World War II Comprehensive Assessment

Why did the US stay neutral at the start of World War II?

• Fear of economic consequences

• Isolationist policies to stay out of foreign conflicts and focus only on the US

• Lack of military readiness

• Alliance with Europe

Which event directly led the US to enter WWII?

• Invasion of Poland

• Battle of Britain

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Fall of France

What was the "Island Hopping" strategy used by the US in the Pacific?

• Random attacks on Japanese islands

• Capturing every Pacific island

• Selective capture of key islands in the Pacific to get to Japan's mainland

• Avoiding islands completely

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

• German fighter pilots

• British pilots

• African American pilots

• Japanese pilots

What was the primary purpose of the Manhattan Project?

• To develop radar technology
• To create the atomic bomb
• To break enemy codes
• To build better aircraft carriers

Which dictator established a fascist regime in Italy?

• Adolf Hitler

• Joseph Stalin

• Benito Mussolini

• Hideki Tojo

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?

• Germany surrendered

• U.S. won a key naval battle in the Pacific Ocean that helped the US military

• War in Europe ended

• Japan surrendered immediately

What was Executive Order 9066?

• Order to drop atomic bombs

• Authorization for D-Day

• Order for Japanese-American internment

• Creation of the Manhattan Project

Which countries signed a non-aggression pact in 1939?

• Germany and Japan

• Germany and Soviet Union

• Britain and France

• Italy and Japan

What was the Lend-Lease Act?

• A peace treaty with Japan
• A program to provide aid to Allied nations of the US fighting dictators like Hitler

• A military training program
• An economic sanctions policy