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ESSAY QUESTIONS
100
What was the date of the D Day invasion?
What is 1944?
100
During WWII, the Nazis used concentration camps to carry out genocide. What does the word "genocide" mean in the previous sentence?
What is a planned attempt to kill an entire people?
100
What was the Manhattan Project?
What is a secret plan to build an atom bomb?
100
How did Germany's borders change between 1937 and 1945?
What is: Germany's borders decreased and the country was divided into two separate countries named East and West Germany?
100
When was the GI Forum founded?
What is 1948?
200
What happened on D Day?
What was the Allies launched an attack on German forces in France?
200
Who won the Battle of Midway?
What is the United States?
200
Why did the U.S. drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What is to force Japan to surrender?
200
Why did the Japanese attack Midway Island in 1942?
What is: The capture of Midway Island would give a good location to launch attacks on the western coast of the U.S.?
200
What was the date of V-J Day?
When was: August 1945?
300
Which of the following events marked a turning point in the Allies' fight against Italy and Germany?
What was the Battle of Stalingrad?
300
Who led the D Day invasion?
Who was Dwight D. Eisenhower?
300
What is another name for a person who has served in the armed forces?
What is a veteran?
300
What was the result of the Battle of Midway?
What is: The U.S. defeated the Japanese?
300
How did the war in the Pacific end?
What is: The U.S. dropped atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki which forced Japan to surrender?
400
What was the Holocaust?
What is the mass murder of European Jews and other innocent people?
400
When comparing historical maps, what is step 1 for this skill?
What is "read the title of each map ?"
400
How did the GI Bill help returning American soldiers who needed work?
What is, "it gave them money to pay for college or for job training?"
400
What was the name of the Allied plan to bring them closer to invading Japan?
What is Island hopping?
400
What was the baby boom?
What is: the 15 year period after the end of in which 50 million babies were born?
500
What were the two major fronts in WWII?
What are Europe and North Africa, and the Pacific?
500
What is V-E Day?
What is May 8, 1945?
500
What date did the allies gain control of North Africa?
What is 1943?
500
What did Island hopping involve?
What is: attacking and capturing key islands that would bring them closer to attacking Japan?
500
Who was the Admiral of the Allied fleet that defeated the Japanese in the Battle of Midway Island?
Who was Admiral Chester Nimitz?