Unit 6: World War II

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Who was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force during World War II?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

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What was the setting (date and location) of the D-Day invasion?

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Date: June 6, 1944, Location: Normandy, France

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What was the significance of the D-Day invasion?

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It led to the liberation of France and weakened the German Army

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What was the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II?

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They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the European Front.

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Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” Options: The implementation of the Balfour Declaration., The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews., The conscription of German males into the military., The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.

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The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.

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By the end of the Holocaust, over __________ Jews had been killed?

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6 Million

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What was the name of the largest death camp located in Poland? Options: Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Belzec, Treblinka

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Auschwitz

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The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group

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Genocide

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Adolf Hitler was the leader of which country?

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Germany

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The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U. S. government when it authorized the establishment of –

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internment camps for Japanese Americans