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The Japanese did not surrender easily; therefore,the capture of many Japanese-held islands in the Pacific was difficult and costly. |
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When World War II began, the Soviet Union was an ally of Nazi Germany. |
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Franklin Roosevelt was president when the Japanese attached Pearl Harbor. |
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| What was the code name of the program to build an atomic bomb? |
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| What kind of devastating attackes did the Japanese begin to hurl at American ships during the final stages of the war? |
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| Over five thousand Marines died during the capture of what small island near Japan? |
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| What was the first sea battle in which all of the fighting was done by airplanes. |
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| What famous American general commanded troops in the Philippines during World War II? |
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| What is the name for June 6, 1944? |
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| What general commanded both the American troops in North Africa and the combined Allied forces in the Normandy invasion? |
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| What were Americans called who sincerely believed that war was wrong and, therefore, were exempt from combat duty? |
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| What event pulled America into World War II? |
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| the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor |
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| Who was the prime minister of Britain during most of World War II? |
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| What major Allied country fell to German control in 1940? |
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| What word describes the "lightening war" generated by the German forces early in the war? |
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| The German invasion of what country marked the beginning of World War II? |
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| With what leader did Hitler sign a nonagression pact before the invasion of Poland? |
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| Against what group did the Allies fight in World War II? |
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| What German political party grew around Hitler's leadership? |
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| What man rose to power in Germany before World War II by denouncing the Treaty of Versailles and predicting that Germany would become a powerful world leader? |
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| What was, according to Franklin Roosevelt, the "date which will live in infamy"? |
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| December 7, 1941 (the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor) |
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| One of the Japanese cities on which an atomic bomb was dropped was... |
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| One of the most devastating tactics used by the Japanese in World War II was... |
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| The costliest chunk of rock and black sand ever captured by the U.S. Marine Corps was... |
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| A major part of the war in the Pacific involved America's trying to maintain or regain control of... |
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| The D-day invasion of Normandy, France, occurred on... |
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| The code name for the Normandy invasion was... |
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| The primary objective of the Allies at the beginning of America's involvement in the war was to... |
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All of the following were part of the civilian effort to support the war except
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-rationing
-the Red Cross and USO
-victory gardens |
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| The United States finally entered World War II because of an action taken by... |
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| Before America entered World War II, Roosevelt found a way to aid the Allies through the... |
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| Hitler's invasion of what country proved to be a serious mistake for him. |
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All of the following were Axis powers except
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-the Soviet Union |
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| The leader of the Nazi party in Germany was... |
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| What was the rationale for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan? |
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