World War 2 Review

What is the United Nations?

• The United States, United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates combined

• The original name for the United Kingdom

• The three top-winning nations during an Olympiad

• An international organization that promotes world peace

• The five most powerful countries in the world

What event caused the USA to become involved in the war?

• Bombing of Hiroshima

• Pearl Harbor

• Bombing of Nagasaki

• Invasion of Poland

Who was Adolf Hitler?

• A famous Solider

• Leader of Nazi Germany

• The american President during the war

Who were the 2 presidents during WW2?

• Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover

• Teddy Roosevelt and William Taft

• Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman

• Eisenhower and John F Kennedy

Who were the Axis powers?

• Great Britain, France, and US

• Germany, France, Japan

• Italy, Germany, Great Britain

• Japan, Germany, Italy

Who were the Allied Powers?

• Great Britain, Soviet Union, US

• Great Britain, Japan, US

• Germany, France, US

• Japan, Germany, Italy

Who ruled as dictator of Germany?

• Hitler

• Mussolini

• Stalin

• FDR

Which describes effect of WW2 on the US economy?

• Automobile companies produced a record number of cars

• Many factories had to change and expand to produce military equipment.

• The airplane industry suffered as the Allies began using airplanes in combat.

• Cities with shipyards declined because so many ships had been sent overseas.

What was the purpose of this flyer?

• To encourage women to join the US Army

• To encourage women to join the workforce

• To encourage women to ration supplies like gas and coffee

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This memorial depicts US troops raising the U.S. flag on which Pacific island during WW2?

• Iwo Jima

• Phillipines

• Guam

• New Zealand