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1
What event led FDR to say: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy..."?
German attack on France
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack on China
German invasion of Poland
2
Which Axis nation is NOT correctly paired with its leader?
Germany : Hitler
Japan : Chang Kai-Shek
Italy : Mussolini
3
What caused widespread destruction and forced Japan to surrender, ending WWII?
The Doolittle Raid over Tokyo
Kamikazi pilots bombing US ships
Battle of Okinowa
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
4
Which term describes the Allied response to Hitler's aggression leading up to the war?
Appeasement
Reparations
Lend-Lease program
National self-determination
5
Which group living along the West Coast was forced into Internment Camps during the war?
Japanese
Russian
German
Italian
6
Which of these nations does NOT belong to the Axis?
Italy
Japan
Germany
Soviet Union
7
To get within bombing range of Japan, MacArthur used this strategy:
Ring of Fire
Island-hopping
Blitzkrieg
Siege
8
This was the codename for the project tasked with creating a nuclear bomb.
Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Code
Ms. Christy's uncle's group
Manhattan Project
9
Americans on the Home front did all of these things, EXCEPT one:
protested the war
rationed gasoline
bought war bonds
planted victory gardens
10
The Battle of Britain began when London was bombed by:
Japan
France
Soviet Union
Germany
11
Which scientist organized the development of the Atomic Bomb?
Andrei Sakharov
Julius Rosenberg
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Albert Einstein
12
Which of these quotes would
ALL
fascists agree with?
"A strong dictatorship is the best form of government."
"Government should own all factories and farms"
"Germans are the master race."
"The purpose of government is to protect people's rights."
13
Britain and France declared war on Germany after they invaded this nation:
Poland
Austria
Sudetenland (Czech.)
Norway & Denmark
14
Who is the famous character used to promote women working to support the war?
Ethel the Engineer
Eleanor Roosevelt
Amelia Earhart
Rosie the Riveter
15
The US defeated the Japanese Navy in this battle which became a turning point in the Pacific.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Midway
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Okinowa
16
Which of the nations does NOT belong to the Allies?
Britain
Italy
Canada
Soviet Union
17
Three of these events caused WWII. Which event got underway after the war started?
the rise of facism
Germany's anger of the Versailles Treaty
a worldwide depression
The Holocaust
18
Which of the following Allies is NOT matched correctly with its leader?
Soviet Union : Stalin
United States : Truman
United States : Roosevelt
Britain : Mussolini
19
Name the Supreme Allied Commander who launched D-Day, the amphibious landing at Normandy?
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
