World War II Review Questions

What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?

• To decide how to rebuild Germany

• To punish Nazi leaders for war crimes

• To establish a way to forgive Nazis

Who was president when the decision was made to drop the atomic bombs on Japan?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

• Harry S. Truman

• Dwight D. Eisenhower

What was the name of the secret project to build the atomic bomb?

• Trinity Project

• Liberty Project

• Manhattan Project

What was the Holocaust?

• A plan to rebuild Europe

• Genocide of six million Jews

• A battle between Axis and Allies

Why were Japanese Americans placed in internment camps?

• The U.S. feared they were spies

• They were not U.S. citizens

• They wanted to be relocated

What was the effect of Executive Order 9066?

• Troops were sent to Europe

• People of Japanese descent were sent to internment camps

• Ended racial segregation

In what region of the US were most internment camps located?

• West

• South

• East

Why was the Navajo language useful in war?

• It was fast to learn

• It had no written form and was complex

• The enemy also spoke it

What was the job of a Code Talker?

• Drive tanks

• Cook meals

• Transmit secret messages

What was this image meant to inspire?

• Women to clean

• Women to work in factories

• Women to vote