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1
The Office of Price Administration organized...
bond drives
rationing
the draft
women working in factories
2
Which was
NOT
in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked?
battleships
submarines
destroyers
carriers
3
What word
BEST
describes the Allied attitude of the 1938 Munich Conference?
blitzkrieg
appeasement
isolationism
genocide
4
A strong U.S. & British political alliance was formed in 1940 with the...
Yalta Conference
Lend Lease
Potsdam Conference
Atlantic Charter
5
Where were Nazis leaders put on trial & held accountable for war crimes at the end of WW2?
Paris
Nuremberg
Berlin
Munich
6
Operation Torch was the Allied invasion into which region?
Italy
North Africa
Normandy
Japan
7
President Truman's 2 reasons for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan were ending the war &
saving American lives
paying japan back for Pearl Harbor
saving Japanese & American lives
warning the USSR
8
3 major victories for the Allies in 1942 included Stalingrad, El Alamein and...
Normandy
Midway
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
9
This is a picture of the...
Flying Tigers
Navajo code talkers
Red Ball Express
Tuskegee airmen
10
What was the major U.S. response to Japan's invasion of China in 1937?
U.S. placed an oil embargo on Japan
the U.S. gave military aid to China
U.S. joined the Allied Powers
U.S. invaded Japan
11
Why was the Atlantic Charter important?
It gave permission to nations to rent weapons and ammunition
It was the official call for an end to WWII and praised U.S.
Provided goals for post-WWII and introduced the U.N.
It stood as the first major compromise between Axis & Allies
12
Why did Hitler sign a nonaggression pact with Stalin in 1939?
to trick Stalin
to provide time to organize the Holocaust
to build up his forces
to avoid a 2 front war
13
lebensraum is a German word meaning...
attack
suprise
victory
land
14
What was Executive Order 9066?
It was a direcxt order from FDR
Relocated anyone of Japanese ancestry to internment camps
Bill that relocated 9,066 people of Japanese ancestry
A bill passed by Congress that discriminated against Japanese
15
WAVES, WAACs, WASPs, SPARs were
women on the front lines
men and women in the navy
women who held non-combat roles in WWII
16
How were the Navajo Code Talkers successful?
They surrendered to the enemy
They built a code that the enemy could not break
They revealed secrets to the enemy
17
What was the name of Hitler's last counter-offensive against the Allies?
Battle of Kursk
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Berlin
Battle of Normandy
18
The U.S. and this nation were the 2 most powerful nations at the end of the war
Japan
France
the USSR
Great Britain
19
Which nation suffered the most casualties in World War II?
Japan
Germany
France
the Soviet Union
20
Which was
NOT
a target of the Nazis?
English
Roma
Jehovah Witnesses
Handicapped
21
What did the Good Neighbor Policy do?
Combined the U.S.A and Mexico into North America
Allowed Mexicans to travel into the United States
It started construction of the Great Wall of Mexico
The U.S. lessened its interference in Latin Affairs
22
What took place on May 8,1945?
VJ Day
D-Day
dropping of the a-bomb
VE Day
23
At which conference was Germany divided?
Potsdam
Moscow
Atlantic Charter
Yalta
24
Which one was
NOT
a major cause of WWII?
Great Depression
Treaty of Versailles
Hitler
Communism in USSR
25
WWII led to which other war?
the Cold War
Korean War
the Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
26
What is the definition for Cash and Carry?
Goods sold for cash to Allies without delivery service
the selling of war materials to the Allies
like the Destroyers for Bases deal
Borrowing goods to the Allies w/out repayment
27
Korematsu v U.S. ruled ____
Relocation was unconstitutional
Relocation was constitutional
Japanese-Americans can be segregated
Relocation Centers had to be "separate yet equal"
28
After the burning of the Reichstag in 1933, the Nazis turned Germans against the...
Communists
Jews
Socialists
foreigners
29
The American Pacific strategy was known as...
island hopping
total war
scorched earth
hot war
30
The Bracero program involved _______that helped with food production during the war?
Mexicans
Japanese
Brazilians
Chinese
31
Germany started WWII in 1939 by invading..?
France
Belgium
Poland
the Netherlands
32
What was the name of the German code machine?
Enigma
Witchcraft
Magic
Werewolf
33
Which does
NOT
relate to Hitler
Beer Hall Putsch
World War I
born in Austria
he came from an upper class German family
34
Which of the following ideas was a major emphasis of Fascism?
communism
human rights
nationalism
equality
35
What U.S. program provided much aid to the Allies in 1940?
Destroyers for Bases
Cash and Carry
the Marshall Plan
Lend Lease
36
Which one was N
OT
a technological development of WWII?
poison gas
radar
computer science
a-bomb
37
The War Productions Board (WPB) was responsible for:
Converting factories to wartime production
None of these
Deciding on which goods should be selected for exportation
Producing food for distribution
38
What was the U.S. position in the early part of WWII?
pro-British
pro-allied
isolationist
indifferent
39
Which area did Japan
NOT
seize in WWII?
Indochina
Singapore
China
New Zealand
40
In 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany because of Germany's attack on...
Czechoslavakia
Poland
the Soviet Union
the Netherlands
41
The German code-name of the invasion of the Soviet Union was..
Barbarossa
Overlord
Sea Lion
Market Garden
42
In the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler was trying to...
overthrow the government
put enemies into concentration camps
expel the communists
gain political followers
43
Who convinced FDR to build atomic weapons?
VP Truman
Winston Chiurchill
Joseph Stalin
Albert Einstein
44
Which one was
NOT
as Axis power?
Italy
Germany
the Soviet Union
Japan
45
In 1938, Hitler formed an Anschluss with...
the Soviet Union
Poland
Belgium
Austria
46
Where was the Manhattan Project?
New York
Washington DC
California
New Mexico
47
What was the main significance of the Battle of Iwo Jima?
the raising of the American flag
obtaining air strips
using napalm for the first time
winning the battle
48
How many people died in WWII?
10 m
25 m
30 m
15 m
49
A major purpose of the Yalta Conference was to..
how to accept Germany's surrender
cut off all diplomatic ties with the USSR
how to punish Germany & Japan
how to restructure Europe after the war
50
This is a....
Japanese POW camp in Japan
German POW camp
Japanese internment camp in the U.S.
Russian POW camp
51
What new technology did the British use to their advantage VS Hitler in 1940?
rockets
sonar
poison gas
radar
52
Hitler's first setback was the...
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
53
What nation suffered a horrible civil war in the 30's & was neutral during World War II?
China
Belgium
Spain
the Netherlands
54
Most victims of the Holocaust were from..?
the Ukraine
Poland
Germany
India
