January 27th World War II Review Game for Students

What event brought the United States into World War II?

• Germany invading Poland

• Japan attacking Pearl Harbor

• Italy joining the Axis Powers

• The Holocaust

What does "island hopping" mean?

• Building bridges between islands

• Fighting on one island at a time to get closer to Japan

• Traveling across Europe by water

• Helping islands build airbases

What was D-Day?

• The invasion of France (the beaches of Normandy) by Allied forces

• The attack on Pearl Harbor

• The first use of the atomic bomb

• The end of the war in Europe

What were the two main theaters of World War II?

• Atlantic and Pacific

• Pacific and European

• European and Atlantic

• Asian and African

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• German fighter pilots

• African American pilots who served bravely in World War II

• Japanese soldiers who fought on islands

• Civilians who helped build airplanes

What was the Holocaust?

• The bombing of Japan

• A major battle in Europe

• Racist agenda against the Jews by Hitler and the Nazi party

• The rebuilding of Germany after the war

Who became president after Franklin D. Roosevelt died?

• Winston Churchill

• Harry Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Joseph Stalin

What was the purpose of the atomic bomb?

• To defeat Germany

• To force Japan to surrender, ending the war and saving lives

• To destroy the Allied Forces

• To help rebuild Europe

What did Eleanor Roosevelt help write after the war?

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Lend-Lease Act

What happened to Germany after World War II?

• It became one country under Soviet control

• It was split between the Allied Powers

• It joined the Axis Powers

• It became part of the United States