U.S. & Louisiana | U5T2 | Course and Consequences of WWII

Which of the following were the three main Allied leaders, known as the Big Three? (Choose three)

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Winston Churchill

• George Marshall

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Joseph Stalin

Which of the following is a direct effect of anti-semitism and Aryan supremacy in Germany?

• The Holocaust

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Attack on Pearl Harbor

• The policy of appeasement

Which describes the role of women on the home front during WWII?

• Propaganda and organizations encouraged women to stay home to care for their children.

• Propaganda and organizations encouraged women to fill industrial/production jobs while men were away fighting.

• Propaganda and organizations encouraged women to join the armed forces.

• Propaganda and organizations encouraged women to fill primarily agricultural jobs during the war.

The D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy occurred in ___.

• France

• Germany

• Spain

• The United Kingdom

Which was the Nazi Party’s name for the plan to exterminate the Jewish people?

• “The Final Solution”

• “The First Solution”

• “The Final Problem”

• “The Holodomor”

Select the true statement:

• The Tuskegee Airmen were from Louisiana and used their French language to communicate with the Japanese.

• The Navajo tribe helped the U.S. by using their language as a secret code that couldn’t be deciphered by Axis powers.

• The Navajo tribe helped Germany by using their language as a secret code that couldn’t be deciphered by Axis powers.

• Women stayed at home during the war to care for their children.

How did Cajuns from Louisiana contribute to the overseas war effort during World War II?

• Their ability to play the washboard with passion and zeal was used to deafen the Axis troops.

• Their French language was used to communicate with the Japanese.

• Their French language was used to communicate with Allies in Europe.

• They constructed hyper-tough steel crab nets to catch German U-boats spying in the Gulf.

Who was President when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan?

• President William McKinley

• President Franklin Roosevelt

• President Harry Truman

• Winston Churchill

How did the international community hold Germany accountable for war crimes committed during World War II, namely the Holocaust?

• The Nuremberg Laws

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Nuremberg Trials

• The Treaty of Paris

Who commanded and encouraged the Allied troops during Operation Overlord (D-Day Invasion)?

• General Douglas MacArthur

• General George Patton

• General Dwight Eisenhower

• General George Marshall