Unit 5 World War II

What caused the United States to enter WWII?

• The attack on Pearl Harbor
• The Holocaust
• Atomic Bomb

What term describes when Americans rationed food during WWII so that it could go to soldiers serving abroad?

• fair trade

• opportunity cost

• price incentive

• surplus

V-E Day stood for Victory in Europe. 

• True
• False

What was the name of the political party in Germany during WWII?

• Fascist 
• Nazis 
• Socialists
• Republicans

Took place in Normandy France and threatened Germany's control of Europe

• Iwo Jima
• D-Day
• The Holocaust
• Pearl Harbor

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

• the Progressive Movement

• Internment camps

• the Marshall Plan

• the Holocaust

Pearl Harbor is located in what U.S. state?

• California

• Pennsylvania

• Oahu

• Hawaii

This country was neutral at the beginning of WWII.

• Germany
• Japan
• France
• United States

How did invading the island of Iwo Jima help the US?

• It provided a strategic location for airfields and a base for further attacks on Japan.
• It allowed the US to establish a new trade route with Japan
• It provided a safe haven for US troops to rest and recover
• It allowed the US to access valuable natural resources on the island

What was the opportunity cost of sending supplies to soldiers overseas during World War II?

• US citizens were not able to use free choice in what they could buy and also had to rationed their purchases

• The amount of time it took to deliver the supplies
• The number of casualties in the war
• The financial cost of the supplies