Level 10: World War II

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What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?

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Manhattan Project

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What is the name of the Allied military strategy in the Pacific Ocean that slowly took land?

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island hopping

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At first many Americans were against the war and supported ________________________.

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isolationism

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Why were the Japanese unable to decode the messages of the Navajo code talkers? Options: The code consisted of a series of whistle-like noises. The code talkers had an advanced code machine. They used the Navajo language, which had no written alphabet. They used a math code based on the Navajo numeric system.

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They used the Navajo language, which had no written alphabet.

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The turning point in the war against Japan in the Pacific was the -

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Battle of Midway.

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United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union

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Allied Powers

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Germany, Italy, Japan

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Axis Powers

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The reason America joined WWII: bombing of Pearl Harbor, invasion of Poland, Holocaust, attack on the Soviet Union

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bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Who was Rosie the  Riveter?

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a representation of American women that went to work during WWII

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During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they worked in jobs formerly held by men.

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worked in jobs formerly held by men