Question

This picture depicts a turning point in WWII in Europe. Which of the following best describes the effects of the events in this picture?
Question 1 options:
This invasion of Normandy, France by the U.S. marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany and eventually led to their surrender.
This invasion of Great Britain by Nazis allowed the Germans to control airspace over France and Britain, cutting off U.S. supply ships.
This invasion at Pearl Harbor by Japan brought the U.S. into WWII.
This invasion of Japan by the U.S. marked the first use of the atomic bomb in a war and eventually led to Japan’s surrender. _

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway during World War II?
Question 2 options:
It was a battle in which the United States did not suffer any military or civilian losses. It assured America’s position of naval power in the Pacific.
It was the battle that caused Germany to surrender.
It was one of the only battles that did not utilize bombers. _

These quotations reflect conflicting ideas about whether the United States should have used the atomic bomb on Japan at the end of World War II. In his quotation, Secretary Stimson defends his position by discussing
Question 3 options:
moral concerns about the effects of an atomic attack.
political concerns about the stability of the government of Japan.
the costs of developing an atomic bomb.
the possible costs of invading Japan. _

During the first years of World War II, reports of the Holocaust reached the United States. How did the U.S. government respond to these reports?
Question 4 options:
by increasing efforts to recruit Jewish soldiers into the military by delaying the release of the information to officials and the public by increasing immigration quotas for European Jews by targeting known Nazi concentration camps during bombing raids _

Which statement best describes the events shown in the pictures?
Question 5 options:
The picture of the atom bomb occurred prior to the D-Day invasion, which led to the a massacre of Americans during the invasion.
The picture of the atom bomb demonstrates what brought the U.S. into WWII, and the D-Day invasion demonstrates the ending of WWII. The D-Day Invasion was successful in ending the war in Europe, and the atom bomb drop completely ended WWII.
The D-Day Invasion was not successful in ending the war in Europe or Japan, therefore the U.S. deployed the atom bomb.
***the first picture belongs to question one the second picture belongs to question three the third picture belongs to question five

Answer 1

Answers:

1. The invasion of Normandy. It can be recognized because of the use of amphibian vehicles to transport infantry to the shore. This event marked a turning point in the war, since it meant a third front of battle against the Nazis.

2. It assured America’s position of naval power in the Pacific. This battle halted Japan's intentions of Pacific expansion, and by defending it's remaining militar bases, the US managed to reinforce and recover the islands previously lost to Japan.

3.  Moral concerns about the effects of an atomic attack. Secretary Stimson defended the use of the Atomic Bomb in the way that it meant the surrender of Japan without the need for more americans to die for it.

4. By increasing immigration quotas for european Jews. The US stayed completely neutral in the first years of the war, and domestic affairs as well as Great Depression aftermath and many held prejudes against immigrants made help refugees an impossible option for the administration.

5. The D-day Invasion was succesful in ending the war in Europe, and the atom bomb drop completely ended WWII. As said in answer 1, the D-day marked a turning point against Germany, which eventually loss against three battle fronts; and the atom bomb drop marked the surrender of the final Axis member, Japan, so it meant the end of the war.