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What was one of the main goals of the Nazis in the 1930s?
To rid Germany of the Jews
Joseph Stalin dominated the Soviet union using the tactics of
Terror and purges
When the Japanese advanced against his troops general MacArthur was forced to
Leave the Philippines
How is Mussolini use gangs of fascist thugs in Italy?
To terrorize its opponents
The Germans were finally halted in there advanced to the Soviet union at
The battle of Stalingrad
Hitler used which of the following military strategies when invading Poland?
Blitzkrieg
With the words "I shall return," General Douglas MacArthur promised to come back to
The Philippine islands
What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
On the homefront, popular culture was characterized by
Patriotism and high morale
Who inspired the British people to resist the German invasion
Winston Churchhill
The allies sunk all four Japanese carriers and 250 planes at
The battle of Midway
What prevented Americans from spending the high wages they earned in wartime jobs?
Shortages of consumer items
In 1940, one of the greatest rescues in the history of warfare occurred
At Dunkirk
After the allies gained control of Africa, what was their next target?
Italy
Financing the war with borrowed money was an example of
Deficit spending
During World War II, many Japanese Americans were interned, or
Confined to camps in isolated areas
The United States began to emerge from the depression as a result of
Producing goods for Allied forces
Through their island hopping strategy, the allies put themselves in a position to
Bomb Japan
After Germany surrendered, the Allies decided to
Divide Germany into four parts to be governed by Britain, US, France and Soviet union
Congress passed neutrality acts which were designed to
Limit international involvement
In what part of the world were the battles of the coral sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal fought
South pacific
What did Italy, Germany, and Japan have in common in the 1930s?
Sought to solve nations problems in conquest
The goal of the Manhattan project was to
Develop an atomic bomb
The battle of the bulge was
The largest battle fought in western Europe during World War II
Although communists and fascist have traditionally been enemies, in 1939 which fascist made a pact with which communist?
Hitler and Stalin
Which was part of American policy during the early years of World War II?
Remaining neutral while making war supplies available to Britain
The federal government acted against employment discrimination by creating
A fair employment practice committee
The axis powers were named for the "axis" between which two European capitals?
Berlin and Rome
In April 1943, how did Jews in Warsaw react against deportation to Treblinka?
Conducted a month-long revolt which demonstrated their spirit in spite of overwhelming odds against them
Which of the following took place on D-Day?
The landing of the allied forces on the French coast
Which of the following best describes Japanese kamikazes?
Bomb loaded planes deliberately crashed into targets
Which militant Japanese general became Prime Minister in October 1941?
Tojo Hideki
An important strategy used by American forces in the Pacific was
Their island hopping campaign
What important idea came out of the Nuremberg trials?
Individuals are responsible for their actions
The Japanese leaders believed they could cripple the American naval fleet
Pearl Harbor
What was the main war strategy that Roosevelt and Churchhill first agreed on?
To concentrate on winning war in Europe
After the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Japan accepted American terms for surrender
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt create the office of war mobilization?
To centralize agencies dealing with war production
After World War II, what organization was formed on the basis of the Atlantic charter?
The United Nations
Great Britain held out against the German attack at the battle of
Britain
To finance the war, the federal government did all of the following except
Reduce corporate prices
The night of anti-Jewish violence became known as
Kristalnacht
The Nazi Soviet nonaggression treaty contained a secret deal to
Divide poland between them Sudetenland
In the Munich conference, Britain and France
Gave into Hitler's demand for the Sudetenland
In the battle of Britain,
The Royal Air Force save Britain from invasion
The republican candidate who lost to Roosevelt in the 1940 election was
Herbert Hoover
Who is given command of all US Army units in the Pacific?
Douglas MacArthur
The capture of Stalingrad was key to the success of Hitler strategy to
Destroy the Soviet economy
The bataan death march occurred in
The Philippines
Roosevelt sent destroyers to Britain in exchange for
US bases on British held territory
Who commanded the German Afrika Korps and was known as the desert fox?
Erwin Rommel
A key to the American success at midway was
Breaking the Japanese Navy's secret code
Which of the following dates will "live in infamy"?
December 7, 1941
The Soviet unions powerful army was called the
Red shirts
The neutrality act of 1935 made it illegal for
Americans to sell arms to any country at war
The Atlantic charter stated that the United States and Britain would not
Attack Hitler
The Nye Committee report created the impression that America's entry into World War I was influenced by
American arms manufactures
In 1935 Italy invaded the African nation of
Ethiopia
The Nazis "final solution" referred to their plans to
Exterminate Europe's Jews
To get resources, the Japanese military invaded
Manchuria
The line of the fences along the French border with Germany was called the
Maginot line
The lend lease act was Roosevelt's way of getting arms to Britain without Britain having to
Pay cash
Iwo Jima was an important objective for the American military because
US planes could bomb Japan from there
Which nation violated the Kellogg Briand pact in 1931?
Germany
The policy of the United States following in the 1920s and 1930s was called
Isolationism
Germany's final counter attack was
The battle of the bulge
Which was perhaps the bloodiest battle of the war in the Pacific?
Okinawa
And important Allied victory that stopped the Japanese advance on Australia was the
Battle of the coral sea
Japans goal in attacking midway Island was to
Destroy the American fleet
Soviet forces fought the axis powers and, in late January 1943, won the
Battle of Stalingrad
