World War II

What was one reason Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. strategy of island hopping had disturbed Pacific trade routes.

• The Japanese naval fleet had been defeated at the Battle of Midway.

• Japanese Americans had been relocated to internment camps.

• U.S. trade sanctions had caused shortages of oil, gas, and rubber.

• provided technological training for soldiers on the battlefield

• developed a new weapon designed to gain a strategic advantage over enemies.

• instituted a disaster-preparedness program for civilian population.

• nationalized industries considered essential to national security.

• To house Polish Jews until the end of the war

• To provide safety for German children away from Allied

• To exterminate the Jews of Europe

• To solidify the Nazi rule of Poland

Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces and led the D‐Day Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944?

• Chester A. Nimitz

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Douglas MacArthur

• George S. Patton

• D-Day

• V-E Day

• V-J Day

• Liberation Day

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to-----

• give the United States an advantage in military encryption

• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II.

• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces.

• Increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II.

In 1948 this American President issued an executive order to desegregate the military.

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry Truman

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• The Soviet Union invaded Japan to gain access to natural resources.

• The United States initiated the Marshall Plan to help with the rebuilding of Japan.

• Germany surrendered to the Allies and promised to help with the fight against Japan.

• World War II ended with Japan surrendering to the allies.

President Harry Truman justified his decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan by saying that this action would

• cause minimal damage to the environment

• be cheaper than conventional weapons

• shorten the war and save the lives of U.S. soldiers

• help scientific research

How did President Harry S. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations?

• It initiated an arms race with the Soviet Union

• It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.

• It enabled the United Nations to administer territory in Japan.

• It led to the establishment of the first global peacekeeping force.