Fighting World War II & the Aftermath

When the United States entered the war in 1941, what strategy did they decide on?

• Supplies First

• Troops First

• Europe First

What did Nazis decide was the "final solution" to the "Jewish question"?

• deporting Jews to North Africa

• confining Jews to urban ghettos

• exterminating Jews in death camps

What population of people did the Nazis include as part of the "final solution"?
Check ALL that apply

• Jews

• LGBT people

• people with disabilities

What was the outcome of the Allies invading Sicily in 1943?

• Italy greatly weakened the Allies' armed forces.

• Mussolini resigned and Italy surrendered to the Allies.

• The United States lost most of its troops in the fight

During the Allied strategic bombing, American pilots favored

• precision bombing; saturation bombing

• the B-24 Liberator; the B-17 Flying Fortress

• saturation bombing; precision bombing

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. What was this event called?

• D-Day

• V-E Day

• Battle of the Bulge

Which of the following military options did the Allies choose in the Pacific war?

• launch a massive invasion of the Japanese islands from China

• build bases in the Aleutian Islands from which to launch an air war against Japan

• follow a leapfrogging campaign to secure bases leading across the ocean to Japan

Why was the Navajo language excellent as a secret code?

• the language relied on numbers rather than leers

• it is not a written language and is understood by very few people

• many of the Navajo people of Japan had immigrated to the United States

The Manha an Project was a U.S. government project that worked on

• hiring spies for the war.

• improving aircraft technology.

• developing the atomic bomb.

What was the last German offensive on the western front?

• Battle of Berlin

• Battle of the Bulge

• Battle of Stalingrad