US History Final Review

Which three nations were called the Axis Powers during World War II?

• France, Great Britain, United States

• Japan, Germany, Italy

• Japan, Manchuria, China

What area of the world did Japan try to make part of its empire?

• eastern and southern Asia

• the United States

• northern Africa

What event made Americans willing to enter World War II?

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• formation of the Third Reich

• German attack on Czechoslovakia

Hitler's extermination of 6 million Jews and members of other groups he considered undesirable is called

• the Third Reich

• the Holocaust or "Final Solution"

• Auschwitz

Which adjective correctly describes combat conditions for the average soldier during World War II?

• miserable

• romantic

• adventurous

Which of the following is true of Native Americans during World War II?

• played a major role in D-Day invasion

• were ineligible for the draft

• some worked as code talkers

Why did American officials recommend using the atomic bomb on Japan?

• to flex its muscles before its European allies

• to revenge Japan for the attack on Pearl Harbor

• to end the war quickly with no American causalities

How did the atomic bomb attacks affect Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• buildings were unaffected, but most living things were burned

• buildings were demolished and people were killed and disfigured

• only people who were outside during the attacks were hurt

What did Italy, Germany and Japan have in common in the 1930s?

• they overturned traditional governments and established democracies

• they were economic giants and together controlled world trade

• they were fascist nations seeking world power

The Allied military strategy against the Japanese was best described as

• blitzkrieg

• island-hopping

• The Manhattan Project