World War II Test Review

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World War II Test Review

• Answers

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1. Why were Japanese Americans Held in internment
camps during WWII?
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• Americans thought that they would be a threat to
  US security.

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2. What was the Manhattan Project?
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• The project where the atomic bomb was created by
  America.

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3. Why did the German forces seem unstoppable in
WWII?
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• 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.

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4. What does arsenal of democracy mean?
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• The United States received this nickname due to
  their supplying European Nations weapons
  (arsenal) in support of furthering Democracy.

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5. Who was the Dictator of Italy during WWII?
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• Benito Mussolini

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6. What was womens role during WWII?
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• Women worked jobs that needed to be filled due to
  men being off at war.

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7. Where did the invasion of Europe take place?
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• Battle of Normandy

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8. Where did nuclear tests on atomic bombs take
place?
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• New Mexico

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9. What did the trials in Nuremberg and Tokyo
establish?
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• Actions taken by individuals during the war would
  have consequences. People would be held
  accountable.

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10. What happened on December 7, 1941?
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• Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan.

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11. What was island hopping?
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• The US strategy implemented to defeat the
  Japanese.

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12. What does isolationism mean?
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• The US policy on staying out of foreign affairs
  of other countries.

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13. What is a two front war?
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• 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.

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14. Why was the rationing of consumer goods
during WWII important?
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• So that the US could produce more war materials.

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15. Where in Europe did most of the military
dictatorships take place?
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• Italy and Germany

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16. What was the case of Korematsu vs. United
States?
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• That removing Japanese in America was necessary
  due to the National Emergency.

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17. What was the significance of the Battle of
Midway?
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• Japan lost and this ended their supremacy in the
  Pacific.

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18. What were the Holocaust and the Nuremberg War
Crime Trials?
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• 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.

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19. What did military production during the war
create?
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• JOBS!!
• Especially for women!

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20. Why did the US suffer minimal physical damage
in both WWI and WWII?
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• Where the US was located (not in Europe) kept us
  safe.

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21. What were the Neutrality Acts of 1935 1937
designed to do?
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• Attempted to keep the US out of WWII.

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22. What did people believe nuclear weapons would
lead to?
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• To the destruction of the world!

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23. What was the primary goal of the Yalta
Conference in 1945?
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• Leaders wanted to discuss the fate of Germany
  post war.

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24. What affected German forces traveling across
the Soviet Union during WWII?
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• Russias climate led to extremely harsh winters.

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25. How did the US change the foreign policy from
1939 to 1941?
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• We would no longer stay neutral we would go and
  support our Allies.

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26. Why were nuclear test sites chosen in states
such as New Mexico, Arizona, etc.?
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• There were not as many people in these states.

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27. What was V-E Day?
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• Victory in Europe Day

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28. Where was the first atomic bomb dropped in
Japan?
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• Hiroshima

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29. Where was the second atomic bomb dropped in
Japan?
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• Nagasaki

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30. Why do you think Hitler committed suicide?
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• To stay in control even in his own death?
• To avoid harsh punishment?