US HISTORY WWII TOPIC TEST

Question 1

the american first committee promoted the idea of

Answer 1

isolationism

Question 2

the extermination of blank by the nazis was called the blank

Answer 2

6 million jews
holocaust

Question 3

what date did d day take place

Answer 3

june 6 1944

Question 4

d day was the amphibious invasion of blank to liberate blank

Answer 4

normandy
france

Question 5

what date did the bombing of pearl harbor take place

Answer 5

december 7 1941

Question 6

who is the only president to serve more than two terms

Answer 6

FDR

Question 7

what amendment states that a president may only serve two terms

Answer 7

22

Question 8

who was the leader of the soviet union during wwii

Answer 8

joseph stalin

Question 9

who was the prime minister of england during the war

Answer 9

winston churchill

Question 10

americans were slow to enter the war because they felt blank was the best policy. however the us did view itself as an blank

Answer 10

isolationism
arsenal of democracy and supplied england with weapons

Question 11

by the 1930s hitler mussolini and the leaders of japan began

Answer 11

invading neighboring lands

Question 12

the japanese attack at pearl harbor got

Answer 12

the us to enter the war

Question 13

the strategy used to fight the japanese was called

Answer 13

island hopping

Question 14

a major cause of the japanese americans being placed into internment camps was

Answer 14

racial prejeduce

Question 15

the blank the use of these internment camps stating that their constitutional rights could be blank

Answer 15

supreme court upeld
suspended during war

Question 16

for mosr of the war blank troops fought in blank units

Answer 16

african americans
segregated

Question 17

the war refugee board was created to help

Answer 17

jews

Question 18

hitlers invasion of blank stated wwii. the allies concentrated on defeating blank first because by 1940 germany had gained control of blank

Answer 18

poland
germany
most of western europe

Question 19

at home americans were not often able to spend their money because there was a blank. it was a challenge for america to blank for allout war production. the gov launched a campaign asking americans to save items like rubber and razor blades to blank resources to use item to produce blank and to foster a sense of blank

Answer 19

shortage of consumer items
retool its industry
conserve
war materials
participation in the war at home

Question 20

most women were happy to

Answer 20

be making money

Question 21

what action ended the war

Answer 21

dropping of atomic bombs on japan

Question 22

fascism

Answer 22

the nation is above the individual

Question 23

axis powers

Answer 23

japan italy germany

Question 24

appeasement

Answer 24

giving into an agressor to keep peace

Question 25

allies

Answer 25

ussr, usa, france, england

Question 26

lend lease act

Answer 26

the us gives aid to the allies prior to entering the war

Question 27

atlantic charter

Answer 27

agreement between fdr and chruchill

Question 28

d day

Answer 28

code name for the day the invasion of europe began

Question 29

manhattan project

Answer 29

top secret project to develop the atomic bomb

Question 30

anti semitism

Answer 30

hatred toward jews

Question 31

holocaust

Answer 31

nazis systematic plan to murder european jews

Question 32

why were many americans reluctant to enter the war

Answer 32

they thought isolationism was in americas best interest

Question 33

a major cause of the internment of japanese americans during wwii was

Answer 33

racial prejudice

Question 34

in what ways did the us military discriminate against african american soldiers

Answer 34

the army was segregated

Question 35

during the early years of wwii the us

Answer 35

tried to remain neutral while becoming the arsenal of democracy

Question 36

what prevented americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime jobs

Answer 36

shortages of consumer items