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World War II Test ReviewAnswers
1. Why were Japanese Americans Held in
internment camps during WWII?
• Americans thought that they would be a threat to US security.
2. What was the Manhattan Project?
• The project where the atomic bomb was created by America.
3. Why did the German forces seem unstoppable
in WWII?
• They used threats and intimidation.
• They had a large military with large arsenal of tanks.
• German soldiers believed in Hitler and would fight to the death for him.
4. What does “arsenal of democracy” mean?
• The United States received this nickname due to their supplying European Nations weapons (arsenal) in support of furthering Democracy.
5. Who was the Dictator of Italy during WWII?
• Benito Mussolini
6. What was women’s role during WWII?
• Women worked jobs that needed to be filled due to men being off at war.
7. Where did the invasion of Europe take place?
• Battle of Normandy
8. Where did nuclear tests on atomic bombs take
place?
• New Mexico
9. What did the trials in Nuremberg and Tokyo
establish?
• Actions taken by individuals during the war would have consequences. People would be held accountable.
10. What happened on December 7, 1941?
• Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan.
11. What was island hopping?
• The US strategy implemented to defeat the Japanese.
12. What does isolationism mean?
• The US policy on staying out of foreign affairs of other countries.
13. What is a two front war?
• When a country is fighting a war in two locations.
• During WWII the US was fighting in Europe (starting in Normandy) and against the Japanese.
14. Why was the rationing of consumer goods during
WWII important?
• So that the US could produce more war materials.
15. Where in Europe did most of the military
dictatorships take place?
• Italy and Germany
16. What was the case of Korematsu vs. United
States?
• That removing Japanese in America was necessary due to the National Emergency.
17. What was the significance of the Battle
of Midway?
• Japan lost and this ended their supremacy in the Pacific.
18. What were the Holocaust and the
Nuremberg War Crime Trials?
• The Holocaust was Hitler's attempt to exterminate the Jews.
• The War Crimes Trial was an attempt to hold those accountable who were responsible for the Holocaust.
19. What did military production during the war
create?
• JOBS!!
• Especially for women!
20. Why did the US suffer minimal physical damage in both WWI and WWII?
• Where the US was located (not in Europe) kept us safe.
21. What were the Neutrality Acts of 1935 –
1937 designed to do?
• Attempted to keep the US out of WWII.
22. What did people believe nuclear weapons
would lead to?
• To the destruction of the world!
23. What was the primary goal of the Yalta
Conference in 1945?
• Leaders wanted to discuss the fate of Germany post war.
24. What affected German forces traveling across the
Soviet Union during WWII?
• Russia’s climate led to extremely harsh winters.
25. How did the US change the foreign policy
from 1939 to 1941?
• We would no longer stay neutral – we would go and support our Allies.
26. Why were nuclear test sites chosen in states such as New Mexico, Arizona,
etc.?
• There were not as many people in these states.
27. What was V-E Day?
• Victory in Europe Day
28. Where was the first atomic bomb dropped in
Japan?
• Hiroshima
29. Where was the second atomic bomb dropped in
Japan?
• Nagasaki
30. Why do you think Hitler committed suicide?
• To stay in control – even in his own death?
• To avoid harsh punishment?
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