Category A
In 1944, Hitler ordered a counterattack, known as the__________________.
A. Battle of the Bulge
B. Battle of Coral Sea
C. D-Day
D. Battle of Midway
A. Battle of the Bulge
On July 6, 1944, known as_______________, British and American forces traveled across the English Channel to invade France from the west.
A. D-Day
B. Battle of Coral Sea
C. Battle of the Bulge
D. Battle of Midway
A. D-Day
What does the word anti-Semitic mean?
A. Prejudice towards extreme ideologies
B. Prejudice towards other religions
C. Prejudice towards Jews
D. Prejudice towards minorities
C. Prejudice towards Jews
To support something, or make something stronger.
A. tenuous
B. bolster
C. expedite
D. repressive
B. bolster
To lose strength or momentum.
A. eradicate
B. procure
C. falter
D. minimal
C. falter
In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws denied citizenship to __________and segregated them at every level of society.
A. Jews
B. Catholics
C. Japanese-Americans
D. African-Americans
A. Jews
What is totalitarianism?
A. A form of government where citizens vote directly on laws and policies
B. A system in which a single party or leader has complete control over all aspects of life
C. A political system that promotes the separation of powers and individual rights
D. A type of government that shares power equally among multiple branches
B. A system in which a single party or leader has complete control over all aspects of life
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?
A. A group of spies sent behind enemy lines in Europe
B. The first African American military pilots in the U.S. armed forces
C. A unit of medical personnel serving on the front lines
D. A battalion of Native American code talkers
B. The first African American military pilots in the U.S. armed forces
To gradually make something or someone weaker and less effective.
A. secular
B. sectarian
C. augment
D. undermine
D. undermine
Intentionally deceitful, dishonest, or untrue.
A. fraudulent
B. dysfunctional
C. punitive
D. amicable
A. fraudulent
On May 7, 1945, Germany __________________.
A. Continued to attack major European cities
B. Countered an attack known as D-Day
C. Surrendered
D. Sunk numerous cargo ships headed to Britain
C. Surrendered
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act passed by the United States in 1941?
A. To draft American citizens into the military
B. To sell land in the western U.S. to settlers
C. To provide military aid to Allied nations during World War II
D. To end trade relations with Axis powers
C. To provide military aid to Allied nations during World War II
What was the primary role of the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during World War II?
A. Performing non-combat support duties such as clerical work, communications, and logistics
B. Organizing protests against the war
C. Serving in direct combat on the front lines
D. Leading military training programs for male soldiers
A. Performing non-combat support duties such as clerical work, communications, and logistics
Someone who is relaxed and calm.
A. depict
B. nonchalant
C. emaciate
D. brevity
B. nonchalant
Relating to a church parish.
A. amicable
B. parochial
C. secular
D. sectarian
B. parochial
Who was Japan's prime minister for most of World War II?
A. Hideki Tojo
B. Emperor Hirohito
C. Isoroku Korematsu
D. Shinzo Abe
A. Hideki Tojo
What was the Bataan Death March during World War II?
A. A strategic Allied offensive in the Philippines
B. A forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by Japanese forces, resulting in thousands of deaths
C. A peaceful protest by Filipino soldiers
D. A Japanese retreat from the Bataan Peninsula after defeat
B. A forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by Japanese forces, resulting in thousands of deaths
Who was A. Philip Randolph and what was he known for?
A. A Supreme Court justice who ruled on segregation cases during WWII
B. A famous World War II Sargent who led his battalion rescue Holocaust prisoners
C. The first African American General to lead soldiers into Germany
D. A civil rights and labor leader who organized the March on Washington and fought for African American workers’ rights
D. A civil rights and labor leader who organized the March on Washington and fought for African American workers’ rights
To make an action or process happen sooner.
A. expedite
B. depict
C. procure
D. suppress
A. expedite
Not behaving or working normally.
A. ideology
B. dysfunctional
C. asylum
D. systemic
B. dysfunctional
At the Yalta Conference, _______________discussed final strategy and crucial questions concerning postwar Germany, Eastern Europe, and Asia.
A. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
B. Randolph, Einstein, and Oppenheimer
C. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Lenin
D. Truman, Churchill, and Stalin
A. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
To protest employment discrimination, FDR issued Executive Order 8802. What did it assure?
A. Fair hiring practices in any job funded with government money.
B. Fair hiring practices for military personnel only.
C. Fair hiring practices for private corporations.
D. Fair hiring practices in any job funded with state money.
A. Fair hiring practices in any job funded with government money.
Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the Pacific Theater during World War II?
A. It marked the first use of atomic bombs in warfare
B. It allowed Japan to seize control of Hawaii
C. It significantly weakened the Japanese navy and shifted momentum to the Allies
D. It ended the war in the Pacific
C. It significantly weakened the Japanese navy and shifted momentum to the Allies
To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
A. indoctrinate
B. admonish
C. consolidate
D. alleviate
B. admonish
Using only a few words or lasting only a short time.
A. reluctant
B. contradict
C. brevity
D. alleviate
C. brevity