World War 11

Who was the president of the US at the end of World War II?

• Calvin Coolidge

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Harry Truman

• Theodore Roosevelt

What was the Manhattan Project?

• the government program that developed radar

• the system for interning Japanese Americans

• a new system for located U-boats

• a secret program that developed the atomic bomb

What was Japan's goal as they invaded Indo-China

• Oil

• Large Empire

• Wealth

• World Dominance

What began World War II?

• Germany invaded Poland on December 7, 1941

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on September 1, 1939

• Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7,1941

Which country did the Allies invade on D-day?

• Germany

• France

• Japan

• Italy

Which of the following are true? Choose the 3 correct answers.

• Germans placed landmines on barbed wire along the French coastline

• Italy took over Ethiopia

• The economy of the US declined

• Kamikaze planes purposely crashed into ships loaded with explosives

• Millions of people in the US were left without food, water, or shelter

What was the largest naval battle in History?

• Battle of Guadalcanal

• Battle of Iwo Jima

• Battle of Leyte Gulf

• Battle of Midway

How many people in all died when the two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945?

• 22,000

• 100,000

• 50,000

• 80,000

Who was Douglas MacArthur?

• US general who led US forces on D-Day

• US general who retreated from and then retook the Philippines

• US admiral who led efforts in the Atlantic to sink &-boats

• US admiral who led the US advance across the Pacific

Which of the following means "lightning war?"

• sonar

• blitzkrieg

• appeasement

• totalitarianism