WW2 End

What is the Treaty of Versailles

• A piece of paper

• A document to end the war

• agreement about the rules of war

Which countries won the war? (select more than 1)

• USA

• Germany

• France

• Great Britain

• Italy

Which United States government action was MOST similar to the goal shown in this poster?

• Institution of the draft by the Selective Service Act (1940)

• Rationing by the Office of Price Administration (1941)

• Aid to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease Act (1941)

• Development of the Manhattan Project (1942)

How does the poster show the changing role of women in World War II?

• Women were assigned military roles equal to those held by men by the end of the war

• Women held many jobs during the war and were hired for jobs in factories that were previously held by men.

• Women bought war bonds and continued to work outside the home only in jobs traditionally performed by women.

• Women helped the war by exercising their right to vote and holding leadership positions in major wartime industries

The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when

• (1) the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender

• (2) Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany

• (3) Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”

• (4) the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo

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

What does this show?

• American Isolationism

• America joining WW2

• America's drive for global peace

• the importance of sleep to a well balance life

What event marked the official end of World War II?

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

• The bombing of Hiroshima

• The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender

• The fall of Berlin

Which conference was held to negotiate the terms for the end of World War II?

• The Yalta Conference

• The Potsdam Conference

• The Tehran Conference

• The Geneva Conference

Who was the U.S. President at the end of World War II?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• John F. Kennedy