World War II Review

Why did President Truman choose to drop the atomic bomb?

• protect lives of Japanese citizens.
• save American lives. 
• become a superpower.
• prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan. 

How did wartime pressures create a break from the past?

• Many women took untraditional jobs.
• women quit their jobs and got married
• women stayed home with their kids

D-Day was an important step towards...

• Berlin
• Tokoyo
• North Africa
• Moscow

Japanese fighters at the end

• won more and more battles 
• surrendered quickly
• would rather kill themselves than surrender
• were afraid of disease and starvation

Strategy for capturing strategic Pacific islands

• Genocide
• "Europe First" Strategy
• blitzkrieg
• Island Hopping

Appeasing Germany led to 

• more aggression by Germany
• Germany reduced aggression 
• brought peace to the continent 

What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?

• They were executed
• They were placed in internment camps
• They were forced to serve in the military
• They were deported from the U.S.

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• African Americans who served in the military
• Native Americans who served in the military
• German Americans who served in the military
• Japanese Americans who served in the military

Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?

• Franklin Roosevelt
• Harry Truman
• Dwight Eisenhower
• John F Kennedy

How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?

• Through diplomatic negotiations
• By capturing their capital city
• By dropping two atomic bombs on them
• By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave