US US World War Era 3

Question 1

What was the GI Bill, passed after World War II?

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Legislation providing veterans with education, housing, and job benefits

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A law establishing the draft for WWII veterans' children

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A bill requiring businesses to hire returning veterans

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A law funding military cemeteries and war memorials

Question 2

What role did the Tuskegee Airmen play during World War II?

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They were the first African American pilots to serve in combat for the U.S. military

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They trained ground troops at Tuskegee University

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They were a segregated unit that served only in the Pacific theater

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They were naval officers who patrolled the Gulf of Mexico

Question 3

What was the Holocaust, and how many Jews were killed during it?

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The Nazi genocide of Jews and others; approximately 6 million Jews killed

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A German propaganda campaign; 500,000 killed

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The Allied bombing of German cities; 1 million killed

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Soviet war crimes in Eastern Europe; 2 million killed

Question 4

Which U.S. President led the country through most of World War II?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Herbert Hoover

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Harry S. Truman

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 5

What was the primary goal of the U.S. 'island-hopping' strategy in the Pacific during WWII?

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To bypass heavily fortified islands and seize strategically important ones closer to Japan

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To capture every Japanese-held island in the Pacific

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To establish submarine bases across the Pacific

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To rescue American prisoners of war held on remote islands

Question 6

What agreement made at the Yalta Conference in 1945 shaped the postwar world?

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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed on postwar boundaries and the formation of the United Nations

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The U.S., Britain, and France agreed to divide Germany into four zones

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The Allied powers agreed to unconditional surrender terms for Japan

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The U.S. agreed to provide economic aid to rebuild all of Europe