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WWII

Quiz by Jessica Thomas

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  • Q1
    Why did the US enter WWII?
    because Germany invaded Normandy
    because Britain declared war on Germany
    because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor
    Because their ally Russia invaded Poland
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following was a cause of WWII in Europe?
    Germany and Italy invaded nearby countries
    Great Britain and France attacked Spain
    Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
    The US invaded Canada
    30s
  • Q3
    The first African American unit of combat aviators who fought in WWII were known as...
    Civil Fighting Force
    Red Hawks
    Tuskeegee Airmen
    Air Patrols
    30s
  • Q4
    Women helped the war effort by...
    serving as nurses
    working in factories
    serving as radio operators, pilots, and mechanics
    All of the above
    30s
  • Q5
    Which two countries allied with Germany in WWII?
    Austria & Hungary
    Italy & Japan
    France & Korea
    Poland & Russia
    30s
  • Q6
    What group of people did Hitler blame and punish for all of Germany's troubles?
    Jewish
    Russian
    American
    Polish
    30s
  • Q7
    How did Americans on the homefront help during WWII?
    families bought war bonds
    children organized scrap drives
    people planted victory gardens
    All of the above
    30s
  • Q8
    How did WWII help to bring the US out of the Great Depression?
    Factory owners moved their companies overseas.
    Stock prices fell, so investors made more money.
    American farmers sold their land to buy war bonds.
    People got jobs in factories making war supplies.
    30s
  • Q9
    What caused Japan to surrender at the end of WWII?
    Germany stopped helping Japan.
    The Japanese army was trapped on Iwo Jima.
    The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.
    Allied armies invaded Japan.
    30s
  • Q10
    German planes bombed London and other cities every night and caused Churchill to move underground in a bomb shelter. What battle was this?
    Battle of Britain
    Battle of Stalingrad
    Battle of Iwo Jima
    Battle of Pearl Harbor
    30s
  • Q11
    The Nazis' persecution and murder of the Jewish people, as well as other groups of people who were thought to be "undesirable" is known as...
    Holocaust
    rationing
    Manhattan Project
    island-hopping
    30s
  • Q12
    Because some military leaders worried that Japanese-American citizens might help the enemy, President Roosevelt ordered that they be sent to live in relocation camps or...
    Angel Island
    internment camps
    concentration camps
    Japan
    30s
  • Q13
    To ensure there would be enough food and supplies for the soldiers in the war, the US government set up ____________ , a plan that limited what people on the home front could buy.
    Manhattan Project
    rationing
    scrap drives
    island-hopping
    30s
  • Q14
    After their city was completely destroyed, the Soviet soldiers were able to force Germany to surrender in the Battle of _____________ .
    Iwo Jima
    Stalingrad
    Britain
    Pearl Harbor
    30s
  • Q15
    Germany's dictator was...
    Hitler
    Mussolini
    Tojo
    Stalin
    30s

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