World War II

The United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• True
• False

Allied strategy in the Pacific was called island hopping.

• True

• False

Where were the atomic bombs dropped? 

• Hiroshima/Nagasaki
• China
• Tokyokawa
• Okinawa

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

• to create an international peacekeeping organization

• top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb

• to provide benefits to World War II veterans

• to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended

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What is significant about D-Day?

• It was the Allied invasion of France, the largest land-sea-air operation in army history, and the turning point of the war.
• Thousands of Nazi soldiers froze or starved to death after they were trapped by the Soviets.
• The Allies discovered concentration camps where Jews and others had been murdered.
• The British stopped the German advance and were able to gain control of the Suez Canal.

Why did the nation put thousands of Japanese Americans in internment camps during the war?

• They never did that.

• They feared that Japanese-Americans were a security threat.

• To make Japan "salty".

• They wanted to protect Japanese-Americans.

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In what ways did Americans at home contribute to the war effort?

• Working in War Related Industries

• Rationing

• Buying War Bonds

• All of the Above

What was the main group of people killed in the Holocaust?

• The Jewish People
• The German People
• The Italian People
• The Christian People

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Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• George W. Bush
• Winston Churchill

Who was the leader of U.S.A.?

• Churchill

• Hitler

• Stalin

• Roosevelt