WWII Test Review 23-24

Why did the United States leadership role change after WWII

• Joined a new Market with Europeans

• Economic and Military dominance

• The amount of land that they had

• Given these roles through secret meetings

What did the Radar help develop during WWII

• Planes

• Cars

• Boats

• Submarines

What is the importance of Vernon Baker

• Only living African American to receive the Medal of Honor

• He was the man driving the plane that dropped the Atomic Bomb

• He was a captain of the US Navy at the time

• He was the first African American to fly a plane in the USA

What was the 22nd Amendment

• Prohibition

• Women's Suffrage

• Abolishing Slavery

• Presidential term limits

What was the WPB responsible for?

• Conversion of Consumer Industries

• Finding People Jobs

• Building Tanks for WWII

• Overseeing the Presidential Elections

summarize the role of the United States during the Second World War

• Prepared, and willing to help at any cost

• Unprepared, but transformed its economy to become a major war power

• Unwilling to help a majority of the war

• Unprepared, but transformed Europe's economy to become a major war power

Correctly sequence the events in chronological order

• Nazi Germany; Invasion of Poland; Attack on Pearl Harbor; France Surrender

• Invasion of Poland; Attack on Pearl Harbor; Nazi Germany; France Surrender

• Nazi Germany; Invasion of Poland; France Surrender; Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Nazi Germany; France Surrender; Attack on Pearl Harbor; Invasion of Poland

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.

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

The attack on Pearl Harbor Caused-

• US to invade Japan

• US to enter WWII

• The British to invade Poland

• The Polish to Invade Germany

Where was Pearl Harbor located?

• Gulf of Mexico

• Hawaii

• Japan

• Midway