World War II Quiz

What was the Lend Lease Act?

• A strategy to defeat Japan by hopping from island to island

• The agreement between the US and UK to lend weaponry for the war in return for leases on naval bases

• The code name for the Allied invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe

• A top secret unit of Native Americans used by the US in the Pacific

What was D-Day?

• The largest seaborne invasion in history

• A top secret unit of Native Americans used by the US in the Pacific

• The agreement between the US and UK to lend weaponry for the war

• Nickname given to women in the workforce in America during WWII

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• A top secret unit of Native Americans used by the US in the Pacific

• The code name for the Allied invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe

• All African-American unit of airmen who flew many very successful missions over Europe and Africa during the war

• Nickname given to women in the workforce in America during WWII

What was the role of Rosie the Riveter during WWII?

• The code name for the Allied invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe

• Fictional icon used to inspire women in the workforce in America during WWII

• The agreement between the US and UK to lend weaponry for the war

• A top secret unit of Native Americans used by the US in the Pacific

Who were the Navajo Code Talkers?

• The code name for the Allied invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe

• The agreement between the US and UK to lend weaponry for the war

• Nickname given to women in the workforce in America during WWII

• Top secret unit of Native Americans used by the US in the Pacific

What was the Manhattan Project?

• The largest seaborne invasion in history

• Code name for the top secret building of an atomic bomb

• The agreement between the US and UK to lend weaponry for the war

• US strategy to defeat Japan in the Pacific by hopping from island to island

What event marked the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany?

• Hitler named Chancellor

• Weimar Republic established

• Mein Kampf published

• Jews scapegoated

Which country did Italy invade in the 1930s?

• Poland

• Albania

• Ethiopia

• Eastern Europe

What was the political change in the USSR during the 1920s?

• Fascist government formed

• Communist government controls society

• Nazi Party gains power

• Militarists take power

What was Japan's action in the 1930s that indicated its militaristic approach?

• Invades Poland

• Invades Ethiopia

• Invades Korea & Manchuria

• Joins Axis Powers