World War II Social Studies Unit 3

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Who was the dictator of Germany during World War II?

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Adolf Hitler

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Who was the dictator of Italy during World War II?

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Benito Mussolini

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What act let the United States provide economic aid to the Allies?

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Lend Lease Act

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The United States entered World War II because of an attack by which country?

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Japan

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Which group of Americans living along the West Coast was forced to relocate to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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Japanese American

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What was the Holocaust?

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act of genocide directed by Nazi German and its allies

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Which statement accurately describes the United States and its partners’ reaction and response to the Holocaust? Options: The Axis Powers knew that Great Britain had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps. The Axis Powers knew that the Soviet Union had to be stopped and used atomic weapons to make sure the Soviet Union lost the war. The Allied Powers knew that Germany had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps. The Allied Powers knew that Japan had to be stopped and used atomic weapons to make sure Japan lost the war.

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The Allied Powers knew that Germany had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps.

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Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

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He wanted a quick end to the war before more Allied lives were lost.

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Why did many families plant "Victory Gardens" during World War II?

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Many food items needed by the military were rationed

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How did most American families on the home front respond to shortages of food and supplies during World War II?

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Their common goals united them, and they were willing to make sacrifices.