US - Module 27 - World War II

Question 1

Black leader, who threatens a march to end discrimination in the workplace

Accepted Answer

A. Philip Randolph

Question 2

a turning point in World War II, in which Allied forces defeated Afrika Korps of Germany

Accepted Answer

Battle of El Alamein

Question 3

an invasion of Nazi-occupied France by Allied forces

Accepted Answer

D-Day

Question 4

________ helped the British locate attacking German airplanes during the Battle of Britain.

Accepted Answer

Radar

Question 5

Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party; created a totalitarian state

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin

Question 6

the first strategic defeat of the Japanese Imperial Navy by American forces during WWII

Accepted Answer

Battle of the Coral Sea

Question 7

first African American general in the U.S. military, led the Tuskegee Airmen through WWII

Accepted Answer

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.

Question 8

founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with Hitler and Germany in WWII.

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 9

Who were the “code talkers”?

Accepted Answer

Navajo soldiers who used their language to send messages.

Question 10

battle of WWII that ended the Japanese advance in the Pacific

Accepted Answer

Battle of Midway

Question 11

British statesman who led Britain through most of WWII; predicted iron curtain

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 12

Which of the following was NOT an effect of World War II?

Accepted Answer

The economy of the United States declined.

Question 13

Why was rationing necessary during the war?

Accepted Answer

To conserve materials needed to fight the war

Question 14

The development of ________ helped Allied ships locate German U-boats and destroy them.

Accepted Answer

sonar

Question 15

US admiral of the Pacific fleet during WWII; used aircraft carriers to destroy Japanese navy

Accepted Answer

Chester Nimitz

Question 16

a major turning point in WWII; Soviet forces defeated Nazi forces; Nazis never recovered

Accepted Answer

Battle of Stalingrad

Question 17

Largest naval battle in history, where the American fleet destroyed most of the Japanese fleet

Accepted Answer

Battle of Leyte Gulf

Question 18

Who served in the Tuskegee Airmen, flying 1000s of combat missions over North Africa and Italy?

Accepted Answer

African Americans

Question 19

Who served in the military and as farm workers known as braceros?

Accepted Answer

Mexican Americans

Question 20

Became president when FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb

Accepted Answer

Harry S. Truman

Question 21

American general, who commanded allied troops in the Pacific during WWII.

Accepted Answer

Douglas MacArthur

Question 22

Which of the following occurred the same day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

The Japanese attacked the Philippines.

Question 23

What was the decision in Korematsu v. United States?

Accepted Answer

Internment was allowed due to wartime security.

Question 24

On D-Day, the Allies invaded ________ across the British Channel heading toward Germany.

Accepted Answer

France

Question 25

Why did President Truman order the dropping of the two atomic bombs?

Accepted Answer

Japanese leaders refused to surrender unconditionally.

Question 26

Who worked in factories and served in special divisions such as the WAAC and WASP?

Accepted Answer

Women

Question 27

Who served in the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team, earning 18,000+ decorations for bravery?

Accepted Answer

Asian Americans

Question 28

leader of the Allied forces in Europe during WWII; leader of troops in Africa; D-Day commander

Accepted Answer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 29

the last German advance of WWII, which was stopped by allied forces

Accepted Answer

Battle of the Bulge

Question 30

The Allies spent over a year fighting the German army up this peninsula.

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 31

Austrian born Dictator of Germany, implemented Fascism and caused WWII and Holocaust.

Accepted Answer

Adolf Hitler

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