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WW2-Part 4
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1) Why did the US want to capture the island of Iwo Jima?
A
to build an atomic testing site
B
to have a base to attack the Soviet Union
C
to improve trade with China
D
to secure airfields for B-29 bombers to land
2) The codenames of Utah, Omaha, Juno, Sword, and Gold were used in what battle?
A
D-Day
B
Gudalcanal
C
the Bulge
D
Midway
3) During World War II, what was the primary duty of the Navajo Code Talkers?
A
Interpreting confiscated German battle plans
B
Transmitting secret messages to US forces during combat
C
Translating confidential Japanese communications
D
Informing the press about the number of Allied war casualties
4) What key assignment was given to the Tuskegee Airmen?
A
They were not allowed to participate in strategic battles
B
They were assigned to accompany Air Force One
C
They were assigned to escort heavy bombers on raids against strategic enemy camps
D
They were assigned to bomb key sites in Japan
5) What was the Manhattan Project?
A
a complicated code machine used by the German Military.
B
the effort by the United States to build an atomic bomb.
C
the world's first computer.
D
radio beams used to determine the locations of objects.
6) Japanese were sent to internment camps
A
for their safety against the upset public
B
since the Japanese were spies for Tojo's Japan
C
because the Japanese expresed allegiance to the Axis
D
due to Japanese people being seen as a security threat
7) What was the Holocaust?
A
The Holocaust was a planned genocidie carried out by the Nazis during the II World War.
B
The main battle in the Second World War
C
A kind of war
D
An ancient king of Rome.
8) Significance of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A
Location of two atomic bombs dropped by the U.S. on Japan, ending war
B
Islands in the Pacific where intense battles were fought
C
Names of Axis generals
D
Locations of the treaty negotiated to end the war
9) What major battle is famous for soldiers raising an American flag at the top of Mt. Suribachi?
A
Battle of Midway
B
Battle of Bataan
C
Battle of Iwo JIma
D
Battle of Okinawa
10) Harry Truman became president of the United States after Franklin Roosevelt died. Truman had to make a decision on how to end the war with Japan. He chose to
A
form a blockade to prevent Japan from getting aid.
B
wait until Japanese political and military leaders asked to surrender.
C
use atomic bombs to force the Japanese to surrender.
D
prepare for an invasion that would have cost many American lives.
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