American History Semester 2 Exam

What was the purpose of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?

• To force the US to leave the Allies

• To make US Navy weak in the Pacific

• To set up a base on US soil

• To capture Hawaii for the sugarcane reserves

The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.

• Genocide
• Mein Kampf
• Appeasement
• Blitzkrieg

Who were the Allied Countries during WWII?

• Great Britain, Germany, Japan
• Great Britain, US, and Italy
• US, Great Britain, Soviet Union
• Soviet Union, US, Japan

Who were the Axis Countries during WWII?

• Great Britain, Germany, Japan
• Great Britain, US, and Italy
• Japan, Soviet Union, Germany
• Japan, Germany, Italy

On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?

• Nagasaki

• Beijing

• Hiroshima

• Berlin

Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?

• Thipoia

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Poland

Which president ordered the atomic bomb?

• FDR

• Truman

• Stalin

• Churchill

Pearl Harbor happened in what country and/or state?

• Hawaii

• Japan

• Phillipines

• Midway

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

• to create an international peacekeeping organization

• top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb

• to provide benefits to World War II veterans

• to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended

Who did Hitler blame for most of the Germany's problems?

• Americans
• Christians
• Muslims
• Jews