25 - World War II: Strategy

The map shows that the Allied forces...

• made slow but steady progress in defeating Japan

• conducted most of the battles north of the Hawaiian Islands

• maintained control of the Philippines from the beginning of the war

• had military support from the Soviet Union throughout the war

What is the most accurate title for this map?

• Creation of Wartime Alliances

• American Imperialism in the 20th Century

• Causes of World War II

• World War II in the Pacific

The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer was part of the World War II effort to...

• develop the atomic bomb

• supply the Allies with more fighter planes

• ban the use of chemical and biological warfare

• coordinate troop movements between New York and Europe

Which statement most accurately expresses the main idea of this 1942 cartoon?

• Allied goals in World War II will affect every nation.

• The Atlantic Charter will help only Europe and Asia.

• The United States intends to rule the entire world.

• American strategy will be to win the war in the Pacific first.

Battle of Saratoga (1777) Battle of Gettysburg (1863) Battle of Midway (1942)

One way in which these battles are similar is that in each battle...

• American forces suffered serious defeats

• large numbers of civilian casualties led to renewed peace efforts

• a United States victory was a turning point in the war

• the general in command later became president

A. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.

B. Germany invades Poland.

C. MacArthur dictates a democratic constitution to Japan.

D. Allies invade Europe on D-Day.

Which sequence of these events related to World War II is in the correct chronological order?

• D, B, A, C

• B, A, D, C

• C, A, B, D

• A, B, C, D

"Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. . .

—President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress, December 8, 1941

In this statement, President Roosevelt was addressing Congress about the...

• sinking of merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean

• D-Day invasion of France

• bombing of Pearl Harbor

• air raids on the Panama Canal