WWII Review

Which country is correctly matched with its dictator?

• Hitler - Russia
• Germany-Mussolini
• Italy - Stalin
• HItler - Germany

What was the cause of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Executive Order 9066

• Japanese Internment

• U.S. oil embargo against Japan

• Hitler's invasion of Poland

Which government legislation enabled America to supply arms to other countries?

• Lend-Lease Act
• Office of War Information
• Executive Order 9066
• Operation Overlord

What impact did WWII have on the U.S. economy?

• Lifted the trade ban with Japan
• Ended the Great Depression
• Opened up trade with other Allied Powers
• expanding government control of industry

What happened to U.S. soldiers in the Philippines?

• Captured and sent to Japanese internment camps
• Fought against the Japanese and won, halting their advance in the islands
• Died during the Bataan Death March
• U.S. soldiers were traded for Japanese POWs

Why did the U.S. cut off trade with Japan?

• Japanese aggression in Indochina and other areas of Asia
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
• U.S. entered an agreement to protect China
• Japan invaded the Philippines

All of the following are ways the U.S. government changed after the bombing at Pearl Harbor EXCEPT

• it took control of the economy

• Converted industry to making war supplies

• Instituted curfew for all citizens of the U.S.

• Instituted rations of key items such as gas, bread and meat

The first African American fighter pilot squadron

• Navajo Code Talkers
• Flying Tigers
• Tuskegee Airmen
• Manhattanites

Government agency that produced posters and pamphlets to encourage Americans to support the war effort

• Office of War Information
• Securities & Exchange Commission
• Civilian Conservation Corp
• Office of Homeland Security

Why was D-Day important to the Allied powers?

• Gained valuable access to Japanese troops

• Allowed Allied troops to gain a foothold in Europe

• Stopped Italian forces from invading the Soviet Union

• Axis powers gained a valuable foothold in France