World War II

What was the purpose for the rationing propaganda?

• Raise money for the military

• Reserve products for the military and limit waste by civilians.

• Kick start the economy with consumerism

• Allow people to join the Army

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US.7(F) volunteerism, rationing

How did women support the war effort during WWII?

• They maitained the home

• worked industrial jobs (defense industries)

• They were only nurses

• They were teachers

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US.7(F) volunteerism, opportunities for women

What was the purposeof the Japanese Internment camps?

• Capture Japanese soldiers that bombed Pearl Harbor?

• Detain Japanese Americans in case of Espionage or Treason

• Protect Americans from all the Japanese undercover soldiers

• Incarcerate Japanese soldiers in the Pacific

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US. 7(C) Japanese Internment Camp

What was the Manhattan Project?

• A secret plan to corner Hitler

• A secret plan to build atomic bombs

• A plan to invade Europe through Normandy

• the plan Hitler used to bomb London

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US.7(C) atomic weapons

What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• Nothing happened

• It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany

• It led to the surrender of Japan

• None of the above

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US.7(C) atomic weapons

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

• The halting of Japanese advancement allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific

• It was a huge loss for America

• None of the above

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US.7(D) Midway

What was the reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?

• The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.

• The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power

• They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.

• The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were

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US.7(A) attack on Pearl Harbor

What year does the U.S. enter WWII?

• 1929

• 1917

• 1941

• 1991

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US.7(A) reasons for US involvement/Pearl Harbor

How did Americans help finance the War?

• By planting victory gardens

• By volunteering at local food drives

• By purchasing war bonds

• By enlisting in the armed services

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US.7(F) war bonds

What group of soldiers encoded military communications so that they could not be deciphered by the Japanese? 

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Navajo Code Talkers

• Black Pathers

• Flying Tigers

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US.7(G) Navajo Code Talkers