US History B Final Exam Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 68 Public

US History, WWII, Cold War, Civil Rights

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Which American President made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII?

Kennedy

Truman

Roosevelt

Eisenhower

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After the war, the United States & ____ emerged as superpowers

the Soviet Union

France

China

Germany

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In 1941, the "__________" was passed which allowed the U.S. to lend weapons & supplies to the Allies.

Cash & Carry Policy

Lend-Lease Act

War Weapons Act

Mutual Defense Act

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Which event is considered to be the first official act of World War II?

The D-Day Invasion

The bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Germany's invasion of Poland

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Which event caused the United States to finally enter WWII in 1941?

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

The sinking of the Lusitania

Germany's invasion of Poland

The Holocaust

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What was the name for the military strategy used by the United States to fight in the Pacific during WWII?

Blitzkrieg

The Manhattan Plan

Trench Warfare

Island Hopping

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During WWII, which countries were part of the Axis Powers?

France, Australia, Canada

Great Britain, the USSR, the US and France

Germany, Italy and Japan

Germany, Austria Hungary, China

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During WWII, which group of Americans was forcefully sent to "internment" camps as a "military necessity?"

Italian Americans

Japanese Americans

Mexican Americans

German Americans

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The _______ were the first black military pilots, whose courage led to the eventual integration of the U.S military

Harlem Hellfighters

The 442nd Infantry

Buffalo Soldiers

Tuskegee Airmen

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June 6, 1944 (D-Day), nearly 7,000 ships carrying more than 100,000 Allied soldiers invaded...

Hiroshima, Japan

Normandy, France

Berlin, Germany

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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This was the code name for the secret U.S. government program to build the atomic bomb

Operation Overlord

Manhattan Project

Operation Rolling Thunder

Project Apollo

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In August of 1945, the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of ____ & ____ - leading to their surrender & the end of WWII.

Tokyo & Kyoto

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Osaka & Yokohama

Nagoya & Sapporo

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In the '50s, this anticommunist hysteria spread in the US. Many people were accused, w/o evidence, of being communist...

The Communist Trials

The Soviet Crisis

The Soviet Hunt

The Red Scare

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After WWII, the _____ was created to promote world peace and negotiation amongst nations

United Nations

Alliance for Progress

League of Nations

Peace Corps

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As a result of the Korean War...

North and South Korea were unified.

The United States attacked N. Korea with atomic weapons.

North Korea and South Korea remained divided.

North Korea gained complete control.

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This group of 29 Native American soldiers made significant contributions to the Pacific war effort during WWII by creating an unbreakable code.

Navajo Code Talkers

Apache Encryption Unit

Sioux Cryptographers

Cherokee Code Breakers

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