World War II

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What was the Manhattan Project?

a secret plan to invade Germany

a secret plan to build an atom bomb

a plan to improve life in urban areas after World War II

a plan to end World War II by bombing Japanese cities

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Why did the United States drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagaski?

to destroy the Japanese navy

to capture the Phillipines

to save the city of Tokyo

to force Japan to surrender

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When did World War II begin?

1914

1929

1939

1941

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What were the two major fronts in World War II?

the United States and Europe, and the Pacific

the Allies and the Axis Powers

Europe and North Africa, and the Pacific

the Allies and the Central Powers

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During the 1930's, powerful new leaders in Europe Promised to solve the problem of high__________________.

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How did women support the war effort?

fought in battle

built planes, ships, and tanks

held welcome-home rallies for soldiers

participated in peace talks with Germany

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______________________ were army-style settlements where Japanese Americans were forced to live.

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Why did Japan attack the United States naval base in Hawaii?

because it wanted to destroy the United States Pacific Fleet

because it wanted the United States to join the Axis powers

because it wanted to help the United States

because it wanted to take over Hawaii

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Why did the United States restrict the activities of Japanese Americans during World War II?

because it wanted to use their property for the war effort

because it wanted to limit exports of resources to Japan

because it feared that they might help Japan invade the United States

because it wanted to protect them against enemy attack

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What event caused the United States to enter WWII?

Hitler's invasion of Poland

Hitler's treatment of Jewish people in Europe

the United States' friendship with France

the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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Which of the following events marked a turning point in the Allies fight against Italy and Germany?

the Soviet capture of Berlin

the creation of the atom bomb

the Battle Stalingrad

the Battle of the Coral Sea

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Before the United States entered World War II, which country did it try to help?

Germany

Japan

Britain

Italy

13.

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Which of the following statements is true about fascism?

A dictator rules, and individual freedoms are taken away.

A small group of democratically elected leaders rule.

People can make their own decisions about their lives.

People can debate their ideas about the government freely.

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What was the Holocaust?

the mass murder of European Jews and the other innocent and other innocent people.

a concentraion camp in Poland

a concentration camp in Germany

laws that made life difficult for Jewish People.

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The attack on Pearl Harbor killed sailors, soldiers, and __________________.

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Who was the dictator of Italy before and during World War II?

Francisco Franco

Neville Chamberlain

Joseph Stalin

Benito Mussolini

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How did the GI Bill help returning American soldiers who needed work?

It gave them jobs at drive-in movies.

It gave them money to pay for college or for job training

It offered them houses in the suburbs in exchange for work

It offered them no-interest loans in exchange for work

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The Nazis wrongly blamed others for Germany's problems and put millions of innocent people in _______________________.

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1 point

Americans helped the war effort by reusing, or ________________, items.

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1 point

What happened on D Day?

World War II began.

World War II ended.

The Germans attacked the Allies at the battle of the Bulge.

The Allies launched an attack on German forces in France.