World War Two: Review

What occured on December 7, 1941?

• VE Day

• Pearl Harbor was bombed

• VJ Day

• Germany invaded Poland

Who was the President of the United States for most of WWII?

• Harry Truman

• Joseph Stalin

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Winston Churchill

Who were referred to as "Red Tail Angels"?

• Tuskeegee Airmen

• Army Air Corps

• Fighter Pilots

• Women's Auxillary Air Corps

Who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Douglas MacAuthur

• Harry Truman

• Dwight Eisenhower

Who made up the "Big Three" Allied Powers?

• USA, Britain, & Soviet Union

• Soviet Union, Britain, & Germany

• Japan, Britain, & USA

• USA, Italy, & Britain

Who was the leader of Japan?

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Emperor Hirohito

• Benito Mussolini

What is the name given to the Nazi's murder of 6 million Jews and non-Aryans?

• D-Day

• Little Boy

• Holocaust

• Hiroshima

What countries made up the Axis Powers?

• Japan, China, & Korea

• Italy, Germany, & Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, & Japan

• Germany, Italy, & China

What strategy did the US use to defeat Japan?

• Blitzkrieg

• Island Hopping

• Atomic Bombs

• No real strategy was needed

What battles were a turning point for the Americans in WWII?

• Iwo Jima & Battle of the Bulge

• Midway & Guam

• D-Day & VJ Day

• Midway & the Battle of the Coral Sea