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WWII review 2023
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2. Which of the following was not a world leader during WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
Benito Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
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13. What was the largest sea invasion in world history?
D-Day
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Bulge
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16. How did WWII end the Great Depression in America?
millions of jobs were created to produce military equipment
government hired people to make cars for those at home not at war
millions of jobs were created to keep up the fashion industry
people were given millions of dollars from the government
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14. What did the day Germany surrendered on get named?
VG Day: Victory in Germany
VE Day: Victory in Europe
VA Day: Victory for the Allies
VJ Day: Victory in Japan
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10. What did Albert Einstein warn President Roosevelt the Germans were working on?
a molecular bomb
a scary bomb
an atomic bomb
a poisonous gas
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What were Jews forced to wear during the Holocaust?
Brown jackets
Yellow shirts
Yellow star of David
Green hats
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19. Why were the Japanese American at home being targeted and discriminated against?
the government thought the Japanese Americans would help Japan invade
they were openly in an alliance with Japan & Germany
the government did not trust them after finding a Japanese spy
the people did not want to be living in America
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5. What decision caused Japan to bomb Pearl Harbor?
Britain placing a ban on all trade with Japan
United States placing a ban on trade with Japan
The U.S. invading Japan first.
Japan placing a ban on all trade with the U.S.
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The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars
United Nations
League of Nations
Action League NOW
Warsaw Pact
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9. What was the name of the camps Jews and other targeted populations were sent to in German occupied areas?
Concentration Camps
Day Camps
Internment Camps
Prison Camps
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11. What was the effect of the Allied Powers breaking the German code machine?
it made the war longer
it shortened the war
it made the U.S. join the war
it changed alliances
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The use of the atomic bomb
was an EASY decision to make.
made an invasion of Japan necessary
prevented Japan from invading the United States.
helped force Japan to surrender.
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4. What event officially began WWII?
Stalin invaded China
Hitler invaded Ukraine
Hitler invaded Poland
Stalin invaded Poland
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Who was the President of the United States at the start of WWII?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
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1. What was the effect of the Treaty of Versailles on World War Two?
it prevented WWII
harshness shown to Russia was a major cause of WWII
harshness shown to Germany was a major cause of WWII
it had no effect
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15. What officially ended WW2?
Italy's surrender
Japan's surrender
Germany's surrender
Germany's victory in taking over all of Europe
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8. Why did the Soviet Union switch from the Axis Powers to the Allied Powers?
because the Soviet Union invaded Italy
because the Soviet Union felt like it
they didn't
because Germany invaded the Soviet Union
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6. On what date did the U.S. declare war against the Axis Powers?
January 14, 1949
December 8, 1941
February 31, 1941
October 31, 1929
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12. Why were the Navajo Code Talkers so effective in sending coded messages?
all of the above
only about 30 people knew the language
it did not have a written alphabet
messages could be sent much quicker than a machine
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The Tuskegee Airmen were what during World War II?
Native American Fighter Pilot group
Rock candy that made Fighter Pilots more awake
Japanese American Fighter Pilot group
African American Fighter Pilot group
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20. Due to this mistrust of Japanese Americans, where did the government send them?
Day Camps
Internment Camps
Concentration Camps
Prison Camps
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3. What is communism?
form of government where everything is shared
form of government that controls everything and citizens don't own anything
form of government that has complete control
form of government elected by the people
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18. Why were ration stamps used at home?
there was a food shortage
people were being too picky with their food
food was being wasted
there was a food surplus
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17. Which of the following is NOT a job women did during WWII?
factory jobs
radio operators
mechanics
mililtary officials