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The goal of the 22nd Amendment (two term limit for the President) is to....
a) Limit executive power.
b) Limit judicial power.
c) Limit legislative power.
d) Expand federal power.

The mass killing of a targeted group of people is called....
a) Genocide
b) Globalization
c) Rationing
d) Sanctions

After World War Two, Germany was divided up between the Allied Powers and Russia (called the Soviet Union). Efforts by the US to aid the German people by providing them with supplies were called the...
a) Berlin Airlift
b) Holocaust
c) Internment Camps
d) Rationing

Who led American troops at the Battle of Normandy (and later became President)?
a) Dwight Eisenhower
b) Richard Nixon
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Harry Truman

What did the 22nd Amendment do?
a) Limited Presidents to two terms.
b) Gave women voting rights.
c) Gave African-Americans voting rights.
d) Gave the federal government the power to levy an income tax.

Navajo Native Americans made what contribution during World War Two?
a) They used their unique language to send messages for America that were undecipherable by the Axis Powers
b) They led fighter jet raids against the Japanese that were highly successful.
c) They turned the tide in the Battle of Midway by using tracking techniques the Japanese had not prepared for.
d) They intercepted Japanese spies trying to infiltrate through the American border with Canada.

Thousands of Americans died while being moved from one location to another after a military loss on a Phillipino island. What was the name of this?
a) The Bataan Death March
b) The Holocaust
c) The Progressive Movement
d) D-Day

The genocide committed against Jews in concentration camps during World War Two was called....
a) The Holocaust
b) The Bataan Death March
c) The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
d) The Berlin Airlift

What German political led by Adolf Hitler is associated with genocide and racial cleansing?
a) Nazi Party
b) Socialist Party
c) Whig Party
d) Green Party

Where were Jews held and killed by the Germans during World War Two?
a) Concentration camps
b) Ration zones
c) Free trade zones
d) Relocation centers

Which of the following was considered a turning point in the battle over the Pacific between Japan and America?
a) The Battle of Midway
b) The Bataan Death March
c) The Battle of Normandy
d) The Battle of Argonne

The Manhattan Project was the production codename for what invention?
a) The Atomic Bomb
b) The Lightbulb
c) Electricity
d) Code-breaker Technology

Harry Truman's most famous decision was to use nuclear bombs on which two Japanese Cities
a) Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b) Okinawa and Tokyo
c) Taipei and Taiwan
d) Beijing and Guangzhou

What event finally ended World War Two ?
a) America dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
b) Hitler committing suicide as the Allied forces conquered Berlin.
c) The Battle of Midway
d) The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.

Why did Truman use the atomic bomb on Japan?
a) To end World War Two.
b) To punish the Japanese.
c) To help free the Japanese from their Chinese overlords.
d) To force Hitler into giving up.

The only living African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his efforts in Italy during World War Two was...
a) Vernon Baker
b) Alvin York
c) Omar Bradley
d) George Patton

The invasion of France on D-Day was called the....
a) Battle of Midway
b) Battle of Argonne
c) Battle of Normandy
d) Battle of the Bulge

What year did World War Two start?
a) 1939
b) 1945
c) 1950
d) 1960

What year did World War Two end?
a) 1945
b) 1950
c) 1960
d) 1963

Who were the world's two remaining superpowers after World War Two?
a) America and the Soviet Union
b) Britain and France
c) Germany and Japan
d) Mexico and Germany

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