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1
Who was Charles de Gaulle?
German General who led troops in North America
Planned the D-Day attack
Leader of the French government-in-exile
Allied commander in Moracco
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General George Patton
Is Mr. Clark’s favorite WW2 General
All of these are correct
Led Operation Torch
Commanded the U.S. Third Army after Normandy
3
The Lend-Lease Act involves which of the following?
America lends Canada some money for economy
Canada lets US borrow a ship
Britain lends their munitions to France
America lends/sells munitions to Britain
4
Zoot suit riots
conflicts between Mexican Americans and sailors
financial aid to returning soldiers
storehouse of weapons to win the war
5
Winston Churchill
Argued against appeasement
All of these are correct
Stood up to the Nazis after the fall of France
Was Britain’s Prime Minister
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Which of the following is not true of Adolf Hitler?
He used scapegoating of others to promote himself
He was the son of German royalty
He was allied with Benito Mussolini
The acquisition of land bordering Germany was one of his major goals.
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Rosie the Riveter symbolized
the Jews who were suffering in the Holocaust
women who went to work to support the war effort
rationing
suffering of US citizens forced to live in internment camps
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How did WW2 end?
Japan surrendered after the atomic bombs
None of these are correct
Russia finally surrendered
Hitler killed himself
9
The Tuskegee Airmen were what during World War II?
Native American Fighter Pilot group
Rock candy that made Fighter Pilots more awake
African American Fighter Pilot group
Japanese American Fighter Pilot group
10
General Douglas MacArthur
Commanded U.S. land forces in the Pacific
Forced to flee the Phillipines
All of these are correct
Accepted Japan’s surrender in the Pacific
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The Miracle at Dunkirk was:
making of waffles
the French Resistance held off the Nazis for 4 days
creation of Nuclear bombs
rescue of British troops from France
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The Battle of Britain consisted of
The largest tank battles in history
Unrestricted submarine warfare
A Sea-borne landing operation
Strategic bombing campaign
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What does this map show?
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Manchuria
Invasion of Okinawa
D day invasion
14
What event led directly to Britain and France declaring war on Germany?
Invasion of France
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Japan
Invasion of Belgium
15
The "Final Solution" is the Nazis plan . . .
To build a great army
To exterminate the Jews
To make Germany better
Take the wealth of the Jews
16
What were the first 3 countries invaded by Germany in WW2?
France, England, The United States
Rhineland, Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia
Italy, Japan, Egypt
Poland, Belgium, France
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Which of the following was a Chinese territory that Japan conquered during WW2?
Australia
Taiwan
Manchuria
Pearl Harbor
18
Okinawa, Iwo Jima, Tokyo, and Pearl Harbor are all places of famous battles regarding:
Germanys territories
The war in Europe
America’s territories
The war in the pacific
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Why was rationing so important during WW2?
So that Japanese Americans had food
So the Axis powers had enough food
So families can eat as much as they want
So soldiers had enough food
20
President Truman regretted dropping the atomic bombs on Japan
False
True
21
Joseph Stalin:
All of these are correct
Was the Soviet unions leader
Developed a plan that led to his people starving
Signed a non-aggression pact with Germany
22
What is appeasement?
Surrendering to prevent death
Uniting two countries
Agreeing to a compromise
Giving into an aggressor to keep peace
23
In concentration camps, Jews...
all of the above
worked hard
were starved
were randomly killed
24
Which of the following countries “appeased” the most to Hitler and the Nazis?
Britain
Russia
The United States
France
25
What was D-Day
An all out land battle in Germany
Did not exist
An amphibious attack during WW2 in France; big turning point
An all out sea battle in the Atlantic Ocean
26
Navajo Code Talkers-
helped the US to win the Battle of Iwo Jima
helped keep US communication in the Pacific secret & secure
Japanese did not know their language (Navajo)
all are correct
27
Operation Barbarossa was...
the name given to the annexation of Austria
the name given to the setup of concentration camps in Poland
the name given to the bombing of London
the name given to the invasion of the Soviet Union
28
How did Kristallnacht demonstrate Nazi persecution of Jews?
Auschwitz concentration camp opened that night
A law passed that made it illegal to read the Old Testament
Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, businesses, & synagogues
That is the night Anne Frank was captured and killed
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What was the non aggression pact?
Germany and Britian would not fight each other
Germany and Russia would never fight each other
USA and Japan would not fight each other
Germany and Norway would not fight each other
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What was executive order 9066?
the internment of Americans especially Japanese
The order to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
The secret of the Manhattan Project
The declaration of war on Japan
