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Unit #5 World War II
Unit #5 World War II
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Demonstration of student knowledge about World War II
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1
U.S. Marines had severe casualties at Tarawa in part because
they had no air support
the shallow reef prevented many landing craft from shore
the Japanese had the high ground on Mt. SuribachiT
the japanese used kamikaze fighters against them
2
The Office of Price Administration began rationing many consumer goods to make sure enough for
children
schools
the elderly
military use
3
Which group played a vital role in the war effort, half the soldiers came from Interment camps
Mexican Americans
African Americans
Native Americans
Japanese Americans
4
If British and American troops opened a second front from West it would take pressure off the
Italians
Pacific War
French
Soviet Union
5
After France Surrendered to Germany in June 1940, two members of Congress introduced the
Selective Service and Training Act
War Production Board
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
6
What African American military unit was commended for its service during Battle of the Bulge
the Tuskegee Airmen
the 332nd Fighter Group
the 761st Tank Battalion
the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
7
On November 8, 1942, the American invasion of North Africa began under the command of general
George Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
8
The Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States claimed that
Japanes internment camps were not necessary during the war
government was justified in suspending citizens civil rights
all people are equal regardless of race
Japanese Americans had the same rights as other Americans
9
Attacks on American cargo ships by German submarines led to the development of the
liberty ship
cost plus system
convoy system
victory garden
10
During World War II the highest ranking African American officer
John Pershing
Oveta Culp Hobby
A. Philip Randolph
Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
11
A central purpose of the Office of War Information was
stabilizing wages and prices
developing encrypted codes
improving the public's understanding of the war
coordinating espinoage
12
The Bataan Death March began in
North Africa
the Soviet union
Corregidor
the Philippines
13
Companies that wanted to convert their factories to war production received loans from
Cost-Plus System
Office of War Mobilization
Selective Service
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
14
In 1988 President Ronald Reagan apologized to formerly interned Japanese Americans and
granted each $20,000
declared them tax excempt
opened a museum in their honor
granted each $100,000
15
As a result of the attack on Sicily
Mussolini surrendered Italy
Hitler removed Mussolini from power
the Italian king arrested Mussolini
Mussolini took his own life
16
The bombing campaign from Jan 43 and May 45 destroyed factories and wrecked railroad system and
water shortage
oil shortage
ecological crisis
political scandal
17
To help farmers in the Southwest overcome labor shortage, the government introduced the
Relocation program
Bracero Program
Migrant Farm-worker program
Rosie the Riveter Program
18
It took the Allies five months to break through the German lines at Cassino and
Pas-de-Calais
Guadacanal
Anzio
Salerno
19
Rosie the Riveter was a symbol of
women who joined the armed forces
Mexican farm workers who helped with the harvest
the campaign to hire women to work in factories during war
Japanese civilians who were sent to interment camps
20
The "Double V" campaign meant victory
on land and victory at sea
over the Nazi's and victory over the fascists
Over Hitler's racism abroad and victory over racism at home
over Europe and victory in the Pacific
21
During World War II, Americans bought more than 150 billion worth of bonds in order to
avoid paying taxes
donate part of their wages to the military
fiance public works projects
lend the government money to pay for the war
22
The U.S. caused massive fires in Tokyo by dropping bombs filled with
grease
amphtrac
napalm
dynamite
23
Roosevelt created the Fair Employment Practices Commission to
control wages and prices
coordinate all government housing projects
end discrimination in hiring workers for defense industries
mediate disputes between labor and management
24
The cost-plus system sped up war production quotas
providing larger profits for companies worked fast an a lot
allowing previously competing companies to work together
providing bonuses for superior workmanship in war production
imposing penalties for companies that did not make quotas
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Liberty ships could be produced quickly because they were
assembled from pre-fabricated parts
riveted rather than welded
made from metal instead of iron
made with thick hulls