WWII Review

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When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?

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December 7, 1941

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Victory Gardens were used by Americans during WWII as a way to --

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Raise more food for home consumption

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Which group of American citizens was subjected to the greatest loss of their constitutional rights during WWII?

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Japanese Americans

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What was an immediate effect of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan?

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The surrender of Japan to the US

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What effect did the end of WWII have on American women who worked in defense industries during the war?

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Their jobs were taken by men returning from military service.

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Which WWII activity is being promoted in this poster?

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planting a Victory Garden

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Which was an example of Appeasement? Options: the US Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937, The conquest of Poland in 1939, the entry of the United States into WWII in 1941, the agreement of Britain and France to give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938

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the agreement of Britain and France to give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938

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What was the main purpose of the U.S. government poster shown on the left?

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to encourage the public to help finance the war effort

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Sell, Lease or Lend to "any country whose defense the President deems vital to the defense of the United States"

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Lend-Lease Act 1941

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The beginning of WWII is marked in History at what point: US invasion of Japan 1945, Germany invades Soviet Union 1941, Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor 1941, Germany invading Poland 1939

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Germany invading Poland 1939