WWII Review 24-25

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What event ended World War Two? Options: The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, D-Day, Berlin Airlift, Invasion of Berlin

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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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What weapon ended World War Two?

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Nuclear/Atomic Bombs

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What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

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To create working atomic weapons for use in the war

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Why did the US take pictures of the concentration camps?

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To ensure those responsible for the Holocaust would face justice for their crimes

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Which describes Island Hopping?

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1942-1945: US strategy of taking one island at a time to build bases to put Japan in bombing range

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Who was Douglas Macarthur and what were his accomplishment(s) in World War II?

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Commander of the US Army in the Pacific Theater

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Which describes Battle of Midway?

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June 4-7, 1942: US Navy defeats the Japanese Navy ending its naval supremacy- turning point of Pacific theater

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Which describes the Bataan Death March?

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April 9, 1942: Japan tortured and forced marched American Prisoners of War (POWs)

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What is the main reason the U.S. joined World War II? Options: An embargo on Japan, Germany declared war on the U.S., The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Britain forced the U.S. to join suing blckmail

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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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This was a turning point in the Pacific when the U.S. Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers at this battle ending Japan's Naval Supremacy.

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Midway