Week 12 Social Studies

Which event pulled the U.S. into WWII?

• The raid on Iwo Jima

• The sinking of the Lusitania

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The bombing of London

Which African American unit delivered supplies to the soldiers in France?

• Black Panthers

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Red Ball Express

• Tuskegee Airmen

Which job could African American soldiers NOT perform at the start of WWII?

• delivering supplies

• repairing equipment

• fighting on the front lines

• cooking and serving food

Which area did General Eisenhower have the U.S. invade first?

• Sicily, Italy

• Belfast, Ireland

• Northern Africa

• Berlin, Germany

Which African American unit helped desegregate the military?

• Black Panthers

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Red Ball Express

• Tuskegee Airmen

Who was the General that was the head of the Third Army, Combat Division in WWII?

• Eisenhower

• Patton

• Washington

• Ellison

What was the "Nickname" for the 761st Tank Battalion?

• Black Panthers

• Red Tails

• Tuskegee Tankers

• Red Ball Express

Radar was a new technology developed during WWII that gave the users the ability to make objects invisible?

• True

• False

Penicillin was invented during WWI and then commercially used in WWII to fight bacterial infections.

• True

• False

Which language was used to send coded messages in WWII?

• Apache

• Comanche

• Navajo

• Seminole