World War II Unit Flashcard

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Invaded by the Germans in Sept. 1939? Options: France, Sweden, Poland, Canada

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Poland

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Three weeks after the invasion of Poland, Roosevelt persuaded Congress to provide lethal aid to which two countries? (Options: Spain & Portugal, Italy & Japan, Japan & Soviet Union)

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Britain & France

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In September 1940, President Roosevelt began limiting scrap iron, oil, and steel to this country to stop aggressive territorial expansion?

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Japan

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Location of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet?

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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Allied Powers: U.S., Britain, Soviet Union

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U.S., Britain, Soviet Union

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The first African-American flying unit in the United States military?

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Tuskegee Airmen

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What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II? Options: Eisenhower and Truman, FDR and Eisenhower, Trump and Washington, FDR and Truman

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FDR and Truman

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What event led to the US joining World War II? Options: Germany invaded Poland., Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram., Japan bombed Pearl Harbor., Germany bombed Pearl Harbor.

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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

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During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they were seen as a security threat.

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were seen as a security threat

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A political philosophy in which total power is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied is called

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fascism