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1
Which group of people were NOT targeted during the Holocaust?
Slavs
Gypsies
Jews
Fascists
2
Prior to entering World War II, the United States’ reaction to aggression in Asia was to —
supply military troops and equipment to Korea
impose an embargo on oil and steel shipments to Japan
end all American aid to China through lend-lease
direct members of the League of Nations to take action
3
What was the Final Solution?
Germany's attempt to gain control of France and Great Britain.
The Allied Powers' plan to eliminate all concentration camps in Europe.
Germany's decision to exterminate all European Jews
The Allied Powers' strategy of overpowering the Germans in France.
4
Which battle resulted in the liberation of France from Nazi Germany's control?
Battle of El Alamein
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Stalingrad
5
Which event sought to hold Nazi leaders accountable for the Holocaust?
The Nuremberg Trails
The League of Nations
The Geneva Convention
The Treaty of Versailles
6
What was something the government asked women to do to support the war effort?
get women ready to serve as soldiers in the war effort
encourage women to take jobs in defense factories
women developed muscles for fighting
encourage women to ration goods at home
7
What battle strategy was used in the European wars?
Leapfrogging
Island Hopping
Defeat Hitler first
Blitzkrieg
8
World War II began in Europe when...
Germany invaded Poland
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Germany sunk the Lusitania
Germany invaded Britain and France
9
What was the Japanese attitude when it came to war?
They would rather commit suicide than surrender.
They would surrender at the first possible chance.
They would engage in total warfare.
They would fight until the last man standing.
10
The purpose of World War II advertisement campaigns was to —
keep Americans focused on the war
prevent government censorship of war news
generate support of the entertainment industry
encourage peaceful protests of the war
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Which strategy was used in the Pacific theater?
Island Hopping
Defeat Hitler first
Leapfrogging
Blitzkrieg
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This dialect is thus equivalent to a secret code to the enemy... secure communication-George Clayton Vogel
Navajo Code Talkers
Nisei Units
Tuskegee Airmen
101st Airborne
13
Which battle was considered Hitler's last offense?
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of El Alamein
14
Which African American military unit is pictured above?
Neisi Units
Tuskegee Airmen
Navajo Code Talkers
101st Airborne
15
Which battle resulted in an Axis defeat and kept Hitler from gaining access to Middle Eastern oil and the Suez Canal?
D-Day
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Stalingrad
16
The United States interned many Japanese Americans during World War II becauseof —
a fear they would aid the enemy
their refusal to be deported
their refusal to be drafted into the military
a concern over violent protest from them
17
Which event illustrates the savagery of the fight in the Pacific during World War II?
Bataan Death March
Blitzkrieg
Island-hopping
Geneva Conventions
18
Which American General commanded troops in the Pacific theater of WWII?
Winston Churchill
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
19
Put these events in chronological order:I: Final Solution II: Nuremberg Trials III: Extermination Camps
II, I, III
I, II, III
II, III, I
I, III, II
20
In mid-1941, Hitler turned on his former ally and invaded —
Italy
France
Japan
The Soviet Union
21
Which battle was the farthest east Nazi Germany was able to go?
D-Day
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Stalingrad
22
Which event did Franklin Roosevelt call "a date which will live in infamy?"
Hitler's invasion of Poland
Japanese attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor
The Battle of Britain
The United States' declaration of war on Japan
23
During World War II, the role of the Selective Service System in the United Stateswas to -
draft military personnel
replace factory workers
increase industrial productivity
ration manufactured goods
24
Which president made the decision to use atomic bombs to force Japan to surrender?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Jimmy Carter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
25
During World War II, the United States came closer than ever to Japan when American forces invaded —
Nuremberg and Berlin
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Guadalcanal and Baaton