WW2 quiz

Why were Japanese-Americans living on the west coast sent to internment camps during World War II?

• There was a mistaken belief that they were aiding our enemy, Japan.
  
• Many could not speak English and were being harassed by other Americans.
• Evidence was seized from Japanese-American spies.
• British Intelligence found out about a bombing plot planned by Californians of Japanese descent and the nation of Japan

What was a major reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

• The U.S. embargo against Japan was hurting the economy

• They didn't like their strategies

• They were jealous of the United States

• They wanted more ships for themselves

Who were the famous code talkers in the Pacific Theater that used their language as a secret code for communicating battle plans?

• Cherokee

• Apache

• Navajo

• Creek

Where did D-Day take place (the great crusade)?

• Dunkerque, close to the Belgiam border

• The beaches of Normandy

• In Brittany France

• Just south of Calais

Which of the following Amendments were violated by the internment camps?

• 3rd, 13th, and 24th

• 2nd, 5th, and 17th

• 4th, 5th, and 14th

• 6th, 8th, and 19th

Tuskegee Airman

• African American pilots who fought bravely during WW2
• American pilots who volunteered to fight for the Chinese Air Force
• An American covert special forces group who fights against a terrorist organization named Cobra.
• A group of Navajo American Indians who encoded and decoded a special code based on the Navajo language. 

One of the effects of the Tuskegee Airmen

• Code talkers

• encourage enlistment to the US military

• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces

• encouraged women to join the red cross and become nurses

What event caused the US to enter WWII?

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
• German invasion of the Soviet Union
• German attack on Britain
• Fall of France

During WWII, families were issued coupons to use for things like meat, nylons, and gas. This is an example of

• rationing

• conservation

• government spending

• internment

This way of helping on the homefront involved growing your own food to reduce the demand for commercially grown food

• Rationing

• Bonds

• Joining the military

• Victory gardens