U.S. History - Unit 7 – World War II (1939-1945) Exam Review

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The event that officially started World War II on September 1, 1939, was:

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The invasion of Poland by Germany

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The Holocaust was:

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A genocide during World War II in which millions of Jews and other minorities were systematically exterminated by Nazi Germany.

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______________________________: also called Operation Overlord, during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944 with landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beaches in Normandy, France. It is considered a major turning point of World War II in the European Front.

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D-Day

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Totalitarianism is best defined as:

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A political system where the state recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life.

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What was the primary purpose of a victory garden during World War II?

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To increase food production at home

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__________________________, which occurred on December 7, 1941, was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base in Hawaii. The attack led to the destruction of much of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and resulted in the deaths of over 2,400 Americans. This event prompted the United States' entry into World War II.

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Attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Who was a prominent United States Navy admiral during World War II who became commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet after the attack on Pearl Harbor and played a key role in the Pacific Theater?

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Chester Nimitz.

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Is a cultural symbol representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II. As many men went off to fight in the war, women took on roles traditionally held by men, producing munitions, airplanes, and other wartime materials. The image of __________________________, often depicted as a woman in a blue jumpsuit with a red bandana and flexing her arm, was used in posters to encourage women to join the workforce.

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Rosie the Riveter.

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__________________________ was a military strategy used by the United States during World War II in the Pacific Theater. The goal was to bypass heavily fortified Japanese-held islands and instead focus on capturing strategically important islands that could be used as bases for further attacks. This allowed the U.S. to gradually move closer to Japan while conserving resources and minimizing casualties.

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Island-Hopping.

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__________________________ were a group of African American pilots and support personnel who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. They were the first African American military aviators in U.S. history.

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Tuskegee Airmen.