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what opportunities were given to African Americans during WW2
they lost opportunities they had before WW2
they were able to join certain roles in the military
they were not given any opportunities
many people left to war, most stayed home and had more job opportunities
2
The United States is the only country to drop an atomic bomb on an enemy country.
False
True
3
The US tried to stay out of the war until we were forced in after Pearl Harbor
True
False
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Who took over as President after FDR died?
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
5
What made the United State join World War 2 ?
none of the above
Mexico told the United States to join World War 2
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in 1941
There was no evidence that the United States was part of World war 2
6
Why were Japanese forced into internment camps ?
Japaneses Americans rioted the war
protesting the government
they were suspected to be spies
percautions taken after Pearl harbor bombing
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Which statement BEST describes the Tuskegee Airmen?
mechanics in the Armed Services
the first integrated combat unit in the U.S. Army
the first African-American pilots in the U.S. Armed Forces
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If someone was at least 1/16th Japanese, they were put into an internment camp.
False
True
9
The Navajo Code Talkers contributed to the WWII war effort because-
they infiltrated the Nazi army successfully
their messages assisted the Axis Powers
they encoded secret messages for the Allied Powers
they performed as superior fighter pilots
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Japanese Internment camps were established by Franklin Roosevelt.
True
False
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What finally brought the US into World War II?
Battle of Britain
Pearl Harbor
The sinking of the Luisitania
The sinking of the USS Maine
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The leader of Italy during WW2:
Hirohito
Roosevelt
Churchill
Mussolini
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__________ is the practice of creating ads to encourage people to help with the war effort.
Rationing
Propaganda
Island Hopping
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Who was the dictator of Germany during World War 2 ???
None
Adolph Hitler
Hirohito
Benito Mussolini
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Germany, Japan, & Italy in World War II
The Axis Powers
The Allied Powers
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Atomic Bomb
The first spacecraft to land on the moon.
A toy that is banned for setting on fire.
A destructive bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy.
A shelter used in case of nuclear warfare.
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Allied soldiers took pictures & wrote about what they saw in concentration camps so there would be first-hand accounts
True
False
18
Who was the general in charge of the D-Day Invasion?
General Dwight Eisenhower
General John Pershing
General Douglas MacArthur
General George Marshall
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During World War II, the leader of the US was...
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
John F Kennedy
FDR
20
The bracero program:
mobilized Indian reservations in support of US war effort
brought 200,000 Mexican farm workers into the western U.S.
was a reaction to the zoot-suit riots
was the forced evacuation of 100,000 Japanese Americans
21
What was the name of the American effort to build an atomic bomb?
The Chicago Project
The Philadelphia Project
The Manhattan Project
The Baltimore Project
22
Why was Rosie the Riveter created
inspire the men to be stronger
to encourage men to stay home and cook dinner.
to inspire women to help out during the war.
inspire women to stay at home do home chores.
23
Adolf Hitler ran a dictatorship in Nazi Germany
False
True
24
Which two
Japanese cities
had been targeted by the Atomic Bomb?
Nagoya and Sapporo
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Osaka and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Kyoto
25
In the Battle of ____, almost 1/2 of the island's population were killed, committed suicide or went missing.
Okinawa
Saipan
Tokyo
Hiroshima
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How were women's lives changed by World War II?
Women finally gained the right to vote
Women earned pay equal to men
Women were granted full United States citizenship
Women gained new job opportunities
27
Why were Japanese Americans forced into internment camps?
Fear
Misunderstanding
Racism
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Island Hopping was the main battle strategy in the Pacific.
True
False
29
The leader of Russia during WW2:
Churchill
Tojo
Stalin
Roosevelt
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Why was the atomic bomb dropped?
Australia refused to surrender
Japan refused to surrender
Asia refused to surrender
Canada refused to surrender
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What was Island Hopping?
Strategy of conquering only important Pacific islands on the way to Japan
German Strategy to defeat the allies
Japanese strategy to collect fish from Pacific islands
A way tourists trouble from one place to another
32
What was the Holocaust?
Russian battle plan in World War II
The Holocaust was an attempt by the Nazis to destroy the Jewish people.
Discrimination or violent hostility directed at Jews
the systematic attempt to wipe out an entire people
33
Japanese internment during WWII happened because
immigration laws
racial prejudices
Jim Crow laws
economic depression
34
United States, France, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union
Allied Powers
Axis Powers
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Which of the following items was subject to war time rationing?
tires
Nylon
meat
gasoline
36
The commanding General of the Pacific conflict, came up with the plan for island hopping
Nimitz
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Pershing
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Rosie the Riveter
Cultural icon of ww2 showing women who worked for war effort
Boys contribution to production of warp materials
Icon which represented woman's contribution in ww1
icon which represents grandma's effort in the war
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What's the largest invasion during World War II? (Air, land, and water)
Midway
D-Day
Hiroshima
Battle of Britain
