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The United States in World War II - Pt. 2
The United States in World War II - Pt. 2
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1
In the battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory
except
?
A massive Soviet counterattack
Hitler’s refusal to order a German retreat
A massive Allied invasion
A brutal winter
2
In December of 1941, who commanded the Allied forces in the Philippines?
William Manchester
J. Robert Oppenheimer
.Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
3
The ________________ converted industry from peace time to war time production.
War Production Board (WPB)
Manhattan Project
Office of Price Administration (OPA)
Selective Service System
4
Roosevelt’s decision to remove Japanese-Americans to internment camps was a response to
Rumors that the Japanese were developing an atomic bomb.
. Strong anti-Japanese sentiment
.the lack of Japanese-Americans serving in the armed forces
Verified reports of Japanese-Americans acting as spies
5
The_________________________ expanded the draft and over 10 million soldiers joined the war.
Manhattan Project
War Production Board (WPB)
G.I. Bill of Rights
Selective Service System
6
V-E Day,or May 8, 1945, was the day when_________.
Allied forces invadedFrance
the United States entered the war
. the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga
Germany surrendered
7
Convoys, sonar, and radar helped the Allies win this battle?
Operation Torch
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
8
To protest discrimination, ________________ organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941.
General George Marshall
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Phillip Randolph
9
What was the Manhattan Project?
Encouraged the purchase of war bonds
Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps
Planned the Allies strategy
Developed the atomic bomb
10
The secret development of the atomic bomb was led by?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
.Enola Gay
Albert Einstein
11
Which of the following leaders did
not
attend the Yalta Conference?
.Harry S. Truman
. Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
12
The“zoot-suit” riots that erupted in Los Angeles in 1942 were directed against__________.
. Mexican Americans
Japanese Americans
German-Americans
African-Americans
13
President Roosevelt sent federal troops to restore order because of “race riots” in this city.
Chicago
Buffalo
Miami
Detroit
14
The atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of _____________ and _______________.
Okinawa and Iwo Jima
IwoJima and Guadalcanal
.Hiroshima and Nagasaki
. Nagasaki and Tokyo
15
Germans first attacked the Allies but lost so many men and weapons they were forced to retreat?
Battle of Britain
. Battle of Midway
. Battle of the Atlantic
. Battle of the Bulge
16
A___suicide plane, was an attack in which Japanese pilots crashed planes into Allied ships.
.Bloody Anzio
Nagasaki
Kamikaze
.Philippine
17
Which country remained neutral during the war?
Denmark
Latvia
Sweden
Bulgaria
18
Allied invasion of Normandy, France to free Europe from the Nazi’s was known as_____________
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
V-E Day
19
Restricting amount of food and goods people can buy during wartime is known as _________.
Depression
Rationing
Recession
Inflation
20
Purpose of the Nuremberg trials was to punish _____ for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Soviet occupants of Eastern European countries
Nazi leaders
. Japanese war criminals
The developers of the atomic bomb
21
President Truman’s goal when deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to ______.
End the war and save American lives
Teach Japanese military leaders a lesson
Findout how destructive the bomb was
Show how powerful the United States was.
22
General who led Allied troops that liberated Paris and other European countries from the Nazi’s
. Douglas MacArthur
George Marshall
George Patton
DwightD. Eisenhower
23
Which country was one of the Allied powers?
Soviet Union
Spain
Poland
Italy
24
The G.I. Bill of Rights made it possible for _________.
African Americans to serve in combat positions
Veterans to attend college for free
.Enlisted men to receive officer training
Soldiers to take short leaves from fighting
25
The _______________ where all black pilots who performed heroically during the fight in Italy?
141st Regiment
100th Battalion
Buffaloes
Tuskegee Airmen