Category A
Who is the leader of Italy during WWII?
a. Francisco Mussolini
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Vladimir Lenin
d. Leonardo Davinci
b. Benito Mussolini
Granting concessions to a potential enemy to maintain peace.
a. allotment
b. distribution
c. appeasement
d. compensation
c. appeasement
Germany's technique of tanks and planes attacking in a coordinated effort.
a. blitz attack
b. blitzkrieg
c. blintz
d. blinding attack
b. blitzkrieg
To begin.
a. ideology
b. suppress
c. initiate
d. eradicate
c. initiate
A deadly, contagious disease.
a. pestilence
b. quagmire
c. infamy
d. languish
a. pestilence
This law helped the Allies buy goods and munitions from the United States.
a. Neutrality Act of 1939
b. Lend-Lease Act.
c. Atlantic Charter
d. Executive Order 8802
a. Neutrality Act of 1939
What was the largest death camp during WWII?
a. Nuremberg
b. Kristallnacht
c. Auschwitz
d. Berlin
c. Auschwitz
What countries made up the Axis Powers?
a. U.S., U.S.S.R, and Britain
b. Japan, China, and Germany
c. Germany, Italy, and Japan
d. Germany, Italy, and U.S.S.R.
c. Germany, Italy, and Japan
To distribute or give out according to a plan.
a. marginalize
b. suppress
c. agonize
d. allocate
d. allocate
Doing things that are wrong, dishonest, or illegal.
a. unscrupulous
b. restraint
c. eradicate
b. indoctrinate
a. unscrupulous
What was the importance of the Battle of Coral Sea?
a. Germany's submarines were destroyed.
b. Japanese planes were destroyed.
c. Germany failed to capture a key spot in England.
d. Japan failed to capture a key spot in New Guinea.
d. Japan failed to capture a key spot in New Guinea.
What is saturation bombing?
a. Dropping a large number of bombs.
b. Dropping bombs targeting the key centers.
c. Dropping bombs with oily chemicals.
d. Dropping atomic bombs.
a. Dropping a large number of bombs.
What are the Nuremberg Trials?
a. The trial of Japanese leaders for war crimes.
b. The trial of Italian leaders for war crimes.
c. The trial of German leaders for war crimes.
d. The trial of Russian leaders for war crimes.
c. The trial of German leaders for war crimes.
Unwilling and hesitant.
a. momentum
b. comprise
c. reluctant
d. ultimate
c. reluctant
Unclear in meaning.
a. momentum
b. persecution
c. vague
d. systemic
c. vague
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was comprised of what group?
a. African-Americans
b. Japanese-Americans
c. Mexican-Americans
d. Italian-Americans
b. Japanese-Americans
What was the Manhattan Project?
a. It was an area in New York for affordable housing.
b. It was an objective to feed America.
c. It was a scientific program for atomic development.
d. It was a program designed to train soldiers.
c. It was a scientific program for atomic development.
In Germany during WWII, which policy denied citizenship to Jews.
a. Kristallnacht
b. Nuremberg Laws
c. Auschwitz
d. Berlin Trials
b. Nuremberg Laws
Organized carefully and done thoroughly.
a. systemic
b. momentum
c. quagmire
d. comprise
a. systemic
A series of military operations and attacks designed to produce a certain result in war.
a. eradicate
b. momentum
c. campaign
d. agonize
c. campaign
What was the goal at the Yalta Conference?
a. Discuss humanitarian rights.
b. Discuss the potential Cold War.
c. Discuss the final strategy concerning postwar Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia.
d. Discuss the creation of Israel.
c. Discuss the final strategy concerning postwar Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia.
What was the role of the Office of War Information during WWII?
a. Worked with the public about the economy.
b. Worked with the military about benefits.
c. Worked with the media to encourage support of the war effort.
d. Worked with minorities about participating in the war.
c. Worked with the media to encourage support of the war effort.
Who was in charge of the Manhattan Project?
a. Albert Einstein
b. George Marshall
c. George S. Patton Jr.
d. J.Robert Oppenheimer
d. J.Robert Oppenheimer
The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.
a. persecution
b. infamy
c. asylum
d. reluctant
b. infamy
Preventing the freedom of a person or group of people.
a. repressive
b. systemic
c. indoctrinate
d. liberate
a. repressive