Following the Battle of Britain...

Germany turned its attention towards Russia

The Allies chose to invade North Africa before Europe because

Americans lacked combat experience

What does this photo reveal about the internment of the Japanese?

Japanese Americans came home to ruins and despair

What does this map reveal about Nazi Germany?

It slowly spread its borders in all directions

Why did Japan attack the United States?

America stopped trading with Japan

What was Operation Overlord?

D-Day, The invasion of Normandy

The War Productions Board had to

Convert industries to war productions

Which of the following did not happen for African Americans in World War II?

Many African Americans moved south to work in cities

What did the Supreme Court decide in the case Korematsu v. United States?

Japanese American Internment was constitutional

When George Patton invaded Italy

Turned against their dictator and killed him

The Lend Lease Act allowed the United States to

Provide critical aid to the British

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1
Germany chose to attack the Jews for
The loss in World War I
Their wealth
Germany's economy
Everything
2
Following the Battle of Britain...
America joined the war
Germany turned its attention towards Russia
Germany signed a peace treaty with Britain
France surrendered to Germany
3
The Allies chose to invade North Africa before Europe because
Hitler's military was weak in Africa
The French needed help in North Africa
Americans lacked combat experience
Russia asked the United States to enter from the South
4
Which country was not on the Axis forces?
Italy
USSR
Germany
Japan
5
What does this photo reveal about the internment of the Japanese?
Japanese Americans left the United States
Japanese were warmly welcomed home after the war
The government would pay for all the damages done
Japanese Americans came home to ruins and despair
6
The leaders of the Axis powers were known as?
Presidents
Dictators
Kings
Monarchs
7
WACs and WAVES were organizations for
African Americans
Latinos
Men
Women
8
What was V-E Day?
Victory in the East
Victory in Japan
The end of World War II
Victory in Europe
9
Who is this person
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
10
What happened at Leningrad?
Aerial Assault
A siege
A bombardment
Blitzkrieg
11
Germany had a hard time defeating Russia because of
American intervention
Russian winters
Russian weaponry
German morale
12
What was the Holocaust?
The Murder of Russians
Genocide
The Murder of Jews
Kristallnacht
13
What did GIs stand for?
Golden Icicles
Government Issued
Government Itinerary
German issued
14
Who is this person?
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
Erwin Rommel
Douglas MacArthur
15
What occurred on December 7, 1941
Invasion of Poland
Operation Barbarossa
Pearl Harbor
V-E Day
16
The act of assembling and making both troops and supplies ready for war
Imperialism
Disarmament
Mobilization
Militarism
17
What was the major turning point in Germany's war with Russia?
Leningrad
D-Day
Moscow
Stalingrad
18
D-day is remembered for being the largest...
Assault
Aerial Bombardment
Aquatic Assault
Ground Assault
19
What does this political cartoon depict?
Anti-Semitism
Nazism
Militarism
Appeasement
20
What is the term for "hatred against Jews?"
Semitism
Anti-Semitism
Genocide
Anti-Jewism
21
What does this map reveal about Nazi Germany?
It could not expand to the lands that it wanted
England would not allow German expansion
It slowly spread its borders in all directions
It forcefully took over any territory surrounding it
22
Who is this person?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
23
What did Germany and Russia sign before World War II began?
Non-Aggression Pact
Alliance
Appeasement
Temporary Peace Treaty
24
Who is this person?
Lucy the Laborer
Marilyn Monroe
Sally the Sailor
Rosie the Riveter
25
Why did Japan attack the United States?
Japan was asked to by the Nazi government
Americans attacked the Japanese living in Hawaii
America stopped trading with Japan
Japan wanted to expand into California
26
What was Operation Overlord?
D-Day
The fall of Paris
The invasion of Normandy
The invasion of North Africa
27
Japanese Americans were treated harshly in the US because of
Pearl Harbor
Japan's Aggression
The attack on the Philippines
Invasion of New Zealand
28
The War Productions Board had to
Collect scraps to fund the war
Convert industries to war productions
Find individuals to serve in the military
Search for answers to German propaganda
29
Who is this person?
Douglas MacArthur
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Erwin Rommel
Dwight Eisenhower
30
Poland was divided between
Germany and the USSR
Germany and Poland
Germany and Italy
The USSR and Italy
31
The Japanese attacked many nations in search of
Power
Raw materials
Slaves
Gold
32
Most of the people who died in World War II were
Soldiers
Civilians
Russians
Americans
33
Which of the following did not happen for African Americans in World War II?
The Tuskegee Airmen became the first African American pilots
Whites and blacks trained together in the military
Discrimination against African Americans was combatted
Many African Americans moved south to work in cities
34
What does this photo depict?
Aerial Bombardment
Island Bouncing
Aquatic Assault
Island Hopping
35
The Manhattan Project led to the
Atomic Bomb
Tanks
Fire Bombing
Blitzkrieg
36
What did the Supreme Court decide in the case Korematsu v. United States?
Americans were too harsh when interning Japanese Americans
Congress would pay Japanese Americans $20,000
Japanese American Internment was constitutional
Japanese Internment was unconstitutional
37
Following the Battle of the Bulge it became clear that
Germany could not win
Germany could push the Allied forces back
Russia was going to win without the Allies
The United States was too powerful
38
What does the term blitzkrieg mean?
Fast War
Bombardment
Quick War
Lightning War
39
The United States dropped the Atomic Bomb to avoid
War
Future Wars
American Casualties
War with Russia
40
A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority
Monarchy
Dictator
Totalitarianism
Democracy
41
Who is this person?
Hideki Tojo
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
42
What was America's stance towards Europe when World War II broke out?
Neutrality
Isolationism
Militarism
Alliances
43
Who is this person?
Benito Mussolini
Hideki Tojo
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
44
When George Patton invaded Italy
Fled from their homeland and surrendered
The Italians fought viciously against the Allies
The Germans moved in and pushed the Americans back
Turned against their dictator and killed him
45
World War II began in Europe when Germany
invaded Czechoslovakia
invaded Poland
invaded France
invaded England
46
What historical event does this photo depict?
The internment of the Japanese
The slaughter of the Japanese
The expulsion of Japanese from the United States
Nativism
47
The Lend Lease Act allowed the United States to
Stop the Germans from trading with the Western Hemisphere
Provide critical aid to the British
Provide the Axis with the necessary military supplies
Sell non war goods to all countries at war

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