World War II

What event prompted the United states to enter World War II?

• The invasion of Poland

• The bombing of pearl Harbor

• The fall of France

Who was the prime Minister of the United Kingdom during most of WW ll?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Neville Chamberlain

• Winston Churchill

Which countries made up the Axis Powers?

• United States, Britain, Soviet Union

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• France, China, Britain

What was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy?

• Operation Overlord

• Operation Barbarossa

• Operation Torch

What was the Holocaust?

• The Allied bombing campaign over Germany

• The German invasion of France

• The Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews and others

World War II began in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland

• True

• False

The D-Day invasion occurred on June 6, 1944

• True

• False

What U.S. president made the decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan?

• Harry S. Truman

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Soviet Union during World War II

• True

• False

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

• To build new fighter planes

• To develop atomic bombs

• To create military strategies