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US history

WW2

Question	Answer
T/F Imperialism is the belief that your country and ethnic group is superior to all others False;
What was the treaty that ended WWI Treaty of Versailles;
Which leader transformed Russia into a Communist nation Lenin;
Which dictator continued to practice Communism in his nation Stalin;
T/F Joseph Stalin rose as the dictator of the Third Reich False;
T/F Fascism is a form of communism False;
T/F Benito Mussolini rose to power as the communist dictator of Italy False;
What system of government did Hitler dismantle? The Weimer Republic;
T/F Germany's economy failed because it could not pay off its WWI debts True;
T/F Hitler rose to power because German citizens wanted out of economic and political devastation. True;
Which option correctly links each dictator with his country Mussolini (Italy), Stalin (USSR), Tojo (Japan), Franco (Spain);
T/F Italy, the Soviet Union, Japan, Germany, and Spain all had totalitarian governments in the 1930 True;
T/F Nazism is a form of communism False;
Why did Hitler and Mussolini send troops to help Francisco Franco Franco was a supporter of Fascism;
In a totalitarian government individuals had no rights, the government has complete control, and the government puts down all opposition;
More areas for German living space is known as Lebensraum;
Who was the British Prime Minister when the Munich Agreement was signed Neville Chamberlain;
According to the Munich Agreement, Hitler would be allowed to keep the Sudetenland;
Which dictator assisted the Nazis to invade and take over France Benito Mussolini;
T/F In 1939, Stalin invaded Poland and took the Eastern half True;

T/F During the 1930s antiwar feelings were strong and isolationism became more popular True;
How did isolationism affect foreign policy The U.S. did nothing about Japan's invasion of Manchuria, The U.S. would not help countries that had not repaid WWI debt, The U.S. would not allow arms sales or loans to nations at war or in civil wars, All of t
Which of the following statements is accurate The Neutrality Act of 1939 stated that European democracies could purchase weapons and other materials from the U.S.;
How did Congress respond to France's surrender Congress allotted $37 billion to bolster the military and instituted the first peacetime draft;
Which of the following statements is accurate? The Committee to Defend America called for an "All Methods Short of War" approach to assisting Britain;
Which country did NOT benefit from the Lend-Lease Act? Japan;
Which of the following statements is true? Germany responded to the Lend-Lease Act by attacking U.S. merchant ships;
A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made
arsenal;
Favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interest of other countries isolationist;
Start to lose strength or momentum falter;
Support or strengthen; prop up bolster;
Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict neutral;
T/F After his reelection, President Roosevelt told the American people that it would be possible to negotiate peace with Hitler. False;
T/F After his reelection, President Roosevelt told the American people that if Britain fell, there would be no one to stop the Axis powers. True;
The Atlantic Charter's stated goals included freedom of the seas disarmament collective security;
T/F Japan seized Asian territory held as colonies by the United States. False;
T/F The attack on Pearl Harbor caused Roosevelt to ask Congress to declare war against Japan True;
Germany, __________, and Japan formed the alliance of the Axis Powers Italy;
In 1935, __________ passed the Neutrality Acts to try and keep the U.S. out of foreign conflicts. Congress;
T/F In 1939, Congress agreed to FDR's Lend-Lease weapons policy. False;
What required all males 21-35 years of age to register to remain prepared in case conflict broke out Selective Training and Service Act;
T/F On December 7, 1941 Germany attacked Poland and started WWII. False;



What is a synagogue? A Jewish place of worship;

What did the Nuremburg laws accomplish? They took Jewish property and removed their citizenship;
What event occurred November 9-10, 1938, in which Jewish businesses, homes, and synagogues were destroyed and many had windows broken out The Kristallnacht;

When an entire people group are targeted for mass extermination, then __________ is being committed against that people group Genocide;
Which nation allowed many Jews to relocate to Palestine Britian;

Who was the leader of Germany when the Holocaust occurred? Adolf Hitler;
T/F France already had 40,000 Jewish refugees, and the British did not want to accept more than 80,000 refugees because they feared greater anti-Semitism. True;
T/F The United States did not accept any Jewish refugees False;

Who were the targets of the "final solution?" Jews, Communists, socialists, and liberals, Gypsies, Freemasons, and Jehovah's Witnesses, Homosexuals and the disabled;

in 1939, how many Jews were left in Germany? 250,000;
What term is used for the deliberate and systematic killing of an entire population? Genocide;
T/F Nazis believed that "Aryans" were a superior people True;
T/F In 1941, six death camps were built in Germany. False;
T/F The United States was one of the countries that did very little to help Europe's Jewish population. True;
How many Jews died in death camps and Nazi massacres? 6million;

T/F Many Americans wanted to stay neutral during WWII until Pearl Harbor was bombed. True;
What countries made up the Axis Powers Germany, Italy, and Japan;
A strong proponent of civil rights for African Americans during and after WWII. A. Philip Randolph;
This entity converted many factories to create war supplies
War Production Board;
This bill paid for college for returning soldiers. G.I. Bill of Rights;
The U.S. government wanted Americans to practice __________ to ensure supplies needed for war could be sent to the troops. Rationing;
The U.S., the USSR, France, China, and __________ formed the Allies in WWII
Britain;
When A. Philip Randolph threatened to march over 100,000 in Washington, D.C. to protest against discrimination in the war industry sector, __________ responded by desegregating the war industry sector. FDR;
The economic activity needed to make the war supplies of WWII end the The great Depression;
Many Japanese Americans were sent to __________ camps during WWII. Internment;
T/F George Patton was the leader of the armed forces mobilization effort. False;
T/F Women served in combat positions alongside men in WWII. False;
T/F Some African Americans had mixed feeling about defending a country where they were often segregated and denied the basic rights of citizenship. True;
T/F Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans were not allowed to serve in the armed forces. False;
T/F The Office of Price Administration successfully fought inflation by freezing prices True;
T/F The government began the Manhattan Project which led to the atomic bomb. True;
What did the Office of Scientific Research and Development do? Involved scientists in the war effort, developed bombs and guided missiles, supported development of medications such as penicillin;
T/F Before the war, defense contractors hired 2 million minority workers. False;
T/F During the war, automobile factories made planes and tanks. True;
T/F Pencilmakers produced bomb parts. True;
How many women worked in factories? 6Million;
T/F WWII was good for African Americans because they no longer were victims of discrimination. False;
T/F Mexican Americans faced violence in the form of race riots. True;
T/F Native Americans lost some of their reservation lands. True;
Who formed the Congress of Racial Equality? James Farmer;
T/F The Supreme Court found that the government policy of internment was justified by "military necessity. True;

T/F After war was declared, German U-boats increased attacks on American ships in the Atlantic to prevent food and war materials from reaching Germany and Italy. False;
How did the Allies win the Battle of the Atlantic? Convoys, radar and sonar, and building ships and planes.;
T/F After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, FDR and Churchill agreed to attack first in Japan. False;
All of the following nations were in the Allies with the U.S. in WWII, except: France, Spain, Britain, USSR. Spain;
Which option below has the Allies' military operations in the correct chronological order? Operation Torch, Operation Overlord, Operation Cobra;
The battle that hurt Britain by cutting off aid from the U.S. was the Battle of the Atlantic;
Operation Torch occurred in what area? Northern Africa;
The invasion of Nazi occupied Europe that started in France was Operation Overload;
T/F Germany lost just 10,000 troops in the Battle of the Bulge. False;
What general oversaw both Operation Overlord and Operation Torch? Dwight Eisenhower;
Who led Operation Cobra Omar Bradley;
Which word below describes Hitler's military pursuit of Antwerp after Operation Overlord commenced Failure;
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Battle of the Atlantic? The development of shorter-range aircraft aided in the defense of supply ships;
Who was responsible for planning the Allied invasion of France? Dwight Eisenhower;
An anti-submarine warfare weapon Depth change;
Which of the following statements is accurate?, 1. The Germans suffered less than 100,000 casualties during the Battle of Normandy. 2. After the battle, the Germans retreated towards Berlin. 3. The Allies followed up their victory at Normandy by attacking
What city was liberated on August 25, 1944? Paris, France;
Which of the following statements is a fact? Normandy is the largest amphibious assault in military history;
Who commanded the Third U.S. Army in Europe? George Patton;
What was the Volkssturm A German reserve unit composed mostly of young boys and older men;
Where did the Battle of the Bulge take place? In the Ardennes of Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany;
Where did a unit of U.S. soldiers hold out for eight days against their would-be German captors Bastogne, Belgium;
What was the significance of the Battle of the Bulge? The Allies withstood the counterattack and inflicted massive casualties that the Germans were unable to recover from;

What was the significance of the loss of the Philippines It was a low point for the U.S., It showed that the Japanese were stronger than the Allies thought, It cost the lives of thousands of men, All of the above;
T/F In December 1942, the Japanese invaded the Philippines. False;
T/F Prisoners were forced to walk for five days and nights with little food or water during the Bataan Death March True;
Who oversaw the American Pacific Front military operations against Japan during WWII General Douglas MacArthur;
Which military action radically increased the morale of the USA and proved that the USA could strike the mainland of Japan Doolittle's Raid;
Why was the Battle of Midway such a significant conflict in WWII After this, Japan was forced to fight a defensive strategy;
T/F Admiral Chester Nimitz led U.S. troops and thousands of Filipinos to try and force Japan out of the Philippines False;
What was the battle to protect Australia Battle of the Coral Sea;
Who was president when the USA dropped atom bombs on Japan? Harry Truman;
The Manhattan Project to build the first atom bomb was led by
J. Robert Oppenheimer;
What happened at the Nuremburg Trials? Many Nazi leaders were sentenced to death for war crimes;
The U.S. used atom bombs to attack Hiroshima and Nagasaki;
T/F Emperor Hirohito, the Prime Minister of Japan, was sentenced to death False;
T/F The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War because it crippled the Japanese navy. True;
Why was the Battle of Leyte Gulf so important?
It essentially knocked the Japanese navy out of the war;
Which of the following statements is true? In mid-1941, all U.S. shipments of fuel and other war materials to Japan were halted;
Which of the following statements is accurate U.S. officials believed that a Japanese attack could occur in the Philippines or British Malaya;
What are true about Pearl harbor Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, The U.S. Pacific Fleet suffered more than 3,000 casualties, All eight U.S. battleships were sunk or severely damaged;
Which of the following is true of how Congress reacted Jeannette Rankin was the only member of Congress to vote against declaring war on Japan;
Where is Pearl Harbor? Hawaii;
The Japanese followed up their attack on Pearl Harbor by launching assaults on numerous Far Eastern positions;
Which of the following U.S. possession was NOT invaded by the Japanese? Hawaii;
Which of the following statements is accurate U.S. and Filipino troops fought valiantly on the Bataan Peninsula but eventually were forced to surrender;
What was the Bataan Death March An 85-mile long forced march to prisoner-of-war camps in which more than 5,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers died;
Which of the following was likely the greatest significance of the Doolittle Raid
It greatly boosted the morale of U.S. soldiers and civilians;
Why was the Japanese occupation of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands a major threat to the Allied war effort It threatened Allied supply lines to Australia and opened the continent to invasion;
Which of the following identifies the significance of the Battle of the Coral Sea It was the first time that aircraft carriers were used in battle;
How did U.S. forces learn of Japan's intention to attack Midway?
U.S. cryptographers managed to break the Japanese naval codes;
Which U.S. carrier was sunk during the Battle of Midway USS Yorktown;
What is the significance of the Battle of Midway It was view as the turning point in the Pacific;

How did the Yalta Conference shape the postwar world Allied leaders agreed to divide Germany, Stalin agreed to allow free elections in Eastern Europe and Poland, The leaders agreed to join the United Nations, All of the above;
T/F The Soviets were the first to liberate death camps and to describe the unbelievable horrors they saw there True;
Who were the "Big Three" who met at the Yalta Conference Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin;
T/F The Yalta Conference made many decisions, but it signaled growing friction between the Soviet Union and the other Allies True;
How did Hitler die? He shot himself;
When was the first atomic bomb tested July 16, 1945;
Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb To prevent a U.S. invasion of Japan, Shorten the war and save lives, It would give the U.S. an advantage over the Soviets after the war, All of the above;
When did U.S. troops reach the Elbe River April of 1945;
Who captured Berlin, effectively ending the war in Europe The Red Army;
What was the last great battle of the war in Europe The Battle of Berlin;
What is the significance of the date May 8, 1945 The date that the free world celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany;
T/f The United Nations became a place where the U.S. and the USSR formed a stronger alliance False;
T/F Stalin kept the promise he made at the Yalta Conference and allowed free elections in Eastern Europe False;
T/F Truman and Stalin disagreed about the reparations from Germany to help repay Soviet wartime losses True;
T/F The Nuremberg Trials were the first time a nation's leaders were held legally responsible for their wartime acts True;
After its surrender, Japan was occupied by American forces headed by
Douglas MacArthur;
What explanation below explains why college attendance soared in the USA after WWII
The creation of the G.I. Bill of Rights;
How did the war benefit Americans It ended the Depression
Farmers' profits improved, Many people migrated to the North and the West for opportunities, All of the above
T/F The G.I. Bill of Rights gave federal loan guarantees to veterans buying homes True;

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