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What did America do to help before actually joining the war?
a) America sold or lent war supplies to countries fighting the Axis powers.
b) America raised money for the war.
c) America ran pro war commercials.
d)
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
a) The US protested Japan’s invasion of IndoChina with a trade embargo and Japan needed oil for the war.
b) The US was a major threat in the war.
c) There were years of hatred after WWI and they saw this as their revenge.
d)
What event pushed the US into WWII?
a) Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor killing more than 2,400 Americans and destroying almost 1/2 of the navy’s fleet.
b) The Great Depression had made everyone so angry that all they wanted to do was fight.
c) The news of Germany’s concentration camps.
d)
Why did the Allied Powers begin their campaign in North Africa?
a) Both are true.
b) The German defenses were weakest in North Africa.
c) There were not strong enough to attack Germany directly.
d)
How was the Battle of Stalingrad significant?
a) Even though the Soviets lost 1,250,000 soldiers and civilians, they won the battle and the Russian army stopped retreating
b) The US came to the defense of Germany and turned the tide of the war.
c) The Germans finally had a reason to fight.
d)
What was significant about D-day?
a) D-day was the largest land-sea-air operation in history. Despite heavy losses the troops took the Normandy beaches.
b) The invasion of the Normandy beaches on D-day made the French very angry.
c) D-day was a terrible loss for the US and all of its allies.
d)
What did the Allies find as they marched toward Berlin?
a) They found German concentration camps.
b) They found prisoner of war camps.
c) They found civilians hiding in bunkers.
d)
What was the Holocaust?
a) The mass murder of European Jews and other victims by Adolf Hitler and his followers.
b) The mass murder of all children.
c) The mass murder of Muslims.
d)
What is V-E Day?
a) Victory in Europe - Germany surrenders.
b) Victory Everyday
c) Vicious Enemy.
d)
What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?
a) Both are true.
b) Japan would never directly threaten the US.
c) US destroyed 4 aircraft carriers and 322 planes.
d)
What did Kamikaze pilots do?
a) They flew suicide missions in planes filled with explosives.
b) They fought on horseback.
c) They manned the submarines.
d)
What was the atomic bomb?
a) An immensely powerful weapon whose violent energy comes from splitting the atom.
b) A candy that popped in your mouth.
c) A new song that they played to mess with their communications.
d)
Why do you think Truman didn’t hesitate to use the atomic bomb?
a) Both are true.
b) He did warn Japan to surrender or face “prompt and utter destruction.”
c) It was a military weapon, if he sent troops instead it cost a million American lives.
d)
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