GED SS Vocab Quiz World War II B

The Battle of Midway did what?

Occurred in June of 1942 and caused great damage to Japan's naval fleet

Was in August of 1939 and invaded the Soviet Union

Secured the Pacific Islands for the United States through eminent domain

Occurred in June of 1942 and secured the Aleutian Islands for America

VE Day, May of 1945, stands for what?

Victory in Europe Day, where Europe accepted Germany's unconditional surrender that ended WW II

Victory in Europe day when the Battle of Britain was won

Very Excellent efforts by the Allies to secure American shores

Victory in Europe where the Treaty of Versailles was signed ending the war

D-Day, June of 1944, focused on what military maneuver?

When US Army Battalion D fought for islands in the South Pacific

When Allied forces bombarded German forces on the shores of Normandy, France

A German invasion of France

When the Axis Powers invaded England

During World War II, the imprisonment of Japanese citizens was done where?

In concentration camps

In state parks

In internment camps

In their home towns

What acts ended World War II?

The signing of the Marshall Plan

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan

The bombing of London

The creation of the League of Nations and United Nations

Many citizens in America were encouraged to buy war bonds, go on paper and scrap metal drives, and do what else to help the war?

Use ration stamps

Use car fuel, cooking oil, and meat sparingly

Grow Victory Gardens to help with the local food supply

Send knitting to soldiers overseas

What is an atomic bomb?

A weapon using nuclear energy to cause widespread disaster

A weapon where you drop atoms of fertilizer

A bomb that blankets a city with harmful gas

A bomb that causes damage that will never be recoverable

What is a dictatorship?

Where an elected official presides

A person who exercises unrestricted power

A person who exercises restricted power and is responsible to a parliament

A corrupt ruler who causes damage to their country and people

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