WWII Review

Why was Franklin D. Roosevelt not around to celebrate the Allies' victory at the end of World War II? 

• He was too sick with Polio.
• He didn't feel like celebrating.
• He wanted to give Harry S. Truman all the credit for the victory.
• He died before the war ended.

Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?

• Adolf Hitler
• Winston Churchill
• Benito Mussolini
• Franklin D. Roosevelt

When war broke out in Europe, how did the US Congress ask Franklin D. Roosevelt to respond?

• Remain neutral and not get involved
• Bomb Pearl Harbor
• Invade Normandy, France
• Drop the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What was the strategy the Allied Powers used to get closer to its goal in Japan?

• lend-lease
• shared-power
• island-hopping
• unconditional surrender

What was V-J Day?

• Germany invaded Poland.

• Japan surrendered to the US.

• The German army surrendered.

• Allied armies landed in France

Why did Harry S. Truman make the difficult decision to drop the atomic bombs?

• He wanted Germany to finally surrender.
• He wanted the war to last longer.
• He wanted to be a good president.
• He wanted to save American lives and end the war quickly.

What was the name of 1st African American pilots that were highly successfull?

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Rosie the Riveter

• Nisei Regiment

• Navajo Code Talkers

Why did Japanese Americans face discrimination during WWII?

• Japan demanded that any Japanese Americans should return to Japan.
• These Japanese Americans were involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Japanese immigrants were always discriminated against when they came to the US.
• Some Americans thought they might side with Japan so they sent them to internment camps.

What happened to Germany & Japan after WWII? 

• Germany was divided into six parts and Japan was left alone.
• Japan was totally destroyed and was not punished for being in the war.
• Germany was divided into four parts and the US helped Japan to become a democratic nation.
• The Soviet Union took control of Germany and Japan because they were close neighbors.

Why is Dec 7, 1941 a date that will live in infamy?

• President Roosevelt died.
• The US entered  WW2
• Pearl Harbor was attacked
• Victory at Midway