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1
What was Island Hopping?
The US plan to attack islands nearer and nearer to Japan.
a new kind of dance that was popular.
a game children played at school.
A popular song in the Jazz age.
2
Who were the Axis Powers?
China, Korea, and India
Soviet Union, Germany and France
USA, Soviet Union, and Great Britain
Germany, Italy, Japan
3
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
Final Japanese attack of the Americans.
The British Air War with Germany
Final large attack of the Germans against the Americans.
The submarine war in the Atlantic.
4
Who was Joseph Stalin?
German dictator
Soviet dictator
British leader
American leader
5
What did "blitzkrieg" mean?
the Japanese pilots who bombed Pearl Harbor
The Allied Invasion of France.
a nickname for Hitler
lightening war- the fierce way Germans attacked countries.
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Why did Roosevelt order an oil embargo for Japan?
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Japan invaded China
Britain was fighting Germany.
Hitler invaded Poland
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What were the kamikazes?
lightening war
The name for the friends of Hitler.
A group of musicians who played for the soldiers.
young pilots who crashed their planes into ships.
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What was true about American women during the war?
Women were not allowed to work.
Many women served in the military.
Many women went to work in arms factories.
Many women did not help win the war.
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What is one reason the Germans started to lose to the Soviets?
They were not used to the terrible Russian winter.
They started to like the Soviets.
They were lazy.
The Americans gave the Soviets many weapons and food.
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What was terror-bombing or firebombing?
German attacks on Great Britain
Japanese attacks on California.
Huge Allied bombing attacks of German and Japanese cities.
Huge fires to celebrate the end of the war.
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What kinds of racism continued in the US during the war?
Japanese Americans were forced to live in camps.
The US military kept black soldiers separate.
German Americans had to live in camps.
Black workers had difficulty getting good factory jobs.
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Why did the US enter the war?
Japan attacked the US.
The US attacked the Japanese.
Many Americans always wanted war.
Germany attacked the US.
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What started the war in Europe in 1939?
Germany and the Soviet Union invaded Poland.
The Italians became friends with Germany.
The Japanese invaded China.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
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What happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?
The Japanese pilots crashed into ships.
The US dropped atomic bombs.
The Allies invaded France.
The Germans attacked.
15
Which statement is true about World War 2?
The war was only against Hitler.
There was a Pacific War and a European War
The war never ended.
Most Americans wanted a war.
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Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the invasion of the Soviet Union?
It was a defeat for the Japanese.
It was a defeat for the Americans.
It was big battle that stopped the Germans.
It was the invasion of France.
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Who were the Allied Powers?
US, Soviet Union, Great Britain
Texas, California, and New York
China, India, and Vietnam
Japan, Germany, Italy
18
What was D-day?
Allied Invasion of Japan/
Axis invasion of France
Allied Invasion of Europe
German Invasion of Poland
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What was a big change in American society during the war?
Many people got good jobs in factories.
Millions of men left home to go into the military.
Many Americans lost their jobs and were homeless.
Many women to work in important jobs.
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Why did the United States stay out of the war at first?
Roosevelt was an isolationist.
Many Americans were isolationists.
Many Americans liked Hitler.
Americans were friendly to Japan.
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Why did Germany and the Soviet Union become enemies?
Hitler attacked the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union attacked Germany.
The Soviet Union likes the US.
Japan invades China.
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What are examples of the US government reorganizing and controlling society?
the large industries changed to make weapons.
Food was rationed and prices were controlled.
the best scientists were brought to invent weapons
