What was the purpose of the Nuremberg trials?

To try Nazi leaders for war crimes

Why was the US considered an "Arsenal of Democracy?"

The US supplied free countries with weapons

What occurred on D-Day?

The Allies launched a surprise invasion in France

Giving land to Hitler in order to prevent war

What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts

To avoid conflict with European nations

Which is an example of genocide?

Killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis

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1
Who was the leader of Britain during WW2?
Winston Churchill
Charles DeGaulle
Kevin Dougherty
David Lloyd George
2
During WW2, what was the reason for the change in the role of women?
Labor shortages
Equal rights amendment
Strong belief in democracy
The publication of a few influential books
3
What event sparked the start of WWII?
Signing the Munich Settlement
Bombing of London
The invasion of Poland
Alliance with the Sovet Union
4
European Jews were killed in large numbers during...
Appeasement
Containment
Holocaust
Blitzkrieg
5
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg trials?
To try Nazi leaders for war crimes
Begin the invasion of Germany
To impose a death sentence on Hitler
To save Jews from the Holocaust
6
What was the name of Germany's "lightening war?"
Blitzkrieg
Liebentraum
Kamikaze
Operation Overlord
7
What group did the United States side with in World War 2?
Nazi Party
Allied Powers
Japanese
Axis Powers
8
What type of government did Hitler create in Germany
Oligarchy
Totalitarian
Monarchy
Democratic
9
Why was the US considered an "Arsenal of Democracy?"
The US welcomes people displaced from the Holocaust
The US supplied free countries with weapons
The US was prepared for surprise attacks
The US protected freedom of the seas
10
What occurred on D-Day?
The US used the first atomic bomb
The Allies demanded Hitler surrender
Britain attacked Germany
The Allies launched a surprise invasion in France
11
What date did FDR call "a date which will live in infamy"
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Invasion of France
Use of atomic bomb at Hiroshima
D-Day
12
How did Harry S Truman end WW2?
Invaded Japan
The Truman Doctrine
Used the Stomic Bomb
Negotiation with the Axis powers
13
What was the immediate cause of the US entry into WW2?
Invasion of Poland
Hitler's conquest of France
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack of submarines
14
What was the powerful secret weapon the US used in 1945?
Blitzkrieg
Bunker bomb
Atomic Bomb
Neutron bomb
15
How did the US ask civilians to finance the war?
Through the GI bill
Allowing women to work in factories
Selling liberty bonds
By rationing goods
16
What is appeasement?
Creating the League of Nations
Japan invading Manchuria
Giving land to Hitler in order to prevent war
Moussolini given control of ethiopia
17
What describes limiting the purchasing of goods during a time of war?
Rationing
Appeasement
Interment
Suffrage
18
How did the US respond to the attack on Pearl Harbor?
D-Day invasion
Bombed Hiroshima that week
Declared war on Japan
They continued Neutrality
19
What was the Potsdam declaration?
Set up the League of Nations
Declare war on the Axis powers
Denounced the Holocaust
Notified Japan to surrender
20
What was the purpose of the Neutrality Acts
to sell weapons to the Allies
To avoid conflict with European nations
provide loans to nations at war
to stop Hitler's aggression
21
What was the United States position at the outbreak of World War 2?
The US declared war on Germany
Neutrality
Alliance with the Axis powers
The US sent supplies to Japan
22
Who was the leader of Operation Overlord (D-Day)?
Dwight D Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
23
Which is an example of genocide?
North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam
Killing of 6 million Jews by the Nazis
Discrimination against women
Japanese internment camps
24
What was the Allied plan to advance in the Pacific towards Japan?
Airlifting
Blitzkrieg
Island hopping
Strategic withdrawl
25
When WW2 broke out in Europe, what did the American people support
Neutrality
Imperialism
Making peace negotiations
Entering the war
26
How did American women contribute to the war effort?
Worked in war industries
Served as airforce pilots
Agricultural work
Participated in the military
27
How can we describe the relocation of Japanese Americans?
An act of congress
A voluntary action by the Japenese
A reaction to wartime fears
An illegal way of recruiting workers
28
The Manhattan project was involved with
Creating the first atomic bomb
Implementing the Marshall Plan
Building skyscrapers in New York City
Fighting the Korean conflict
29
A leader who has COMPLETE control is called
Constitutional monarch
Dictator
President
Diplomat
30
During WW2, which group of americans was relocated to internment camps?
Nativ Americans
Italian Americans
Japanese Americans
Irish Americans

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