WWII Events

What event caused the U.S. to officially join WWII?

• Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor Naval Base

• German invasion of Poland

• Japanese use of the atomic bomb

• France falling to the Nazis

Where is Pearl Harbor located?

• in Germany

• in Japan

• in the Pacific Ocean

• in the Atlantic Ocean

Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

• to get revenge for the atomic bomb

• so that the Nazis would eventually surrender

• so that the U.S. would continue trading with Japan

• so that the U.S. could not stop them from taking over the Pacific

In what U.S. state is Pearl Harbor located?

• California

• Hawaii

• Oceania

• Louisiana

What was one result of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• U.S. decides to stay out of the war

• German's forced to surrender

• U.S. Navy partially destroyed

• Japanese Navy partially destroyed

What was D-Day?

• German invasion of France

• Allied attempt to take France back from Germany

• U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Japan

• month long battle to take back one island from Japan

Where did Allied troops land first at D-Day?

• Pearl Harbor

• Paris

• Iwo Jima

• Normandy

Why do we learn about D-Day?

• It destroyed many Japanese planes.

• It destroyed the British navy.

• It was a turning point that led to Germany's surrender.

• It was a turning point that led to Axis victory.

What was VE Day?

• The day Germany surrendered, and WWII was over in Europe.

• The day Japan surrendered, and WWII was over in the Pacific.

• The day Allied troops invaded France.

• The day the U.S. Marines captured Iwo Jima.

After VE Day, war was still going on in the Pacific.

• True

• False