower
General John Pershing
General Douglas MacArthur
General George Marshall
38
In the Battle of ____, almost 1/2 of the island's population were killed, committed suicide or went missing.
Hiroshima
Okinawa
Saipan
Tokyo
