WWII Review

Which policy had the goal of supporting the allies and maintaining neutrality?

• Cash and Carry

• Lend-Lease

• Neutrality Act

• War Bonds

In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States?

• D-Day on the shores of France

• Pearl Harbor

• Invasion of Poland

• V-E Day

Which battle was the turning point in the war in the Pacific that led to an American victory?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Guadalcanal

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

How did prominent African American labor leader A. Philip Randolph respond to hiring discrimination in the defense industry during World War II?

• He organized a protest march on Washington, DC, to demand that the federal government provide protections against discrimination.

• He accepted the discrimination and focused on improving conditions for those already employed.

• He formed a coalition with other labor leaders to negotiate better wages.

• He encouraged African Americans to leave the defense industry for other job opportunities.

Who is this an image of and what did she symbolize?

• June the Fighter symbol of women's suffrage

• Susan the soldier symbol of women working on airplanes

• Rosie the Riveter symbol of women working in factories during the war

• Mary the Mechanic symbol of women in engineering

Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.

• Germany surrendering

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The Allied invasion of Normandy

• The fall of Berlin

The top secret U.S. Program to develop the world's first atomic bomb during WWII was known as

• The Manhattan Project

• The Apollo Program

• The Marshall Plan

• The New Deal

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

• attack on Pearl Harbor

• invasion of Normandy

• Battle of Gettysburg

• signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Japanese and Japanese Americans from the West Coast of the USA during WWII who were sent to camps called "War Relocation Centers" in remote portions of the nation's interior

• Japanese Internment

• Japanese Internment Camps

• Japanese American Relocation

• Japanese War Camps

What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

• They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

• They launched an airstrike on Berlin.

• They signed a peace treaty with Germany.

• They evacuated troops from Dunkirk.