Module 11 - Academic Vocab Quizs

Douglas MacArthur

• American commander in the Philippines

• British general during World War II

• French military leader in the Napoleonic Wars

• German commander in World War I

Joseph Stalin

• Communist dictator of the Soviet Union

• Democratic leader of the United States

• Fascist leader of Italy

• Monarch of the United Kingdom

Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)

• Civil rights group formed by Japanese Americans

• A political party advocating for Japanese immigration

• An organization promoting Japanese culture in America

• A charity focused on Asian American education

A. Philip Randolph

• Important African American labor leader

• Famous civil rights activist

• Notable jazz musician

• Prominent political figure

Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC)

• Women volunteers who served in noncombat positions

• Women who fought in combat roles

• Women who provided medical assistance on the battlefield

• Women who trained soldiers for combat

concentration camp

• A facility for political prisoners to receive education

• A prison camp operated by the Nazis where Jews and others were starved while doing slave labor, or murdered

• A place for rehabilitation of criminals

• A military base for training soldiers

Dwight D. Eisenhower

• American general who commanded Allied forces; 34th president of the United States

• Famous physicist known for the theory of relativity

• Notable civil rights leader during the 1960s

• Renowned author of the Great Gatsby

fascism

• Political system that stressed nationalism and the interests of the state

• A form of government that promotes individual freedoms

• An economic system based on free market principles

• A political ideology that advocates for globalism

Chester Nimitz

• Commander of American naval forces in the Pacific

• Famous American general in World War I

• President of the United States during World War II

• Notable scientist in naval technology

Hiroshima

• City that was the site of the first atomic-bomb drop in Japan

• Capital city of Japan

• A major port city in Japan

• A city known for its cherry blossoms