World War II Facts

What fictional character was created by the US Government to encourage women to take industrial jobs?

• Wanda the Welder

• Rosie the Riveter

• Sarah the Seamstress

After what turning point, did the United States start sending soldiers abroad?

• Lend Lease Act

• Pearl Harbor Invasion

• Normandy Invasion

Which Allied Power was not a democratic country where the people freely elect their leaders?

• Great Britain

• United States

• France

• Soviet Union

During what years did World War II occur?

• 1914-1918

• 1929-1939

• 1939-1945

• 1861-1865

Select the U.S. Presidents that served during World War II.

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Harry S. Truman

"December 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy!" This quote made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt was after what major turning point?

• Invasion of Poland

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Siege at Stalingrad

• Normandy Invasion on D-DAY

The D-DAY Invasion occurred on June 4, 1944 directly along the coastline of what country?

• Great Britain

• Belgium

• Italy

• France

Complete the analogy. Joseph Stalin: Soviet Union as Benito Mussolini: ______________________________

• United States

• France

• Italy

• Japan

Which of these battles/turning points occurred in the Pacific during World War II?

• Battle of Midway

• Siege at Stalingrad

• Attack at Pearl Harbor

• Atomic Bombing of Japan

• Normandy Invasion

Why was the Battle of Midway an important turning point?

• It led to the liberation of Western Europe from the control of Nazi Germany.

• It propelled the United States into World War II.

• It was decisive victory for the US Navy in the Pacific against Japan.

• It forced Japan to surrender bringing an end to World War II.