World War II

Why was the D-Day invasion in June 1944 important to the outcome of World War II?    

• It stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe.
• It forced Italy to surrender
• It opened a new Allied front in Europe.
• It avoided the use of atomic weapons.

Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt, authorized which of the following actions?

• deployment of US military forces to the Pacific theater

• conscription of adult male citizens into the armed forces

• creation of the Manhattan Project, first US nuclear weapon

• forced internment of US citizens of Japanes ancestry.

Which conclusion can be made about the role of women during WWII, based on this picture?

• women worked only in traditionally female-dominated jobs
• it was acceptable for women to work, with men away at war
• it was considered unpatriotic for women to leave their home to seek employment
• women's contributions were not valued by American society

Why did Americans buy war bonds during World War II?

• To avoid paying taxes.
• To donate part of their wages to the military
• To finance public works projects.
• To lend the government money to pay for the war.

What was the purpose for rationing during World War II?

• to ensure schools did not run out of supplies
• to ensure that children did not use too many products
• to ensure enough products were available for military use
• to ensure elderly citizens had enough goods

What role did "Rosie the Riveter" play during World War II?

• To persuade women to be as strong as men
• To make women looked after their families during WWII.
• To encourage women to enter the workforce
• To persuade women to fight for equal pay

Why did the US enact the Lend-Lease Act?

• To stay out of World War II
• To divide land acquired from the Japanese.
• To supply iron and oil to Japan.
• To let England borrow weapons in the early 1940s.

Why did President Truman ultimately decide to use atomic weapons in Japan?

• To prevent the potential loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan.
• The need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany
• plan to bring democratic government to Japan 
• The failure of the island hopping campaign against Japan

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 leader of the United States during World War II?

• Mussolini

• Stalin

• Roosevelt (FDR)

• Hitler