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World War 2 Review
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This will serve as a review for our World War II unit.
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What was a major cause of WWII in Europe?
Roaring 20s
Sinking of the Lusiatania
Spanish-American War
The Treaty of Versailles
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What countries were a part of the Allied Powers?
US, Soviet Union, Germany
U.S, Japan, Canada
U.S., France, Great Britain, Soviet Union
France, Germany, Great Britain
3
What event happened on June 6, 1944 and led to the liberation of Western Europe?
D-Day
V-E Day
V-J Day
Battle of Stalingrad
4
Who was President of the US at the beginning of WWII?
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
5
Who became President when FDR died in April 1945?
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Truman
Eisenhower
6
The strategy of skipping over fortified islands in the Pacific to get closer to Japan.
island hopping
island vacationing
shipyard strategy
Pearl Harboring
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What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
December 8, 1941
August 15, 1945
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During World War II, Japanese Americans were placed in these locations.
Japanese Cities
German Concentration Camps
Internment Camps
Summer camps
9
What country started out on the Axis side but changed to the Allies during WWII?
Germany
Japan
France
Italy
10
Why did President Truman use atomic bombs on two Japanese cities?
To avoid heavy loss of life in a land invasion
To end the war in Europe
To avoid island hopping
Because the US had lost the Battle of Midway
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A naval battle that weakened the Japanese threat in the Pacific Ocean in 1942.
Hiroshima
Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of Stalingrad
12
During the Munich Accords, France and Great Britain tried to give in to Hitler's demands to avoid war. This is called:
Appeasement
Racism
Fascism
Agreement
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She was a symbol of strength and determination for women during WWII?
Anne Frank
Beyonce
Rosie the Riveter
Eleanor Roosevelt
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During the holocaust, Jews were forced to move to walled neighborhoods with little food and medical care. These were:
ghettos
condos
internment camps
manhattans
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The US wanted to avoid involvement in WWII when it began. This is called:
fascism
isolationism
racism
imperialism
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Who was the leader of Italy during WWII?
Truman
Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
17
The secret plan to build an atomic weapon was called:
The Blitz
The Manhattan Project
Japanese Internment
Project Fortitude
18
What was an effect of WWII on the United States?
Women were allowed to vote
Had to keep rationing
Controlled Europe
Ended the Great Depression
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Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?
Truman
Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
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What was the name of Hitler's party in Germany?
Nazi
Democrats
Isolationists
Republicans
21
This event started WWII.
Germany attacking the Soviet Union
Japan attacking Pearl Harbor
Italy attacking Africa
Germany invading Poland
22
German planes bombed British Cities for 10 months, killing 43,000 citizens. This is:
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
D-Day
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Britain
23
How did the US signal that it didn't like Japan's aggression in the 1930's? The US:
Joined the Axis
Attacked Tokyo
Traded more with Japan
Embargoed goods to Japan
24
He was leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Hirohito
Benito Mussolini
Adolph Hitler
Joseph Stalin
25
What group was forced into internment camps during WWII in the United States?
Japanese Americans
Native Americans
African American
Chinese Americans
26
How did Americans at home support the war?
Rationing
Collecting scrap metal
All of the above
Planting victory gardens
27
Who were the first African American fighter pilots?
Code Talkers
Rosie the Riveter
Kamikazes
Tuskegee Airmen
28
Where did the Allies first invade when they began their Europe first strategy?
Great Britain, then Germany
Japan via island hopping
North Africa, then Sicily and Italy
Normandy, France
29
What countries were a part of the Axis Powers when World War II began?
Germany
All of them
Italy
Japan
30
What was the event that was the turning point of Eastern Europe?
V-E Day
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day
V-J Day
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The last major Germany offensive in World War II is known as
V-E Day
D-Day
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of the Bulge
32
What was the systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews called?
Harlem Renaissance
Facism
Isolationism
Holocaust
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Prisons in which the Nazis enslaved and murdered millions of Jews and other groups during WWII
internment camps
Stanlingrad institutes
concentration camps
summer camps
