Practice Mastery Quiz #6b
- 1.
US president who decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
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Truman - 2.
US president during the Great Depression and most of WWII. Died after being elected to his third term in office.
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Roosevelt - 3.
Prime minister of Great Britain during WWII. Led Britain to Germany's defeat in the Battle of Britain.
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Churchill - 4.
Prime minister of Great Britain during the years between WWI and WWII. Pursued a policy of appeasement in hopes of avoiding war.
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Chamberlain - 5.
German commander in Northern Africa. He was nicknamed "The Desert Fox"
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Rommel - 6.
War crime of the Allied Powers. The US and Great Britain bombed a primarily civilian target in Germany
- A.
V-E Day
- B.
Iwo Jima
- C.
Dresden Fire Bombing
- D.
Bataan Death March
Correct Answer
C. Dresden Fire Bombing -
- 7.
The Allied Power's highest priority was the defeat of this country.
- A.
Japan
- B.
Germany
- C.
Great Britain
- D.
Soviet Union
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B. Germany -
- 8.
21,000 of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers stationed on the island died. The Japanese saw it as dishonorable to surrender. The United States used the lessons from this battle to determine if we would launch an invasion of the Japanese mainland or use the atomic bombs. The famous flag picture was taken here.
- A.
Okinawa
- B.
Battle of the Bulge
- C.
Island Hopping
- D.
Iwo Jima
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D. Iwo Jima -
- 9.
One of the highest casualty rates in the Pacific, including a very high civilian casualty rate. Civilians fought along side Japanese soldiers. The United States used the lessons from this battle to determine if we would launch an invasion of the Japanese mainland or use the atomic bombs.
- A.
Iwo Jima
- B.
Okinawa
- C.
Dresden Fire Bombing
- D.
Kristallnaucht
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B. Okinawa -
- 10.
This country had the highest civilian and military casualty rate. It was partially occupied during WWII
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Soviet Union - 11.
This country had the largest number of Jews killed during the Holocaust
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Poland - 12.
The first Japanese city to be bombed with an atomic bomb was ____________________________
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Hiroshima - 13.
The second Japanese city to be bombed with an atomic bomb was ____________________
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Nagasaki - 14.
This battle ended the Hitler-Stalin Non-Agression Pact
- A.
Okinawa
- B.
Battle of the Bulge
- C.
Bataan Death March
- D.
Operation Barbarossa
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D. Operation Barbarossa -
- 15.
This was the largest US surrender. The Japanese forced US and Filipino soldiers to march over 60 miles with no food or water.
- A.
Bataan Death March
- B.
Battle of the Bulge
- C.
Iwo Jima
- D.
V-J Day
Correct Answer
A. Bataan Death March -
- 16.
D-Day relates to which of the following (pick 4):
- A.
Island hopping
- B.
Northern France
- C.
Led by Eisenhower
- D.
Northern Africa
- E.
Led by Rommel
- F.
Start of the liberation of France
- G.
Largest amphibious invasion in history
- H.
Surprise attack on Germany
Correct Answer(s)
B. Northern France
C. Led by Eisenhower
F. Start of the liberation of France
G. Largest amphibious invasion in history -
- 17.
"Night of broken glass." Terror campaign against the Jews
- A.
Deportation
- B.
Kristallnaucht
- C.
Final Solution
- D.
Nagasaki
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B. Kristallnaucht -
- 18.
The idea behind this term is to capture certain key islands, one after another, until Japan came within range of American bombers.
- A.
Firebombing
- B.
Deportation
- C.
Luftwaffe
- D.
Island Hopping
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D. Island Hopping -
- 19.
The purpose of this meeting was to determine how to restructure Europe after Germany surrendered
- A.
Potsdam Conference
- B.
Paris Peace Conference
- C.
Germany Conference
- D.
Yalta Conference
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D. Yalta Conference -
- 20.
December 7th, 1941- a date which will live in infamy...
- A.
Dresden Fire Bombing
- B.
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
- C.
Nagasaki Nuclear Bombing
- D.
Invasion of Poland
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B. Bombing of Pearl Harbor -
- 21.
The US had the most casualties in this battle
- A.
Okinawa
- B.
Battle of Britain
- C.
Normandy
- D.
Battle of the Bulge
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D. Battle of the Bulge -
- 22.
"The turning point in the Pacific"
- A.
Midway
- B.
Iwo Jima
- C.
Normandy
- D.
Pearl Harbor
Correct Answer
A. Midway -
- 23.
I can define and explain the importance of D-Day
- A.
True
- B.
False
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A. True -
- 24.
I can define and explain the importance of Island Hopping
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 25.
I can define and explain the importance of The Final Solution
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
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