End of WWII

In which year did WWII end?

• 1939

• 1942

• 1944

• 1945

What was the main purpose of the island-hopping strategy?

• to liberate every island between Hawaii and Japan

• to take over new territories for the United States

• To get close enough to bomb the Japanese home islands

• to cut the Japanese off from their supplies

Near the end of WWII, what country did the United States military drop atomic bombs on?

• China

• Germany

• Japan

• The Soviet Union

Which event ended the war in the Pacific?

• the D-Day landing at Normandy

• the arrest of Mussolini

• the capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa

• the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Which country was divided by the Allies after World War II?

• Austria

• Poland

• Yugoslavia

• Germany

What does VE Day stand for?

• Victory in Europe Day

• Victory of Japan Day

• Victory for England Day