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How did Hitler die?
Killed by assassins
Suicide with his wife
Killed in a bombing raid
Poisoned by General
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Why did the US join WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Germany attacking our Allies
Germany declaring war on US
Bombing of Great Britain
3
International organization formed in 1945 to maintain world peace.
League of Nations
United Nations
League of Allies
United Allies
4
This was a battle for a strategic island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Battle of Halfway
Battle of Pearl
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of Midway
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Why did the US decide to drop the atomic bomb?
To kill more Japanese
To save American Lives
To "show off" our power
To use as an experiment
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This bomb used the energy released by splitting of atoms, far more powerful than ordinary bombs
Fireball Bomb
Atomic Bomb
Z-Bomb
Nuclear Bomb
7
US dropped the atomic bomb on these 2 Japanese cities?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa
Nagasaki and Tokyo
Hiroshima and Iwo Jima
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
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Term means "lightning war," emphasizes placed on planes and fast-moving forces on the ground
Blitz
Blitzkrieg Bop
Blitzkrieg
Island Hopping
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Were their US Constitutional rights violated for people that were forced into internment camps
No
Yes
10
Hopping from island to island attacking, skipping Japanese strongholds, & capturing weaker ones
Island Skipping
Operation D-Day
Island Hopping
Operation Overload
11
Just like Napoleon, what crippled the German invasion of Russia?
Sun
Rain
No Water
Winter
12
When allied forces invaded France and over 150,000 troops landed on the beaches of Normandy.
D-Day
Battle of France
Battle of the Buldge
Pearl Harbor
13
Germany's last counterattack in Belgium. Loss marked the end of any major German resistance
Battle of Germany
Battle of the Buldge
Battle of Britain
Battle of Africa
14
When the Japanese surrendered?
V-E Day
D-Day
Graduation Day
V-J Day
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Germany, Italy, and Japan were apart of what team?
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
Justice League
Triple Alliance
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What is it called when world powers gave in to Hitler to make him happy and avoid war?
Bargining
Appeasement
Peace Talks
Conflict Mediation
17
Great Britain, United States, USSR, and France were all apart of what side?
Triple Entente
Axis Powers
Allies
Justice League
18
How did Mussolini die?
Shot by his General
Ate too much
Executed and mutilated his body
Poisoned
19
Hitler made a deal with Stalin, agreement in which each side promises not to attack each other.
Allied Pact
Peace Terms
Nonattack Pact
Nonaggression Pact
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Victory in Europe Day.
Mr. Drapp's Birthday
V-J Day
Independence Day
V-E Day
21
Which country bombed the US at Pearl Harbor?
Germany
Japan
USSSR
Italy
22
Japanese pilots who loaded their planes with explosives & deliberately crashed into ships
Kamikazes
Suicide Bombers
A-Bombers
Samurai Bombers
23
When Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and travel to into these camps?
Boot Camps
Concentration Camps
Prison Camps
Internment Camps
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Which country did Germany invade to start WWII?
France
Poland
USSR
Italy
25
Which country started WWII?
USSR
Japan
Germany
Italy
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Battle that took place 750 miles from Japan. Suffered over 7,000 US casualties.
Battle of Japan
Battle of Midway
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Iwo Jima
