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World War II (2)
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American history, World War II
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1
What was the German all-out air battle to destroy the Royal Air Force called?
D-day
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britain
Miracle at Dunkirk
2
The Double V campaign was an effort to defeat both
Communist and fascism
Germany and Japan
Racism at home and abroad
All are correct
3
Why were American soldiers called GI?
They were Good Initially
They wore Government Issue uniforms
They had a Great Infantry
They had Good Intelligence
4
What was the Manhattan project?
Final Solution
War Relocation plan
Allied invasion
Atomic project
5
What was the Wannsee Conference about?
Plans to attack Britain
Appeasement
The Final Solution / Holocaust
Terms to end the war
6
What does the term Lebensraum refer to?
The Final Solution
Living space
Japanese Internment
Concentration Camps
7
What countries made up the Axis Powers?
All are correct
Germany and Italy
Italy and Japan
Japan and Germany
8
One complaint of African Americans at the beginning of WW II was that they felt?
fully integrated
disenfranchised
right at home
empowered
9
What is the Maginot Line?
An imaginary line
A World War II battle
All are correct
Concrete fortifications between France and Germany
10
What type of government considers the nation more important than the individual?
Democracy
Monarchy
Fascist
Dictatorship
11
In the 1930s the U.S. responded to fascism in Europe by
joining the league of Nations
forming military alliances
passing neutrality laws
Invading Germany and Italy
12
Most Internment Camps were located in what region of the U.S. ?
East
South
West
North
13
Who were forced to live in U.S. Internment camps during World War II?
Italians
Germans
All are correct
Japanese
14
What does the term Blitzkrieg refer to?
Concentration Camps
Internment Camps
Holocaust
"Lightning War"
15
Is there a difference between Concentration, Internment, and Extermination Camps?
Jews were killed in Internment camps
They are exactly the same
There is very little difference
There is a big difference
16
African Americans pushed for a_________________ victory in the war effort.
Double V
Tuskegee
Carver
Triple C
17
Was the United States Army still somewhat segregated during World War II?
No longer after WW I
No
Separate but equal
Yes
18
What was the system used in WW II to safely transport cargo between America and Europe called?
Lend and Lease system
Convoy system
Alliance system
War Bonds system
19
What term refers to the German annexation of Austria?
blitzkrieg
Kristallnacht
Anschluss
Gestapo
20
September 1931, Japan invaded Manchuria, a resource-rich region of China?
False
True
21
According to the cartoon, why were Americans on the coasts encouraged to turn out their lights?
Lights waste energy
Lights silhouette ships for the enemy
lights create a blockade
City lights are too bright
22
What were the code names for the two nuclear bombs use in WW II?
Fatboy and Littleman
Batman and Robin
Thing 1 and Thing 2
Fatman and little boy
23
What took away Jewish citizenship and prevented Jews from voting in Germany?
Neutrality Acts
Anschluss
Nuremberg Laws
Munich Conference
24
Who are the Gestapo?
Allied Powers
Axes Powers
German secret police
Jewish people
25
What made it illegal for Americans to sell weapons to any country at war?
Lend-lease Act
Espionage Act of 1917
Neutrality Act of 1935
Sedition Act of 1918
26
What allowed the United States to sell weapons to any country considered vital to U.S. defense?
Atlantic Charter
Lend-Lease Act
Neutrality acts
Nuremberg Laws
27
Who wrote the book "Mein Kampf" fought in World War I, and was called "Der Fuhrer"?
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
28
What items did the Office of Price Administration ration in the United States during WW II?
All are correct
Shoes
Meat and sugar
Rubber
29
What approach did England take in reaction to German violations of the Versailles Treaty?
Declared War
Applied more restrictions
Enforced the Treaty
Appeasement
30
In the U.S. war economy of 1941, What did American automotive factories built?
Helmets and Rifles
Tanks and Planes
All are correct
Artillery and bullets
31
What country suffered the most as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
England
The United States
Russia
32
The invasion of Normandy was important because it...
Forced Germany to fight on two fronts
First successful invasion by sea
protected the Pacific fleet
Brought Russia into the war
33
Why did the United States enter the war in 1941?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Blitzkrieg over Poland
Sinking of the Lusitania
Embargo on Japan
34
Where were 338,000 French and British troops rescued when France fell to the Nazis in 1940?
Buchenwald
Danzig
Dunkirk
Dachau
35
What is D-day?
Da Allied invasion of France
Da day Japan surrendered
Da day WW II ended
Da Pearl Harbor attack
36
What does Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht mean?
German Airforce and Army
German planes and tanks
German Army and Navy
Waffles and strawberries
37
What did President Roosevelt mean when he called the U.S an arsenal of democracy?
Aid Axis Powers
Military aid for Britain
End the Depression
Remain neutral in the war
38
Who is Tokyo Rose?
Japanese American soldier
Emperor of Japan
Famous Japanese / American Traitor
Japanese Commander
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What was the name of the B-29 Bomber that dropped the second nuclear bomb?
Enola Gay
Bockscar
Avenger
Red Barron
