World War II: 6th Grade

Great Britain and France declared war on Germany because

• they were allies with Germany
• Germany attacked Poland and they had a pact to defend Poland.
• they were a parat of an international army formed to keep Hitler in check.
• Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with Stalin.

Hitler's logic for trying to eliminate the Jews , Communists and others in th 1930's was because he

• just did not like them.
• blamed them for all of Germany's problems including their defeat in WWI.
• was afraid they would win the next election and push him out of power.
• thought they would start another war.

What was significant about America's Selective Training and Service Act in 1940?

• It trained people for military jobs.
• It allowed Americans to serve in foreign military.
• It was the first peacetime draft in the country's history.
• It was the first time women were allowed to serve in combat areas.

The first priority of Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt to defeat the Axis Powers was to

• aid Japan in their fight against China.
• make sure Asia was taken care of after the war.
• attack Italian forces in West Africa.
• defeat the Germans.

The Bataan Death March caused

• the death of 600 Americans and thousands of Filipinos.
• the Japanese to invade Hong Kong.
• thousands of U S soldiers in the Pacific Fleet to become lost at sea.
• the death of General Douglas MacArthur.

Harry Truman took over as president because President Roosevelt

• died of a stroke.
• was assassinated by angry voters.
• chose not to run for office again.
• lost his re-election bid.

The United States was expected to pay for most of the postwar rebuilding because it

• promised to help out the European countries at the beginning of the war.
• had to make up to Japan for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• did not incurr as much damage and was now considered the strongest power in the world.
• took millions of dollars from Germany after they surrendered.

What Tuskegee Airman later became the first African American general in the U S Air Force?

• Dorie Miller
• A Phillip Randolph
• Daniel Inouye
• Benjamine O. Davis

Why did Japan attach the U S naval fleet at Pearl Harbor?

• It wanted to give itself time to secure control of East Asia before the U S military could respond.
• It was trying to keep the U S from freezing it bank accounts.
• It wanted to punish the US for helping the Chinese.
• It was defending Germany and Soviet allies against a possible U S invasion.

Which American general was forced to retreat from the Phillipines in March 1942?

• Hideki Tojo
• Chester Nimitz
• Dwight Eisenhower
• Douglas MacArthur