World War II (Ch 16)
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- Q1Manchuria was invaded by which country in 1931?BritainJapanChinaGermany30s
- Q2When did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?June 6, 1944September 2, 1945September 1, 1939December 7, 194130s
- Q3What is Corregidor?US rock fortress before surrendering to JapanFrench defensive line on the border of GermanyGerman defensive line on the border of FranceJapanese shelter before surrendering to the US30s
- Q4What impact did the Battle at Midway have on the war in the Pacific?It wiped out the entire Japanese NavyTurned the tide of war in favor of JapanIt destroyed the US Pacific FleetTurned the tide of war in favor of the US30s
- Q5What is island hopping?Allies taking heavily defended Japanese islands, bypassing lightly defended islandsDisbanding the Japanese armed forcesAllies taking lightly defended Japanese islands, bypassing heavily defended islandsThe Allies taking Sicily before advancing to Italy30s
- Q6What happened in the Battle of Guadalcanal?US forces defended an airfield because they knew a large Japanese force was comingUS captured Japanese territory after a six month battleThe Japanese seized power over the Guadal CanalLieutenant Colonel Doolittle's B-25 bombers bombed Tokyo and other cities30s
- Q7What was the Maginot Line?A line in the Pacific ocean where volcanic activity occursHundred mile long German defensive line on the border of FranceA line of islands off the southeast coast of ChinaHundred mile long French defensive line on the border of Germany30s
- Q8What countries joined the Axis Powers in the spring of 1941?Bulgaria, Hungary, Soviet UnionLuxemburg, Hungary, Soviet UnionHungary, Romania, LuxemburgHungary, Romania, and Bulgaria30s
- Q9What is the name of Britain's Air Force?LuftwaffeRoyal Air Force (RAF)Red Army Faction (RAF)Blitzkrieg30s
- Q10World War II started on September 1st, 1939 when which country invaded Poland?AmericaFranceThe Soviet UnionGermany30s
- Q11The Soviet Union and the United States were superpowers after which war?The Cold WarWorld War IIWorld War IThe Russian Civil War30s
- Q12What was Operation Sea Lion?Codename for the invasion of BritainCodename for the invasion of the Soviet UnionCodename for the invasion of PolandCodename for the creation of the atomic bomb30s
- Q13What was the Bataan Death March?Japanese troops marched up the Bataan peninsula to attack Allied forcesUS/Filipino POW were forced to march 85 miles up the Bataan peninsulaJewish POWs marched to concentration camps from ghettosJapanese Americans sent to internment camps after Pearl Harbor30s
- Q14Who was Winston Churchill?French PresidentBritish Prime MinisterAmerican PresidentSoviet Prime Minister30s
- Q15What role did Vichy, France play in World War II?Location of puppet government in southern FranceLocation of puppet government in northern FranceLocation of French government-in-exileGerman occupation zone in northern France30s