WWII Review Quizzard

 What event caused Congress to declare war?  Pearl Harbor  What legislation had Congress passed that would not allow the US to enter the war to aid Poland?  Neutrality Acts

 The Second World War started for those in Manchuria in 1931 – why? Explain.  Japan invaded Manchuria then  What event actually started the Second World War in Europe?  German invasion of Poland in September, 1939

 In 1941, FDR and Churchill issued the ________ which was a statement of goals for which the war was being fought.  Atlantic Charter  Before September 1939, most world powers did not think Hitler would invade Poland. Why? AND what secret agreement had been made?  Because of the Soviet Union; but the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact had been signed.

 The rise of ___ in Italy stressed nationalism and a single strong leader supported by a devoted party.  fascism

 Seeking power and the unification of all Germans, Hitler annexed _______ claiming this would be his ‘last territorial demand’.  Sudetenland  What President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?  Harry S. Truman

 What battle in the Pacific was said by some to have “avenged Pearl Harbor” for the Americans?  Battle of Midway

 What was the code name for the atomic bomb program?  Manhattan project

 Who commanded Allied forces in the Philippines?  Douglas MacArthur  What method was used to decrease the use of scarce and essential wartime goods?  rationing

 Which nation was defeated at the Battle of Midway after its plans of an attack were intercepted?  Japan  A Japanese tactic of suicide bombing, translated ‘divine wind’ is _________.  kamikaze

 Who were the defendants at the Nuremburg Trials?  Nazi leaders  True or false:  Women and minorities faced prejudices in the wartime workforce.  True

 What is the name given to the trials at which Germans were prosecuted for their war crimes?  Nuremberg Trials  When did the US declare war on Japan? Give day, month, and year!  December 8, 1941

 Douglas MacArthur wanted to extend the Korean War into a war against ____.  China

 Who took the presidency upon the death of FDR?  Harry S. Truman

 Who was condemned for bringing the Senate into disrepute?  Joseph McCarthy  What is the date of D- Day?  June 6, 1944

 True or False:  V-E Day stands for “Victory in the East” day.  False  What pair claimed to be persecuted for being Jewish and pleaded not guilty to the crime of espionage?  Ethel and Julius Rosenberg

 During World War Two, who was prime minister of Great Britain?  Winston Churchill

 Because of the Soviet influence over so many of the countries of eastern Europe, it was said there was an ________ that had descended across Europe from the Baltic to the Adriatic.  Iron Curtain  What announcement by the British caused Truman to respond with the Truman Doctrine?  That they could no longer supply aid to Greece and Turkey

 What country’s flag is this?  South Africa  During World War Two FDR signed an order requiring the removal of people of ____ ancestry and more than 110,000 of these Americans were sent to relocation centers in California, Washington, Oregon and Arizona.  Japanese

 What legislation  What legislation provided over $12 Billion in aid to western Europe over 4 years?   European Recovery Act  Who was the US Secretary of State who advocated this planned policy to give aid to recovering European countries?  George C. Marshall

 Who finally received recognition in 1969 for their efforts in World War Two when they baffled Japanese spies in the Pacific (something that was indispensable to the war effort)?  Navajo Code Talkers  Why did the Soviets lift the blockade of Berlin in May of 1949?  The Berlin airlift had made it ineffective

 True or False  Of the UN forces that helped the South Koreans in the Korean War, 90% were American.  True  Who was commander of NATO in 1951?  General Eisenhower