U.S. History - Unit 9 (SSUSH19b) Question Preview (ID: 61054)


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World War II in the Pacific proved:
a) difficult for U.S. forces
b) easy for U.S. forces
c) ###
d) ####

One major issue the U.S. faced in the Pacific during World War II was:
a) the distance it took to travel across the Pacific
b) the combined Japanese and German military efforts in the Pacific
c) atomic bombs from Japan
d) ####

What was the turning point in the Pacific Theatre of World War II?
a) the Battle of Midway
b) the Battle of Okinawa
c) the Battle of Iwo Jima
d) the Guadalcanal Campaign

In the Battle of Midway, the U.S. lost 300 soldiers while Japan...
a) lost 3,000 soldiers
b) only lost a dozen soldiers
c) lost 50,000 soldiers
d) ####

Who became president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
a) Harry S. Truman
b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
c) John F. Kennedy
d) Warren G. Harding

What was the Manhattan Project?
a) a secret program to develop atomic bombs
b) the plan to bomb specific sites in Germany
c) a proposal to assassinate Adolf Hitler
d) a way to convince the Japanese to attack Midway Island

Who was General Leslie Groves?
a) He led the Manhattan Project.
b) He led U.S. forces at the Battle of Midway.
c) He was the pilot who dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
d) He was Harry S. Truman's vice-president.

The first atomic weapon test occurred at:
a) Los Alamos, NM
b) Roswell, NM
c) Suva, Fiji
d) Rachel, NV

What convinced the Japanese government to surrender... ending World War II?
a) the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
b) the defeat at the Battle of Midway
c) the German surrender to the Soviets
d) the assassination of Emperor Hirohito

Due to the development of atomic bombs:
a) an arms race developed between the U.S. and the USSR
b) Germany was also able to develop atomic bombs
c) multiple Soviet cities were destroyed
d) ####

Island Hopping was:
a) how the U.S. was able to deliver supplies to the Pacific during World War II
b) how the atomic bombs were delivered to Japan
c) how the Japanese were able to win most battles in World War II
d) ####

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