Chapter 35

Question 1

Bastion

Answer 1

A fortified stronghold, often including earthworks or stone works, that guards against enemy attack.

Question 2

Bracero

Answer 2

A Mexican farm laborer temporarily brought into the United States.

Question 3

Genocide

Answer 3

The systematic extermination or killing of an entire people.

Question 4

Douglas MacArthur

Answer 4

The eloquent and egotistical American commander. Best known for his command of Allied forces in the Pacific.

Question 5

Harry S. Truman

Answer 5

The Vice President who recently attained national visibility as the efficient chairman of the Senate committee investigating wasteful war expenditures.

Question 6

Albert Einstein

Answer 6

A German born theoretical physicists. He developed the general theory of relativity.

Question 7

Chester Nimitz

Answer 7

Was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role of WWII as commander in chief.

Question 8

Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower

Answer 8

The 34th President of the United States. Was a five-star general in the army during WWII and served as a Supreme Court Commander.

Question 9

U-Boat

Answer 9

A German submarine, named for the German Unterseeboot, or “undersea boat,” which proved deadly for the Allied ships in the war zone. U-Boat attacks played an important role in drawing the United States into the war.