World War II Major Events Score:

1.VE Day is _____________.

A The day the United States entered the war.

B The day that Hitler took over Germany.

C The day victory came to Europe.

D The day Truman dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.

2.Truman dropped three bombs on Japan.

A True

B False

3.The United States gained control of Iwo Jima during the war.
A True

B False

4.The Holocaust took place primarily in what country?

A France

B Germany

C Italy

D Japan

5.What event lead the United States into World War II?
A The bombing of Pearl Harbor

B The Vietnam War

C Hitler's rise to power

D VJ Day

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6.What countries stormed the beaches on D-Day?
A Italy, Free French Forces and Japan

B Russia, United States and France

C Spain, Canada and Britain

D Canada, Britain, United States and Free French Forces

7.Pearl Harbor was bombed on June 21, 1941.

A True

B False

8.VJ Day stands for "Victory in Japan" Day.

A True

B False

9.Who was the leader behind the Holocaust? Explain what he was trying to accomplish
during the Holocaust?

10.What affect did the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have on World War II?

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