World War II

The 1939 Neutrality Act permitted the sale of any war materials, including arms, to nations at war on a “cash and carry” basis. Only two nations could afford this. Who were they?

• Spain & Portugal

• Britain & France

• Italy & Japan

• Japan & Soviet Union

Axis Powers:

• Italy, France, Britain
• U.S., France, Britain
• Italy, Japan, Germany
• Britain, Japan, Italy

The American campaign to defeat the Japanese shown in the map above was known as

• island blitzkrieg
• shock and awe in the islands
• island hopping
• island trenching

Who was the only president to be elected four times (he will die before the war ends)?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What caused the United States to enter WWII?

• The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor

• The Holocaust

• An atomic bomb is dropped

• Germany invading Poland

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• African Americans who served in the military
• Native Americans who served in the military
• German Americans who served in the military
• Japanese Americans who served in the military

_________ was a surprise attack on Tokyo, Japan, by the U.S. following the Pearl Harbor.

Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?

• Both sides realized that there was no hope for victory and came to peace

• Heavy Japanese losses allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific

• It was a huge loss for America

• None of the above

What happened to American POW's when they surrendered in the Philippines?

• Forced to go to Italy

• Bataan Death March

• they were sent to Germany

• they were released

The_____________ ended the Japanese advance in the Pacific and stopped the Japanese invasion of Australia.