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1
The names of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were?
Alfred and Big John
Little Man and Fat Boy
Enola Gay and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy
2
Which of the following was NOT part of teen culture in the 1920's
Watching sitcoms
Flagpole sitting
The flapper movement
Dance marathons
3
The Allied Powers included:
Great Britain, Soviet Union, US
Great Britain, Japan, US
Great Britain, Soviet Union, Japan
Great Britain, US, Italy
4
At the end of WW2 who were the two remaining super powers
Great Britain and The US
The US and China
The US and The USSR
The USSR and China
5
How did Hoover respond during the Great Depression?
He gave directly to the people
He borrowed money and aide from Canada
Introduced a "trickle down" method to help businesses
He sat around and did nothing
6
Walled-off areas of cities into which Jews were forced to move:
Projects
Concentration Camps
Internment Camps
Ghettos
7
The 18th Amendment
Repealed Prohibition
Created Prohibition
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote
Banned tobacco
8
During the Great Depression many farmers....
Experienced a tremendous amount of profit
Fell into extreme debt
Left their farms for California
Had a much more comfortable life than people in cities
9
Intentionally designing a product to break down over time
Planned Obsolescence
Self Sabotage
Strategic Marketing
The Assembly Line
10
On August 6, 1945, the US first dropped an atomic bomb on which Japanese city?
Hiroshima
Berlin
Tokyo
Nagasaki
11
What did the Allies do to trick the Germans so D-Day could be successful?
Capture of all German spies
All of these
Inflatable tanks
Operation Quicksilver
12
Allied invasion of Normandy, France:
D-Day
B-Day
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
13
US strategy in the Pacific: bypass strongly held islands and attack weaker ones to gain bases.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Blitzkreig
Island Hopping
Fire Bombing
14
The relationship between the US and the USSR following WW2
Nonexistent because the Soviet Union was destroyed
Lacked trust b/c both viewed each other as a potential enemy
Fairly neutral, they mostly ignored each other
Was a strong compatible friendship
15
The leader of the US for most of WW2:
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Tojo
16
Why did Hitler sign the Non Aggression Pact with the Soviets?
The Soviets were the Nazi's biggest trade partner
Stalin promised to help him attack France
Him and Stalin had become friends
To avoid fighting a two front war
17
What country used Kamikaze ("divine wind") attacks?
US
Japan
Great Britain
Germany
18
During the 1920's it was very uncommon for things to be bought on credit
False
True
19
World War 2 began when Germany invaded what country?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Austria
France
20
The Axis Powers of WW2 included:
Germany, Japan, France
Germany, Italy, Japan
Germany, Japan, Ottoman Empire
Germany, Italy, US
21
In the 1920's Workers and Unions became more powerful than business owners
True
False
22
US Foreign Policy prior to WW2
Direct Democracy
Monroe Doctrine
Isolationism
Interventionism
23
Hatred for Jews
Anti-Judaism
Pogroms
Antisemitism
Anti-Israel
24
What was the significance of the Harlem Renaissance
It ended Segregation in Harlem
It led to the first African American Mayor of Harlem
It gave African Americans a voice in the arts
It allowed African Americans to join the military
25
The US Secret project for creating the Atomic Bomb
Operation Overlord
Manhattan Project
Brooklyn Project
Project Quicksilver
26
Buying stocks with borrowed money
Bear Market Buying
Bull Market Buying
Margin Buying
Prospective Buying
27
After which battle was the following photo taken?
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Midway
Hiroshima
28
Which nation lost at least 20 million people during WW2?
Germany
US
Soviet Union
Great Britain
29
How did President Hoover respond to the Bonus Army
He ignored them until his presidency was over
He held meetings with them at the White House
He sent in the military and police to kick them out
He gave them their bonuses
30
The Japanese code that led them to never surrender
Hokkaido
Bushido
Okinawa
Kamikaze
31
What was the Holocaust?
The attempted extermination of the Jews by Germany
The Name of Hitler's Book
The Start of WW2
None of these
32
The Supreme Court ruled that the Internment of Japanese Americans was
Allowed because they weren't natural born citizens
A violation of the 8th Amendment
Unfair discrimination
Allowed during wartime for those who were a potential threat
33
Great Britain and the US signed what agreement for supplies?
Non-aggression pact
Lend-Lease Act
Buy-Sell Act
Supplies Act
34
Who was the Allied commander of Europe?
Goring
Rommel
Eisenhower
Montgomery
35
What US leader made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Churchill
Truman
36
What did the US do to Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor?
Sent them to Internment Camps
Sent them back to Japan
Sent them to fight in Europe
Nothing
