SS World War II Unit 4

Great Britain’s Prime Minister during World War II.

• Adolf Hitler

• Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

• FDR

Became the new President in 1945 after FDR died.

• Harry Truman

• FDR

• Adolf Hitler

• Winston Churchill

Formed in October, 1945, its purpose was to maintain peace between countries, make sure nations obeyed international law, and protect human rights.

• New Deal

• CCC Civilian Conservation Corps

• WPA Works Progress Administration

• United Nations

One of the fiercest battles of the war, it took 100,000 US soldiers nearly a month to defeat a Japanese force of 25,000.

• Hiroshima

• Pearl Harbor

• D-Day

• Iwo Jima

On August 6, 1945, a US plane called the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on this city.

• Nagasaki

• Hiroshima

• Berlin

• Pearl Harbor

Beginning in the 1920’s, this country decided to expand its territory in Southeast Asia.

• England

• Germany

• Japan

• United States

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• The pilots who delivered supplies but did not engage in combat.

• The first African-American pilots in the United States military.

• The group of pilots who led the D-Day invasion.

• The first group of pilots to allow women to join.

Which of the following BEST describes why citizens bought more fresh fruits and vegetables, than meat, during WWII?

• There was too much produce

• To help to end the war more quickly

• Food was being rationed

• More women went to work.

Which of the following MOST accurately explains President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• Japan refused to surrender unconditionally.

• Japan violated a recently negotiated treaty.

• Japan had bombed the United States at Pearl Harbor a few weeks before.

• Japan would not pay for the war.