World War II

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World War II
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Who was president during World War II?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Identify the Lend-Lease Act.
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A law which allowed the President to sell, lease,
or lend defense equipment to nations which the
President considered vital to American
securityAllowed FDR to help the British against
Germany
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What event started World War II ?
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Hitler invaded Poland.
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What event brought the U.S. into World War II?
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Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
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What were the Axis nations during World War II?
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1. Germany2. Italy3. Japan
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Who was the leader of Germany during World War
II?
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Adolf Hitler
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Who were the Allies in World War II?
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1. Great Britain2. the Soviet Union3. the
United States
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Who was the leader of Great Britain during World
War II?
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Winston Churchill
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Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during
World War II?
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Joseph Stalin
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What strategy did the Allies follow?
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Defeat Hitler First
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In what battle in North Africa did the British
defeat German forces, thereby denying Hitler
control over the Middle Eastern oil fields and
preventing Hitler from attacking the Soviet
Union from the south?
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• El Alamein

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What happened at the Battle of Stalingrad?
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1. Soviet army defeated the Germans2. Prevented
the Germans from seizing the Soviet oil fields3.
Turned the tide against the Germans on the
eastern front
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What happened at the Normandy landings (D-Day)?
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1. American and Allied troops landed in
France.2. Liberation of Western Europe had
begun.
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Who was the commander of the Allied forces at the
D-Day invasion?
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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What was the turning point of the war in the
Pacific?
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The Battle of Midway
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What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific?
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Island hopping
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The invasions of what two Pacific islands
brought American forces closer to Japan?
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1. Iwo Jima2. Okinawa
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How did the United States end the war in the
Pacific?
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Dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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During World War II, when men left the factories
to serve in the armed forces, who often took
their jobs?
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• Women

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Were the United States armed forces racially
segregated during World War II?
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Yes
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During World War II, what group of
African-American flyers served with distinction
in Europe?
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The Tuskegee Airmen
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During World War II, what Japanese-American
regiments earned a high number of decorations for
bravery?
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Nisei regiments
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What Native American language was used by the
U.S. military during World War II for
communication codes in the Pacific?
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Navajo
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What international agreement established rules
for the humane treatment of prisoners of war?
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The Geneva Convention
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What happened on the Bataan Death March?
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American POWs in the Philippines suffered brutal
treatment by the Japanese
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What was the Holocaust?
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Nazi Germanys systematic murder of European
Jews.
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What was Hitlers final solution?
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Exterminate (kill) all the Jews in Europe
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What were the Nuremberg Trials?
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Trials of Nazi leaders for war crimes
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In 1948 what nation was founded by Jewish
settlers living in Palestine?
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Israel
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How did the U.S. maintain an adequate supply of
products for the war effort?
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Rationing each family received a monthly
allowance of essential items (sugar, gasoline,
meat)
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How did the Roosevelt administration finance
World War II?
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1. War bonds2. The federal income tax
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What African-American leader led the fight for
desegregation of the armed forces and equal
hiring in defense jobs.
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A. Philip Randolph
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What was the Selective Service Act?
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1940 law which established the first peacetime
draft in American history
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What happened to most Japanese-Americans during
World War II?
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Relocated to internment camps, where they were
required to stay until the end of the war
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What was the role of the American media and
entertainment industries during World War II?
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Promoted Nationalism
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Define nationalism.
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A strong feeling of patriotism or devotion to
ones country