Unit 9: World War II

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

• United States declared war on Japan

• United States remained neutral

• Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

• Germany declared war on Japan

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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 systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

• the Progressive Movement

• Internment camps

• the Marshall Plan

• the Holocaust

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

• Battle of Midway

• Battle of Britain

• Battle of Stalingrad

• D-Day Invasion

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

• it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction

• it forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II

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

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

• Battle of Britain

• Germany invaded Poland

• Japan bombed Pearl

• Japanese aggression in East Asia

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

• American women who were placed in internment camps

• American women who fought for the right to vote

• American women who were opposed to the war

• American women who took jobs in defense plants

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline? D-Day June 6, 1944

• The liberation of Western Europe began

• Hitler came into power

• Jews were sent to concentration camps

• Germany invaded Poland

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

The first African-American flying unit in the United States military?

• Tuskegee Airmen
• Rough Riders
• 7th Calvary
• 82nd Airborne