WW2

Two nuclear bombs were dropped on Japan in 1945, bringing about the surrender of Japanese forces and the end of the war in the Pacific theater. In which two Japanese cities were they detonated?

• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Tokyo and Hiroshima

• Tokyo and Nagasaki

• Osaka and Kyoto

What two countries were already involved in a military conflict before the beginning of World War II?

• Germany and France

• Japan and China

• Germany and Poland

• India and USA

What was the first action the Nazis took against Jews?

• Stripped them of citizenship

• Registration of all Jews

• Boycott of Jewish Businesses

• Concentration Camps

What battle halted the Axis advance in 1942?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Kursk

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Midway

Which was the first Axis Power to surrender?

• Germany

• Hungary

• Italy

• Bulgaria

How many people were killed by nuclear weapons during World War II?

• 254,000

• 129,000

• 63,000

• 37,000

How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?

• 6 million

• 12 million

• 500,000

• 1.2 million

What was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II?

• Battle of Moscow

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Kharkov

How many U.S. battleships were sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 12

How many Americans were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

• 2,403

• 5,387

• 4,021

• 1,178