World War 2 Chapter Test

Harry Truman took over as president because President Roosevelt,

Fascist Italian leader who allied with Hitler to form the Axis powers

The U.S. was expected to be responsible for the postwar rebuilding because it

What American General was forced to retreat from the Philippines in March 1942?

Why did France and Great Britain finally declare war on France?

The Allied Powers included the United States, Great Britain, The Soviet Union, and

Why did Japan plan a large scale attack against the U.S naval fleet at Pearl Harbor?

The Battle of ______ in the Philippines was the largest naval battle in history.

Why did Hitler direct his anger towards intellectuals, communists, and Jews?

The Bataan Death March caused the death of

Organized a march on Washington in 1941 to demand equal pay for black workers

Tactic of purposely crashing piloted planes into enemy ships

Policy allowing the U.S. to aid any nation vital to its defense

Executive order 9066 allowed the government to begin the process of____, or forced relocation.

What was significant about America's Selective Training and Service act of 1940?

In April 1943, Jewish people in _____ rose up against the Germans.

What Tuskegee Airman later became the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force?

Counterattack launched by Germans after the D-Day invasion

What is the Extermination of an entire group of people called?

The first priority of President Roosevelt and Churchill to defeat the Axis powers was to