WWII UNIT TEST

What is the common name for the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944?

• Armistice Day
• Black Tuesday
• D-Day
• V-J Day

What strategy did the Allies use in the Pacific Front to defeat the Japanese?

• blitzkrieg
• guerilla warfare
• island hopping
  
  
• trench warfare

How did the military action on D-Day alter the course of World War II?

• It resulted in the unconditional surrender of Japan.
• It convinced the United States to send troops to help the Allies.
• It ended the Italian advance on nations in North Africa.
• It led to the liberation of France and pushed back German troops.

Which headline most closely corresponds to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945?

• "Japan Signs Treaty of Versailles"
• "Nuclear Bombs Dropped on Japan"
• "Japan Hosts Dicussions with Germany"
• "Japan Invades Taiwan"

What name was given to Hitler's Final Solution to the Jewish "problem"?

• The Cold War
• The Holocaust
• The Program
• The Aryan Solution

What are considered the two "theaters" of World War II?

• Europe and North America
• Europe and South America
• North America and Pacific
• Europe and Pacific

Which battle is considered the turning point for the war on

the eastern front in the Soviet Union?

• Second Battle of Kharkov

• Battle of Leningrad

• Battle of Stalingrad

• Battle of Moscow

The tiny, Pacific island of Midway was important in

World War II because it was where —

• Japan halted the United States advance

• the Soviet Union lost several submarines

• the United States defeated the Japanese navy

• Germany invaded the Hawaiian Islands

Why was the Battle of the Bulge important to the end of WWII in Europe?

• It was the U.S. last attempt to gain control of Stalin.

• It was Hitler's last attempt to gain control.

• It was the last battle Hitler won.

• It was the start of WWII.

Who were the 2 presidents during WWII?

• Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt

• Franklin Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower

• Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman

• FDR and Hoover