Practice Final Exam

What caused the Japanese to finally surrender?

• losing too many soldiers in Pacific battles
• running out of soldiers and military supplies
• two atomic bombs dropped on cities in Japan
• being forced to surrender to Germany and Italy

What was the name of African American soldiers who helped during the war?

• Tuskegee Airmen
• Rosie the Riveter
• Freedmen's Bureau 
• Jim Crow Laws

Which nation was liberated by the D-day invasion?

• Italy
• Germany
• France
• Belgium

Which two cities were the atomic bombs dropped on, causing total devastation?

• Tokyo and Hiroshima
• Nagasaki and Suzuki
• Tokyo and Nagasaki
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Which day was Franklin Roosevelt referring to when he said, "a day which will live in infamy".

• The day the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan.
• The day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
• D-Day, the day the US fought Italy at Normandy, France.
• The day the US joined the Allied forces.

The symbol of the strong working woman during WWII was called

• Rosie the Riveter

• Molly the Mechanic

• Betsy Ross

• Joan Rivers

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews was known as

• Liberation

• Holocaust

• Racism

• Anti-semitism

What country did Germany invade in 1939, setting off the start of WWII in Europe?

• France

• Poland

• Austria

• England

What symbol were European Jews forced to wear on their clothing during WWII?

• a red letter J

• a yellow letter J

• a blue cross

• a yellow Star of David

The persons in the pictures were World War II leaders of the

• League of Nations

• Axis Powers

• The Allies

• Central Powers