Why did the Battle of Midway change the momentum in the Pacific Theater?

it stopped the Japanese advance across the Pacific

The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to

provide war supplies to countries fighting the Axis Powers

The draft was required to expand the armed services because

the numbers were needed quickly

When FDR made the statement "a day that will live in infamy" he was referring to

the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan

What were the two events that turned America from neutrality to more active support for the Allies?

the Fall of France & the Battle of Britain

What was the attitude of employers toward women who worked in factories during the war?

they welcomed them because men were off fighting the war

What was the major reason Truman gave for his decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki?

it would shorten the war and reduce American casualties

The American victories of Iwo Jima and Okinawa

prepared the way for an attack on the Japanese home islands

What triggered the actual beginning of WWII?

the joint invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union

What happened to the German officals responsible for the persecution of the Jews during WWII?

they were tried for war crimes at the Nuremburg tribunal

What is true of Nazi concentration camps?

they held a variety of people persecuted by the Nazis

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1
Why did the Battle of Midway change the momentum in the Pacific Theater?
it disrupted Japanese trade with South America
it placed the U.S. west coast at risk of attack
it stopped the Japanese advance across the Pacific
it led to another attack on Hawai'i
2
Which of the following did not serve in segregated units in the American military during WWII?
Japanese Americans
Mexican Americans
Chinese Americans
African Americans
3
The Lend-Lease Act allowed the U.S. to
take over British military bases in the Caribbean
suspend Axis financial backing
provide war supplies to countries fighting the Axis Powers
seize Japanese war supplies
4
The draft was required to expand the armed services because
most young men refused to fight
volunteers would not fight in Europe
the numbers were needed quickly
National Guard units would not mobilize
5
Where did Russians defeat the Germans and begin to push them back home?
Moscow
Poland
Stalingrad
Leningrad
6
The Allied strategy used to win the war in the Pacific was
kamikaze fighters
island hopping
invading China
blitzkrieg
7
When FDR made the statement "a day that will live in infamy" he was referring to
the June 6, 1944 invasion of France by the Allies
the October 6, 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany
Germany's invasion of France on June 12, 1940
the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan
8
What were the two events that turned America from neutrality to more active support for the Allies?
the annexation of Austria & the Sudetenland
the Fall of France & the Battle of Britain
the invasion of the Soviet Union & the resumption of German submarine war
the fall of Poland & the invasion of Normandy
9
What was the attitude of employers toward women who worked in factories during the war?
they resented them because women refused to do the dirty jobs
they were angry because women were ignoring the household responsibilities
they welcomed them because men were off fighting the war
they feared them because of the prospect of job discrimination lawsuits
10
Navajo Marines in WWII used this as an unbreakable code?
clicking songs
the Enigma machine
semaphore flags
their language
11
What was the major reason Truman gave for his decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki?
it would shorten the war and reduce American casualties
to avoid the deaths of American civilians
to war Russians not to be aggressive in the Pacific
as revenge for the surprise Pearl Harbor attack
12
Which group of people were relocated to internment camps in remote areas of the U.S. during the war?
Italian Americans
Mexican Americans
German Americans
Japanese Americans
13
The American victories of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
expanded Soviet territory in the Pacific
were the origin of the Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso feud
halted the Japanese advance into Indonesia
prepared the way for an attack on the Japanese home islands
14
What triggered the actual beginning of WWII?
the British blockade of German ports
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union
France's denouncement of the Munich Conference
the joint invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union
15
What military action paved the way for the liberation of France?
island hopping
D-Day invasion of Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Dunkirk
16
What happened to the German officals responsible for the persecution of the Jews during WWII?
they were tried by officals of the new German government
they were turned over to special Jewish courts for punishment
they were tried for war crimes at the Nuremburg tribunal
almost all of them escaped Europe at the end of the war
17
The Nazi Final Solution was a systematic industialized attempt to
overthrow the Italian government
repopulate France with Germans
purge all Communists in the Nazi Party
eliminate Jews from Europe
18
What is true of Nazi concentration camps?
only Jews were sent to them
their inhabitants revolted late in the war and established states
they held a variety of people persecuted by the Nazis
there were only established in occupied territories
19
The Tuskegee Airmen were an all __________ unit that fought in WWII.
Native American
African American
Italian American
Asian American
20
What was required on the homefront to ensure that essential products were available for the war effort?
rationing
retooling
prohibition
war bonds

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