Va-Us History Question Set #8

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176. What was the Battle of Britain?

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Battle over Britain; it was very successful for the Axis and crippled Britain, but Britain would not surrender.

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177. What was the Lend-Lease act?

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Allowed the United States to loan weapons to Britain in return for military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean.

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178. When did the attack on Pearl Harbor occur?

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December 7th, 1941.

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179. Why did the Japanese attack us at Pearl Harbor?

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The United States imposed an embargo on Japan, and stopped sending them the trade items of oil and steel because of their attempts to take over China.

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180. Who called the Pearl Harbor attack: “A date which shall live in Infamy?”

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President Roosevelt

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181. Who were the Allies?

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Britain, France, the United States, and (Russia – later).

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182. What was the strategy of the Allies at the start of World War II?

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“Defeat Germany First,” send resources to Europe to held in the war against Germany, then concentrate on defeating Japan in the Pacific after successfully liberating Europe.

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183. What was Island hopping?

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Conquering island after island, moving towards Japan. Each island conquered would become a base to attack the next island.

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184. Why did Germany attack the Soviet Union?

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Germany hoped that it would be able to easily defeat the Soviet Union and then use the oil it could take from the Soviet Oil Fields to finally defeat Britain before the United States was fully in the war.

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185. Why did Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union fail?

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Germany lost most of their army in Russia due to the cold winter, harsh conditions, and they were low on fuel.

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186. What was El Alamein? Why was it important?

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Located in North Africa, the British defeated Germany at El-Alamein and prevented Hitler from gaining access to the Middle East and its rich oil supply.

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187. What was Stalingrad? Why was it important?

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Turning-point battle in the war with Germany; Russia fought Germany at Stalingrad.

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188. What was D-Day? Why was it important?

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Invasion in which Allied forces were to land on the beaches of Normandy to gain a foothold in Europe, in order to liberate France from German control and stop Nazi Germany from their imperialist ways; General Dwight D. Eisenhower created it.

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189. What was the Battle of Midway? Why was it important?

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United States Naval forces defeated Japanese forces at Midway Island. Japan’s plan to take Midway and use it as a base to invade Hawaii failed, allowing the U.S. to move closer to Japan in its Island Hopping Strategy.

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190. Why were the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa important?

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Last two islands to conquer as the American forces prepared to attack the island of Japan itself. Many Japanese soldiers committed suicide rather than surrendered and took U.S. lives.

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191. Why did we decide to use a nuclear bomb on Japan?

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Japan refused to surrender or back down and there was too much of a risk to American lives if they invaded Japan, since they would all fight to the death.

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192. What two cities were targeted with nuclear weapons?

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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193. Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?

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Black pilots trained in Tuskegee, Alabama; fought in N. Africa and Italy; escorted heavy bombers and destroyed or damaged 400 Axis aircraft.

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194. Who were the Nisei?

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Asian American units that served with honor during WWII; segregated units; 442nd Nisei Regiment became the most decorated military unit in U.S. history.

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195. Why couldn’t the American codes during World War II be cracked?

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They used Navajo Code, an oral, not written language, thus the Japanese could never find it.

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196. What the Geneva Convention?

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Called for fair treatment of prisoners of war and must be returned when the war was over.

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197. How were Prisoners of War treated in Europe during World War II? Treatment

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Treatment of prisoners in Europe followed the Geneva Convention.

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198. How did the Japanese treat Prisoners of War?

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They treated the POWs horribly, killed, tortured, and humiliated American soldiers.

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199. What was the Bataan Death March

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American POWs suffered brutal treatment by the Japanese after surrender of the Philippines.

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200. How did Japanese soldiers react when they were about to be captured?

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They committed suicide by either killing themselves or rushing Americans and trying to take them out with them.

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201. What was the final solution?

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Plan to exterminate all the Jews in the world.

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202. What groups were sent to concentration camps? (Name 4)

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Jews, Poles, Slavs, and the mentally ill.

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203. What were the Nuremburg trials?

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Trials in which the Nazi leaders were convicted of war crimes after WWII.

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204. What were war bonds?

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War rations in which people could buy to supply the different missions, resources, and equipment of WWII.

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205. Who is Rosie the Riveter?

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Character in which women were portrayed as members of the workforce by taking factory jobs of men who were off fighting.

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206. Why were Japanese-Americans placed in internment camps?

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There were internal state threats towards them after the attack on Pearl Harbor; many people blamed them for it; also international security threats.