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What event started World War II?
a) Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
b) Germany's invasion of Poland
c) The Great Depression
d) Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union

Name the policy that Great Britain and France used when Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles.
a) appeasement
b) blitzkrieg
c) genocide
d) alliance

What happened on VE Day?
a) Hitler committed suicide
b) Japan surrendered
c) Germany surrendered
d) bombs used on Japan

What happened on VJ Day?
a) bombs used on Japan
b) Japan surrendered
c) Germany surrendered
d) Hitler committed suicide

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?
a) Hiroshima
b) Nagasaki
c) Okinawa
d) Iwo Jima

Which organization was created after World War II to keep the peace?
a) League of Nations
b) League of Peace
c) United Nations
d) United Countries

What was the turning point in the Pacific Theater?
a) Pearl Harbor
b) Midway
c) D-Day
d) Stalingrad

What was the turning point in the European Theater?
a) Nagasaki
b) Midway
c) Pearl Harbor
d) D-Day

What was the name of the plan used by the United States in the Pacific Theater?
a) island hopping
b) blitzkrieg
c) D-Day
d) the final solution

Where was the second atomic bomb dropped?
a) Hiroshima
b) Nagasaki
c) Iwo Jima
d) Okinawa

Why did the U.S. become involved in World War II?
a) Germany invaded Poland
b) Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
c) atomic bombs used in Japan
d) D-Day invasion of France

How were civilians affected by World War II?
a) more soldiers died than civilians
b) more civilians died than soldiers
c) an equal number of civilians and soldiers died
d)

Hitler's plan of genocide to rid the world of Jews was called:
a) the final solution
b) the Nuremberg Trials
c) the D-Day invasion
d) the master race

Which two countries were occupied after the war?
a) Germany and Italy
b) Japan and France
c) Germany and Japan
d) Poland and the Soviet Union

What were the two fronts in World War II called?
a) European and Atlantic Theaters
b) Pacific and African Theaters
c) Atlantic and Chinese Theaters
d) European and Pacific Theaters

Who was the U.S. commander in the European Theater?
a) Dwight D. Eisenhower
b) Douglas MacArthur
c) Harry S Truman
d) Franklin D Roosevelt

Who was the U.S. commander in the Pacific Theater?
a) Dwight D. Eisenhower
b) Douglas MacArthur
c) Harry S Truman
d) Franklin D Roosevelt

a person who is not in the military is called ___
a) civilian
b) genocide
c) front
d) soldier

Which alliance won World War II?
a) Allied Powers
b) Axis Powers
c) Central Powers
d) Neutral Nations

Define genocide
a) killing of an entire race of people
b) killing of American soldiers
c) killing of babies
d) killing of German soldiers

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