WWII & the Cold War

Which of the following strategies did the US use against Japan when they invaded Asia before WWII?

• bombed Japanese cities
• Island-hopping
• placed an embargo on Japan
• negotiated with Japan in the Yalta Conference

Which of the following supports the isolationist policy that the US had prior to their involvement in WWII?

• Japanese Internment Camps
• Operation Torch
• Operation Overlord
• Neutrality Acts of 1935

Which of the following events is recognized as the beginning of WWII?

• Pearl Harbor
• German invasion of Poland
• D-Day
• Battle of Britain

Who were the Lend-Lease Act and the Destroyers-for Bases deal expected to benefit?

• The Allied Powers
• Japan
• The Axis Powers
• The Third Reich

Where were the atomic bombs dropped during the war?

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Poland and Berlin
• Normandy and Sicily
• Iwo Jima and Okinawa

Joint Allied forces invaded German occupied territory in Normandy, France during this event.

• Pearl Harbor attack
• D-Day invasion
• Invasion of Okinawa
• Operation Torch

Which event ended US isolationism during WWII?

• Japanese invasion of the Philippines
• German invasion of Poland
• Battle of Britain
• Pearl Harbor attack

What does the US Constitution require before the government can declare war?

• Approval by Congress
• Approval by the President
• Approval by the Supreme Court
• National vote by citizens

These were used to in the US to raise money for the war effort.

• Rations
• Rosie the Riveter posters
• war bonds
• the draft

This was used as an effort to conserve supplies that could be shipped to US soldiers overseas.

• Rationing
• Lend-Lease Act
• War Bonds
• Prohibition