T F 1. “Remember Pearl Harbor” became America’s battle cry during
World War II.
T F 2. The letters “G.I.” referred to Germany & Italy
T F 3. During the war, over 250,000 women served in many roles
including pilots, nurses, and mechanics.
T F 4. The Office of Price Administration, or OPA, issued ration books for
food, clothing, and fuel.
T F 5. Regrettably, more than 100,000 German –Americans spent the
war in detention camps.
T F 6. President Roosevelt knew the first step toward
victory in Europe was to secure the trans-Atlantic supply lines.
T F 7. Before he could be captured, Italy’s leader Benito
Mussolini killed himself.
T F 8. The code name of the D-Day invasion was Operation Overthrow
Hitler.
T F 9. General Douglas MacArthur devised a strategy of Island Hopping in
order to attack the Japanese at only the easiest points.
T F 10. Before the war was over, President Roosevelt suffered a fatal
stroke, leaving Vice President Harry Truman to assume the role of
president and finish the war.
T F 11. A secret weapon called The New York Project involved developing
the Atomic Bomb
T F 12. After the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the Japanese still
didn’t surrender so the second one was dropped on Tokyo.
T F 13. At the end of the war, Germany was divided up into four zones.
T F 14. The United Nations was developed after World War II as an effort
to help nations keep peace.
1. T: The statement is true. "Remember Pearl Harbor" became a rallying cry for Americans after the surprise attack by the Japanese on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.
2. F: The statement is false. The letters "G.I." actually referred to "Government Issue" or "General Issue" and were used to refer to American soldiers during World War II.
3. T: The statement is true. Over 250,000 women served in various roles during World War II, including as pilots, nurses, and mechanics. They played a crucial role in supporting the war effort.
4. T: The statement is true. The Office of Price Administration (OPA) was responsible for issuing ration books that controlled the distribution of scarce resources such as food, clothing, and fuel during the war.
5. F: The statement is false. While there were cases of internment camps for Japanese-Americans during the war, German-Americans were not subjected to similar mass internment. There were individual cases of German-Americans being detained if they were deemed a security threat, but it was not on the scale of Japanese-American internment.
6. T: The statement is true. President Roosevelt recognized the importance of securing the trans-Atlantic supply lines to aid the Allied forces in Europe. This involved protecting convoys of supplies from submarine attacks.
7. T: The statement is true. Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy, was captured and killed by Italian partisans in 1945 before he could be taken into custody.
8. F: The statement is false. The code name of the D-Day invasion was actually Operation Overlord, not Operation Overthrow Hitler.
9. T: The statement is true. General Douglas MacArthur, a key American military commander, implemented a strategy called "Island Hopping" in the Pacific theater of war. This involved selectively capturing certain islands to gain strategic advantages and bypassing others.
10. F: The statement is false. President Franklin D. Roosevelt did pass away before the war ended, but it was due to a cerebral hemorrhage, not a stroke. Vice President Harry Truman assumed the presidency and played a crucial role in finishing the war.
11. T: The statement is true. The "Manhattan Project," not the "New York Project," involved the development of the atomic bomb. It was a top-secret U.S. government project to build atomic weapons.
12. F: The statement is false. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, not Tokyo. The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were significant factors in Japan's eventual surrender.
13. T: The statement is true. Germany was divided into four zones after the war, which were controlled by the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, and France.
14. T: The statement is true. The United Nations was established after World War II as an international organization aimed at maintaining peace and facilitating cooperation among nations.