WW II Prequiz

How did WW II differ from WW I

• WW II was fought in space and WW I here on earth

• Airplane, tank and troop movements were coordinated for rapid advances

• Because of a shortage of manpower, women fought overseas in combat roles

• Soldiers spent most of their time in trenches to avoid machine-gun fire

Which of the following sequences of events is right

• Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day;VJ-Day

• Pearl Harbor;Battle of Midway; VJ-Day;D-Day;VE-Day

• Battle of Midway;D-Day;VE-Day;Pearl Harbor;VJ-Day

Purpose of rationing by Office price Administration?

• Uhh Duhh yeah Rats and Ions

• Use of Propaganda to get Americans in Factories

• To stop German use of supplies

• to ensure that enough products were available for military use

A Philip Randolph

• the Brotherhood of Transportation Carriers

• helping to end segregation in the armed forces

• he led a violent march on Washington D.C.

• Philip Philip is the winner of Season 4 American Idol

Purpose of the Yalta Conference?

• To help win the War against Hitler

• settling major wartime issues of the Allied Powers

• Put America in charge

• Develop the Atomic Bomb

What is Douglas MacArthur Known fo?

• Rounded up Japanese for internment camps

• Created the Atomic Bomb

• Led American forces in pacific and Asia

• Leader of Operation D-Day

What is the nickname for women who joined the workforce?

• Rosie the Riveter
• Barbara the Builder
• Finny the Fixer
• Penny the Producer

The first unit that allowed women in the military in 1942 was called

• Women’s Auxiliary Corps
• Midway
• Unconditional
• Liberty ships

The United States government created the War Refugee Board in 1944 to help:

• Jews trying to escape Europe
• Japanese Americans trying to escape internment camps
• African Americans trying to achieve the Double V Campaign
• Women trying to keep their jobs after the war

What were Kamakazie attacks? 

• A fast overwheliming attack with a lot of force 
• An attack using navy and airforce units 
• When the US forces landed on the islands of Japan 
• When Japanese planes would purposely crash into US ships