Unit 10: Great Depression, World War I & II, Tuskegee Airmen

Hoping to avoid war, Great Britain and France adopted a policy of appeasement and gave in to Germany's demand for more territory.

• True
• False

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The United States declared war on Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

• True
• False

Where were the atomic bombs dropped? 

• Hiroshima/Nagasaki
• China
• Tokyokawa
• Okinawa

What event led Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany?

• Germany invaded Poland.
• Germany and Italy formed the Rome-Berlin Axis.
• Germany invaded Sudetenland.
• Germany and the Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other.

Why did Japan attack the U.S. navel base at Pearl Harbor in 1941?

• Its leaders wanted to punish the Unites States for its role in World War I.
• Its leaders believed the U.S. Navy blocked Japanese expansion.
• Its leaders wanted to gain control of Hawaii's natural resources.
• The United States had recently declared war on Japan.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• Japan

• Italy

• Great Britain

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant because

• it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic when the U.S. told them to stop

• it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction

• it forced Japan to surrender when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs and ended World War II

• it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen

• African-American military pilots

• Navy seals

• Brave foot soldiers

• Silent and Sneaky snipers

In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:

• Bombing of Pearl Harbor
• Bombing of England
• Bombing of Normandy
• Bombing of London

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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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