World War II

Because the U.S. provided weapons and supplies during World War II, they were referred to as-

• an "Arsenal of Democracy

• The "Big Brother" of the world

• the point four program

• the Iron Curtain

The primary purpose of the Nuremberg trials following World War II was to determine the guilt or innocence of-

• individuals responsible for the Holocaust

• men who evaded the draft during the war

• Americans who opposed United States participation in the war

• Communists who supported the war

In waging war against Japan, the U.S. used the strategy of-

• heavy bombing from Chinese air bases

• invading Japanese strongholds in Southeast Asia

• fortifying China by transporting supplies from India over the Himalayan "hump"

• "island hopping" from the South Pacific to within striking distance of Japan

Which was a major purpose of the United States and its wartime Allies at the World War II summit conferences held in Yalta and Potsdam?

• to plan the political future of defeated nations

• to reveal the events of the Holocaust to the world

• to establish the rules of conduct for the Cold War

• to coordinate the development and use of the atomic bomb

The D-Day invasion in June 1944 was important to the outcome of World War II because it

• opened a new allied front in Europe

• avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets

• forced Italy to surrender

• stopped Soviet advances in eastern Europe

Who served as the Commander of all American naval forces in the Pacific Ocean during World War II

• Chester Nimitz

• Alfred T. Mahan

• William "Bull" Halsey

• Douglas MacArthur

What policy did the US abandon as events overseas gradually pulled the nations to war?

• Neutrality

• Isolationism

• Foreign Policy

• Lend-Lease act

What country did Hitler attack by air in 1940?

• Britain

• Italy

• Russia

• US

What does "Blitzkreig" mean?

• Lightning war

• Air blitz

• Chemical Warfare

• Rationing

What did FDR call the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• "The worst attack in history"

• "A date which will live in Infamy"

• "A date which will live forever"

• "The day the sky turned black"