End of World War II

Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called

• apartments

• projects

• ghettos

• government housing

During what war did the Holocaust take place?

• World War l

• World War ll

• The Revolutionary War

• The Napoleonic Wars

Which president had to face the decision of using the atomic bomb during war?

• Truman

• Roosevelt

• Eisenhower

• McArthur

What type of bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• Atomic bomb

• nuclear bomb

If President Harry Truman decided against using atomic weapons, World War II most likely would not have ended until

• the Soviet Union switched sides during the war

• the Allies invaded Japanese home islands

• The Allies took control of the German capital

• The Soviet Union declared war on Japan

How did the Potsdam Conference contribute to the WWII peace process? (563)

• The Allied forces agreed to divide occupied Germany into four zones.

• The Allied forces agreed to restore democracy to Europe through the League of Nations.

How did the Nuremberg Trials contribute to post World War II?

• It charged and convicted several Nazi leaders of war crimes, punishable by death.

• It blamed Germany for World War II and required the nation to pay for all war reparations.

How did the Allied forces handle the recovery of Japan following WWII? (565)

• United States General Douglas MacArthur oversaw Japan's transition to a democracy.

• The United States and Soviet Union divided Japan into two occupied regions at the 38th Parallel.

Which best identifies the historical context of the passage?

• the liberation of Hitler's death camps

• Bataan Death March

Which best describes the historical context of this passage?

• the Nuremberg Trials

• the Yalta Conference