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