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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHitler and his Nazi Party attracted supporters by preaching German racial superiority.TrueFalse
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHoping to avoid war, Great Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement and gave in to Germany's demand for more territory.TrueFalse
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTo solve the shortage of farm workers during World War II, the U.S. government requests the help of Mexican farm workers known as braceros.TrueFalse
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is significant about D-Day?It was the Allied invasion of France, the largest land-sea-air operation in army history, and the turning point of the war.Thousands of Nazi soldiers froze or starved to death after they were trapped by the Soviets.The Allies discovered concentration camps where Jews and others had been murdered.The British stopped the German advance and were able to gain control of the Suez Canal.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following enabled the U.S. military to keep important messages secret from the Japanese.Code TalkersManhattan ProjectHiroshemaBattle of Midway
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere were the atomic bombs dropped?Hiroshima/NagasakiChinaTokyokawaOkinawa
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
to create an international peacekeeping organization
top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb
to provide benefits to World War II veterans
to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which dictator(s) helped cause World War II?
Mussolini, Hitler, and Tojo
Tojo, and Mussolini
Hitler
Mussolini, and Hitler
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why did the nation put thousands of Japanese Americans in internment camps during the war?
They never did that.
They feared that Japanese-Americans were a security threat.
To make Japan "salty".
They wanted to protect Japanese-Americans.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of the British and French policy of appeasement?Hitler's attack on AustriaThe Nazi PartyThe War Production BoardThe Munich Agreement
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich countries had not fallen to Germany when the U.S. entered the war?Great Britain and FranceFrance and ItalyGreat Britain and the U.S.S.R.Belgium and the Netherlands
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat event led Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?Germany invaded Poland.Germany and Italy formed the Rome-Berlin Axis.Germany invaded Sudetenland.Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Allied strategy in the Pacific was called island hopping.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
In what ways did Americans at home contribute to the war effort?
Working in War Related Industries
Rationing
Buying War Bonds
All of the Above
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the code name for Allied attack on Normandy?Operation FortitudeOperation OverlordOperation D-DayOperation Normandy
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich was a common characteristic of the leaders of Italy, Germany, and Japan in the years leading up to World War II?They were content with the amounts of territory they controlled.Their forms of nationalism were linked to racism.They threatened democracy and wanted to spread communism.They felt mistreated by the treaties that ended World War I.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Japan attack the U.S. navel base at Pearl Harbor in 1941?Its leaders wanted to punish the Unites States for its role in World War I.Its leaders believed the U.S. Navy blocked Japanese expansion.Its leaders wanted to gain control of Hawaii's natural resources.The United States had recently declared war on Japan.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the main group of people killed in the Holocaust?The Jewish PeopleThe German PeopleThe Italian PeopleThe Christian People
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?Dwight D. EisenhowerFranklin D. RooseveltGeorge W. BushWinston Churchill
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