World War II Question Review

What event led to the United States joining World War 2?

• Use of Concentration Camps

• Invasion of Poland

• Attack on Soviet Union (Russia)

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Which of the following best explains why President Harry S. Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World

War II?

• To display how powerful America had become

• To force Japan to surrender and end the war quicker

• To test the atomic bombs on a real city

• To avoid joining in an alliance and handle it on his own

Which event are American soldiers known for placing an American flag at the highest point on the island?

• Pearl Harbor

• Iwo Jima

• D- Day

• VE- Day

What event took place prior to VJ- Day?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The start of the Korean War

Who were the two presidents of the United States during World War II?

• George Washington and Alexander Hamilton

• Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant

• Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman

What is the name of the event where 60,000 Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy?

• D- Day

• VE- Day

• VJ- Day

• Iwo Jima

What event caused World War II?

• Germany invades France.

• Britain defend itself against Germany.

• Germany invades Poland.

• A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania.

Finish this quote: "Those who do not remember history are ____________________________________________________."

• "lucky because it's a lot of work."

• "foolish because they have bad memories."

• "no different than anyone else."

• "bound to repeat it."

Which of the following best describes the Tuskegee Airmen during World War 2?

• A group of women who flew planes during the war.

• A group of African American men who flew missions during WW2.

• A group of scientist who created the atomic bombs used in Japan.

• A group of Americans who fought out of Tuskegee

What was the role of the 8 Triple 6 Battalion during WWII?

• They were the first group of women to fly in combat.

• They were women responsible for building military equipment.

• They were women charged with the task to deliver mail to soldiers in Europe.

• They were women charged with training soldier in battlefield tactics.