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Which of the following was an agreement between the United States and Great Britain that eventually served as a model for the United Nations?
Atlantic Charter
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He led a successful military campaign in Egypt.
General Bernard Montgomery
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Who served as the Army Chief of Staff under President Franklin D. Roosevelt?
General George Marshall
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What was considered the turning point of World War II in the Eastern Front?
Battle of Stalingrad
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Under this form of government, citizens can own property, but needs of the nation override the needs of the individual.
fascism
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Which of the following was created as a means of stopping future labor strikes during the war?
Smith-Connally Act
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Who served as President of the United States from 1933–1945 and was best known for his New Deal program and role during World War II?
President Roosevelt
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_______ was the first naval battle in history that relied solely on airpower?
Battle of Coral Sea
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What term referred to the hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union that evolved following World War II?
cold war
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Who subscribed to the idea of the domino theory affecting Korea?
President Eisenhower
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Which of the following men was a physicist who left Germany and convinced President Roosevelt to build the atomic bomb?
Albert Einstein
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Which of the following was introduced as a means of increasing the number of individuals who paid income tax?
Revenue Act of 1942
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Which of the following was the last major battle fought during World War II between the United States and Japan in 1945?
Battle of Okinawa
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Who was the German leader of the Nazi party who rose to power in 1933?
Adolph Hitler
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_______ refused to give up his/her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
Rosa Parks
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What was the top secret program by the United States during World War II with the purpose of building an atomic bomb called?
Manhattan Project
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The _______ was a historic meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin.
Yalta conference
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Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II?
Winston Churchill
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Which of the following took place during World War II in which Germany launched a massive counter attack against the Allied forces in the West?
Battle of the Bulge
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Which of the following was implemented in 1941 in which the President was authorized to provide aid to any nation whose defense was believed to be in jeopardy?
Lend-Lease Act
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What was the agreement signed by Churchill and Roosevelt in 1941 that outlined their goals and objectives for the war?
Atlantic Charter
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The _______ was established in 1942 to assist in the transition from a peacetime to a wartime economy?
War Production Board
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_______ were created during World War II by the Nazis for the purpose of mass murder.
Concentration camps
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Who was high-ranking state official who left office suddenly and was later accused of being a Communist?
Alger Hiss
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The belief held during the cold war that if a country fell to communism, its neighboring countries could easily do the same was known as what?
domino theory
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____ was a civil rights activist who planned a march on Washington in an effort to secure jobs for black Americans during World War II.
A. Philip Randolph
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