Day 3 Assessment

The non-aggression pact in August 1939 was signed by?

• Soviet Union and Nazi Germany

• United Kingdom and France

• Germany and Italy

• France and Soviet Union

What event caused World War II?

• Germany invades France.

• Britain defend itself against Germany.

• Germany invades Poland.

• A German U-boat sinks the Lusitania.

German armies invaded the following countries in May 1940:

• Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France

• Only Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg

• Only France

• Belgium and France

The event that caused the United States to enter World War II was the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Invasion of Normandy

• Fall of France

• Battle of Britain

Who made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• John F. Kennedy

Who were in charge of U.S. forces in the Pacific during World War II?

• Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

• General Douglas MacArthur

• Admiral William F. Halsey Jr.

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the main goal of the 'island hopping' plan during World War 2?

• To bypass and capture strategically important islands while isolating heavily fortified Japanese positions.

• To invade every Pacific island sequentially.

• To defend American territories from a Japanese invasion.

• To force Japan to surrender by bombing all Pacific islands.

In 1941, how many Japanese Americans were living in the continental United States?

• 100,000

• 127,000

• 150,000

• 200,000

What was the term used for second generation, American-born Japanese with U.S. citizenship?

• Issei

• Nisei

• Sansei

• Yonsei

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, American public opinion initially stood by their Japanese American neighbors. True or False?

• True

• False