Unit 6: World War II

Who was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II?

• Winston Churchill

• Adolf Hitler

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Joseph Stalin

What was the setting (date and location) of the D-Day invasion?

• Date: September 1, 1939, Location: Warsaw, Poland

• Date: December 7, 1941, Location: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

• Date: June 6, 1944, Location: Normandy, France

• Date: May 8, 1945, Location: Berlin, Germany

What was the significance of the D-Day invasion?

• It marked the beginning of the Holocaust

• It had no impact on the outcome of the war

• It resulted in the surrender of Japan and the end of the war

• It led to the liberation of France and weakened the German Army

What was the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II?

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the Pacific Theater

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the European Front

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the North African Campaign

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the Italian Campaign

Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” 

• The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
• The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
• The conscription of German males into the military.
• The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.

By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed? 

• 2 Million
• 4 Million
• 6 Million
• 8 Million

What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland?

• Auschwitz
• Bergen-Belsen
• Belzec
• Treblinka

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group

• Holocaust
• Genocide
• Concentration Camp
• Nuremberg Laws

Adolf Hitler was the leader of which country?

• Italy

• Russia

• Japan

• Germany

The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the

Constitution were violated by the U. S. government when it authorized the

establishment of –

• the Office of Price Administration

• nuclear test sites in Nevada

• the Office of War Mobilization

• internment camps for Japanese Americans