Final Review Part II - 8th grade

How did Truman's decision to drop the atomic bombs impact the outcome of the war?

• Germany surrendered and fighting ended in Europe
• Thousands of Americans died fighting in Japan after their retaliation
• Japan was forced to surrender ending WWII 
• America  surrendered and WWII ended 

Which event pulled the United States into WWII?

• The Battles of Lexington and Concord
• The attack on Fort Sumter
• The bombing of Pearl Harbor
• The sinking of the Lusitania

Allied Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
• Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States

Axis Powers during WWII included:

• Great Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Great Britain, France, and Japan
• Germany, Japan, and the Soviet Union

Why were Japanese-Americans ordered to internment camps in 1942?

• Americans wanted to send Japanese-Americans away so that they could take their property and businesses.
• Americans feared Japanese-Americans had possible involvement with Japan after the  
   attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Americans thought the Japanese-Americans were to blame for the spread of Communism.
• Americans felt the Japanese-Americans should be blamed for starting of WWII.

What was the “Holocaust”?

• the air war between France and Germany
• it forbade Jews from taking their money with then if they left the country
• the systematic killing of 6,000,000 Jews as well as other groups
• none of these

The Nuremberg Trials did not prosecuted people for

• War Crimes
• Crimes against Humanity
• Crimes Against Peace
• Crimes Against the Environment

Allied soldiers invaded northern France on the beaches of Normandy. This is known as:

• VJ-Day

• VE-Day

• D-Day

• E-Day

What is restricting how much people can buy?

• Resources

• Boycotting

• Rationing

• Propaganda

Why is D-Day (June 6, 1944) considered a turning point in World War II?

• The landing of Allied troops forced Germany to fight on the western front.

• A string of Russian victories led to their control over eastern Europe.

• The death of Hitler left Germany without clear military leadership.

• Dropping the first nuclear bomb quickly led to Japan’s surrender.