U.S. History STAAR Exit Ticket: End of World War II

How did the Battle of Midway alter the course of the war in the Pacific?

• By stopping the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• By halting the progress of Japanese expansion

• By preventing the continued use of Japanese kamikaze planes

• By defending the Philippines from Japanese conquest

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7.D

28.B

How were the Navajo words in this table used during WWII?

• As propaganda to improve morale among Allied soldiers

• As a secret code for communicating battle plans between Allied units

• As signal words for Allied spies posing as civilians

• As a language of diplomacy for exchanges with enemy forces

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7.G

29.H

In 1997, Vernon Baker was awarded the Medal of Honor. How was this award historically significant?

• Baker was the first US naval officer to be honored for bravery in combat

• Baker was the only living African American veteran of WWII ever to receive the medal

• Baker commanded the first Marine brigade to land at Normandy during WWII

• Baker was the only recipient to sere in both WWI and WWII

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26.F

What phrase best defines the Holocaust?

• The US plan to relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps

• The Allied plan to liberate concentration camps in Eastern Europe

• The Nazi campaign to use genocide to eliminate European Jews

• The Japanese military strategy to destroy US aircraft cariers

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7.D

What was the significance of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II?

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the Pacific Theater

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the European Front

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the North African Campaign

• They were the first African-American military aviators and fought in the Italian Campaign

What was the significance of the D-Day invasion?

• It marked the beginning of the Holocaust

• It had no impact on the outcome of the war

• It resulted in the surrender of Japan and the end of the war

• It led to the liberation of France and weakened the German Army

What was the Manhattan Project?

• A secret plan to corner Hitler

• A secret plan to build atomic bombs

• A plan to invade Europe through Normandy

• the plan Hitler used to bomb London

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US.7(C) atomic weapons

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen served to —

• give the United States an advantage in military encryption

• encourage immigrant enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War II

• decrease opposition to integrating the armed forces

• increase the number of women joining the U.S. military during World War II

The government issued ration books during World War II in order to —

• provide financial security for uninsured citizens

• safeguard the profits of struggling businesses

• ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods

• allow consumers to buy imported goods at discounted rates

Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World

War II by —

• designing radar technology for submarines

• flying bombing missions into enemy territory

• encoding military communications for secure transmission

• providing intelligence on enemy positions