World War II

The two sides that fought in World War II were the

• Allied & Central Powers
• Allied & Axis Powers
• Central & Axis Powers
• Allied & Associated Powers

What event led to the US joining World War II? 

• Germany invaded Poland. 
• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 

This is the name remembered for the Allied attack on France on June 6, 1944.

• Operation Dumbo Drop
• Operation Torch
• D-Day
• Omaha

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 

• island-hopping 
• island-jumping 
• appeasement
• rationing 

Shortly after entering World War II, the United States began the Manhattan Project to

• work on the development of an atomic bomb
• increase economic production to meet wartime demands
• defend New York City against a nuclear attack
• recruit men for the military services

Which two Japanese cities were destroyed by atom bombs?

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki
• Kyoto and Tokyo
• Nagasaki and Kyoto
• Tokyo and Hiroshima

What was the Holocaust? 

• a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
• a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
• the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
• the time period following WWII

Who was the dictator of Italy during WWII? 

• Benito Mussolini 
• Hideki Tojo 
• Josef Stalin
• Emperor Hirohito 

On what date was Pearl Harbor attacked?

• Dec 7, 1939
• Dec 7, 1945
• Dec 7, 1941
• Dec 7, 1942

All of the following were members of the Allied Powers EXCEPT

• Germany
• United States
• France
• Soviet Union