World War 2 Review

Question 1

Which of the following represents problems in America despite unity during the war effort

Accepted Answer

The segregation of the military

Question 2

How did the U.S. contribute to the war effort prior to U.S. entry?

Accepted Answer

By providing funds and weapons thru the Lend Lease Acts.

Question 3

African American who was the recipient of the Medal of Honor after serving in the Army in WWII

Accepted Answer

Vernon Baker

Question 4

First American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force which contributed during WWII

Accepted Answer

Flying Tigers

Question 5

What event ultimately led to the beginning of World War II?

Accepted Answer

Germany's invasion of Poland

Question 6

What group was forced into internment camps during WWII in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Japanese Americans

Question 7

Why didn't the U.S. want to get involved in WWII initially?

Accepted Answer

isolationism

Question 8

How did Americans support the war effort at home?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 9

What was France and Britain's policy toward German aggression in the early 1930's?

Accepted Answer

Appeasement

Question 10

A naval battle that weakened Japanese threat in the Pacific and it was the turning point.

Accepted Answer

Battle of Midway

Question 11

He was leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin

Question 12

Who was President of the US at the beginning of WWII?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 13

They created a secret code that the Japanese could not understand.

Accepted Answer

Navajo code talkers

Question 14

This represented an early defeat in the war with Japan and 76,000 soldiers were captured

Accepted Answer

The Bataan Death March

Question 15

Prisons in which the Nazis enslaved and murdered millions of Jews and other groups during WWII

Accepted Answer

concentration camps

Question 16

What event happened on June 4, 1944 and led to the liberation of Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

The Normandy invasion

Question 17

The U.S. Office of War Information was significant in the War Effort because

Accepted Answer

The agency used propaganda to promote/sell the war effort.

Question 18

What German military strategy contributed to many early victories in Europe during WWII?

Accepted Answer

Blitzkreig

Question 19

She was a symbol of strength and determination for women during WWII?

Accepted Answer

Rosie the Riveter

Question 20

What was an effect of WWII on the United States?

Accepted Answer

Ended the Great Depression

Question 21

What was a common goal of totalitarian dictators in the 1930's.

Accepted Answer

Territorial expansionism

Question 22

What was the systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews called?

Accepted Answer

Holocaust

Question 23

What was the event that was the turning point of Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

Battle of Stalingrad

Question 24

Who were the first African American fighter pilots?

Accepted Answer

Tuskegee Airmen

Question 25

Which of the following contributed to World War II?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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