World War II Test

Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces during D-Day?

• General Douglas MacArthur

• President Franklin Roosevelt

• General Dwight D. Eisenhower

• General George Patton

Which US President served during most of WWII?

• Harry Truman

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

• Herbert Hoover

The Bracero Program was established to

• recruit and employ agricultural workers from Mexico

• send US farmers to fight in Europe

• build interment camps

• draft all able-bodied men into military service

Allied action on D-Day was

• an amphibious invasion of Normandy, beginning the campaign to liberate France

• a three pronged invasion of Mexico via California, Texas, and the Gulf of Mexico

• dropping atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

• a response to a last ditch effort by Hitler's armies to stop the Allied advance

What strategy did the United States implement in the Pacific theater?

• Blitzkrieg

• Island Hopping

• Strategic bombing

• D-Day invasion

Which decision is President Truman best known for during WWII?

• Creating the United Nations

• Authorizing the use of atomic weapons in Japan

• Launching D-Day

• Signing the Atlantic Charter

The Battle of Midway was significant because

• It was the final battle of the Pacific theater

• it led to the capture of Adolph Hitler

• It marked the first Allied victory in Europe

• It's a turning point in the Pacific where US forces gained the upper hand

What was a major outcome of the Battle of Iwo Jima?

• Japan surrendered immediately after the battle

• It provided a launching pad for Allied attacks on Japan

• It led to the overthrow of Mussolini

• It resulted in the liberation of Paris

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was primarily composed of

• African Americans

• Women

• Japanese Americans

• Navajo

The Tuskegee Airmen were

• German POWs who fought for the Allies

• A regiment of all-white pilots based in Tuskegee, AL

• Japanese-American pilots

• An all African-American squadron of pilots who fought in Europe