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?

Roosevelt

Kennedy

Eisenhower

Truman

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

Germany

China

France

the Soviet Union

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

Cash & Carry Policy

War Weapons Act

Lend-Lease Act

Mutual Defense Act

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

Germany's invasion of Poland

The bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

The D-Day Invasion

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

The Holocaust

Germany's invasion of Poland

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

The sinking of the Lusitania

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

Trench Warfare

Blitzkrieg

The Manhattan Plan

Island Hopping

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

Great Britain, the USSR, the US and France

Germany, Italy and Japan

France, Australia, Canada

Germany, Austria Hungary, China

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

German Americans

Italian Americans

Mexican Americans

Japanese Americans

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

Tuskegee Airmen

Buffalo Soldiers

Harlem Hellfighters

The 442nd Infantry

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

Normandy, France

Berlin, Germany

Hiroshima, Japan

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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

Manhattan Project

Project Apollo

Operation Overlord

Operation Rolling Thunder

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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.

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Osaka & Yokohama

Nagoya & Sapporo

Tokyo & Kyoto

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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 Soviet Hunt

The Communist Trials

The Soviet Crisis

The Red Scare

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

Peace Corps

United Nations

Alliance for Progress

League of Nations

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As a result of the Korean War...

North Korea gained complete control.

The United States attacked N. Korea with atomic weapons.

North and South Korea were unified.

North Korea and South Korea remained divided.

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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.

Apache Encryption Unit

Cherokee Code Breakers

Sioux Cryptographers

Navajo Code Talkers

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