World War 2 Review

The method used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime goods.

The supreme commander of U.S forces in Europe was

The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for

Roosevelts decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to

T or F: On V-E Day Americans celebrated the liberation of the death camps.

What was the Manhattan Project?

He made the vow "I shall return" when forced to abandon the Philippines.

Code name for the invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa

Who commanded the Allied forces in the Phillippine's in 1941?

Which city marked the farthest advance of Axi powers into the Soviet Union?

In the battle of Stalingrad all the following contributed to the soviet union except

Which Axis-controlled country did the Allies invade first?

Day that marked the end of the war in Europe.

The GI Bill of Rights increased the standard of living of many

President Truman's main goal when dropping the atomic bomb was to

The code name for the atomic bomb program

The war years marked a period of ___ for African Americans.

What happened on V-E Day

T or F: The Selective Service System provided free education and loan garauntees to veterans

The US Atomic bomb was dropped where?

Nisei who lived on the west coast during the war were subjected to _____

After WWII the Serviceman's Readjustment Act made govt. compensate Japanese Americans.

T or F: Atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Nagasaki and Tokyo

the Allies were caught of guard and led to German success in this battle

This expanded the draft and eventually provided 10 million soldiers.

Which country was one of the allied powers?

Roosevelt's Vice President

Battle of the Bulge marked what?

To combat wartime inflation the U.S did all of the following except

An example of racial tensions during the war years is

The "Zoot-suit" riots that erupted in Los Angeles in 1943 were directed against

The day marked the invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe.

Defendants at the Nuremberg trials

The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima

T or F The final decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan was made by Robert Oppenheimer

Korematsu V. US court ruled forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps was justified.

Which of the following leaders did not attend the Yalta Conference?

General ______ led the third army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation.

General that commanded operation Overlord, the allied invasion of Europe

Gave its members official status and salary, and a year later granted them US Army benefits.

Led the American troops that liberated Paris from German occupation.

Which country remained neutral during the war?

Nation defeated at the Battle of Midway

Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to _____

T or F: At the Yalta Conf. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met to plan the postwar world.

During the war women in the WAAC's served as

The allied invasion of _____ was given the code name D-Day.

T or F: The battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war