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1
On August 6, 1945, the US first dropped an atomic bomb on which Japanese city?
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Berlin
Hiroshima
2
US strategy in the Pacific: bypass strongly held islands and attack weaker ones to gain bases.
Blitzkreig
Island Hopping
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Fire Bombing
3
What was the Holocaust?
The final solution to the Jewish problem
The attempted extermination of the Jews by Germany
Lead to death of 6 million
All of these
4
World War 2 began when Germany invaded what country?
Czechoslovakia
Poland
France
Austria
5
Major battle in Soviet Union in which Soviet troops defeated Germany; heavy casualties.
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Britain
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of the Bulge
6
The Allied Powers included:
Great Britain, Soviet Union, Japan
Great Britain, Japan, US
Great Britain, US, Italy
Great Britain, Soviet Union, US
7
Allied invasion of Normandy, France:
Pearl Harbor
B-Day
D-Day
Okinawa
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Who was the Allied commander of Europe?
Goring
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Rommel
9
The Axis Powers of WW2 included:
Germany, Italy, US
Germany, Japan, France
Germany, Japan, Ottoman Empire
Germany, Italy, Japan
10
What US leader made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?
Truman
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Churchill
11
Which nation lost at least 20 million people during WW2?
US
Great Britain
Germany
Soviet Union
12
What country used Kamikaze ("divine wind") attacks?
Great Britain
US
Germany
Japan
13
The leader of Italy during WW2:
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hirohito
Mussolini
14
Besides the blast and heat, what killed people after the atomic bombs were dropped?
Lack of food and water
Severe injuries
Radiation Poisoning
Burns
15
What did the US do to Japanese-Americans after Pearl Harbor?
Sent them back to Japan
Nothing
Sent them to Internment Camps
Sent them to fight in Europe
16
What battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Midway
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What event caused the US to declare war and begin fighting in WW2?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bombing of Washington DC
Bombing of London
Sinking of the Lusitania
