Chapter 17 The United States in World War II

Which political dictator came to power in Germany in the 1930's?

• Benito Mussolini

• Hideki Tojo

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

The countries of Germany, Italy and Japan in WWII were known as the

• Axis Powers

• Central Powers

• Allied Powers

• Eastern Powers

What effect did World War II have on race relations in America?

• Many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps

• Discrimination against African Americans came to an end

• German Americans were forced into concentration camps

• Japanese Americans were prohibited from serving in the military

When Japan's Emperor Hirohito surrendered to MacArthur and Truman, this was known as

• V-E Day
• D-Day
• V-J Day
• V - G Day

When Germany surrendered  and the war ended in Europe, this was known

• V-E Day
• V-J Day
• D-Day

Japanese Americans were placed in ______________ during WWII after the attack of Pearl Harbor.

• concentration camps
• internment camps

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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of American pilots who flew many missions during World War II. They were good pilots who earned a great deal of recognition, but were also unique in the military because they were

• Japanese Americans
• Asian Americans
• African Americans
• Mexican Americans

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On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers

• invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy
• invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese
• attacked Pearl Harbor

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The president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Franklin Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman
• Dwight Eisenhower

A secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb

• The Manhattan Project
• Totalitarianism
• Pearl Harbor
• USS Arizona