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Which event triggered the direct involvement of the U.S. in WW2?
a) Pearl Harbor
b) invasion of Poland
c) invasion of France
d) FDR's death

What is the date which will live in infamy?
a) June 6, 1944
b) February 1943
c) December 7, 1941
d) October 29, 1929

The turning point of the war in Europe was the Battle of ____.
a) France
b) Hiroshima
c) Stalingrad
d) Coral Sea

Which of the following is NOT a cause of WWII
a) massive unemployment
b) worldwide depression
c) high inflation
d) low war dept owed by Japan

When a country is ruled by a dictator in which they have total control and individual rights are controlled, what type of government does it have?
a) democratic
b) republic
c) fascism
d) communism

Which country began as a member of the Axis and then changed and fought with the Allies?
a) Canada
b) Soviet Union
c) United States
d) Ireland

Which event signaled the beginning of WW2?
a) Pearl Harbor
b) Battle of Britain
c) Invasion of Poland
d) Invasion of France

Which leader is NOT matched correctly?
a) Germany-Hitler
b) Japan-Tojo
c) France-Truman
d) Italy-Mussolini

Which of the following is an example of economic aid to the Allies?
a) infamy
b) reparations
c) Battle of Britain
d) Lend-Lease Act

Which of the following is an Allied leader ?
a) Hitler
b) Churchill
c) Mussolini
d) Tojo

Trace the change in American policy during WWII in the correct order.
a) direction involvement, economic aid, isolation
b) isolation, economic aid, direct involvement
c) isolation, direct involvement, economic aid
d) economic aid, isolation, direct involvement

Just before we entered WWII, the U.S. was upset with Japan for its policy of aggression in ....
a) East Asia
b) South America
c) South Africa
d) East Artic

Who was NOT a leader of the Allies?
a) Churchill
b) Stalin
c) Truman
d) Mussolini

Which of the following is a correct list of Allies?
a) Great Britain, Japan, Soviet Union, France, Canada
b) Germany, US, Canada, Japan, Soviet Union
c) Germany, Italy, Japan, Soviet Union, France
d) Great Britain, France, United States, Soviet Union, Canada

The atomic bombing of these 2 cities led to the surrender of Japan
a) England and Paris
b) Hiroshima and Nagasaki
c) Tokyo and Hong-Kong
d) Berlin and Moscow

The turning point of the war in the Pacific was when the advance of the Japanese navy was stopped in the Battle of ---.
a) Britain
b) Midway
c) Stalingrad
d) Yorktown

Jew and others in concentration camps were freed by the --.
a) Axis
b) Japanese
c) Allies
d) Germans

Hitler's systematic plan to rid Europe of all Jews is called the ____.
a) atomic bombing
b) Holocaust
c) Battle of Midway
d) Hiroshima

The Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to retake Europe from the Axis powers. What is this day called?
a) D-Day
b) V-E Day
c) V-J Day
d) V-Day

Which of the following was a tactic used by Nazis to rid Europe of all Jews?
a) boycott of German owned businesses
b) boycott of stores owned by Jews
c) advertisements for Jewish owned stores
d) advertisements for German owned stores

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