1) On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. In what state is Pearl Harbor located?

a) California
b) Hawaii
c) Texas
d) Florida

2) Who were the U.S. presidents during World War II?

a) Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
b) Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft
c) Harry S. Truman and Dwight Eisenhower
d) None of the above


3)About how many United States military personnel died during the war?

a) 295,000
b) 407,000
c) 752,000
d) 912,000


4 )Adolf Hitler was the leader of which German political party?

a) The Nazis
b) The Hitos
c) The Klienmen
d) The Stalinists


5 )Who was the fictional poster character that encouraged women to take jobs outside the home during the war?

a) Patsy the Plane Builder
b) Josie the Jeep Maker
c) Rosie the Riveter
d) Francine the Foundry Worker


6) In what year did the Allies launch D-Day, their massive amphibious assault at Normandy?

a) 1942
b) 1943
c) 1944
d) 1945


7) Which World War II general went on to become president of the United States?

a) Dwight D. Eisenhower
b) John F. Kennedy
c) William Jefferson Clinton
d) George S. Patton


8) During the war, many families planted vegetable gardens to ease food shortages. What were these gardens called?

a) Patriot gardens
b) Spiritual gardens
c) Defeat gardens
d) Victory gardens


9) On which Japanese city did the United States drop the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945?

a) Tokyo
b) Hiroshima
c) Nagano
d) Nagasaki


10) Which fascist Italian dictator was also known as Il Duce?

a) Francisco Franco
b) Engelbert Dollfuss
c) Benito Mussolini
d) Ant¨®nio de Oliveira Salazar