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1
The general who led Allied forces in battles by island hopping was
Chester Nimitz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
2
This American general led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from the Germans.
Marshall
MacArthur
Patton
3
In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was
to end the war quickly
save Japanese lives
get revenge for Pearl Harbor
4
The method used to decrease the use of items used at home (oil), yet needed on the war-front.
bargaining
marketing
rationing
5
Allied forces first invaded the island of Sicily thinking it was the "________" of Axis control
bellybutton
underarm
underbelly
6
This was the code name for the design and build of the atomic bomb:
Manhattan Project
Project X
Here Comes the Boom
7
The Nuremberg War Trials decided the fate of 24 people who served as
Jews
traitors
Hitler's henchmen
8
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on
June 6, 1944
April 2, 1944
December 7, 1941
9
Which country remained neutral during the World War II?
Latvia
Sweden
Denmark
Bulgaria
10
During the war, women in the ____________ served as nurses, radio operators, typists, etc.
OPA
FCC
WAAC
11
True or False: There was an official peace signing on the USS Missouri that ended war in Japan.
False
True
12
Which battle was great for Allies' progress because they made the Japanese stop and run away
Coral Sea
Bulge
Midway
13
FDR, Churchill, and Stalin's meeting to discuss after the war plans, such as Germany's fate
Yalta Conference
Potsdam Conference
Thanksgiving Meal
14
This organization determined which companies produced items for the war effort:
Women's Auxiliary Arms Corps.
Food and Drug Administration
War Production Board
15
This organization controlled the draft and called men for mandatory military service:
IOU
Selective Service System
Bingo
16
Some Japanese people who lived in the United States were relocated to ____________ camps.
summer
girl scout
internment
interrogation
17
In the Battle of Stalingrad, all choices contributed to the Soviet victory except
Hitler's refusal to order retreat
a Soviet counterattack
a massive Allied invasion
a brutal winter
18
To protest discrimination, this man organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941.
FDR
A. Phillip Randolph
Harry Truman
General George Marshall
19
During the Battle of the Atlantic, the Allies used 2 forms of technology to win this battle.
dolphins
radar
sonar
computers
20
The Battle of the_________was important because it was the German's last effort to win the war.
Bulge
Little Big Horn
Stalingrad
21
What area did the Allied troops invade in 1942?
Yugoslavia
France
North Africa
22
True or False: September 2, 1945, is the date for the victory over Japan.
False
True
23
In 1943, the Allies captured Sicily, Italy and forced this Italian ruler to resign:
Stalin
Churchill
Mussolini
Hitler
24
Is this is a picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Yes
I don't know
No
Tick Tack Toe
25
Kamikaze pilots, Japanese pilots who crashed their planes into targeted vessels, were first at
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle for Okinawa
Battle of Bulge
26
Which country was one of the Allied Powers?
Soviet Union
Spain
Poland
Italy
27
V-E Day or May 8, 1945, was the day when _______________.
Allied forces invaded France
the United States entered the war
Germany surrendered
28
President Truman's reasoning in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to ____________.
find out how destructive the bomb really was.
end the war and save American lives.
29
The naval vessel that sunk as a result of the attack at Pearl Harbor was the
USS USA
USS Arizona
USS Ronald Reagan
30
The problem of ____________ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration.
inflation
unemployment
depression
salary
31
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were key islands and very intense battles because both islands were
close to mainland Japan
were small victories
were full of resources
32
Atomic bombs were dropped on which two cities in Japan
Shanghai
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
33
The date of D-Day was:
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
April 9, 1942
34
The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe was _______. (He became U.S. President.)
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
35
The Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on the beaches of Normandy was named:
V-E Day
D-Day
V-J Day
36
This person convinced FDR to strike first against Hitler:
Stalin
Mussolini
Churchill