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

the Soviet Union

France

Germany

China

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

Mutual Defense Act

Cash & Carry Policy

Lend-Lease Act

War Weapons 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

Germany's invasion of Poland

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

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

The sinking of the Lusitania

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

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?

Germany, Italy and Japan

Great Britain, the USSR, the US and France

Germany, Austria Hungary, China

France, Australia, Canada

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

German Americans

Italian Americans

Japanese Americans

Mexican Americans

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

Buffalo Soldiers

Harlem Hellfighters

Tuskegee Airmen

The 442nd Infantry

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

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Hiroshima, Japan

Berlin, Germany

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

Project Apollo

Manhattan Project

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

Tokyo & Kyoto

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 Soviet Hunt

The Communist Trials

The Red Scare

The Soviet Crisis

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

Alliance for Progress

United Nations

League of Nations

Peace Corps

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As a result of the Korean War...

North Korea and South Korea remained divided.

North Korea gained complete control.

The United States attacked N. Korea with atomic weapons.

North and South Korea were unified.

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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.

Cherokee Code Breakers

Sioux Cryptographers

Navajo Code Talkers

Apache Encryption Unit

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