WWII

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

• Allied & Central Powers
• Allied & Axis Powers
• Central & Axis Powers
• Allied & Associated Powers

What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?

• Eisenhower and Truman
• FDR and Eisenhower
• Trump and Washington
• FDR and Truman

In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid the situations that led to United States involvement in World War I by

• enacting a peacetime draft law
• passing a series of neutrality acts
• authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members
• relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps

Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?

• The leaders in the democratic nations of Europe were educated in the United States.
• Most of the battles to defend worldwide democracy took place on American soil.
• The United States supervised elections in European nations before the war.
• The United States provided much of the weaponry needed to fight the Axis powers.

What was the role of the War Production Board during World War II?

• Controlling the prices of American consumer goods
• Managing the recruitment and draft of military personnel
• Providing upbeat information to magazines and newspapers
• Transforming the nation’s factories to create military supplies

What event led to the US joining World War II? 

• Germany invaded Poland. 
• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 

This is the name remembered for the Allied attack on France on June 6, 1944.

• Operation Dumbo Drop
• Operation Torch
• D-Day
• Omaha

The Allied D-Day invasion of Europe was

• a final battle in the war for Europe.
• a turning point in the war in Russia.
• an air and sea attack on occupied France.
• an attempt to liberate concentration camps.

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 

• island-hopping 
• island-jumping 
• appeasement
• rationing 

Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

• Battle of Singapore
• Battle of the Coral Sea
• Battle of Guadalcanal
• Battle of Midway