In June, 1942 at the Blank 1 Question 1
 
 , a battle was fought for four days, with the U.S. destroying hundreds of Japanese planes and regaining control of the Pacific.

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The two nuclear bombs that were used in World War II were tested before they were used.

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To help bring an end to the war with Japan, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on what two Japanese cities?
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a.
Hirohito


b.
Nagasaki

c.
Hiroshima

d.
Hondo

e.
Tokyo
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Due to Roosevelt's untimely death in the waning days of World War II, who led the United States as a part of the Allied Powers?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower


b.
Herbert Hoover


c.
Harry S. Truman


d.
General Douglas MacArthur


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Between July 17, 1942 and February 2, 1943, more than 1 million Soviet troops and tens of thousands of civilians died in the
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a.
Battle of the Eastern Front

b.
Battle of Midway

c.
Battle of Stalingrad

d.
Battle of Normandy

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When U.S. troops entered WWII, they began in ______.
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in Germany

b.
in Poland and moved south

c.
in Russia, helping Stalin to push the Germans back

d.
North Africa and moved north into Italy

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The bombing of Pearl Harbor was the culmination of two decades of friction between the US and Japan. 

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A turning point for the war in Europe, in which the Russian army fought off German advances, was known as what battle?
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a.
The Battle of the Volga

b.
The Battle of Leningrad

c.
The Battle of Stalingrad

d.
The Battle of Moscow

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The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan were nicknamed 'Tokyo Tom' and 'Bad Boy'.

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What was the major event that was a turning point for the United States' fight against Japan?
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a.
The Battle of the Pacific

b.
The retaking of the Philippines

c.
The Battle of Midway

d.
The Battle of the Coral Sea

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The Soviets defeated Germans forces at Stalingrad,  ______.
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but the Germans recovered quickly and moved on to capture the capital Moscow

b.
but the Italians invaded Russia shortly thereafter

c.
but it came at the huge cost of civilian lives and devastated the countryside

d.
the battle was won with almost no bloodshed

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The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest battle fought in World War II.

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The last major turning point in Europe happened June 6, 1944 and is known as D-Day. Where did the Allied troops land that began the battle to liberate all of Europe from Nazi occupation?
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Rotterdam, The Netherlands

b.
Dunkirk, Belgium

c.
Messina, Italy

d.
Normandy, France