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 were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?

• Eisenhower and Truman
• FDR and Eisenhower
• Trump and Washington
• FDR and Truman

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

The Allied D-Day invasion of Europe was

• a final battle in the war for Europe.
• a turning point in the war in Russia.
• an air and sea attack on occupied France.
• an attempt to liberate concentration camps.

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 

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

Which battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

• Battle of Singapore
• Battle of the Coral Sea
• Battle of Guadalcanal
• Battle of Midway

The defense of which Russian city marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II?

• Leningrad
• Moscow
• Odessa
• Stalingrad

What role did African Americans serve in the military by the end of the war?

• They were not allowed in the military.
• They served in segregated combat units.
• They only served in non-combat positions.
• They served in fully integrated combat units.

During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they

• were known spies for Japan
• were seen as a security threat
• refused to serve in the United States military
• expressed their support for Italy and Germany