World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History

Question 1

The event that fully committed American involvement in World War II was...

Accepted Answer

The bombing of Pearl Harbor in Japan on December 7, 1941.

Question 2

America was actually deeply involved in the war in Europe before we sent troops.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

The Lend-Lease act was different than the "cash and carry" approach because...

Accepted Answer

Lend-Lease allowed countries to buy arms on credit to be paid back later.

Question 4

The creation of the Atomic bomb was done through what project?

Accepted Answer

Manhattan

Question 5

The attack on the German-held beachfront called Normandy is known as what?

Accepted Answer

D-Day

Question 6

The Good Neighbor Policy was related to American relations with what nations?

Accepted Answer

Latin American

Question 7

The strategy in the Pacific of taking over one Japanese-controlled island at a time was called...

Accepted Answer

island-hopping

Question 8

The # of people killed by the atomic bombs was greater than ALL the American fatalities in the Pacific.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

America's ideas about foreign policy were shaped by

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression and World War I

Question 10

The Bataan death march was...

Accepted Answer

Marching of Filipino and American prisoners by the Japanese to death camps.

Question 11

How many people did the Russians lose during WWII?

Accepted Answer

20,000,000

Question 12

In WWII an estimated what percent of casualties were civilians?

Accepted Answer

40%

Questions 12