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Define Nazi
Person or group blamed for a problem
Japanese pilot who carried out a suicide mission
Member of Hitler’s National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Form of government built on extreme nationalism and racism
Nazi military unit
Define Scapegoat
Person or group blamed for a problem
Japanese pilot who carried out a suicide mission
Member of Hitler’s National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Form of government built on extreme nationalism and racism
Nazi military unit
Define Kamikaze
Person or group blamed for a problem
Japanese pilot who carried out a suicide mission
Member of Hitler’s National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Form of government built on extreme nationalism and racism
Nazi military unit
Define SS
Person or group blamed for a problem
Japanese pilot who carried out a suicide mission
Member of Hitler’s National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Form of government built on extreme nationalism and racism
Nazi military unit
Define fascism
Person or group blamed for a problem
Japanese pilot who carried out a suicide mission
Member of Hitler’s National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Form of government built on extreme nationalism and racism
Nazi military unit
Who was Patton?
Nickname for a female factory worker
Axis military leader
Allied military leader
Who was Rommel?
Nickname for a female factory worker
Axis military leader
Allied military leader
What was rationing?
Plane used to drop atomic bombs on Japan
Axis military leader
Limitation on the amount of goods that a person can buy
Who was Rosie?
Nickname for a female factory worker
Axis military leader
Allied military leader
What was the Enola Gay?
Plane used to drop atomic bombs on Japan
Axis military leader
Limitation on the amount of goods that a person can buy
Which Country is AA?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which Country is F?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which Country is Y?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which Country is H?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which Country is C?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which country had a pact with Hitler but eventually joined the Allied Powers?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which country had a leader called "Fuehrer"?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which country had a leader named Mussolini?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which country had a leader named Churchill?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
Which country had a leader named Stalin?
USSR
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
France
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
to make Germany pay reparations for Allied property loss
to prosecute Nazi leaders for atrocities and war crimes
to make Germany give back the land it had occupied during the war
to prosecute those responsible for the relocation of Japanese Americans
What policy did the United States adopt at the beginning of World War II?
aggression
fascism
appeasement
isolationism
Which of the following could be used to describe both Hitler and Mussolini?
known as Il Duce
built up military in defiance of the Versailles Treaty
used economic unrest as a tool
promised a new Roman empire
Adolf Hitler established a single party that suppressed opposition. This action made Germany which of the following?
a military state
a communist country
a capitalist country
a totalitarian state
In the United States, people from which of the following groups were sent to “relocation camps” (internment camps) solely because of their ethnic background?
Mexican Americans
African Americans
Japanese Americans
Chinese Americans
Which of the following utilized the Lend-Lease Act?
Germany and Italy
Soviet Union and Italy
U.S. and Axis Powers
U.S. and Allied Powers
Which statement best summarizes how the United States mobilized its wartime economy?
The government did not interfere with the normal means of production.
The government planned what goods would be produced by private industry.
The government took over ownership of private industry for the duration of
the war.
The government let businesses continue producing consumer goods at pre-war levels.
Which of the following was not a way in which the United States responded to the early stages of WWII?
sent troops to Europe
sold arms to the Allies
built up its armed forces
remained neutral
What prompted FDR to call December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy?”
the German attack on the Soviet Union
the invasion of Poland by Germany
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
the German bombing of London, England
Which of the following forced Japan to surrender to the Allies in WWII?
The United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japanese cities.
The United States captured the island of Okinawa.
American ground forces invaded Japan’s home islands.
American warships blockaded Japan’s major ports.
How did the D-Day invasion of France affect the war in Europe?
It forced the Germans to keep large numbers of troops in the Soviet Union.
It allowed the Allies to carry out their planned invasion of Italy.
It forced the Germans to split their armies between two different fronts.
It forced the Allies to abandon their bases in North Africa.
Which agreement freed Hitler to use force against Poland without fear of Soviet intervention?
Munich Conference
Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact
Versailles Treaty
Neutrality Act
France and Great Britain declared war on Germany after which of the following?
invasion of Ethiopia
invasion of Poland
invasion of the Soviet Union
invasion of the United States
Which of the following statements describes Adolf Hitler?
He ruled the city of Rome.
He violated the Treaty of Versailles.
He invaded Manchuria.
He became the Czar of his country.
Frustrated by his failure in Great Britain, where did Hitler launch an attack?
France
South Africa
Soviet Union
United States
What happened in Italy when Mussolini was named the head of the government?
Civil liberties ceased to exist.
The National Socialist Party recruited members.
Political parties started to form.
The Italian military disbanded.
To what atrocity does the term Holocaust refer?
the brutal treatment of American and Filipino prisoners on Bataan
the execution of Nazi and Japanese leaders after WWII
the aerial bombardment of houses, farms, and factories
the slaughter of Europe’s Jews by the Nazis
What can be inferred from the wartime rationing of gasoline in the United States?
American consumers were not permitted to drive automobiles.
The armed forces needed fuel for their military vehicles.
The United States exported most of its oil to Japan.
The need for gasoline declined during WWII.
Which of the following statements does not describe the experiences of African Americans in the military during WWII?
They originally served in segregated units.
Some were members of the Tuskegee Airmen.
They were never permitted to serve in combat.
Most were given low-level assignments.
What was the purpose of the U.S. government’s bracero program?
It instituted curfew programs for German Americans.
It forced Japanese Americans to sell their homes and businesses.
It permitted recruitment of Mexican workers for jobs in the United States.
It provided compensation to Japanese Americans for wartime property losses.
Select the response which lists the United States Presidents in the correct chronological order.
Hoover, Truman, FDR
FDR, Hoover, Truman
Hoover, FDR, Truman
Truman, Hoover, FDR
How did a group of Navajo soldiers use a code based on their native language?
to communicate with other Navajo soldiers
to recruit other soldiers
to send military messages about battle plans
to force other soldiers to learn their language
When did American neutrality end?
after the attack on France
after the attack on Great Britain
after the attack on Mexico
after the attack on the United States
Which of the following is an example of appeasement during WWII?
Germany signing an unconditional surrender
giving Germany the Sudetenland at the Munich Conference
administering the Potsdam Declaration
Allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy
What did President Roosevelt promise when he ran for a third term in office?
He would not send soldiers to fight in any foreign wars.
He would increase the size of the navy.
He would declare war on Japan.
He would not become an isolationist.
Which government office promoted patriotism to unite Americans behind the war effort?
Office of War Information
National War Labor Board
War Production Board
G.I. Office
After the fall of France, what stood in the way of Adolf Hitler’s domination of western Europe?
Belgium
Egypt
Greece
Great Britain
Who served in the WAC and WAVES?
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Native Americans
women
How did isolationists feel about the Lend-Lease Act?
They supported the act because they created it.
They were indifferent.
They argued it would increase American involvement in the war.
They supported the plan because they thought it would improve relations with foreign countries.
Dwight D. Eisenhower landed his Allied troops on the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944. What was this day known as?
Battle of Leningrad
D-Day
V-E Day
Battle of the Bulge
After Germany signed an unconditional surrender, what did the Allies declare May 8th?
B-29 Day
D-Day
V-E Day
V-J Day
Where did the United States drop the first atomic bomb?
Berlin, Germany
Nagasaki, Japan
Hiroshima, Japan
Paris, France
What term is used to describe the kind of military campaign the U.S used as they made their way through the Pacific?
kamikaze attack
trench warfare
aerial bombardment
island hopping
The Tuskegee Airmen used “blitzkrieg” as a strategy to gain victory over countries under German control
True
False
Hitler believed Austria and Germany should be unified.
True
False
V-J day occurred before V-E day.
True
False
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Allies decided to focus on defeating Japan before Hitler.
True
False
Hitler’s rearming of Germany was in direct violation of the treaty ending WWI.
True
False
Hitler was able to gain the support of the German people because of their anger over the Treaty of Versailles.
True
False
The Nazis’ “final solution” was to wipe out an entire group of people.
True
False
The War Production Board supervised conversion of industries from war production to civilian production.
True
False
