World War II Quiz

In which theater and what enemy did the Allied powers fight first?

How was the U.S. brought into WWII on December 7, 1941?

The "Holocaust" was the murder of hundreds of thousands of Nazi PoWs.

What were the main causes of the event in the previous question?

What New Deal intiative was created to help preserve U.S. natural resources?

What was the precedent broken by FDR?

WHat was the first obstacle the US had to overcome after entering WWII to defeat Germany?

WHat was the invasion of Normandy, France called?

The major purpose of the federal SS system is to establish a system for unemployed Americans

The Smoot-Hawley Tariff worsened the United States collapse because it limited trade.

Why did we mistrust the Soviet Union?

What is the primary reason companies go public and begin selling shares of stock?

What is one measure taken by the gov. that defined the isolationist mood

What economic problem was addressed with the creation of the FDIC?

The Neutrality Act of 1935 prevented Americans from:

(EC) What was the nickname given to American soldiers during WWII?

What was the primary reason why the US occupied Western Europe?

Where did the U.S. attack first?

List two of the many ways Americans fought WWII from home.

What did banks contribute to the high number of bank failures?

What two and economic systems gained support for the first time because of the Great Depression

What was the collapse of the stock market called?

The new alliances of the Cold War were NATO and EEU.

What is the practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war?

What farming practice contributed to the Dust Bowl?

What weapon was dropped on Japan and changed the worlds forever?