WWII

Why did the United States get involved in WWII?

• Germany attacked Pearl Harbor
• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
• Italy attacked Great Britain
• Japan attacked China

Which of the following was a segregated air unit that saw much success in Europe and Africa?

• Tuskegee Airmen
• Flying Tigers
• Navajo Code Talkers
• The Royal Air Force

Appeasement, the policy used by British Prime Minister Chamberlain toward Germany, meant-

• giving Hitler what he wanted to avoid war
• making a military alliance against the Soviet Union (USSR)
• demanding Hitler stay out of Czeckoslovakia
• making an alliance to divide Poland

The phrase "Island Hopping" meant -

• invading the Japanese home island
• going to islands where the enemy was not encamped (not set-up)
• using the Air Force to fly over and bomb islands
• picking which islands to bomb

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

• Japan wanted to force the US into the war
• Japan had an embargo on the US
• The US attacked Japan first
• Japan wanted to cripple the US Pacific Fleet

What was the date of the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• December 7, 1941
• December 8, 1941
• June 6, 1944
• September 1, 1939

In Korematsu v. United States, what was the ruling (or decision) of the Supreme Court?

• Putting Japanese people in camps was unnecessary for the war
• Putting Japanese people in camps was necessary for the war
• Camps were ok for Japanese immigrants, not citizens
• They didn't make a ruling - the Supreme Court couldn't agree

Why were Mexicans and Mexican-Americans asked to come to the US during WWII?

• To work the harvest
• To work in factories
• To join the air force
• To join the Navajo Code Talkers

Who was the commander of the D-Day Invasion?

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower
• General Douglas MacArthur
• Lieutenant Vernon Baker
• Admiral Chester A. Nimitz

Who was the commander of the US Army in the Pacific?

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower
• General Douglas MacArthur
• Lieutenant Vernon Baker
• Admiral Chester A. Nimitz