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Chapter 17- World War 2
Chapter 17- World War 2
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Who was the Cold War between??
US and USSR
US and Germany
France and USSR
Britain and Germany
2
An anti-semite dislikes.....
Hispanic people
Asian People
Jewish people
Muslim people
3
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
Battle in Northern Africa that created a swell in the Italian Army's lines
The last major Germany counteroffensive against Allied powers
A low-carb diet
Battle between the Russians and Germans outside of Berlin
4
______________ deprived Jews of German citizenship.
Nuremberg Statutues
Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg Letters
5
Joseph Stalin was to the Soviet Union as Hideki Tojo was to---
Great Britain
China
Korea
Japan
6
What was the name for first test of the atomic bomb?
Los Alamos
Trinity
Apollo
Orion
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Who was the leader of Germany during WW2?
Benito Mussolini
Vladmir Lenin
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
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Thousands of Americans were forced to march and placed in captivity following the United States loss in...
Japan
The Phliippinnes
Saigon
Indonesia
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Hitler was able to rebuild Germany's army after World War 1 due to France and England policy of.....
All of these are correct
Containment
Appeasement
Entertainment
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Benito Mussolini
leader of USA during the WWII era
leader of Italy during the WWII era
leader of Germany during the WWII era
leader of Japan during the WWII era
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Who defeated Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad?
Russia
Great Britain
France
U.S.
12
How did Adolf Hitler die?
Took his own life
He was put on trial in Nuremburg
Soviets executed him
Killed by a bomb in the Battle of Berlin
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Who commanded D-Day on the American side?
Ulysses S. Grant
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArther
George Patton
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Who were the Allies in World War 2?
France, Russia, Italy, Spain, and U.S.
U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain
U.S., Japan, Great Britain, Russia, Germany
China, U.S., Great Britain, Russia, France
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During WWII, this American General's nickname was "Old Blood and Guts."
Bradley
Clark
MacArthur
Patton
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What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
Take away rights of German Jews
Award Nazi Officials with War Medals
Create a Jewish homeland
Hold Nazis accountable for the Holocaust
17
Who was Winston Churchill?
England's Prime Minister
Germany's Prime Minister
America's 8th president
France's Army General
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The purpose of the Yalta Conference was to …
Plan peace in post-WWII Europe
Split Japan into three domains––one for each country
Preview the downfall of the Soviet Union
Plan strategies to win the war
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The first atomic bomb used in war was dropped where?
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Hiroshima
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What was the purpose of the Manhattan project?
Plan for the D-day attack
Develop atomic bomb
Build the city of Manhattan
Place Japanese Americans in Internment Camps
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What is a kamikaze pilot?
Pilot who sacrafices himself
A paratrooper
Pilot who specializing in long range bombing
A first time pilot
22
Who was in charge of the U.S. military in the Pacific?
Douglas MacArthur
Theodore Roosevelt
George Patton
Dwight Eisenhower
23
What was the location of D-Day?
Mika, France
Paris, France
Normandy, France
Berry, France
24
When was Pearl Harbor?
September 12, 1941
April 18, 1941
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
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Define the Great Migration
Movement of blacks from industrial North to rural South
Movement of blacks from rural South to industrial North
Largest migrating flock of robins ever spotted in the North
Movement of whites from rural South to industrial North
26
The largest Ghetto was the
Treblinka Ghetto
Auschwitz Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto
Amsterdam Ghetto
27
Which of these Battles were fought in Europe
Battle of Midway
Battle of Normandy
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Iwo Jima
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The Battle of Britain was between what two countries?
Britain and Japan
Britain and France
Britain and Italy
Britain and Germany
29
Which of these battles took place in the Pacific
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Berlin
30
The largest concentration camp during the Holocaust was..
Warsaw
Dachau
Auschwitz
Treblinka
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a military conflict in which nations mobilize all available resource
Complete war
Dedicated War
Total War
All-Out War
32
Japanese Atrocities in China were most evident during the massacre in this city.
Shanghai
Beijing
Hong Kong
Nanjing
33
German Tanks were called
Einsatzgruppens
Stukas
Fuhrers
Panzers
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Which of These countries were not one of the Axis Powers.
Italy
Japan
Germany
Spain
35
Who was the President of the US during the start of WW2
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
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Which country's air force was called Luftwaffe?
France
Italy
Russia
Germany
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a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties
Pow-Wow
Blitzkrieg
Banzai Attack
Trench Attack
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Blitzkrieg literally translates as
Thunder Strike
Lightning War
Storm Attack
Hurricane Battle
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Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
First African American Pilots In the U.S. Army
First African American U.S. Army Doctors
First African American tank operators
First Hispanic Sailors in U.S. NAvy
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By the end of the Holocaust, ________ Jews had been killed?
1.3 million
750,000
6 million
250,000
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Who attended the Potsdam Conference?
Lenin, Churchill, Roosevelt.
Lots of angry ghosts from the war!
Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt.
Stalin, Churchill, Truman.
42
What was the air force of Great Britain called?
The Royal Air Force
The English Air Fighters
The Royal Sky Force
The Flying Brits
43
What was the purpose of Island Hopping?
To gain more resources for the war effort
To acquire key islands and close in on Japan
To capture enemy troops and send them to the US
All of these
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What is the main purpose of the United Nations?
To stop the spread of communism
To make the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
To support countries going through war
To prevent future wars
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What nationality of people were interned in the United States during WW2?
Chinese
Italian
Japanese
German
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Which former WWI ally signed a non aggression pact with Germany?
Zimbabwe
The United States
France
The Soviet Union
