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Total questions: 18
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Name
Class
Date
1.
“lightning war”
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Appeasement
2.
codename for atomic bomb research
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Neutrality Acts
3.
location of first U.S. atomic bombing
a)
Hiroshima
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Vichy
4.
The Truman Doctrine was rooted in the idea of
a)
containment.
b)
appeasement.
c)
aggression.
5.
Japanese pilots who crashed into Allied warships
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Hiroshima
c)
Vichy
6.
German city in which Allies held war crimes trials
a)
Nuremberg
b)
Notaniceberg
c)
Paris
7.
What was important about the Battle of the Bulge?
a)
It delayed the Allied advance from the west.
b)
It delayed the Soviet advance from the east.
c)
It caused the Germans to sue for peace.
8.
Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union because
a)
he wanted the Soviet Union’s vast natural resources.
b)
the Soviets had betrayed him by seizing the Baltic states.
c)
the Soviets had helped the British at Dunkirk.
9.
What happened at Dunkirk in the spring of 1940?
a)
British forces successfully retreated across the English Channel.
b)
The British waited for Germans to attack in the “Phony War.”
c)
The Germans launched their invasion of Britain.
10.
allowed the U.S. president to aid to American allies
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Neutrality Acts
c)
Manhattan Project
11.
The U.S. strategy of “island-hopping” in the Pacific
a)
allowed the U.S. to gradually move north toward Japan.
b)
quickly weakened the resolve of Japanese soldiers.
c)
was a failure, forcing the U.S. to use atomic weapons.
12.
giving in to an aggressor’s demands to maintain peace
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Kamikaze
13.
intended to prevent U.S. involvement in a European war
a)
Neutrality Acts
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Manhattan Project
14.
French city where Germans set up a “puppet state” capital
a)
Vichy
b)
Nice
c)
Fishy
15.
During World War II, “Rosie the Riveter” came to symbolize the
a)
women who worked in U.S. manufacturing plants.
b)
women who worked in British manufacturing plants.
c)
Allied nurses who cared for wounded troops on the front lines.
16.
Through what action did Hitler violate the Versailles treaty in 1936?
a)
He sent troops into the Rhineland.
b)
He invaded Poland.
c)
He sent troops into Czechoslovakia.
17.
What stopped the German advance during the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941?
a)
the terrible winter of 1941-42
b)
superior Soviet weaponry
c)
the Soviet victory at Stalingrad
18.
What U.S. action influenced the Japanese decision to attack the United States in 1941?
a)
The U.S. banned the sale of iron, steel, and oil to Japan.
b)
The U.S. demanded that Japanese forces leave Manchuria.
c)
The U.S. occupied the important island of Midway.
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