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This is a quick review of the upcoming World War 2 Examination
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1
Germany, Italy, and __________made up the Axis Powers.
Japan
Turkey
Spain
Australia
2
The word that best describes America before the attack on Pearl Harbor is
indifferent
neutral
determined
frito pie
3
The US govt. used this to encourage Americans to help out in the war effort...
Civilian Conservation Corps
the Selective Service Act
Propaganda
The Social Security Act
4
Who was America's FIRST target for the atomic bomb?
Germany
Britain
Italy
Japan
5
These people were the main target of the Nazis...
Jehova Witnesses
Gypsies
Jews
Gays
6
Labor shortages in the US allowed what to happen?
More German Americans were able to obtain jobs.
More Italian Americans were able to get good paying jobs.
More Japanese Americans were moved to internment camps.
More minorities and women got jobs once held by men.
7
This event immediately pushed America into WW2...
attack on Guam
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Rape of Nanking
attack on Pearl Harbor
8
Sending Jews to extermination camps
was ordered by Hitler to protect Berlin from Soviet forces.
was Hitler's Final Solution.
was ordered by Rommel to lower domestic acts of violence.
was something that many in Europe had planned in the past.
9
In what country did the Battle of the Bulge take place?
Poland
Germany
Belgium
France
10
This is how the Nazis first began targeting the jews...
through legal discrimination.
using violent attacks against Jewish businesses.
using violent attacks against Jews.
by stripping non allies from their property.
11
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
to being Allied commanders to justice.
to try Japanese commanders for crimes against humanity.
to bring Nazis command and guards to justice.
to make reparations for lost valuables during the war.
12
Preventing future world wars was the primary objective of
The Roswell Incident
Executive Order 9066
The Manhattan Project
the United Nations
13
American civilians were asked to do all of the following except...
attack suspected spies.
carpool
conserve bacon
conserve rubber
14
The Atlantic Charter...
allowed removal of all Japanese Americans from their homes.
allowed for the creation of the Manhattan Project.
established the United Nations after WW2.
established the goals for the US and British after WW2.
15
This is the city where Germans surrendered to the Allies.
Rome
Frankfurt
Paris
Berlin
16
What was the name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
Fat Man
Little Big Man
Fat Boy
Little Boy
17
At this meeting, the Allies agreed to allow "free and open elections across Europe."
The Big Three
United Nations
Manhattan Project
Yalta Conference
18
Presidential Executive Order 9066
allowed for all Japanese American's placement in camps
allowed for the creation of the Manhattan Project
allowed for the placement of Jews in concentration camps.
allowed for the confiscation of Jewish property.
19
Were Japanese Americans allowed to join the military during WW2?
NO
Yes but only as Code Talkers.
Yes but only as advisors to commanders.
YES
20
Why did Japan feel justified in attacking the US?
The US cut off diplomatic talks after sub attacks.
The US cut off their supply of oil after the Rape of Nanking
The US declared war on Germany after the Lusitania was sank.
The US aligned with Great Britain and the USSR.
21
The act of going around certain locations in the Pacific in order to gain a launching position.
Manhattan Project
Global Circumnavigation
Convoy system
island-hopping
22
This TOP SECRET project developed the Atomic Bomb.
Manhattan Project
Project Runway
Project Blue Book.
New York Project
23
Mrs. Kitty thought the best job for a young Jewish girl was where?
in the bathroom
in the barracks
in the showers
in the White House
24
During the war
military and consumer production exploded during the war.
the military was given priority over private manufacturing
military production was placed on the back burner
consumer goods were given top priority
25
In what location did the US finally join the war in 1942?
Tokyo, Japan
North Africa
Western Europe
The Eastern Front
26
How could America best be described after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
America quickly aligned with the Axis Powers to avoid defeat
Japan believed that the US would give up after the attack.
America fell into an economic depression.
Japan awakened an industrial giant!
27
Economic instability in Europe after WW1 led to
the rise of fascist dictators across Europe.
the creation of the United Nations.
uncharted economic growth during the 1930s.
the Baby Boom.
28
Because Allies would have sustained over a million military deaths...
Why FDR decided to drop the atomic bomb on Berlin.
Why the USSR defended Stalingrad to the last drop of blood.
Why the Allies attacked North Africa first.
Why Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.
29
US military noticed that the closer American forces got to Japan the greater the number
of American casualties
of Code Talkers were killed
of Axis soldiers surrendered
of American AWOLs
30
To help finance the war, Americans were asked to buy?
more bacon
War Bonds
metal scraps
victory gardens
31
In the book Ridge-Runner, Norton participated in which famous battle?
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
32
June 6, 1944...
was the attack on Guadalcanal.
was the attack on Stalingrad
was the attack on Pearl Harbor.
was the attack to liberate France.
