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Which event occurred first: 1. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. 2. The invasion of Poland by Germany to begin World War II 3. The death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 4. The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the United States.
*What is Germany invaded Poland 1939, starting WWII on the European front. -Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 -Roosevelt died in his unprecedented 4th term, leaving HST to decide to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, Japan
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Groups targeted by the Nazis during the Holocaust consisted of: * 1. Homosexuals 2. Communists 3. Jews 4. All of the above.
What is all of the above
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What is another name for a German U-Boat? * 1. Battleship 2. Cruiser 3. PT Boat 4. Submarine
What is Submarine
100
Here in the 21st century genocide is still happening in many places throughout the world because of : * 1. war. 2. brutal dictatorships. 3. hate and prejudice. 4. All the above.
What is All the above.
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What did the United States call the two theaters of war during WWII? * 1. The Hoyt’s cinema and the Colony 4. 2. The East and the West. 3. The European and Pacific. 4. The first and the second.
What is The European and Pacific.
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The policy of Great Britain and France which allowed Germany and Italy to annex land prior to World War II was called: * 1. intervention 2. appeasement 3. aggression 4. Open Door
What is appeasement
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The total elimination of all individuals everywhere in the world according to their race, religion, nationality (or any other grouping) is known as: * 1. Total War 2. Genocide 3. Blood Libel 4. Terminization
What is genocide
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The goals of the Manhattan Project, which was initiated officially in 1942, was to create: * 1. an underground subway system in New York City. 2. build dams along New York’s Hudson River. 3. create the first ever atomic weapons. 4. the first invisible aircraft carrier.
What is create the first ever atomic weapons.
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You are the owner of an ammunition factory during WWII. You desperately need workers because many of your original employees have joined the armed forces. Who would you most likely hire? * 1. Japanese – American internees 2. Children under the age of 13 3. Captured German soldiers 4. Women
What is women
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What President of the United States ordered the use of the atomic bombs on Japan? * 1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 2. John F. Kennedy 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower 4. Harry S. Truman
What is Harry S. Truman
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The famous flag raising by the U.S. Marines in the Pacific during World War II occurred on: * Okinawa Iwo Jima Borneo Wake Island
What is Iwo Jima
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Hatred of Jews is known as: * 1. Anti-Semitism 2. Anti-Nazism 3. Kristallnacht 4. Racism
What is Anti-Semitism
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In which country was Benito Mussolini the dictator from 1922 to 1945?
What is Italy
300
Who were the axis countries? * check all that apply UK US Japan Germany Italy
What is Japan, Germany, Italy
300
What happened to Japanese-Americans during World War II? * 1. They were sent on vacation. 2. They were sent to Japan. 3. They were put in Internment Camps in the US 4. They were repatriated to Japan
What is They were put in Internment Camps in the US
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On what date did D-Day occur? * A. December 7, 1941 B. September 1, 1939 C. May 7, 1945 D. June 6, 1944
What is June 6, 1944
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Which was the location of the Allied invasion of Western Europe known as D-Day.
What is Normandy, France
400
What region did Japan attack in 1937, effectively launching the Pacific Front of WWII?
What is Manchuria, China
400
Adolf Hitler’s autobiography written while he was in prison was known as * 1. 1984 2. Triumph of the Will 3. The Wave 4. Mein Kampf
What is Mein Kampf
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Who were the Axis Powers? * 1. Austria-Hungary-Norway 2. Germany-Italy-Japan 3. Japan-Norway-Great Britain 4. Poland-United States-France
What isGermany-Italy-Japan
500
The name of the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were: * Big Guy and Little Girl Fat Man and Little Boy Ping and Pong Laurel and Hardy
What is Fat Man and Little Boy
500
Germany invaded this nation in June of 1941, despite having signed a non-aggression pact. Describe this country.
What is Russia
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What was the United States’ position during the early years of WWII in Europe? * 1. The U.S. denounced England and France for declaring war on Germany. 2. The U.S. adopted a foreign policy known as interventionism. 3. The U.S. terminated all trade agreements with all warring nations. 4. The U.S. remained neutral but still loaned supplies to England.
What is The U.S. remained neutral but still loaned supplies to England.
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You own a newspaper company in Germany during the 1930s. Some of the headlines read: “Hitler Expands Military!” “Hitler Marches German troops into the Rhineland!” “Germany Takes Over the Sudetenland!” What has Hitler done? * 1. He defied the orders of his commanders. 2. He defied the Treaty of Versailles. 3. He defied the Treaty of Paris. 4. He, at this point, started WWII in Europe.
What is He defied the Treaty of Versailles
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What historical world leader did Hitler have some of the same problems as after invading Russia? * A. Hannibal B. Ghengis Kahn C. Rasputin D. Napoleon
What is Napoleon
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