WWII Intro/Review

WWII Intro/Review

Welcome back from your holiday break! Lets take a look at what we have learned so far!

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the money Germany had to pay to rebuild Europe after WWI?

• humiliations
• redemptions
• redistributions
• reparations

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Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Treaty of Versailles?

• German Reparations
• Destruction of German military equipment
• Stock Market Crash of 1929
• Polish lands returned by Germany

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Conscription  or drafting began in WWI due to this law.

• Sedition Act
• Propaganda Act
• Selective Service Act
• Treaty of Versailles 

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Expanding ones country into other areas to grow or gain economic wealth is called 

• jingoism
• Communism
• imperialism
• militariam

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The attack on this ship killed over 100 AMericans in WWI.

• Titanic
• Santana
• Sullivan
• Lusitania

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Why was Alvin York declared a hero?

• Because he originally opposed the war.
• He took 132 German prisoners by himself
• he wrote a book about the trenches
• He was a great marksman.

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Who would be blamed for WWI?

• Serbia
• France
• Russia
• Germany

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Which of the following was NOT a cause of WWI?

• Communism
• Nationalism
• Imperialism
• Militarism

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17. What was the name of the organization that was created to prevent future wars? (5-3.6) *

• League of Nations
• Zimmerman Telegram
• Treaty of Versailles
• Yellow Journalism

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14. What were the reasons for the United States to get involved with World War 1? (5-3.6) *

• Protect the United States from being invaded by Mexico
• Protect the United States' economic interests in Cuba
• Zimmerman telegram, unrestricted submarine warfare, sinking of Lusitania
• Zimmerman telegram, unrestricted submarine warfare, sinking of Maine

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12. Which statement below best explains the U.S. at the beginning of World War 1? *

• The U.S. wanted to remain neutral and stay out of the fighting
• The U.S. was the first country to declare war
• The U.S. gave money to both sides, but never joined the fight
• The U.S. started war on the side of the Central Powers

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8. What type of writing, that greatly exaggerates and makes something sound much worse or better than it really is, helped promote the idea that America needed to declare war on Spain? *

• Expose
• Yellow Journalism
• Fiction
• Folktale

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7. The United States began to grow as a world power as a result of the Spanish-American War because it *

• Increased military spending
• Gained new territories
• Signed a treaty with Mexico
• Built its industries

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5. Why did President Roosevelt want to build the Panama Canal (5-3.5)? *

• The people of Panama asked the U.S. to build it
• It would allow commerical and war ships to travel from Atlantic to Pacific more quickly
• The French insisted that it was easy
• It was a challenge made by the United States

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power?

• Tyranny
• Checks and balances
• Federalism
• Ratification

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Who is the head of the executive branch?

• The Supreme Court
• The Senate
• The President
• The Cabinet

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What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Amendment
• Preamble
• Ratification
• Compromise

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Many of our individual liberties are protected by which document?

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Bill of Rights
• The Fundamental Orders 

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Which of the following explains the Constitutional principle called republicanism?

• Power is divided between state and federal government
• Power is divided into 3 government branches
• Elected representatives make and enforce laws
• Individuals have guaranteed liberties

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Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from the British Empire.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the British Empire
• To install their own king in America

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According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?

• From the King
• From the Supreme Court
• From God
• From the people

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What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)

• Freedom of speech, religion, and press
• Life, liberty, and property
• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Voting, rebelling, and health

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The words self-evident means what?

• confusing
• obvious
• wrong
• self-aware

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What group of people wanted to limit immigration in the US in the 1900s?

• Labor Unions
• Nativists
• Business Owners

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In the 1860s, a railroad was built connecting the East Coast of the United States with the West Coast. What was one important effect of this?

• It took longer to travel from San Francisco to New York
• People did not use any other form of transportation
• It became quicker to travel from San Francisco to New York
• People could now fly by airplane to get to places more quickly

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The first railroad to cross the United States was the....

• Union Pacific Railroad
• Central Pacific Railroad
• Missouri Railroad
• Transcontinental Railroad

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Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

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As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

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What is Manifest Destiny?

• The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America

• The belief that their destiny was to manifest

• A religious term used to explain how to be saved

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A New Deal program that is still in operation today is the 

• Social Security Administration.
• FDIC
• SEC
• All of the above

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What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?

• Stock market speculation
• Overproduction
• Weak banking system
• Unsafe loans

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This program created dams in 7 states to provide cheap hydroelectric power & create jobs 

• CCC
• TVA
• WPA
• SEC

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The purpose of this program is to regulate the stock market & prevent another stock market crash 

• FDIC
• SEC
• TVA
• CCC

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Which New Deal program set aside savings through taxes for unemployment, the disabled or retirement? 

• Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
• Social Security Act 
• Agricultural Adjustment Act
• Civilian Conservation Corps

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Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?

• Social Security Act
• Fair labor Standards Act
• Rural Electrification Act
• Civilian Conservation Corps

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This New Deal reform program insured checking and savings accounts. 

• Civilian Conservation Corps
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
• Social Security Act

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Why were the people of the United States angry at President Hoover during the Great Depression?

• he seemed uncaring, opposing most types of government direct relief
• he did not take enough action to help enough during the depression
• Americans opposed his handling of the Bonus Army marchers
• all of these are reasons

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A type of New Deal program that made permanent changes to the economy to fix some of the problems that led to the Great Depression and ensure the Depression wouldn't happen again

• relief
• reform
• recovery

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This was the name for the set of programs put in place by FDR to help the depression era economy.

• fireside chat
• bank holiday
• New Deal
• packing the court

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This ideology is associated with government's responsibility to intervene in the economy

• liberal
• conservative
• radical
• laissez faire

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This type of New Deal program gave immediate, temporary help to unemployed Americans

• relief
• reform
• recovery

WWII

Now lets see what you know about WWII!

Multiple Choice

Who was Rosie the  Riveter?

• The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
• a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
• A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
• A famous pilot

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Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?

• League of Nations
• Warsaw Pact
• North American Treaty Organization
• United Nations

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What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?

• island hopping
• total war
• Anaconda plan
• blockade

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How did Hitler seek power?

• By building armies and conquering other countries
• through commanding speeches
• by putting his own people in concentration camps
• all of the above

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Which were the 3 main Axis Powers in WWII?

• Italy, Germany, Poland
• Germany, Czechoslavakia, Japan
• Japan, Italy, Germany
• Belgium, Germany, Japan

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Which of the following lead to the outbreak of WWII?

• Invasion of Normandy
• Pearl Harbor
• The Holocaust
• The Economic Depression

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This day will live in infamy

• December 7, 1941
• April 7, 1861
• December 25
• February 15, 2018

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African American pilots who fought in WWII

• Wright Brothers

• War Bonds

• Tuskegee Airmen

• Navajo Code Talkers

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This poster was an icon for

• women factory workers during WWII

• housewives

• women soldiers

• nurses

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What years did WWII begin and end?

• 1938-1951

• 1945-1951

• 1939-1945

• 1936-1944

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The map shows which event during WWII?

• Allied D-day Invasion

• Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

• Soviet Invasion of Poland

• Nazi Blitzkrieg of Europe

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In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 

• D-Day on the shores of France
• Pearl Harbor
• Invasion of Poland
• V-E Day

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Who was the leader in Germany?

• Joseph Stalin

• Harry Truman

• Kaiser Wilhelm II

• Adolf Hitler

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Who was the leader of Great Britain?

• Winston Churchill
• Benito Mussolini
• Joseph Stalin
• Franklin Roosevelt

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I am the guy who made the Fascist party and was the leader of Italy. Who am I?

• Hitler
• Stalin
• Mussolini
• Tojo

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The leader of the Soviet Union/Russia during WWII was

• FDR
• Joseph Stalin
• Harry Truman
• Winston Churchill

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The United States president at the beginning of WWII was

• Hirohito
• Harry Truman
• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Winston Churchill

Multiple Choice

One way Americans conserved on the home front was through the mandatory government rationing system.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

This refers to the research and development of the atomic bomb by American scientists during WWII

• Truman Project

• Oppenheimer Project

• Manhattan Project

• Nuclear Development Project

Multiple Choice

Executive order __________ = the internment of Japanese Americans

• 4445

• 1212

• 9066

• 1234