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1
Reduction of the loss of American lives in the Pacific was a primary consideration in
relocation of Japanese-Americans to internment camps.
rationing food and critical materials on the home front.
forming the United Nations.
Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb.
2
What type of combat is pictured?
poison gas attack
aerial bombing
nuclear war
submarine warfare
3
What type of Japanese attack (utilized on the Pacific Front) is pictured?
banzai
blitzkrieg
kamikaze
bushido
4
Which battle served as a major turning point in the
European Theater
of WWII?
Midway
D-Day
the Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of the Bulge
5
Who was
most
responsible for mobilizing or getting America ready to fight WW II?
George Marshall
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
George Patton
6
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
The U.S. had bombed Tokyo
The U.S. was opposing Japan’s expansion in Asia
Japan had a secret alliance with Germany
The U.S. had sent Japanese-Americans to internment camps
7
What events brought a swift end to the war in the Pacific Theater with Japan?
The U.S dropped atomic bombs on Berlin and Munich
the Japanese victory at Pearl Harbor
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
8
The invasion seen on the map immediately resulted in?
D-Day
Battle of Britain
Russian Revolution
World War II
9
What event pushed the U.S. into World War II?
Germany invaded Poland
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
sinking of the Lusitania
10
Which selection of flags represents the
Axis
powers in WW II?
red
blue
11
The 2 images both represent what component of American foreign policy prior to World War II?
militarism
isolationism
anti-Semitism
12
The political cartoon
MOST LIKELY
relates to
an alliance between Hitler and Stalin promoting Communism
secret Nazi-Soviet nonaggression treaty & takeover of Poland
Hitler & Stalin falling madly in love in Paris in 1943
13
Who became U.S. President after the death of Franklin Roosevelt?
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
14
How did the League of Nations respond to aggression by powerful dictators?
lacked the power to stop their acts of aggression.
stepped in forcefully and stopped them
15
Which naval battle was a turning point in the Pacific?
Midway
D-Day
Stalingrad
16
The political cartoon most likely refers to Hitler turning on his former partner & invading the
United States
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
17
Put the WWII events shown into the correct chronological order.
C,B, E, A, D
A,B, C, D, E
D,E, C, B, A
18
Who oversaw the American military effort in the Pacific?
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert E. Lee
Douglas MacArthur
19
Which answer
best
completes the box?
Midway
Pearl Harbor
D-Day
Stalingrad
20
In 1940 British forces were driven out of France, leaving mainland Europe at
Stalingrad
Dunkirk
London
21
Who led Great Britain during WW II?
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
22
Each answer will accurately complete the boxes
EXCEPT
harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles
depression had weakened European democracies
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
aggression by totalitarian powers
23
As seen on the map, the policy of appeasement led to
blue
red
24
Prior to WW II, pacifism led European powers to
ignore Germany’s expansionism
block Hitler’s goals of expansion
