Social Studies Chapter 8 and 9

What was true about the Forestry Service smokejumpers the Triple Nickles encountered?

• They taught them what foods they could eat

• They taught them how to sleep

• They taught them where to sleep

• They taught them how to cut a tree down

• All of the above

Biggs and some of his men were loaned to the ___ for a special mission to train a group of ___ pilots who were about to be sent overseas.

• Marines/marine

• Air Force/Air Force

• Navy/naval

• Army/Army

• None are true

When did the Japanese cancel the balloon bomb project?

• Early January 1945

• Mid-April 1945

• Late July 1945

• Mid-October 1945

• Early December 1945

How many casualties did the Triple Nickles have in the line of duty during World War II?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

How many fires did the Triple Nickles were caused by balloon bombs?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 9

In all, between July and October 1945, the 555th made 1200 jumps and helped control ___ fires.

• 31

• 36

• 41

• 48

• 52

At different altitudes, ___ would be dropped to make the balloon rise higher

• bags of rocks

• blocks of lead

• bags of wheat

• pieces of wood

• sand bags

Who said the following?

"...This is my country, my children's country, and their children's. It is up to me and many, many people of all races and cultures to fight the haters and racists to make this a better place to live."

• Richard Williams

• JJ Corbett

• Walter Morris

• Roger Walden

• Clarence Beavers

Who said the following?

"...This is my country, my children's country, and their children's. It is up to me and many, many people of all races and cultures to fight the haters and racists to make this a better place to live."

• Richard Williams

• JJ Corbett

• Walter Morris

• Roger Walden

• Clarence Beavers

On January 12, 1946, nearly 350 Triple Nickles marched right alongside the ____ down New York City's Fifth Avenue for a victory parade celebrating the end of World War II.

• 82nd Airborne

• 55th Airborne

• 99th Airborne

• 442nd Regimental Combat Team

• 761st Tank Battalion