World War II: Pearl Harbor

According to the section titled "A World at War," what event marked the beginning of the United States' involvement in World War II?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Battle of Midway

• D-Day Invasion

• Battle of the Bulge

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According to the section titled "A World at War," how long did it take for Japanese planes to empty their bombs and bullets during the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• 2 hours and 30 minutes

• 1 hour and 55 minutes

• 3 hours

• 45 minutes

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According to the section titled "A World at War," what was the immediate reaction in Hawaii when the attack on Pearl Harbor began?

• Celebration

• Silence

• Alarms sounded all over Hawaii

• Evacuation

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According to the section titled "A World at War," which U.S. President asked Congress for a declaration of war on Japan after the Pearl Harbor attack?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Herbert Hoover

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According to the section titled "A World at War," what was the main reason Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

• To gain control of Hawaii

• To disable the U.S. military force in Hawaii

• To capture American soldiers

• To start peace talks

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According to the section titled "A World at War," what did the United States do in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Declared war on Germany

• Declared war on Japan

• Signed a peace treaty

• Increased trade with Japan

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According to the section titled "An End to the War," who became president of the United States after Franklin D. Roosevelt died?

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  Harry S. Truman

• 
  John F. Kennedy

• 
  Dwight D. Eisenhower

• 
  Lyndon B. Johnson

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According to the section titled "An End to the War," what event marked the end of World War II?

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  The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• 
  The fall of the Berlin Wall

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  The surrender of Japan

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  The Battle of Gettysburg

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According to the section titled "An End to the War," what did the U.S. use to try to force Japan to surrender during World War II?

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  Tanks

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  Submarines

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  Fighter jets

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  Atomic Bombs

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According to the chart in the section titled "Texas Cities Grow as a Result of the War," which Texas city had the largest population in 1950

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  Corpus Christi

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  Houston

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  Dallas

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  Fort Worth

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