WWII US History Quiz
Description: Question Regarding WWII | |
Number of Questions: 53 | |
Created by: Amish Majumdar | |
Tags: USA History WWII |
What was used to censor reporting of the war and show patriotic movies and ad campaigns?
Which branch of the government upheld internment of Japanese Americans?
Which group of Americans faced prejudice and were interned b/c of fear they were spying?
What does the following poster symbolize?
What was the purpose of war bonds and income tax?
What was used to maintain a supply of essential products to the war effort?
The U.S. gov't and industry (factories) worked closely to allocate resources during WWII
The Nuremberg Trials led to increased demand for a ____ homeland.
What emphasized individual responsibility for actions during war, convicting Nazi leaders?
What was Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews?
_ is the systematic/purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious or cultural group.
What reflects the brutal treatment towards POWs in the Pacific?
What attempted to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners of war?
Which minority group had an oral communication code that was impossible for Japan to break?
Which minority group fought in non-segregated units?
Which Asian American minority regiment earned a high number of decorations?
Which African American airmen served in Europe w/ distinction, despite discrimination at home?
Which minority group often served in segregated military units & were assigned noncombat roles?
Which president succeeded Roosevelt and made the decision to drop the atomic bombs?
Who led the island hopping campaign in the Pacific?
Who led the D-Day invasion at Normandy?
Who was the British prime minister during WWII?
Who was the military leader of Japan during WWII?
Hitler was the leader of which country during WWII?
Who was the Soviet dictator during WWII?
Who was the U.S. president during the majority of WWII?
The bombings of which two cities on Aug. 6th and 9th, 1945, forced Japan to surrender?
Germany surrendered on __?
The costly invasions of which two islands brought the U.S. the closest to Japan?
Which Allied victory allowed the island hopping campaign to begin?
In which "miracle" battle did the US defeat a much larger Japanese force, saving Hawaii?
Which event began the liberation of western Europe from Hitler?
Where did the D-Day invasion take place?
What was the significance of D-Day on June 6, 1944?
Which battle stopped Germany from taking Soviet oil & turned the tide against them in the east?
Britain's victory at El Alamein stopped Germany from doing all of the following EXCEPT
Which nation invaded the Philippines and Indonesia and planned to invade Australia and Hawaii?
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific to cut of Japanese supplies by air and sea?
What was the Allied strategy in Europe during WWII?
All of the following countries were the Allied nations during WWII EXCEPT:
What was described as "a date that will live in infamy" by Pres. Roosevelt and led U.S. to war?
Which event took place on December 7, 1941?
Which nation refused to recognize Japanese conquests & placed an embargo on oil/steel exports?
Which Asian nation wanted military and economic dominance in Asia in the 1930s?
Who compared the Lend Lease Act to "lending a garden hose...?
What allowed the US to give Brits war supplies/ships in return for bases in Bermuda/Caribbean?
In 1941, on which former ally did Hitler turn on, and invade, in order to get oil?
What was the bombing of Britain by the Germans to force them from the war?
Which Allied nation was the first to fall to Germany in 1940?
What position did the U.S. take at the start of WWII?
Which nation helped Germany invade Poland?
What event triggered WWII?
When did WWII begin?