WW1 and WW2

Why did the U.S. enter WWI?

• because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

• because German U-boats began sinking U.S. ships

• because FDR loves war

• because Russia would not agree to be an allie

What was trench warfare in WWI?

• Trenches six feet deep protecting soldiers before going into battle

• front-line trenches nearest the enemy

• wet and muddy

• where soldiers faced disease, parasites, trench foot, and constant noise of gunfire

• All of the above

How were Japanese Americans treated during WWII?

• 120,000 Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps

• They were made slaves

• Thousands of Japanese Americans were sent to concentration camps in Germany

• They werent treated any differently than other Americans

What political party brought Adolf Hitler to power in Germany?

• Democracy

• Republican Party

• Nazi Party

• Liberal Parry

What was Blitzkrieg?

• the swift and highly mobile attacks of German forces

• "Lightning War"

• A new kind of warfare in WWII that was very different from the trench warfare in WWI

• All of the above

What was Little Boy?

• the nickname for the atomic bomb that the Enola Gay dropped on Hiroshima

• The code name given to a high ranking German military official by American intelligence

• A popular song about a soldiers longing to see his son that was played on the radio during WWII

• None of the Above

What happened on December 7, 1941 the day that FDR said "will live in infamy"?

• Japanese Emperor surrendered

• Japanese planes bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii

• The Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima

• World War II ended

Which of the following was not one of the Allies?

• Great Britain

• Russia (The Soviet Union)

• China

• Italy

What was D-Day?

• The day the Allied forcess defeated Axis powers in Europe

• the day Japan surrendered

• The day the Allied forces invaded France

• The day the Allied forces invaded Italy