WWII Review

Why did Great Britain and France declare war on Germany?

• Germany invaded Poland.
• Germany invaded Austria and Czechoslovakia.
• Germany formed an alliance with Italy and Japan.
• Adolf Hitler became the dictator of Germany.

Why did the rise of dictators cause concern in the 1930s?

• Countries ruled by dictators became vulnerable to attack.
• Dictators placed high tariffs on imported goods.
• Dictators believed in a weak central government.
• Dictators often planned to conquer other countries.

What event caused the United States to enter World War II?

• Germany bombed Great Britain.
• Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
• Germany took over much of Western Europe.
• Japan took over much of China and Southeast Asia.

Who were the Axis powers during World War II?

• the United States, Great Britain, and France
• United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union
• Germany, Italy, and Japan
• Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Soviet Union

Which of the following describes an effect of World War II on the United States economy?

• Automobile companies produced a record number of cars.
• Many factories had to expand to produce military equipment.
• airplane industry suffered as the Allies used them in combat
• shipyards declined because ships were sent overseas

Which of the following does NOT describe a role of women during World War II?

• pilots
• factory workers
• soldiers
• mechanics

Where did the first African American fighter pilots begin training?

• Norfolk, Virginia
• Los Alamos, New Mexico
• Manhattan, New York
• Tuskegee, Alabama

Which of the following best describes Executive Order #9066?

• It forced many Japanese Americans into internment camps
• It forced many Japanese Americans to leave the US.
• It allowed many Japanese Americans to join the US military.
• It allowed many Japanese Americans to become citizens.

What was the Manhattan Project?

• the world’s first computer
• a complicated code machine used by the German military
• the effort by the United States to build an atomic bomb
• radio beams used to determine the locations of objects

Where did the largest sea invasion in world history take place?

• Hiroshima, Japan
• Nagasaki, Japan
• Berlin, Germany
• Normandy, France