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?

Eisenhower

Roosevelt

Kennedy

Truman

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

Germany

France

China

the Soviet Union

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

Lend-Lease Act

Mutual Defense Act

War Weapons Act

Cash & Carry Policy

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

The bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

Germany's invasion of Poland

The D-Day Invasion

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

The sinking of the Lusitania

The Holocaust

Germany's invasion of Poland

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

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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

Island Hopping

Trench Warfare

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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?"

Mexican Americans

Japanese Americans

German Americans

Italian Americans

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

The 442nd Infantry

Buffalo Soldiers

Harlem Hellfighters

Tuskegee Airmen

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

Berlin, Germany

Hiroshima, Japan

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Normandy, France

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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.

Nagoya & Sapporo

Tokyo & Kyoto

Osaka & Yokohama

Hiroshima & Nagasaki

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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 Crisis

The Red Scare

The Soviet Hunt

The Communist Trials

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

League of Nations

Alliance for Progress

Peace Corps

United Nations

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As a result of the Korean War...

North Korea gained complete control.

North and South Korea were unified.

North Korea and South Korea remained divided.

The United States attacked N. Korea with atomic weapons.

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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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