World War II

What event led to the US joining WWII? 

• Germany invaded Poland. 
• Germany sent Mexico a secret telegram. 
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany bombed Pearl Harbor. 

Where did the largest land-sea-air invasion in world history take place? 

• Hiroshima, Japan
• Normandy, France
• Nagasaki, Japan
• Berlin, Germany 

What was the Holocaust? 

• a relocation camp for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
• a relocation camp for Muslims after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
• the widespread killing of Jews by Nazis
• the time period following WWII

During World War II, Japan was one of the Axis powers.

• True

• False

President Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was primarily based on

• Invading Japan would result in excessive causalities

• Japan was developing nuclear weapons

• Germany would refuse to surrender in Europe

• An alliance was developing between Japan and USSR

Which nationality was sent to internment camps in America during World War II?

• Japanese

• British

• Italians

• Germans

What can you infer about the public mood in America prior to Pearl Harbor?

• Americans supported Britain and France, but didn't want to send troops to Europe

• Most Americans believed that Japan had the right to conquer Manchuria

• Most Americans supported the Nazis until Pearl Harbor

• Americans wanted to get involved in the war, but didn't know how they could

In the decade leading up to WWII, America ________.

• was interested in getting involved in the war to stop the spread of fascism

• was governed by President Harry S. Truman

• attacked a Japanese naval base

• was trying to recover from the Great Depression

System in which families receive a fixed (limited) amounts of certain items to help the war

• Rationing

• Fascism

• Holocaust

• Surplus

What was a key challenge faced by the United States during World War II?

• lack of public support for the war effort

• total reliance on naval power

• difficulty gaining congressional support

• fighting the war on several fronts