HIUS 222 content quiz 5 solutions complete answers

HIUS 222 content quiz 5 solutions complete answers 

 

· Question 1

 

 
 
 
Why did Harry Truman order the use of the atomic bomb?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 2

 

 
 
 
Which 1942 battle was the turning point in the Pacific theatre of World War II?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 3

 

 
 
 
Where did the United States drop the first atomic bomb?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 4

 

 
 
 
Where did allied troops invade France on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 5

 

 
 
 
What was the codename of the project that created the atomic bomb?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 6

 

 
 
 
What branch of the German military did Mr. Wright fight the night he was wounded?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 7

 

 
 
 
In what part(s) of the body was Mr. Wright wounded?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 8

 

 
 
 
Where was Mr. Wright wounded in combat?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 9

 

 
 
 
Above all else, what gave Mr. Wright the strength and endurance to carry on in combat and endure the long recovery process?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 10

 

 
 
 
What did opinion polls show about the clear majority of the American public in July 1940?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 11

 

 
 
 
What was the purpose of the Washington Conference of 1921-22?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 12

 

 
 
 
Which nation did not sign the Five-Power Pact of 1922?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 13

 

 
 
 
What best describes the Dawes Plan of 1924?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 14

 

 
 
 
What was significance of the 1940 election?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 15

 

 
 
 
Which of the following statements regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is true?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 16

 

 
 
 
Germany used his “blitzkrieg” strategy in Great Britain first.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 17

 

 
 
 
According to your textbook, what best describes the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 18

 

 
 
 
What did the 1941 Atlantic Charter signify?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 19

 

 
 
 
What did the Burke-Wadsworth Act of 1940 do?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 20

 

 
 
 
Which country took the first steps toward the creation of an atomic bomb in 1939?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 21

 

 
 
 
What was unique about American shopping during World War II?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 22

 

 
 
 
Who was the commander in charge of American naval victories in the Marshall Islands in February 1944?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 23

 

 
 
 
What occurred at the Battle of Midway in 1942?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 24

 

 
 
 
What is true about the D-Day invasion?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 25

 

 
 
 
The Navajo Indian’s language was useful in American military communications.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 26

 

 
 
 
Which Axis country was the first to be defeated during World War II?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 27

 

 
 
 
When did the U.S. government acquire definite knowledge of the Holocaust?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 28

 

 
 
 
What was the most significant issue in the 1944 election?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 29

 

 
 
 
Which country pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany in 1943?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
·         Question 30

 

 
 
 
Which of the following was not an Allied advance in intelligence-gathering in World War II?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Question 1 What was the double­victory campaign?

Question 2 As vice president, Harry Truman knew nothing about

Question 3 When did the U.S. government pay off its war debts?

Question 4 Where would one most likely find a “zoot suit” during World War II?

Question 5 The government uncovered proof that Japanese­American farmers in Hawaii had plowed arrows in their fields to guide Japanese pilots toward military installations.

Question 6 The first check to Japanese expansion came at the Battle of the Coral Sea when

Question 7 The Soviet Union lost the most soldiers of any country on the battlefield during World War II.

Question 8 Why had Hiroshima and Nagasaki not been firebombed?

Question 9 General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded

Question 10 In response to the Holocaust, the United States

Question 11 Rather than invade France, as Joseph Stalin urged, in 1943 Britain and the United States

Question 12 Nazi aggression was finally stalled in 1940 and early 1941 when

Question 13 Why does so much controversy surround the dropping the atomic bomb and not conventional weapons?

Question 14 What was the codename of the project that created the atomic bomb?

Question 15 Why did Harry Truman order the use of the atomic bomb?

Question 16 Who was the overall commander of allied forces in Operations Torch and Overlord?

Question 17 Prior to December 1941, Dr. Seuss wanted the United States to intervene in World War II on the side of the allies.

Question 18 What were kamikazes?

Question 19 When did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?