The Potsdam Declaration...

demanded that the Japanese surrender unconditionally.

The Battle for Guadalcanal...

Was a six month battle that was a major step in driving the Japanese back.

At the Battle of Saipan...

Japanese civilians jumped off cliffs rather than surrender

Which of the following was not a way that US Civilians helped prepare for World War 2?

Signing up for kamikaze missions

The Tukegee airmen were...

A group of African American Fighter Pilots

Forced Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to relocte to camps.

Which of the following was a critical reason for the success of the D-Day invasion?

The Germans were tricked by Operation Bodyguard

Which of the following is not a reason that the Battle of Okinawa was significant?

The US destroyed the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet

The Bataan Death March involved...

Captured American and Filipino Soldiers

The Battle of the Coral Sea was...

The first battle between two aircraft carrier forces in history.

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was significant because...

It was the largest sea battle of World War 2

The Results of the Battle of Midway were...

The US sunk 4 Japanese aircraft carriers

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1
Which of the following is the name of the US law that gave crucial military supplies to the Allied powers?
Lend- Lease Act
Selctive Services Act of 1940
The New Deal
Destroyers for Bases
2
When did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
1917
1933
1942
1939
3
The Potsdam Declaration...
announced alled surrender
declared that all Nazi war criminals would be put on trial .
offered a peace treaty allowing Japan to keep their emperor
demanded that the Japanese surrender unconditionally.
4
Which of the following fought on the side of the Axis in WW2
The United States
Great Britain
Russia (USSR)
Japan
5
The Battle for Guadalcanal...
The largest land battle in the Pacific Theatre
Was a six month battle that was a major step in driving the Japanese back.
was the first time that kamikaze tactics were used
was the biggest defeat in US military history
6
The Nazi Party was...
communist
democratic
progressive
fascist
7
The Allies had a major advantage over the Germans because they had broken the ________ code
Enigma
Purple
Matrix
Laserbeam
8
Which of the following was not a government agency that helped the US prepare for WW2
The War Production Board
The Gestapo
The Office of War Information
The Office of Price Administration
9
Which of the following was not a fascist government in the WW2 era?
Spain
Italy
Germany
France
10
Which of the following was a city that was hit with atomic bombs?
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kyoto
Nagasaki
11
At the Battle of Saipan...
The US established a beachhead on the Japanese home island of Kyushu.
Japanese civilians jumped off cliffs rather than surrender
Japanese forces were defeated and surrendered by the thousands
The Japanese used Zyklon B gas against the civilian population
12
Which of the following was not a way that US Civilians helped prepare for World War 2?
Buying war bonds
Planting Victory Gardens
Signing up for kamikaze missions
Rationing
13
Before Hitler invaded Poland, the major European powers followed a policy of...
Mutually Assured Destruction
Containment
Appeasement
Big Stick Diplomacy
14
The Tukegee airmen were...
Mexican-American jet fighter pilots
a group of Female Coast Guard Pilots
A group of Japanese American bomber pilots
A group of African American Fighter Pilots
15
Which of the following is not a characteristic of fascism?
militarism
humanitarianism
nationalism
totalitarianism
16
Who was the overall commander of US forces in Europe during World War 2?
Douglas MacArthur
Bernard Montgomery
Chester Nimitz
Dwight D Eisenhower
17
Who was president of the US at the beginning of WW2
George Washington
Frankilin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
18
Executive Order 9066
Ordered the government take over of all key war indutries.
Ordered the execution of all enemy aliens suspected of spying.
Made speaking agianst the government or the war illegal.
Forced Japanese Americans living on the West Coast to relocte to camps.
19
Which of the following was a critical reason for the success of the D-Day invasion?
The successful assasination of Hitler
The Germans were tricked by Operation Bodyguard
The Germans didn't have enough troops or tanks in France to repel the US.
At this point in the war the Germans had lost the will to fight
20
Which of the following is not a reason that the Battle of Okinawa was significant?
Taking Okinawa provided the US with a base for invading Japan
The Battle of Okinawa helped convince the US to drop atomic bombs on Japan.
It was the bloodiest battle for the Americans in the Pacific
The US destroyed the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet
21
The Bataan Death March involved...
Jewish and Slavic Civillians
Chinese civilians being relocted to Burma
Russian soldiers who surrendered at Stalingrad
Captured American and Filipino Soldiers
22
The US had a major advantage in WW2 because it used a code based on the _______ language, which was never broken.
Esperanto
Elvish
Navajo
Klingon
23
What was one of the major obstacles to the Allies invasion of France
The Maginot Line
The Pacific Ocean
The Great Wall
The Atlantic wall
24
The Battle of the Coral Sea was...
A victory for the US navy that gave them naval superiority in the Pacific
The first battle between two aircraft carrier forces in history.
The largest naval battel of World War 2
A major defeat for the US Navy
25
When did WW2 start?
1776
1914
1939
1942
26
Where was the D-Day invasion?
Pas De Calais
Paris
Sicily
Normandy
27
Japan Suprise attacked Pearl Harbor on...
December 7th, 1941
The 4th of July, 1776
June 6, 1944
December 25th, 1918
28
What event started WW2?
The German invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Japanese Suprise Attack on Pearl Harbor
The German invasion of Poland
Hitler's annexation of Austria
29
The Battle of Leyte Gulf was significant because...
The Japanese were forced to surrender
Five Japanese aircraft carriers escaped to fight another day
It was the largest sea battle of World War 2
The US victory allowed the US to land troops on the home islands
30
The Results of the Battle of Midway were...
The Japaese sunk 5 US aircraft carriers
The US sunk 4 Japanese aircraft carriers
Both the US and the Japanese lost two air craft carriers
The entire Japanese fleet was destroyed
31
Hitler's invasion of Russia was called?
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Barbarrossa
Operation Overlord
Operation Ice Cube

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