How did the US military make sure there were enough soldiers to fight in World War II?

• Women and children were made to fight in the war.

• Factory workers and African Americans were forced to fight in the war.

• Young men were drafted into the military.

• All males were forced to enter the military.

What was D-Day?

• the day Japan surrendered

• the day Germany invaded France

• the day the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy

• the day Nazi leaders were found guilty of crimes against humanity

What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?

• They got married.

• They were given money by the government.

• They were put in internment camps.

• They went back to Japan.

How did World War II help bring the United States out of the Great Depression?

• Stock prices fell, so investors made money.

• People found work making war supplies.

• American farmers sold their lands to buy war bonds.

• Factory owners moved their businesses overseas.

How did scrap drives help the war effort?

• Scraps of food were sent to the troops.

• Old clothes were used to make new uniforms.

• Metal was recycled for use in factories.

• Plastic was recycled to help the economy.

Identify the person that encouraged President Roosevelt to being development of the atomic bomb.

• Winson Churchill

• Albert Einstein

• Harry S. Truman

• Douglas McArthur

Which statement best describes General MacArthur's "island hopping" strategy?

• Land troops on Okinawa and then hop to Iwo Jima.

• Capture Japanese-held islands and use them as bases for more attacks.

• Drop atomic bombs on the island of Japna and other Pacific islands.

• Start on the Japanese mainland and then attack island by island.

World War II began in Europe when this event took place.

• The Archduke of Austria Hungary was shot.

• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.

• Germany invaded Poland.

• France and Britain attacked Italy.

What were the two major fronts on which WWII was fought?

• Europe and the Pacific

• Atlantic and Pacific

• North and South

• America and Africa

What was the Holocaust?

• The German invasion and bombing of Poland.

• Hitler's mass murder of European Jews and other groups.

• German plans in WWII to invade Eastern Europe.

• The destruction of German cities by firebombs.