SMHS WWI, WWII Battles and Significant People

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Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion; later became President of USA

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Dwight Eisenhower

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Commander of the U.S. Navy and Allied land and sea forces in the Pacific; Commands at Battle of Midway; he's from Texas!

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Admiral Chester Nimitz

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President at the beginning of WWII and for most of the war.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Who was the President at the very end of the war after FDR died and was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan? Options: Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Patton

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Harry Truman

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Which countries have an alliance called the "Allied Powers?" Options: US, Britain, Germany; Germany, Italy, Japan; US, USSR, Italy; Britain, France, US, USSR

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Britain, France, US, USSR

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What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?

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They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.

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What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan? Options: island hopping, total war, Anaconda plan, blockade

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island hopping

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What role did women take during WWII?

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filled many traditionally male jobs

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Who were the prisoners that were forced to march on the Bataan Death March?

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American and Filipino soldiers

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Which battle is considered to be the turning point in the Pacific? Options: Iwo Jima, Midway, Okinawa, Guadalcanal

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Midway