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World War Two exam
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1
Jews, homosexuals, gypsies and others were
singled out for the "Final Solution"
welcome in Germany
sent to gas chambers
exterminated
2
Which U.S. President reasoned that the use of the atomic bomb would end the war more quickly?
Roosevelt
Hoover
Truman
Eisenhower
3
What is the significance of Dunkirk?
the Russians annexed it
it is located in the "Holy Land"
British & French soldiers cross from France to England
it was the location of the largest sea evacuation in history
4
Which of the following countries was not part of the Allies?
United States
Japan
Great Britain
France
5
The military strategist who masterminded the bombing of Pearl Harbor was
Isoroku Yamamoto
Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Bruce Lee
6
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War 2?
de Gaulle
Churchill
Roosevelt
Wilson
7
What is the date for D-Day?
May 19, 1963
Dec. 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
Aug. 14, 1945
8
The Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France on the beaches of Normandy during WW2 was called
D-Day
P-J Day
V-E Day
V-J Day
9
What happened on
Kristallnacht
?
Nazis put yellow stars on Jews
Hiroshima was bombed
Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were attacked
Nagasaki was bombed
10
Erwin Rommel was a military leader from which country?
Germany
France
Northern Africa
Great Britain
11
The Japanese captured the U.S., French, and British territories in the Pacific
attempting to save "Asia for the Asians"
during the Battle of Stalingrad
to increase the population in concentration camps
in an attempt to build a Japanese empire
12
The Semester Final Exam will cover
Chapter 32
None of these
Only Chapter 17
Chapter 23 - 32
13
The invasion of Poland
was part of Kristallnacht
was planned by Isoroku Yamamoto
prompted Great Britian & France to declare war on Germany
was Germany's first use of the blitzkrieg
14
Japanese kamikaze pilots valued national honor more than individual life and would target
ships
air bases
ground troops
factories
15
One aspect of the Lend-Lease Act that benefited the U.S. is
the European doctors could practice in the U.S.
the economy enriched when the U.S. sold the Allies arms
Allied soldiers became pen pals with the American widows
the blitzkrieg did not affect them
16
Pick one of the WW2 U.S. military leaders on the board.
Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
Edwin Rommel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
17
What occurred on December 7, 1941?
bombing of Hiroshima
V-J Day
bombing of Pearl Harbor
V-E Day
18
What group was tried at the Nuremberg Trials?
Bataan Death marchers
Japanese kamikaze pilots
Nazis
Jews
19
Who was the supreme commander of the Westrn Allied forces in Europe?
Patton
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Rommel
20
Charles de Gaulle
lead the Free French duirng WW2
was the leader of the French government-in-exile
became the leader in France after the war
has an airport named after him in Paris
21
Interment camps were established in the U.S. for which group of people:
Japanese Americans
Jews and gypsies
German POWs
Nazi communists
22
U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur was the mastermind of "island-hopping". What is "island-hopping"?
fighting ALL Japanse held islands
vacationing in Hawaii
attacking all islands
attacking poorly defended islands
23
Choose one of the two countries that signed the nonaggression pact in 1939
Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
France
24
Which of the following countries was NOT an Axis Power?
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
25
Filipino and American allied prisoners of war were forced to march
thru the gas chambers
across the Guadalcanal
thru the Battle of El Alamein
to prison camps on the Bataan Peninsula
26
The Battle of the Bulge
occurred on Midway Island
is part of the Atkin's diet plan
was the last German offensive
was part of the "Final Solution"
27
Were Germany, Japan and Italy allowed to return to their pre-war type of government?
YES
NO
28
Who bombed England during the Battle of Britain?
the gypsies
the Laftwaffe
Polish Air Force
kamikaze pilots
29
Approximately how many people died in World War 2?
17 million
42 million
60 million
26 million
30
Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was on which of the following dates?
September 2, 1945
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
May 8, 1945
31
How did civilians join in the war efforts in the United States?
going without certain foods
building planes
collecting srap metal
reducing the use of gas
32
The turning point in the Pacific that put the Japanese on the defensive during World War 2 was
the Battle of Midway
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Dunkirk
the Battle of Britain
33
Extermination centers were especially designed for mass murder. Such death camps existed:
in Majdanek
in Auschwitz
in Sobibor
in Belzec
34
The radar
is still in use today
was invented by an actress
enabled the Allies to detect approaching planes
detected the surpise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
35
The Germanic "master race" were called
Aryans
Nazis
Swedes
Jude
36
V-J Day is August 15, 1945. What significant event occurred during the week prior to V-J Day?
dropping Little Boy
the bombing of Nagasaki
dropping Fat Man
the bombing of Hiroshima
37
A famous British general in World War 2 was
Dwight Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
James Doolittle
Bernard Montgomery
38
Nazism is a form of
communism
monarchy
facism
democracy
39
During the final exam students may use
any worksheets from the chapter
the textbook
both sides of a 3x5 card
my neighbor's answer sheet
40
Who was the head of the post-war constitutional government of Japan?
Prime Minister selected by the Diet
Hideki Tojo
the emperor
Douglas MacArthur
