US US World War Era 2

Question 1

What event finally brought the United States into World War I in 1917?

Accepted Answer

Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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The fall of the Russian Tsar

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Britain's declaration of war on Germany

Question 2

What was the Manhattan Project?

Accepted Answer

The secret U.S. program to develop the atomic bomb

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A New Deal urban renewal program

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The Allied plan for the D-Day invasion

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A military intelligence operation against Japan

Question 3

What were the Fourteen Points outlined by President Wilson after World War I?

Accepted Answer

Wilson's plan for postwar peace and the creation of the League of Nations

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Conditions for Germany's unconditional surrender

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A list of war crimes committed by the Central Powers

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Amendments to the U.S. Constitution passed during WWI

Question 4

During WWII, what was the internment of Japanese Americans?

Accepted Answer

The forced removal of Japanese Americans to incarceration camps after Pearl Harbor

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The relocation of Japanese Americans to military training camps

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A program to recruit Japanese Americans into the U.S. Army

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A loyalty screening process for Japanese American citizens

Question 5

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway in World War II?

Accepted Answer

It turned the tide of the Pacific War in favor of the United States

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It was the first major U.S. victory in Europe

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It led directly to Japan's surrender

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It was the largest land battle in the Pacific theater

Question 6

What treaty formally ended World War I, and in which year was it signed?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Versailles, 1919

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The Treaty of Paris, 1917

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The Treaty of Berlin, 1920

Answer

The Armistice of Compiègne, 1918