The Manhattan Project was the code name for the development of this weapon.

• atomic bomb

• jet engine

• rocket

• nuclear submarine

What was one reason President Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

• To save the lives of American Soldiers from invading Japan

• To totally destroy the Japanese Islands

• To see if the atomic bomb would actually work

Why was the UN formed after WWII?

• So countries could get together and prevent WWIII

• So countries could build trade agreements and build their economies

• To punish the Axis powers for starting WWII

This type of government is led by a dictator and wants to have a strong military and to conquer lands

• Democracy

• Fascist

• Republic

• Monarchy

At the end of WWII these 2 countries emerged as the most powerful countries.

• USA and Russia

• England and France

• USA and England

• China and Russia

Which group of Americans living along the West Coast was forced to relocate to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

• Mexican Americans

• African Americans

• Japanese Americans

• Chinese Americans

Determine which countries were considered an Allied Power or an Axis Power. Mark all Allied Powers.

• Soviet Union

• United States

• Great Britain

• France

• Germany

Determine which countries were considered an Allied Power or an Axis Power. Mark all Axis Powers.

• United States

• Japan

• Germany

• Soviet Union

• Italy

The United States entered World War II because of an attack by which country?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

Which statement accurately describes the United States and its partners’ reaction and response to the Holocaust?

• The Allied Powers knew that Germany had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps.

• The Allied Powers knew that Japan had to be stopped and used atomic weapons to make sure Japan lost the war.

• The Axis Powers knew that Great Britain had to be stopped and worked to liberate the people in concentration camps.

• The Axis Powers knew that the Soviet Union had to be stopped and used atomic weapons to make sure the Soviet Union lost the war.