US History B - World War Two (Sat School)

Which groups of minority men and women served in World War II?

• Only African Americans

• Only Mexican Americans

• Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans

• Only Native Americans

What was the reaction of Americans to the attack on Pearl Harbor described as?

• A rallying cry

• A moment of silence

• A call for peace

• A time of mourning

Who was the American general known for leading the Allied invasion to liberate Europe?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Omar Bradley

• George Patton

• Harry S. Truman

Fill in the blank: The United States and Britain began a lasting friendship and a strong alliance between America and ____.

• France

• Italy

• Britain

• Soviet Union

How were the Allies victorious in the Soviet Union, North Africa, and Italy?

• By forming alliances

• By superior air power

• By strategic land battles

• By economic sanctions

Who became president of the United States after Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Harry S. Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

The Soviets pushed through which country toward Germany?

• France

• Italy

• Poland

• Spain

What was the reaction of the Soviets upon liberating the death camps?

• They ignored them

• They described the horrors

• They destroyed them

• They relocated prisoners.

Who led the Manhattan Project?

• Douglas MacArthur

• Chester Nimitz

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

• James Doolittle

Fill in the blank: The tribunal that tried Nazi leaders for war crimes was called the ________.

• Geneva Trials

• Nuremberg Trials

• Tokyo Trials

• Hague Trials