WWII Review

1942 World War II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific

• Battle of Midway

• Pearl Harbor

• Hiroshima

• Battle of the Bulge

This was a primary method the United States used to regain territory from Japan.

• Island Hopping

• Jungle Hopping

• Island Excursions

• Island Running

Led the Allied forces in the Philippines:

• Gen. Omar Bradley

• Admiral Chester Nimitz

• Gen. Douglas MacArthur

• Gen. George Patton

The largest military invasion took place on June 6, 1944, when Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in what is known as:

• V-J Day.

• V-E Day.

• the liberation of Paris.

• D-Day

What program brought in about 4 million Mexican citizens to labor on farms during WW2?

• Agriculture Adjustment Act

• Bronco Program

• Victory Garden Act

• Bracero Program

Who was Rosie the  Riveter?

• The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
• a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
• A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
• A famous pilot

Who were the famous African American pilots known for their heroism?

• Tuskegee Airmen
• Brooklyn Bombers
• Saskatchewan Sabers
• New England Patriots

The Bataan Death March occurred in

• The Philippines

• North Africa

• Corregidor

• The Soviet Union

The key to the American success at Midway was

• the use of new sonar and radar technology

• breaking the Japanese Navy's secret code

• the use of long-range B-25 bombers launched from aircraft carriers

• American submarines

The top secret U.S. Program to develop the world's first atomic bomb during WWII was known as

• The selective service act

• Operation Overlord

• Project Torch

• The Manhattan Project