Unit 6: World War II U.S. History Review

What event caused the U.S. to enter WWII?

• Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

• German invasion of France

• Italian attack on Ethiopia

• German invasion of Poland

The Battle of Midway is considered a turning point because—

• It stopped Japan from invading the U.S. mainland

• It caused Germany to surrender

• It began the use of kamikaze attacks

• It halted Japanese expansion

Which countries formed the Axis Powers?

• Germany, Italy, Japan

• Japan, China, Italy

• Italy, Soviet Union, Germany

• Germany, France, Japan

Why were Navajo Code Talkers significant?

• They transmitted secure military communications

• They broke German codes

• They trained pilots defending China

• They operated tanks in Europe

Why did President Truman use the atomic bomb?

• To counter Soviet expansion

• To punish Japan for war crimes

• To avoid a costly land invasion of Japan

• To demonstrate U.S. scientific superiority

What event is Eisenhower describing?

• POW conditions in the Pacific

• Japanese internment camps

• Liberation of Holocaust survivors

• Bataan Death March

What made Vernon Baker historically significant during World War II?

• He negotiated the surrender of German forces

• He commanded Allied forces on D-Day
  

• Earned the Medal of Honor, correcting racial discrimination

• He designed strategies used in the Pacific Theater

Match the home-front term to its description: Limited use of goods

• Victory Gardens

• Executive Order 9066

• Rationing

• Nuremberg Trials

• Rosie the Riveter

Match the home-front term to its description: Encouraged women to work

• Executive Order 9066

• Victory Gardens

• Rationing

• Nuremberg Trials

• Rosie the Riveter

Match the home-front term to its description: War crime trials

• Nuremberg Trials

• Executive Order 9066

• Victory Gardens

• Rationing

• Rosie the Riveter