World War 2

Which event led to the beginning of World War 2?

• the Bombing of Pearl Harbor

• the explosion of the USS Maine

• Germany's invasion of Poland

• the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima

The policy which allowed the US President to provide help to nations whose defense was vital to ours was:

• the Lend Lease Plan

• the Cash and Carry Plan

• the Rationing Plan

• the Selective Service Act

Which of the following was one of the leaders of an Axis nation?

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Benito Mussolini

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

Which event led the US to formally enter World War 2?

• Germany's invasion of Poland

• the sinking of the Lusitania

• the Battle of Iwo Jima

• Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

US military troops saw their first action in the war against the Germans in:

• German Controlled France

• Okinawa

• North Africa

• the Soviet Union

The idea where the US government would limit the number of goods and services provided to Americans was known as:

• Scrap Drives

• Rationing

• Victory Gardens

• Lend Lease Plan

The code name for the dramatic invasion by Allied forces in June of 1944 on German held lands was known as:

• Operation Anaconda

• Operation Torch

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Husky

The top US military commander who was in charge of all Allied forces in the War against Germany was:

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• Harry Truman

• Bernard Montgomery

The name of the top secret US plan to build the atomic bomb was known as:

• Operation Torch

• the Manhattan Project

• the Odessa File

• Leapfrogging

The US President who made the decision to use the atomic bomb to end the war against Japan was:

• Dwight Eisenhower

• George Patton

• Adolf Hitler

• Harry Truman