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This cartoon, created by Dr. Seuss, criticizes the
America First Committee
which believed...
the U.S. needed to strike against Japan first.
the U.S. should deploy its military to stop German aggression.
the U.S. needed to supply aid to Great Britain
the U.S. should stay out of the war in Europe
2
The Battle of Stalingrad was significant because...
forced Germany to surrender
it was Germany's last offensive during World War II
the Soviet Union was defeated
Germany was forced to withdraw forces from the Western Front
3
The United States entered World War II because
German planes bombed London
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
British Prime Min. Churchill asked Pres. Roosevelt for help
Germany invaded Poland
4
D-Day marked the beginning of the end for Germany in World War II. On what date did D-Day occur?
August 6, 1944
September 2, 1945
June 6, 1944
June 6, 1945
5
What does V-E day stand for?
Victory in Estonia
Victory in England
Victory in Egypt
Victory in Europe
6
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
Germany, Britain, France
Unites States, Britain, France
Germany, Italy, Japan
Unites States, Germany, Japan
7
Americans dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cites of:
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Tokyo & Kyoto
Osaka & Kyoto
Osaka & Yokohama
8
Which answer correctly lists the following events in chronological order?
Attack on Pearl Harbor, D-Day, VE Day
Attack on Pearl Harbor, VE Day, D-Day
D-Day, VE Day, Attack on Pearl Harbor
VE Day, D-Day, Attack on Pearl Harbor
9
V-J Day was
the day the Allies captured Japanese islands
the day the Allies won the Battle of Midway
the day Japan surrendered
the day the Allies skipped over the Japanese islands
10
The last significant battle of World War 2 was...
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Berlin
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
11
The pro-Nazi organization that existed in the United States during the 1930's was known as
The German Alliance
The German-American Bund
Fascists of America
The American Nazi Party
12
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Stalin
Roosevelt
Hirhito
Hitler
13
The __________ trials were held after the end of the war by the Allies against Nazi leaders.
Tokyo
Rome
Nuremberg
Berlin
14
Who was the leader of the United States during World War II?
Stalin
Mr. Fogarty
FDR
Mussolini
15
What was this poster trying to promote during World War II?
ending the Great Depression
labor rights
financial support for the war
getting women involved in the workforce
16
Japan's expansion during the 1930's was primarily motivated by...
a desire stop China from expanding
religious beliefs
a desire to protect Asia
need for natural resources
17
Executive order 9066 authorized...
the deportation of German Americans
the dropping of the atomic bomb.
the sale of weapons to England
the creation of internment camps for Japanese Americans.
18
What caused Japan to surrender at the end of World War II?
the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan
Germany stopped giving the Japanese any aid
Allied armies invaded the Japanese islands
The Japanese army was trapped on Iwo Jima
19
Rosie the Riveter symbolized...
war bonds
women who went to work to support the war effort
the Jews who were suffering in the Holocaust
rationing
20
This famous photograph, now memorialized in statue, taken during the Battle of ___________
Midway
Okinawa
Marshall Islands
Iwo Jima
21
What year did World War II end?
1939
1945
1944
1941
22
Why did dictators rise to power after the Great Depression?
Dictators promised to join the League of Nations
people didn't like democracy
Dictators promised to end fascism
People wanted strong leaders to solve their problems
23
President Truman chose to drop two atomic bombs on Japan. What was purpose of dropping these bombs?
to make Japan fight back so that they would lose the war
to make Japan surrender & end World War II
to scare the world
to make friends with Japan
24
Which of the following was an example of
appeasement
of Hitler during the 1930's?
invasion of France
Hitler broke the promise he made to Stalin
invasion of Poland
Allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland
25
This battle is consider to be the turning point of the Pacific theater of the war.
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Midway
Battle of Iwo Jima
26
Name the international organization created
after World War II
to promote international peace.
NATO
United Nations
League of Nations
The Tripartite Pact
27
The strategy the United States used to win the Pacific Theatre of the war was called...
Manstein Plan
Scorched Earth
island hopping
Operation Overlord
28
Operation Barbarossa was the code-name for the German invasion of...
Poland
the Soviet Union
France
Norway
29
The last major German offensive to try to stop the Allied advances was known as...
Operation Overlord
Battle of Berlin
The Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britain
30
World War II began with the invasion of ___________ in 1939.
Soviet Union
Poland
England
France
31
The first test of atomic bomb in Los Alamos, New Mexico is known as _________
The Trinity Test
The Gadget Test
The Oppenheimer Test
The Manhattan Test
32
Who was Italy's leader during World War II?
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Hirohito
33
Japan attacked naval & air forces at Pearl Harbor. Where is Pearl Harbor located?
California
Hawaii
Florida
Virginia
34
What year did the United States enter World War II?
1944
1945
1939
1941
35
At first, America responded to aggression of Germany, Italy, and Japan in the 1930's with...
big stick diplomacy
intervention
military action
isolationism
36
The largest group of people killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust were
Slavs
Communists
Jews
Gypsies
