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What triggered the actual beginning of World War II in 1939? A the British blockade of German ports B Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union C the invasion of Poland by Germany D France's denouncement of the Munich Conference

In the first two years of World War II, Germany conquered France, overran most of Europe, and attacked ________ from the air. A Britain B Switzerland C Czechoslovakia D Sweden

What event turned America from a position of neutrality to one of active support for the Allied cause in World War II? A the Battle of Britain B the invasion of Norway C the attack on Pearl Harbor D the invasion of the Soviet Union

The Allied strategy used to win the war in the Pacific was: A invading China. B island hopping. C the blitzkrieg. D the use of kamikazes.

Which of the following battles was a major turning point in the North African campaign? A El Alamein B Stalingrad C Midway D Dunkirk

What military action paved the way for the liberation of France and then western Europe? A “island-hopping” B the Battle of the Bulge C the D-Day Invasion at Normandy D the Battle of Dunkirk

The Tuskegee airmen were an all______ unit that fought in World War II. A Asian American B Italian American C Native American D African American

Ensuring that essential products were available for the war effort required ________ on the home front. A retooling B war bonds C rationing D prohibition

B preserve freedom of the press. C make all Americans hate immigrants. War censorship, ad campaigns and movies all worked together during World War II to: A promote the war effort. B preserve freedom of the press. C make all Americans hate immigrants. D create panic in the Second Red Scare

The Geneva Convention: A established rules for the humane treatment of prisoners of war. B called for the extermination of all Jews in Europe. C formed the League of Nations. D officially ended World War II.

What African American lawyer led the Virginia NAACP Legal Defense Team? Oliver Hill c. John Smith b. Dubois d. Clarence Thomas

Who was the first female astronaut in the U.S. ? Sabrina Andropov c. Sandra Day O’Connor b. Sally MacCauliff d. Sally Ride

What future Supreme Court justice headed the NAACP Defense Team? Thurgood Marshall c. Antonio Scalia b. Sally Ride d. Earl Warren

The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group: Holocaust c. genocide b. Mass murder d. Final solution

The law that set up the first peacetime draft in American history: Patriot Act Selective Service Act War Act d. Nationalism Act

The attack of these two islands brought American soldiers closer to Japan than ever. Hiroshima & Nagasaki Iwo Jima & Okinawa Midway & Pearl Harbor d. El Alamein & Stalingrad

Who was the President when the Berlin Wall fell? President Nixon President George W. Bush President Regan d. President George H.W. Bush

British defeated the Germans here, making this battle a turning point of WW2 in the Middle East. Battle of Midway Battle of Stalingrad Battle of El Alamein d. Battle of Normandy

The commander of the Allied forces at the D-Day invasion… McCarthy Winston Churchill Dwight D. Eisenhower d. Franklin D. Roosevelt