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World War II Exam Review (Heiser) 1. The leader of Germany in WWII was: Adolph Hitler 2. The leader of Spain was: Francisco Franco 3. The leader of Russia was: Josef Stalin 4. The leader of Italy was: Benito Mussolini 5. Hitler blamed this group of people for all of Germany’s problems: Jews 6. The gas the Germans used in the gas chambers was: Zyclon – B 7. V-J day means: The day Japan was defeated 8. Which group of Americans suffered the greatest loss of their freedoms in WWII? Japanese 9. What years was America involved in WWII? 1941 – 1945 10.The first area given to Hitler to “appease” him was: Austria 11.The Bataan Death March happened in which area? Philippines 12.The “Double V” campaign meant: Victory over Hitler’s racism and victory over racism at home 13.The Germans lost a 900 day battle to the Russians at: Stalingrad 14.Krystalnacht is called: The night of Broken Glass 15.The German Air Force was called: The Luftwaffe 16.The American program to build the atomic bomb was called: The Manhattan Project 17.The first city the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on was: Hiroshima 18.What happened at the Munich conference? Britain and France gave into Hitler’s demands for the Sudetenland 19.What did the Neutrality Act of 1935 make it illegal for America to do? Sell arms to any country at war 20.What country did General George Patton lead the invasion of? North Africa 21.Roosevelt started the Lend-Lease Act to: Allow Britain to get military aid without paying cash so the Neutrality Act of 1935 would not be violated 22.What was the Nazis “Final Solution”? Their plans to kill all the Jews in Europe 23.What was important about the Battle of Midway? It stopped the Japanese expansion in the Pacific 24.Why was it important for the United States to capture the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in the Pacific from Japan? They allowed American planes to bomb the Japanese home islands from there 25.The executive order that put many Japanese Americans in relocation camps was: Executive Order 9066 26.The book Hitler wrote was: Mein Kampf 27.The title of the Hitler’s book meant: My Struggle 28.England and France declared war on Germany after it invaded what country? Poland 29.The code name for the Allied invasion of France was: D-Day 30.America’s policy of not wanting to get involved in European wars was called: Isolationism 31.What was the purpose of the Nuremburg Trials? To show that a countries leaders are responsible for their actions during war 32.Why were Victory Gardens planted in America? To grow food for use at home so more could be sent to the troops fighting the war 33.What happened to Hitler after the war? He committed suicide 34.What did Dorie Miller do in WWII? Sailor on the USS West Virginia who shot down 3 Japanese planes 35.Who became president after FDR did in office? Harry Truman 36.Where did the Japanese execute large numbers of civilians and captured soldiers? Nanking 37.How many people died in the holocaust? 11 million (6 million Jews and 5 Million others) 38.Where did D-Day take place? The north coast of France 39.Who were the Tuskegee Airmen? A group of fighter pilots made up of African Americans 40.What did Dorie Miller, Vernon Baker and the Tuskegee Airmen have in common? African Americans fought for America despite the racial prejudice they faced here 41.Who was the Army Chief of Staff? George C. Marshall 42.Who commanded the Allied invasion of France? General Dwight D. Eisenhower