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World War 2
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1) Why did President Truman choose to drop an atomic bomb on Japan instead of ordering a land invasion?
A
American forces were too depleted for a land invasion
B
It was not possible to adequately supply an invasion force.
C
Japan's geography would not allow a land invasion.
D
A land invasion would result in too many casualties.
2) Which statement is TRUE regarding American actions toward Japan in the months before Pearl Harbor?
A
American diplomats were actively working with the Japanese government to bring about a peaceful resolution to the conflict in
B
Congress authorized a cash-and-carry policy for Great Britain and the Soviet Union, which Japan perceived as a direct threat
C
American naval forces bombarded Japanese positions throughout the Philippines
D
All Japanese assets in the U.S. were frozen and an embargo was placed on oil and steel exports to Japan.
3) What was the primary purpose of Operation Overlord?
A
to invade Western Europe and drive German forces from France
B
to launch a force behind German lines and attack from the north
C
to free Italy from Mussolini’s control
D
to drive the German troops from Russia
4) Which event would have first caused the United States to begin reversing it's Neutrality Acts in the early stages of World War II?
A
Germany's attack on London
B
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
C
Japan's invasion of China
D
Germany's invasion of Poland
5) The Allied assault on German-occupied France in June of 1944 is known as
A
Operation Barbarossa
B
Operation Market Garden
C
D-day
D
VJ day
6) The Manhattan Project was the code name for the
A
Allied plan to invade Europe
B
US plan to invade Japan
C
US plans to make an atomic bomb
D
German use of jet aircraft
7) The Lend-Lease Act was an attempt by the United States to
A
stay out of World War 1
B
let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s
C
divide land acquired from the Mexican War
D
supply iron and oil to Japan
8) The first atomic bomb ever dropped in warfare was dropped on the city of
A
Tokyo
B
Hiroshima
C
Nagasaki
D
Munich
9) The Nazi plan to murder the entire Jewish population of Europe and the Soviet Union resulted in
A
the Anschluss
B
the Holocaust
C
Treblinka
D
the Nuremburg Laws
10) At the beginning of World War I and World War II, the initial policy of the United States was to
A
remain neutral
B
provide military assistance
C
end ties with the warring countries
D
create naval blockades
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