Copy of WWII quiz 2024

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1. The US entered World War II in response to _______

• Hitler seizing power in Germany.
• Hitler's invasion of Poland.
• Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Japan and Germany signing an alliance.

3. Who was Italy's leader during WWII?

• Benito Mussolini
• Adolf Hitler
• Joseph Stalin
• Winston Churchill

4.. Which group was the MAIN group targeted during the Holocaust?

• Christians
• Jews
• immigrants
• women

5.. The alliance of Germany, Italy, and _______ made up what was known as the Axis Powers.

• Great Britain
• France
• Soviet Union
• Japan

6. During WWII, the government asked Americans to save aluminum foil and tin cans. People were also asked to plant "Victory Gardens" in their backyards to grow vegetables. What is MOST likely the reason for these requests?

• It was part of the New Deal.
• To make sure there were enough resources to fight the war.
• America was buying aluminum and tin cans from Japan and Germany before the war.
• It was probably part of a wartime spy drama.

7. During WWII, what was the most common way of solving labor shortage problems in US industry?

• Women were hired to work in place of the men.
• The government used forced slave labor.
• Japanese Americans volunteered to work.
• Factories had to shut down because of the shortage of workers.

8. The U.S. could not just attack Japan. Instead we used the strategy of _______________ in the war in the Pacific.

• changing planes on every island.
• island hopping
• boat blockades
• sneaky land invasion

9.. Choose 2 cities that atomic bombs were dropped on.

• Nagasaki
• Hiroshima
• Pearl Harbor
• Iwo Jima
• Okinawa

10. President Harry S. Truman decided to use the atomic bombs on Japanese cities. Why did he make this decision?

• It was a political experiment.
• It was a science experiment.
• He wanted to get revenge and to get more votes.
• He wanted to save American lives and end the war quickly.