World War II Review

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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In 1942, 50 nations came together to draw up the United Nations Charter.  What was the purpose of drawing up the charter?

• Promote another World War.
• Prevent WWIII and promote peace
• Prevent the Civil War
• To drop a bomb on Japan

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What is the name of the system where the government owns the stores, factories, banks, and all means of economic production?

• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Democracy
• Communism

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German leader who led the Nazi Party

• Joseph Stalin
• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Hirohito

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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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Who fits the following description? Emperor of Japan from 1926 until 1989.  He ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Entered into a military alliance with Nazi    Germany.

• Benito Mussolini
• Emperor Hirohito
• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill

Leader of Italy

• Adolf Hitler
• Benito Mussolini
• Emperor Hirohito
• Dwight Eisenhower

Prime Minister of England/Great Britain

• Winston Churchill
• Franklin Roosevelt
• Benito Mussolini
• Dwight Eisenhower

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

• V-E Day
• V-J Day
• D-Day