WWII Voices of Service Quiz

What happened in September 1939?

• The US declared war on Japan

• Germany invaded Poland

• The Selective Service Act was instituted

• D-Day occurred

When did the US institute the Selective Service Act?

• 1939

• 1940

• 1941

• 1942

What is D-Day and when did it take place?

• The day Germany surrendered, May 8, 1945

• The day Japan surrendered, August 15, 1945

• The Allied invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944

• The attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

Which Concentration Camp was liberated in April of 1945?

• A) Auschwitz

• B) Dachau

• C) Buchenwald

• D) Treblinka

When is V-J Day?

• May 8, 1945

• June 6, 1944

• December 7, 1941

• August 15, 1945

Who were the Axis powers?

• United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• France, Spain, Portugal

• China, India, Australia

What does Nurse Ruth Deloirs Buckley say about hard work?

• It is rewarding

• It is exhausting

• It is unnecessary

• It is enjoyable

Who are pictured in image 3.3?

• Soldiers

• Nurses

• Politicians

• Civilians

What does Bernard Estes say was under the snow that they thought were logs at first?

• Weapons

• Bodies

• Supplies

• Vehicles

What does Susumu Ito describe?

• A battle

• A journey

• A strategy

• A landscape