WWII Test

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Which term best describes the US's position/stance at the beginning of WWII? Options: Neutral/Isolated, Fully engaged, On the side of the Axis Powers

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Neutral/Isolated

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Why did the US sign the Lend-Lease Act in early 1941?

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To provide weapons to countries who needed to defend themselves against the Axis Powers.

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Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers? Options: U.S., Italy, and Great Britain, U.S., Great Britain, and France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, Germany, France, and Japan

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

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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 was Rosie the  Riveter?

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a representation of American women that went to work during WWII

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Leader of Italy during World War II.

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Mussolini

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Tuskegee Airmen were famous for

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Being African American pilots

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A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule

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Fascism