What did the Nuremburg Laws do?

Took citizenship away from Jewish people, banned marriage btwn Jews/Germans

What was the U.S. strategy to defeat Japan in the Pacific Theatre, beginning in the middle of 1942?

Island hopping, capturing one island at a time getting closer to Japan

Why was the Battle of Midway (June 1942) significant?

It served as a positive turning point for the United States in the Pacific

Which of the following helped the Soviet Union defeat Germany in World War II?

All of the above helped the Soviets defeat Germany in WWII

What was Japan's goal in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

to destroy the U.S. Navy Pacific fleet to allow Japan to conquer the region

What was the main reason President Truman authorized the use of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan?

To prevent the loss of thousands of Allied troops in a Japanese invasion

What did "kamikazes" do?

Japanese fighter pilots who crashed planes into American ships

What is V-E Day (May 8th, 1945)?

Victory in Europe, the name given to the day Germany surrendered to Allies

What was the main reason for the English victory in the Battle of Britain?

The victory of the British Royal Airforce over the German Luftwaffe

What happened at Dunkirk?

Allied soldiers were evacuated from the beach after defeat by Germany

What happened on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

The US and its allies invaded German-occupied France

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1
Which vocabulary term is being represented by the propaganda poster below?
anti-Semitism
Final Solution
Aryan
Zyklon B
2
What did the Nuremburg Laws do?
Forced all Jewish people to become slaves of the Third Reich
Made it illegal to kill all non-Aryans on first sight in Germany
Punished German officers for atrocities committed during WWII
Took citizenship away from Jewish people, banned marriage btwn Jews/Germans
3
What was the U.S. strategy to defeat Japan in the Pacific Theatre, beginning in the middle of 1942?
Use a naval blockade on Japan
Make a surprise attack on Japan using thousands of paratroopers
Defeat Japanese troops in China, then attack Japan from there
Island hopping, capturing one island at a time getting closer to Japan
4
Why was the Battle of Midway (June 1942) significant?
It served as a positive turning point for the United States in the Pacific
It saved Australia and New Zealand from Japanese invasion
It hindered American military effectiveness in the Pacific until 1944
It turned the tide in favor of the Japanese in the Pacific Theatre
5
Tariff: tax placed on goods imported into a country. Tariffs protect a nation's industries from goods produced overseas.
False
True
6
Which of the following helped the Soviet Union defeat Germany in World War II?
The Soviet Union retreated and used a scorched earth policy
All of the above helped the Soviets defeat Germany in WWII
The German army was not well equipped for harsh winter fighting
Russian civilians attacked German supply lines
7
What was Japan's goal in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Japan wanted to capture the oil supplies that were located at Pearl Harbor
Japan wanted to take over Hawaii and use it as a base to invade California
to destroy the U.S. Navy Pacific fleet to allow Japan to conquer the region
To free Japanese-Americans who were being held in detention camps in the US
8
How did the Great Depression impact society in Germany?
Germany experienced a drop in industrial production
Germany experienced an increase in unemployment
Germany experienced a drop in national income
All of the above
9
This Nazi officer "Aryanized" Jewish property, developed anti-Jewish propaganda. He committed suicide in prison.
Erwin Rommel
Rudolph Hess
Albert Speer
Hermann Goering
10
On September 1, 1939 World War II began because of this event:
The German invasion of France
The German invasion of Great Britain
The German invasion of Poland
The German invasion of Russia
11
The ______________ was the Nazi plan to exterminate all Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, homosexuals, and other "undesirables"
Final Solution
Einsatzgruppen Law
Solution B
Nuremburg Trials
12
How did the Great Depression affect to world?
None of the answers are true
Currency value dropped
Red and Blue are both true
High unemployment
13
What was the main reason President Truman authorized the use of atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan?
To get the Soviet Union to aid Allies in fight against Japan
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were military bases
To show Germany what would happen if they did not surrender
To prevent the loss of thousands of Allied troops in a Japanese invasion
14
Which historical event began the Great Depression?
World War I
US Stock Market Crash
Prohibition
Dust Bowl
15
What did "kamikazes" do?
Chinese citizens who secretly helped Japanese soldiers in China
American Special Forces who attacked Okinawa and Iwo Jima
Japanese fighter pilots who crashed planes into American ships
Civilians looking for American spies in Japan
16
What is V-E Day (May 8th, 1945)?
The name given to the day Japan surrendered to the US
The name given to the day the Soviet Union liberated France
Victory in Europe, the name given to the day Germany surrendered to Allies
Victory in Europe, the name given to the day Allies invaded Normandy
17
What was the main reason for the English victory in the Battle of Britain?
The victory of the Royal Navy over the Geran Kriegsmarine Navy
The victory of the British Royal Airforce over the German Luftwaffe
The successful invasion of Operation Overlord
The victory of the British Exped. Force over the German 1st Panzer Division
18
Which historical event is considered to have brought an end the the Great Depression?
Cold War
Russian Revolution
World War I
World War II
19
The Nazi propaganda below is depicting anti-Semitic views
True
False
20
The code name for the top secret American plan to build atomic weapons was:
Operation Overlord
the Brooklyn Project
Operation Torch
the Manhattan Project
21
The majority of the Great Depression took place in which decade?
1910
1940
1920
1930
22
What is being shown on the map below?
German airfields in Poland
The furthest east that Germany invaded
Extermination Camp locations
Battle sites between Germany and Poland
23
What happened at Dunkirk?
Allied soldiers were evacuated from the beach after defeat by Germany
The US Merchant Marines resupplied British troops
Allied troops successfully invaded southern France
The successful defense of the French Maginot Line during German Blitzkrieg
24
What happened on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
The US and its allies invaded the Soviet Union
The US and its allies invaded Italy and Greece
The US and its allies invaded North Africa
The US and its allies invaded German-occupied France

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