The Manhattan Project was

Was a plan to make the worlds 1st atomic weapon.

What was the Lend Lease Act?

A way for the US to assist the Allies indirectly.

The holocaust was.......

the systematic murder of the European Jewish population.

What was significant about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)?

First time that the U.S. is attacked on its own soil.

Communism can be best described as.....

government control of every aspect of life.

What was the biggest impact @ the conclusion of WWII?

Creation of the United Nations.

What was the US explanation for dropping 2 atomic bombs on Japan?

The US thought that the Pacific war would be too costly.

What is the significance of D-Day?

Was the largest land invasion in world history.

What was Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution"?

It was Hitler's plan on eliminating the Jewish people.

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1
The Manhattan Project was
Was a conference to discuss post WWII plans.
When Alicia Keys and Jay z wrote the hit song, "New York"
Was a plan to make the worlds 1st atomic weapon.
Was a meeting for the creation of the UN, in NYC.
2
These were laws before the US enters the war that were intended to keep America out of the war.
Neutrality Acts
Lend Lease Act
Appeasement
Marshall Plan
3
What countries consisted of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy and Japan
Russia, England, Austria
Germany, Italy and USA
Poland, Russia, Germany
4
What was the Lend Lease Act?
A way for the US to stay out of Europe's war.
It was a law that lent soldiers to European Allies.
A way for the US to assist the Allies indirectly.
It was a law that allowed Europe a way to fight.
5
What was done to the American Japanese population during WWII?
executed
deported
forced to join US military.
put into internment camps
6
The holocaust was.......
the notion that Aryan Germans were the superior race.
the way that the Jewish population were able to escape the Nazis.
the systematic murder of the European Jewish population.
the operation to save the Jewish population from the Nazis.
7
What was significant about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)?
First time that a long-range missile was used.
Gave U.S. officials reason to green light the "Manhattan project."
Was the largest invasion in world history
First time that the U.S. is attacked on its own soil.
8
Communism can be best described as.....
parliamentary style of government.
free market economy.
government control of every aspect of life.
democratic elections for all of its elected politicians.
9
What was the event that got America into WWII?
Aide our Allies (England, France)
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
England made the US an offer we couldnt refuse.
The invasion of Poland.
10
What was the names of the trials after WWII to attempt to convict Nazi war crimes?
The Hitler Trials
The Nazi Trials
The Munich Trials
The Nuremberg Trials
11
What was the US position when WWII broke out?
Isolationalist
Help the Allies by any means necessary
Infiltrate the CIA to assassinate Hitler
Interventionalist
12
What was the biggest impact @ the conclusion of WWII?
Defeat of the Axis Powers
Finally end Segregation of AA
Creation of the United Nations.
Dropping of Atomic Bomb on Japan.
13
Why would the German Army finally be defeated?
they messed with the USA & its Allies
they started to develop the atomic bomb and spent too many resources.
they invaded Russia
they invaded England
14
Which of the following was the biggest impact of WWII?
the US vowed to never get involved in another European war.
League of Nations created.
50 million killed worldwide.
Adolf Hitler was finally killed
15
What is the name of the term for annihilation of an entire race.
extermination
genocide
mass murder
mass killings.
16
What 2 Superpowers emerged as a result of WWII?
Kanye and Drake
Germany and The United States
England and the United States
Russia and the United States
17
What was the US explanation for dropping 2 atomic bombs on Japan?
It was payback for Pearl Harbor.
The US wanted to kill as many Japanese as possible.
The US thought that the Pacific war would be too costly.
The US wanted to test their new technology.
18
At the Nuremberg trials, what were Nazi leaders accused of?
using Blitzkrieg tactics that will overwhelm the Allies
violating the Geneva Convention dealing with Warfare.
mistreating POW's
crimes against humanity
19
This was the name for the type of warfare that the German military used (planes,infantry,tanks) all @ the same time.
Luftwaffe
Blitzkrieg
Oberfuhrer
Massemorder
20
What was the war in the pacific against Japan commonly referred to?
Pacific Theatre
Pacific Exercise
The THRILLA IN MANILLA
European Theater
21
What is the significance of D-Day?
Was the day that America bombed Japan.
Was the largest land invasion in world history.
Was the day that WWII ended.
Was the day where American forces reached Denmark.
22
Why does Russia switch sides from the Axis to the Allied Powers?
Russia wanted to align themselves with the US.
Germany invades Russia
The US makes a deal Russia cant refuse.
Russia invades Germany
23
This case reached the Supreme Court which challenged the legality of Japanese Internment Camps.
Schneck vs US
Ayoki vs US
Korematsu vs US
Honda vs. Suzuki
24
What was Adolf Hitler's "Final Solution"?
It was Hitlers plan on funding the war.
It was Hitlers plan for peace.
It was Hitler's plan on eliminating the Jewish people.
It Hitler's plan on winning the war.

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