USHC 7 Pearl Harbor to Atomic Bomb

Which of the following would have likely been World War II era newspaper headlines? (Choose 3 that apply)

• "Atom Bomb Blasts Japan: New Era in Warfare Has Begun"

• "Italy Begins Ruthless Sea Warfare: Submarine Crisis Confronts the United States"

• "Japan's Fleet Crippled, Driven Back at Midway"

• "Allied Armies Land in France: Great Invasion is Under Way"

The United States dropped two atomic bombs in August 1945. What impact did these bombs have on the outcome of World War II?

• Germany, Italy, and Japan joined together to form the Axis Powers.

• Japanese planes responded with a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Germany surrendered bringing an official end to World War II.

• Japan surrendered, bringing a second-front end to World War II.

Which major conflict did this image initiate with the Soviet Union?

• Arms race

• End of World War II

• Space Race

• Red Scare

Which of the following was the primary factor leading America to enter World War II?

• Passage of the Lend-Lease Act    

• Surprise attack on United States soil  

• Renewal of Nazi aggression

• Resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare

What group of people were placed in internment camps inside the United States during World War II

• Japanese

• Chinese

• factory workers

• Jews

The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was officially upheld by which government action?

• a constitutional amendment

• an executive order of the president

• a proclamation by the governor of California

• a decision of the Supreme Court

What finally opened up a second front in the Western theater of WWII

• Operation Torch

• D-Day Invasion of Normandy

• Peninsular Campaign

• Battle of the Bulge

What was the significance of the Battle of Stalingrad

• It was the turning point on the Eastern Front.

• It was the turning point on the Western Front.

• It was the turning point in the Pacific Theatre.

• The Royal Air Force came to the defense of Russia.

What did Winston Churchill say had "descended across the (European) Continent," after WWII?

• the Berlin Wall

• the Red Scare

• the Iron Curtain

• the Marshall Plan

In order to defeat the Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of World War II,Allied commanders employed which of these as a naval strategy?

• Operation Overlord

• Kangaroo Circuit

• Operation Torch

• Island Hopping