US History - Chapter 11

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Allies agreed to pursue this type of policy

• Japan First 
• Europe First 
• Africa First 

Hitler’s forces attacked deep into the Soviet Union; however, they are “turned back” at the Battle of ________________. 

• Kirk 
• Stalingrad 
• Midway 

Who was the commander of the Allied invasion of North Africa? 

• Earl Winthrop 
• David Petraeus 
• Dwight Eisenhower 

President Roosevelt announced that the Allies would only accept this type of surrender from the Axis powers. 

• Limited Surrender 
• Unconditional Surrender 
• No Surrender 

In July 1943, Allied forces invaded this country and ended the rule of Benito Mussolini. 

• Japan 
• Soviet Union 
• Italy 

This group of African-American fighter pilots were important in protecting bombers flying over Germany. 

• Tuskegee Airmen 
• Rough Riders
• Bracero Airmen 

This battle near an island in the “middle” of the Pacific Ocean was an important turning point in the fight against the Japanese. 

• The Battle of South Korea 
• The Battle of Australia 
• The Battle of Midway 

___________________ became a symbol for women working in factories and other jobs usually done by men.

• Rosie the Riveter 
• Florence the Machine 
• April the Nurse 

African Americans took on new jobs at home during World War II, but those jobs were usually “low end” and African-Americans were still ________________. 

• Paid Well 
• Segregated
• Wealthy 

To help African-Americans, President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed Executive Order 8802. This order created the ______________. 

• Fair Employment Practices Committee 
• Race Relations Board of Trustees 
• Anti-Race Riots Act