World War II People and Battles 20202021

Who won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in Europe during WWII and a member of the first African-American unit to go into combat?

• Alvin York

• Chester Nimitz

• Omar Bradley

• Vernon Baker

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• Dwight D. Eishenhower
• Douglas MacArthur
• Harry Truman
• Franklin Roosevelt

Who commanded the U.S. troops in the Pacific and supported the strategy of island-hopping?

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• John Pershing
• Douglas MacArthur
• Omar Bradley

Who led the U.S. Naval fleet to victory in the Battle of Midway?

• Chester Nimitz
• Omar Bradley
• Vernon Baker
• George Marshall

Why was island hopping important? 

• It was a popular dance during the 1940's that helped lift morale on the home front.
• It helped increase trade between America and the Caribbean islands during WWII.
• It enabled island tribes to move between islands in order to escape the fighting during WWII.
• It allowed America to capture key islands in the Pacific and use them in order to get closer to Japan.

What was the result of the Manhattan Project?

• the U.S. partnered with the Soviet Union to finally liberate the Nazi concentration camps

• the U.S. planned the biggest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare

• the U.S. decided to use the Navajo Code Talkers in the Pacific Theater of the war

• the U.S. created a new weapon that helped end World War II and made it a global superpower

"The exact figures are unknown, but it is believed that thousands of troops died because of the brutality of their captors, who starved and beat the prisoners, and bayoneted those too weak to walk."
What event is described in the excerpt?

• The Holocaust
• Battle of Midway
• Invasion of Normandy
• Bataan Death March

Which does NOT describe the Battle of Midway?

• The U.S. destroyed several Japanese aircraft carriers
• the U.S. victory was a turning point in the Pacific War
• The U.S. was able to stop Japan's advancement through the Pacific
• the U.S. forces were led by Dwight Eisenhower

Which does NOT describe the invasion of Normandy/D-Day/Operation Overlord?

• it was an amphibious invasion
• Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley played significant roles in the attack
• It was a direct cause of the President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb
• It opened up a new front from which the Allies could attack Germany

Which statement best describes Chester Nimitz's contribution in World War II?

• He was the commanded of the American Third Army in the Battle of the Bulge
• He was the General of the American Army in the Pacific
• He planned the invasion of Normandy in Europe
• He was the Admiral who commanded the Navy in the Battle of Midway