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OCS American History Unit 5, Lesson 1 Vocab Events
Test Description: OCS American History Unit 5, Lesson 1 Vocab Events
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In December 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor (a United States naval base in Hawaii), killing around 2400 Americans and wounding about 1200. This attack brought the United States into World War II.
A
Atomic Bombs in WWII
B
Pearl Harbor
C
Battle of Iwo Jima
D
Battle of Berlin
2) In April 1945, Allied forces entered Berlin. Hitler committed suicide. A few days later, on May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered.
A
Pearl Harbor
B
Atomic Bombs in WWII
C
Battle of Berlin
D
Battle of Okinawa
3) Five week battle (February - March, 1945) between Japan and the United States. The US captured the island, but lost nearly 7,000 soldiers. Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa caused the US to seek ways to end the war without more US casualties.
A
Atomic Bombs in WWII
B
Battle of Iwo Jima
C
Pearl Harbor
D
Battle of Berlin
4) In August of 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombs convinced Japan to surrender.
A
Pearl Harbor
B
Atomic Bombs in WWII
C
Battle of Berlin
D
Battle of Iwo Jima
5) Only 340 miles from the Japanese mainland, the battle lasted 82 days (April - June, 1945) and killed more than 12,000 United States soldiers. Okinawa and the Battle of Iwo Jima caused the US to seek ways to end the war without more US casualties.
A
World War II
B
Battle of Stalingrad
C
Pearl Harbor
D
Battle of Okinawa
6) The conflict between the Allies and the Axis from 1939-1945
A
Battle of Okinawa
B
Battle of Stalingrad
C
World War II
D
Battle of Normandy
7) One of the bloodiest battles in world history. Lasted approximately 6 months. When Russia won the battle in 1943, Germany retreated on the eastern front in Europe for the remainder of the war.
A
Battle of Normandy
B
World War II
C
Atomic Bombs in WWII
D
Battle of Stalingrad
8) The first day of the Battle of Normandy (June 6, 1944). Combined forces of the Allies (mostly from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada) landed on the beaches of Normandy in France.
A
Battle of Normandy
B
Battle of Stalingrad
C
The Holocaust
D
D-Day
9) A term used to describe the persecution and murder of approximately 6 million Jews during World War II by the German government
A
Concentration Camps
B
Battle of Normandy
C
The Holocaust
D
D-Day
10) Facilities in which people--most of whom were Jewish--were held hostage, tortured, and murdered
A
D-Day
B
The Holocaust
C
Concentration Camps
D
Battle of Normandy
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