F&C WW2

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Which event prompted the United States to enter WW2? Options: The German annexation of Austria, The Soviet occupation of Germany, The landing of Allied soldiers on Normandy Beach, The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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What was the main purpose of this WW2 poster?

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To encourage citizens to volunteer to help support the war

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Which phrase best defines the Holocaust?

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The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews

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What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor? Options: the U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes, the Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway, Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps, U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

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U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber

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authorized the creation of relocation camps in which many Japanese-Americans were placed during World War II

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Executive Order 9066

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trials at which Nazi leaders were judged for war crimes, including crimes against humanity

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Nuremberg Trials

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Rosie the Riveter, in this picture, represents

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women working in war industries.

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What did the government encourage people to do to increase the food supply and reduce the demand for commercially grown food?

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Plant Victory Gardens

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On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers

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invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy

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During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they worked in jobs formerly held by men.

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worked in jobs formerly held by men